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Airtable vs. Peak One: Build a database or use an app?
In Airtable, you build business processes yourself as bases, interfaces and automations. Peak One comes with ready-made apps for customers, tasks, products and numbers. Here's an honest look at what fits where.
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In short
Four reasons why teams look at Peak One.
Airtable is strong when you want to build your own applications on tables. Peak One ships with the applications for typical business processes already built.
- 1Ready-made apps instead of your own basesBoard, Day, Connect, Cashflow and Products are ready to use, without designing tables, fields and interfaces.
- 2One record for all appsPeople, companies, tasks and products exist once and are shared by all apps.
- 3Data in Frankfurt from FreeApplication and database run in Frankfurt am Main, regardless of plan tier.
- 4Where Airtable fits better, honestlyFor your own data models, large tables and workflows you build yourself, Airtable is further along today.
The difference
Airtable and Peak One compared.
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AirtableAt a glance
Approach
What the tool is built for
- Peak One
- Business platform: tasks, customers, products and numbers in one model
- Airtable
- Platform where you build bases, interfaces and automations yourself
Free plan
Start without payment details
- Peak One
- Free, €0
- Airtable
- Free, $0, with 1,000 records per base and up to 5 editors
Pricing model
How the price is calculated
- Peak One
- Reference price per plan tier, net. Included members are stated in the quote.
- Airtable
- Per user with edit rights and month; read-only access isn't charged
Data location
Where your data lives
- Peak One
- Application and database in Frankfurt am Main
- Airtable
- US as default; Europe and Australia on the Enterprise Scale plan
Features
Data model
How information is structured
- Peak One
- Ready-made objects: people, companies, tasks, projects and products, shared by all apps
- Airtable
- Your own bases and tables; 1,000 (Free), 50,000 (Team) or 125,000 (Business) records per base
Surfaces
How the team works with the data
- Peak One
- Ready-made apps like Board, Day, Connect and Cashflow, with no build of your own
- Airtable
- Interface Designer: build your own interfaces with drag-and-drop, no code
Tasks and projects
Plan, assign, follow through
- Peak One
- Work, Board and Day: tasks, project boards with team chat, daily and weekly planning
- Airtable
- Can be built as your own base; timeline and Gantt view from Team
Customers and contacts
CRM in the same tool
- Peak One
- CRM: contacts, conversations and sales opportunities with history
- Airtable
- Can be built as your own base; a dedicated CRM app isn't listed in the plans
Cash flow and finance
Numbers alongside the work
- Peak One
- Peak Cashflow and Peak Finance: cash, profit and plan
- Airtable
- Not listed in the plans
Forms
Collect requests and answers
- Peak One
- Forms: forms and assessments with answers you can analyze
- Airtable
- Forms; with Airtable branding on the Free plan
Automations
Recurring work
- Peak One
- Automations: describe workflows, test them, then release
- Airtable
- Automations, limited by the plan's usage limit
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Questions and assistance
- Peak One
- Ask Peak answers questions from your own dataPreview
- Airtable
- Airtable AI with monthly credits: 500 (Free), 15,000 (Team), 20,000 (Business) per user
Integrations
Connecting other tools
- Peak One
- 3,270 integrations in the catalog, Airtable included
- Airtable
- Including Slack, Google Drive, Salesforce, Jira and Zendesk; two-way sync from Business
Pricing
Free
- Peak One
- Free: €0
- Airtable
- Free: $0
Getting started
- Peak One
- Pro: from €9.90
- Airtable
- Team: $20 per user/month billed annually, $24 monthly
Middle tier
- Peak One
- Business: from €199.90
- Airtable
- Business: $45 per user/month billed annually, $54 monthly
Enterprise
- Peak One
- Enterprise: from €4,999.90
- Airtable
- Enterprise Scale: on request
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Additional costs
- Peak One
- AI scope is specified in the quote
- Airtable
- AI credits included in the plan, amount varies by plan
As of October 10, 2026. Airtable prices in $ per the Airtable pricing page and Airtable support, per user with edit rights. Peak prices are net reference prices in euros; billing interval, term and included members are set by the quote. Feature details are based on the providers' plan overviews.
Sources: Airtable – Pricing and plans · Airtable Support – Airtable plans · Airtable Support – Data residency · Airtable – Interface Designer · Peak One – Pricing
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When the company grows
What changes with Peak One.
- Available
Apps instead of DIY
Board, Day, Connect, Cashflow and Products are ready-made. Nobody on the team has to maintain tables, fields and interfaces.
- Available
One customer, one record
People, companies, tasks, projects and products share one identity. Board, Day and Connect read the same row.
- Available
Numbers alongside the work
Peak Cashflow shows where the money flows and how much room is left, right where you set priorities.
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Questions in plain language
Ask Peak answers only from what you share in Peak and shows what the answer is based on.
Honest assessment
Which tool fits for your team?
Peak One fits if
- you want ready-made apps for customers, tasks and numbers instead of your own bases
- nobody on the team has time to maintain tables, fields and interfaces
- hosting in Frankfurt from the Free plan matters to you
- cash flow and products should sit alongside the work
Airtable is a better fit if
- you need a custom data model for a special process
- you work with large tables, up to 125,000 records per base on the Business plan
- you want to build your own interfaces with Interface Designer
- you need two-way sync or connections like Salesforce and Jira
By team type
Our assessment for each team.
| Team | More Peak One | More likely Airtable |
|---|---|---|
| Founders and small team | Customers, tasks and cash with no build of your own | When a special process needs a table of its own |
| Agency and service provider | Customers in Connect, projects in Board | Your own production and approval workflows |
| E-commerce | Products, fulfillment and cash flow together | Your own product data bases with many fields |
| Operations with special processes | When standard processes are enough | Bases, interfaces and automations you build yourself |
| Management | Work and numbers in one overview | Your own reports across bases you built yourself |
Switching over
Switching from Airtable, with a plan.
- 01 / 03
Most important first
Choose the bases that matter this week, such as tasks or products. Everything else can stay in Airtable until you've decided.
- 02 / 03
Create in Peak
Airtable is in the Peak integration catalog: read bases and tables and carry product and task lists over to Peak. What scope a move has, we clarify before you start.
- 03 / 03
One week in parallel
Work in Peak One for a week. Only switch off Airtable once your team is really working there.
Frequently asked questions
Briefly answered.
Switching and data
Can I use Airtable and Peak One in parallel?
Yes. You start Peak One on the Free plan and keep Airtable running until you've decided.
Will my Airtable data be carried over?
Airtable is in the Peak integration catalog: read bases and tables and carry product and task lists over to Peak. Which data is carried over in your case, we clarify before the move.
Where is my data?
With Peak One, the application and database run in Frankfurt am Main. According to its own support, Airtable stores in the US by default and offers Europe and Australia on the Enterprise Scale plan.
Pricing
How does Peak One pricing compare to Airtable?
Peak One starts with Free for €0, Pro from €9.90, Business from €199.90 and Enterprise from €4,999.90, each as a net reference price. Airtable charges per user with edit rights: Team costs $20 per user and month billed annually.
Do I need a credit card to get started?
No. For the Free plan you log in with Google and set up your workspace in about two minutes.
Features
Can I build my own tables and fields in Peak One like in Airtable?
Not as a separate app. Peak One works with predefined objects like people, companies, tasks, projects and products. If you need a custom data model, Airtable is the better choice.
Does Peak One have a timeline like Airtable?
Yes. Peak Board also shows the same cards as a timeline. Airtable offers timeline and Gantt views from the Team plan.
Does Peak One have AI?
Ask Peak is available as a preview. It answers questions only from what you share in Peak and shows what the answer is based on.
Keep exploring
What's included.
- FunctionTasks & projectsProjects as a board, tasks in the daily plan, one chat per project.View
- FunctionCash flow & runwayA clear cash picture from rough numbers, with runway and cost blocks.View
- FunctionCRM & contactsPeople, companies and context, connected with tasks and numbers.View
- FunctionIntegrationsConnect 3,270 tools without a second copy of your data.View
- ProblemDuplicate dataThe same customer in four spellings, each with a different status.View
- ProblemNo single source of truthWhen every number sparks a discussion about where it came from.View
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