What is Airtable?

Airtable is a database and at the same time a powerful calculation program (comparable to Excel). Plus, its Excel-like interface makes it easy to learn and use.

Know that:

1. Other databases such as MySQL have limited computing power.
2. Calculation programs such as Excel, Google sheets or Numbers when relational databases are limited.

What is Airtable good for?

1. It is a powerful database and thanks to its compatibility with many integrations as Zapier can be worked much more efficiently and the workflow can be automated. This has resulted in significant time savings. Data from other databases can be easily imported (including CSV files).
2. It is a very flexible drag & drop software, you can easily and quickly create your own views and customized applications.
3. It is very suitable for project management, time management, customer and product management, workflow automation, analysis and reporting,... Levels of authority can be assigned to team employees. Everyone can then make adjustments at their level and stay fully informed.

Strength of Airtable

1. It is an Excel-like interface that is easily learned by anyone who is familiar with Excel.
2. Spreadsheets such as Excel, Google sheets and Numbers have only 3+1 data types: numbers, text, formulas + date
3. It has 26 data types: see Airtable field tables reference
4. Airtable can be integrated into Webflow and Wordpress and with Zapier, Airtable can be connected and exchange data with over 1000 popular apps and websites: see Airtable integrations

Airtable in practice

To give you an idea of what you can do with Airtable, it's good to visit a few pages of the Airtable website.

1. Configure the perfect view
   Create views for different situations. You filter, sort, group and organize your work the way you want it. Create the views that suit your work and save them for easy access at any time.
   
2. Sync
   Airtable Sync makes it easy to share the right information with team members from the same project. The project manager can selectively synchronize records from a source base to the bases of his team members, the destination bases. Destination bases cannot change the data. This way, every team member has the right information
   
3. Workflow Automation
   With Airtable, compatibility with over 1000 integrations and Zapier you can automate processes. This results in considerable time savings.
4. Reporting
   With the possibilities of Airtable itself, with the many integration options and Zapier, the workflow can be automated. This has resulted in significant time savings.

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