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Airtable vs Grist
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
At a glanceAirtableGrist
At a glance
- Pricing
- Airtable$20/seat/mo (Team)
- Grist$8/seat/mo
- Pricing model
- AirtableFreemium
- GristFreemium
- Founded
- Airtable2012
- Grist—
- Location
- AirtableSan Francisco, USA
- Grist—
- Bootstrapped
- Airtable—
- Grist—
- Open source
- Airtable—
- GristYes
- Category
- AirtableNo-Code Databases
- Grist—
- Indie alternatives
- Airtable8
- Grist0
- Founders
- AirtableHowie Liu, Andrew Ofstad, Emmett Nicholas
- Grist—
Key differences
Pricing
Grist starts cheaper at $8/seat/mo; Airtable starts at $20/seat/mo (Team).
Funding
Grist is bootstrapped / open source; Airtable is venture-backed.
Open source
Grist is open source; Airtable is closed source.
Indie alternatives
Airtable has 8 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Grist has 0.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
Founders of Airtable
Founder of Grist
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