Why people look for a Airtable alternative
These are the limits teams run into most often. None of them make Airtable a bad tool — they just aren't a good fit for everyone.
Per-collaborator pricing adds up fast
Gantt and timeline sit on paid tiers
You design the schema first
No real scheduling engine
Akievo vs Airtable, feature by feature
"Paid" means the feature exists but needs a higher tier. Data checked September 2026.
| Feature | Akievo | Airtable |
|---|---|---|
| Project delivery | ||
| Kanban board | ||
| Table / grid view | ||
| Calendar view | ||
| Timeline / Gantt | Paid | |
| True task dependencies | ||
| Critical path | ||
| Eisenhower decision matrix | ||
| Checklists on tasks | Limited | |
| Data and structure | ||
| Relational tables and linked records | ||
| Formulas and rollups | ||
| Forms | ||
| Works with no schema design | ||
| AI and pricing | ||
| AI builds the whole plan for you | Paid | |
| AI included in the plan price | Paid | |
| Manage tasks from ChatGPT | ||
| Connect your own AI agents (MCP) | ||
| Flat price, not per collaborator | ||
Pricing side by side
Akievo
1 board, 1 workspace, 2 members, 1 AI credit a month
4 boards, 2 workspaces, 2 members, 25 AI credits a month
Unlimited boards, unlimited workspaces, 5 members, 500 AI credits a month
Unlimited boards, unlimited workspaces, unlimited members, 2,000 AI credits a month
Airtable
Limited records per base, core views, 1GB attachments
Gantt and timeline views, more records, automations
Admin controls, SSO, two-way sync, granular permissions
Enterprise governance, app library, audit logs
Airtable bills every Owner, Creator, Editor and Commenter as a collaborator, and its sales-led plans require a private email domain. Akievo's price doesn't change with headcount inside your plan's member limit. Prices checked September 2026 from Airtable's pricing page. Always confirm current pricing with them.
Where Airtable is still the better choice
We'd rather you picked the right tool than switched and regretted it.
Moving from Airtable
Many teams keep Airtable as their database of record and use Akievo for the delivery side, connecting the two through Akievo's REST API and webhooks.
- 1Download your Airtable table as CSV
- 2Create an Akievo account and a board
- 3Import the CSV and map the status field to lists
- 4Add dependencies and dates, or let the AI planner do it