AirtableAI-Native App Platform

SmartSuiteThe AI-native work platform for GRC, IT, projects and business operations

Comparison · Project Management · weekly run Nov 3

Airtable vs SmartSuite

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

The short answer

Airtable is the stronger AI pick in Project Management: it has a visibility score of 4.9 versus 0.9 for SmartSuite, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Airtable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (4.9 vs 0.9)
You want a free plan to start
You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27701 or SOC 2 Type 2 or HIPAA or TX-RAMP Level 2 coverage
User-friendly spreadsheet-database hybrid for no-code work

Choose SmartSuite if…

You want a lower entry price ($15 vs $20)
Lets operational founders build customized CRM, inventory, or workflow trackers

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Airtable	SmartSuite
Visibility score	4.9%	0.9%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Project Management	#16	#37
Share of voice	2.4%	0.5%
Mentions this run	13	3
Positive in AI answers	24%	—

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Airtable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

6.8%

AI Mode

4.1%

0.9%

Perplexity

3.7%

1.9%

AirtableSmartSuite

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Airtable ranked higher

1SmartSuite ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Airtable	SmartSuite
Best project management tool for startups	AI Mode	#11	#10

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Airtable	SmartSuite
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $20 per seat / mo	$15 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 14-day trial
Deployment	Cloud, with US and EU hosting options	Cloud-based
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, TX-RAMP Level 2	—
Support	—	Help Center, On Demand Webinars, Premium Support
Founded	2012	2019
Headquarters	—	Newport Beach, CA, United States
Employees	—	51–200
Funding	Series F · $1350M raised	Seed (founder-led) · $38M raised
Best for	Teams and enterprises that need to build governed, AI-enabled business apps and workflows without writing code.	Organizations that want to standardize risk, compliance, IT service, project and business workflows on one platform, starting with one area and expanding.