Airtable vs Notion

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

The short answer

Notion is the stronger AI pick in Project Management: it has a visibility score of 14.5 versus 4.9 for Airtable, and ranks ahead in 89% of the answers that name both.

Choose Airtable if…

You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27701 or SOC 2 Type 2 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 Notion if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (14.5 vs 4.9)
You want a lower entry price ($10 vs $20)
AI answers describe it more positively (40% vs 24% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type II or ISO 27001 or ISMAP or BSI C5 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or GDPR or CCPA coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Airtable	Notion
Visibility score	4.9%	14.5%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#16	#7
Share of voice	2.4%	5.2%
Mentions this run	13	28
Positive in AI answers	24%	40%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Notion leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

6.8%

13%

AI Mode

4.1%

20.6%

Perplexity

3.7%

10%

AirtableNotion

Head to head in AI answers

9 engine answers name both brands

1Airtable ranked higher

8Notion ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Airtable	Notion
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#9	#7
What are the best Project Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#11	#8
Best project management tool for startups	AI Mode	#11	#3
Which project management tool has the best reviews?	Perplexity	#8	#3
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	ChatGPT	#9	#7
Alternatives to the most popular project management tool	AI Mode	#8	#5
Official website of the top project management tool vendors	ChatGPT	#10	#9
Official website of the top project management tool vendors	Perplexity	#9	#8
Is Airtable a good project management tool?	ChatGPT	#1	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Airtable	Notion
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $20 per seat / mo	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud, with US and EU hosting options	Cloud-hosted, with web, desktop and mobile apps
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, TX-RAMP Level 2	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISMAP, BSI C5, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA
Support	—	Help button in the app, Priority support, Premium support (custom), Customer success manager (Enterprise)
Founded	2012	2016
Headquarters	—	San Francisco, California, United States
Employees	—	501–1,000
Funding	Series F · $1350M raised	Tender offer · $335M raised
Best for	Teams and enterprises that need to build governed, AI-enabled business apps and workflows without writing code.	Individuals, small teams, growing businesses and enterprises that want docs, databases and AI agents in one workspace