Airtable vs Notion: Pricing Compared in 2026

Verified 2026-07-27  ·  by Sebastian Bru

Both tools do broadly the same job. The gap that matters for most teams is what they cost once seat minimums and user caps are applied.

What each one costs your team

Cheapest paid plan from each, on annual billing, with vendor seat minimums included.

Team sizeAirtableNotionCheaper
5 people$100/mo$50/moNotion, by $50/mo
20 people$400/mo$200/moNotion, by $200/mo
50 people$1,000/mo$500/moNotion, by $500/mo

Airtable plans

A database that behaves like a spreadsheet. Genuinely powerful, and the most expensive per seat in this comparison by a wide margin.

PlanPer user / monthLimits
FreeFreeUp to 5 editors
Team$20—
Business$45—
Enterprise ScaleCustomCustom quote

Notion plans

Flexible workspace that doubles as a project tool. Cheap on paper, but the AI features were moved into the expensive tier in 2026.

PlanPer user / monthLimits
FreeFreeIndividual use
Plus$10—
Business$20—
EnterpriseCustomCustom quote

What neither pricing page tells you

Airtable: Billing counts editors, not active users. If someone can edit one table in one base, you pay for them the entire month whether they log in or not.
Airtable: Record limits are per base, not per account. Hitting the ceiling on one base forces an upgrade across the whole workspace.
Notion: The $8 standalone AI add-on was discontinued in 2026. Full AI now requires the Business plan at $20, doubling the cost for teams that only wanted AI.
Notion: Custom Agents bill separately at $10 per 1,000 credits per month, and unused credits do not roll over.
Before you compare on price alone The cheapest plan is not the same plan on both sides. Check what each tier actually includes before treating these numbers as equivalent.

Full breakdowns

Airtable pricing in detail

Notion pricing in detail

Written by Sebastian Bru. Sebastian Bru runs administration for a 180-person private hospital. For the past 10 years he has evaluated, bought and renewed the software his organization depends on, which means he has spent a decade learning the difference between the price on the pricing page and the number on the invoice.

Prices last verified on 2026-07-27.