Is this comparison worth publishing?

Yes. Formaloo and Airtable both sell no-code tools for forms, databases, apps, and workflows. Their differences in external access, pricing, and deployment give buyers practical reasons to compare them.

Are Formaloo and Airtable free?

Yes. Formaloo’s Free plan includes unlimited forms and monthly submissions with one admin or editor seat. Airtable’s Free plan supports up to five editors or creators and 1,000 records per base.

Which is better for client portals?

Formaloo is the more direct fit if included external-user seats matter: its Free plan includes 20, and Pro includes 100. Airtable also offers external portals, but Portals is an add-on to a paid plan, starting at $120 per month for 15 seats on Team.

Which is better for managing shared team data?

Airtable is a strong fit for teams working in shared databases, views, interfaces, and automations. Its Free plan permits up to five editors or creators, compared with one included admin or editor seat on Formaloo Free.

Do either of them limit form submissions?

Formaloo publishes unlimited monthly form submissions on all its plans. Airtable says form submissions are not charged as seats, but submissions create records that count toward a base’s plan limit.

Can I host Formaloo or Airtable on my own servers?

Formaloo offers a self-hosted option on its custom-priced Enterprise plan. Airtable says it is cloud-based and does not offer an on-premise or self-hosted version.

Can I build forms in a mobile app?

Airtable offers iOS and Android apps, but its mobile apps do not support creating forms. Formaloo documents an Android app for submitting forms offline; its form builder is available on the web.

How do their paid plans charge for additional users?

Formaloo Pro starts at $19 per month billed annually with one included admin or editor seat; its pricing lists extra team-member seats at $9 per seat per month. Airtable Team starts at $20 per user per month billed annually and charges for qualifying collaborators.

Formaloo vs Airtable

Choose Formaloo if your work starts with forms, surveys, and client portals; choose Airtable if it starts with organizing shared data and building team workflows around it. Both offer no-code apps, databases, forms, and automation, but their published plans differ in how they price collaborators, provide external access, and limit free usage.

Last updated November 1, 2026.

At a glance

Formaloo compared with Airtable, one row per dimension
Dimension	Formaloo	Airtable
Primary tools	Forms, surveys, portals, apps, and databases	Databases, views, interfaces, forms, and automations
Paid plans	Pro $19/month billed annually; Business $29/month billed annually	Team $20/user/month billed annually; Business $45/user/month billed annually
External portals	20 external seats on Free; 100 on Pro	Paid-plan add-on; Team starts at $120/month for 15 seats
Free-plan form submissions	Unlimited monthly submissions	No submission charge; 1,000 records per base
Free-plan builders	1 admin or editor seat	Up to 5 editors or creators
Published record limits	Not published in the current plan comparison	1,000 per base on Free; 50,000 on Team
Platforms	Web; Android app for offline forms	Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android
Deployment	Cloud; self-hosted Enterprise option	Cloud SaaS; no self-hosted option
Integrations	App integrations; API and webhooks on Pro	Native integrations, automations, and Web API
Free-plan storage	1 GB cloud storage per creator	1 GB attachments per base
Forms	Unlimited forms on Free	Up to 50 forms per base
Support	Help center, live chat, and email	Help center and email support

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Which should you choose?

Choose Formaloo if

Teams collecting high volumes of form submissions
Businesses building client or membership portals
Buyers who need a self-hosted Enterprise option
Teams generating PDFs and collecting signatures

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Choose Airtable if

Teams organizing work in shared databases and views
Small teams needing up to five free editors
Buyers who need Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android apps
Teams planning around published per-base record limits

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The verdict

Pick Formaloo when form submissions, branded client experiences, or a self-hosted Enterprise option are deciding factors. Pick Airtable when your team needs multiple free editors, desktop and mobile apps, and published record limits for each plan. Both offer external portals, but Formaloo includes external-user seats in its plans, while Airtable sells Portals as an add-on to paid plans.