r/Airtable

Hi from France,

I'm a long-time Airtable user (I also teach it), running a nonprofit's operations, with several connections to third-party apps. Airtable's Enterprise Scale pricing ($70/seat/month, 5-seat minimum) doesn't fit our setup, so I'm seriously evaluating alternatives. Zite keeps coming up.

I'd like real-world feedback 🙏

For those who have used Zite in production:

1. Can it work as the central relational database and replace Airtable?
2. How reliable are the integrations with third-party tools in practice ?
3. Has anyone migrated a large base (100k+ records)? How did the import go and then the performance of your Zite DB ?
4. Which Airtable features did you miss most after switching?

If Zite isn't there yet, what is the main thing missing for it to be a real Airtable replacement ?

Thanks in advance for the feedbacks !

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Hi everyone,

It's Kyle from Product back (again!) to share our third batch of updates! (If you missed what we shipped before, catch up on our 15 updates in 15 days and our automations improvements).

This week, we shipped 11 updates and new features across calendars, comments and permissions. Here's what's new:

More granular interface permissions

1. Grant Add and Delete permissions separately

You can now grant Add and Delete record permissions independently for table-constrained layouts in interfaces, so a collaborator can add records without the power to delete them.

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2. Configure creation permissions per level

You can now set permissions for each level of a multi-level list, instead of one setting for the whole page.

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Better collaboration through Comments

3. Use bold, italics and hyperlinks in comments

Comments now support basic rich-text formatting, so you can emphasize the important parts, add hyperlinks, and make longer comments much easier to read.

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4. An emoji picker in the comment composer

Add an emoji to any comment from the in-app picker, or just type a shortcut like :smile:

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5. Copy a link to a comment

You can now copy a direct link to any comment or reply and share it with your team. Once click navigates them straight there.

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A tailored calendar

6. Start your calendar week on the day you want

Your calendar week no longer has to start on a Sunday default. Pick any day you like and see your schedule your way.

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7. See ‘Now’ at a glance in Calendar views

Calendar views now show a live ‘Now’ line, just like Google Calendar. To access this feature, ensure 'time' is enabled and use an hourly, daily, or weekly view.

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Smaller updates

8. Type to auto-select the first linked record

Linked-record fields now auto-highlight the first filter match - begin typing your search and press Enter to select - no arrow keys required.

9. New detail pages are easier to orient in

New record detail pages now show a visible group title by default, like ‘TableName Details’, so you always know where you are.

10. New Gemini models for Field agents

Gemini 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 flash are now available in the model picker of field agents!

11. [bug fix] Close the Templates hub by clicking outside of it

You can now close the Templates hub by clicking outside it, or by pressing Escape — no need to hunt for the X in the top-right corner.

It's been great to hear from so many of you how pleased you are with what we've been shipping, and also what could still be improved. So keep the feedback coming, and let us know what you want us to work on next.

Kyle

Hello All,

Like many of you, I was seduced by Airtable, and its incredibly smooth, delicious interface, to say nothing of its relational capabilities.

It is with a heavy heart that now, in light of Bending Spoons's acquisition, that I (perhaps like many of you) may now be considering migrating their bases and/or low-code relational table needs to another service. I have been with Airtable for 4 years, and like a vigorous lover, it has left me codependent upon its features.

Where else are users moving? I'm curious about Baserow, but am concerned about the potential (or not) of vendor lock-in again, and the seeming lack of View/Interface capabilities as robust.

The latter, for me, are of particular interest, as I have just come aboard a new team in need of segmenting subsets of data, and (hating Smartsheet) I fear that, should I not want to be subjected to the heaping price increases of my former relation, that I may be without a sure companion for some time.

I do thank you.