Productivity

Airtable Product Plan

Low-code database platform with spreadsheet UI, automations, interfaces, and API access.

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Spreadsheet-like database

Multiple views (grid, kanban, calendar, gallery)

Automations (triggers + actions)

Interfaces (custom apps)

REST API

Scripting (JavaScript)

Extensions marketplace

Sync across bases

Forms

AI fields

As a team, I can organize data in a spreadsheet-like interface

As a PM, I can track projects with kanban and calendar views

As a developer, I can access data via REST API

As a team, I can automate workflows with triggers

As a user, I can build custom interfaces on top of data

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Category	Requirement	Target
Performance	View load	< 1s for grid/kanban views with 10K+ records
Scalability	Records	Support 500K+ records per base
Availability	Platform	99.9%: teams run critical workflows on Airtable
Security	Enterprise	SSO (SAML), admin controls, field-level permissions, SOC2

MVPSpreadsheet Database

Grid viewField typesLinked recordsFormsREST API

v1.0Views & Automations

Kanban/calendar/gallery viewsAutomationsScriptingExtensionsSync

v2.0Platform

Interfaces (custom apps)AI fieldsScale plans (500K records)Enterprise adminOrg-level controls

Active workspaces: > 500K

Automations run per month: > 1B

Enterprise adoption: > 50% of Fortune 100

API calls per month: > 10B

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