Airtable vs ClickUp

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

ClickUp is the stronger AI pick in Project Management: it has a visibility score of 44.1 versus 4.9 for Airtable, and ranks ahead in 79% of the answers that name both.

Choose Airtable if…

You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27701 or HIPAA or TX-RAMP Level 2 coverage
User-friendly spreadsheet-database hybrid for no-code work
Collaborative operational data and lightweight workflows
Customizable workflows for project management

Choose ClickUp if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (44.1 vs 4.9)
You want a lower entry price ($9 vs $20)
AI answers describe it more positively (42% vs 24% positive)
You need SOC 1 Type 2 or SOC 3 or ISO 27001:2022 or ISO 27017:2015 or ISO 27018:2019 or ISO 27701:2019 or ISO 42001 or PCI compliance or GDPR compliant or HIPAA compliant with BAA on Enterprise coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Airtable	ClickUp
Visibility score	4.9%	44.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#16	#3
Share of voice	2.4%	9.1%
Mentions this run	13	50
Positive in AI answers	24%	42%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Airtable 0pp · ClickUp 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

ClickUp leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

6.8%

53.7%

AI Mode

4.1%

40.4%

Perplexity

3.7%

38.3%

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Head to head in AI answers

14 engine answers name both brands

3Airtable ranked higher

11ClickUp ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Airtable	ClickUp
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#9	#2
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#6	#3
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#11	#2
Best project management tool for startups	AI Mode	#11	#5
Which project management tool has the best reviews?	Perplexity	#8	#2
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	ChatGPT	#9	#5
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	AI Mode	#8	#4
Which Project Management vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#8	#10
Which Project Management vendors do analysts recommend?	AI Mode	#9	#7
Which project management tool offers a free trial?	Perplexity	#11	#6
Official website of the top project management tool vendors	ChatGPT	#10	#3
Official website of the top project management tool vendors	Perplexity	#9	#4

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Airtable	ClickUp
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $20 per seat / mo	Free; paid from $9 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud, with US and EU hosting options	Cloud-hosted on Amazon Web Services, with an Enterprise option for US, EU or APAC data residency
Integrations	—	1000+
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, TX-RAMP Level 2	SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27017:2015, ISO 27018:2019, ISO 27701:2019, ISO 42001, PCI compliance, GDPR compliant, HIPAA compliant with BAA on Enterprise
Support	—	24/7 support, Live chat support on Business and above, Priority support on Enterprise, Guided and dedicated onboarding
Founded	2012	2017
Headquarters	—	San Diego, California, United States
Funding	Series F · $1350M raised	Series C · $535M raised
Best for	Teams and enterprises that need to build governed, AI-enabled business apps and workflows without writing code.	Teams that want to replace several fragmented work tools with one workspace for tasks, docs, chat and AI