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Airtable vs Aiven for Apache Kafka: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 22nd, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 3,795 reviews from Database users.
% Fit
Missing features
Feature ratings
Secure Data Storage
NA
Backup and Recovery
4.3
Data Storage Management
4.6
Access Controls/Permissions
4.3
Data Migration
4.2
% Fit
Missing features
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Feature ratings
Secure Data Storage
NA
Backup and Recovery
NA
Data Storage Management
5.0
Access Controls/Permissions
5.0
Data Migration
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User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews2,124
Ease of use
4.4
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.4
4.6
User reviews69
Ease of use
4.4
Functionality
4.1
Value for money
4.1
Customer support
4.5
Price starts from
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

For organizations looking to build scalable, flexible apps with powerful governance and administration.

SMEs and large corporations with growing volumes of streaming data that need to easily manage and operate Apache Kafka workloads on cloud.

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Video reviews
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Onome D
Artist-Facilitator
4.0

Onome D.: Hello, my name is Onome. I am an artist and facilitator. I am a solopreneur and I give Airtable four out of five stars. Prior to Airtable, I was using Google Drive as my content library, and I find Airtable to be better suited to the job. Well, it just so happened that I was able to receive a template for doing my content management system that made it easier for me to figure out how to organize my content in a fairly straightforward way. It was a bit of a learning curve, even with the template because I mean, there's so many options and so many customizations. So I'd say overall it's a pretty steep learning curve. In my case, having a template made a bit of an easier entry point for me. But even with that entry point, it was a little difficult to understand how to add new columns and customize the database. So I'd say it's a little bit of challenge. I would say that though Airtable has worked just fine for my purposes as a solopreneur, it's better suited to a team of people just because it has so many potential moving parts. And the way in which it is customizable, I think it would be better suited to a team of people, like a group of archivists or a group of social media content managers, that kind of thing. Those teams would be the ones that would best be served by a software like Airtable.

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Access Controls/Permissions
207
Important
Activity Dashboard
388
Important

Airtable

Top Features
29/42
  • Ad hoc Query
  • Audit Management
  • Authentication
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Extraction
  • Data Virtualization
  • Multiple Programming Languages Supported
  • NOSQL Database Management
  • Performance Analysis
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Secure Data Storage
  • SSL Security
  • User Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Automatic Backup
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Calendar Management
  • Charting
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Templates
  • Database Conversion
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Dictionary Management
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Migration
  • Data Replication
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data Visualization
  • Document Storage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Full Text Search
  • Mobile Access
  • Real-Time Data
  • Relational Database Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Search/Filter
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Workflow Management
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Aiven for Apache Kafka

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Airtable
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Aiven for Apache Kafka
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Airtable
  • By Airtable
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2013
Aiven for Apache Kafka
  • By Aiven
  • Located in Finland
  • Founded in 2016
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