# Airtable coming soon! **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [November 9, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296 "2021-11-09T21:15:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/1 "2021-11-09T21:15:38Z")
![Screen Shot 2021-11-09 at 4.15.25 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/2/c/2c580b9afa6d058f3d63512d09222899bde5709c.png) ---
**Author:** ![V88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/v88/32/90054_2.png) [@V88](https://community.glideapps.com/u/V88)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/2 "2021-11-09T22:44:22Z")
Oh blimey ……… ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/3 "2021-11-09T22:49:34Z")
I have not used Airtable that much, can you guys let me know what are the main reasons we should use Airtable over Google Sheets? Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![Lisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@Lisa](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lisa)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/4 "2021-11-09T22:51:23Z")
This here will be a game changer. I already use Airtable for a few clients (and my own work). So excited 😍 😍 😍 ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Pires](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lucas_pires/32/64863_2.png) [@Lucas\_Pires](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lucas_Pires)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/5 "2021-11-09T23:03:58Z")
Same as @ThinhDinh. ---
**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/6 "2021-11-09T23:57:48Z")
We aren’t suggesting that anyone use Airtable versus Google Sheets – this is for people who already have their data in Airtable and want to use Glide. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 12:09am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/7 "2021-11-10T00:09:50Z")
☝ This. I have a few clients who have been waiting for this. It’s all about where your data currently resides. Honestly though, unless I absolutely have to pick differently, I’m always going use a Glide table as my data source. ---
**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 12:11am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/8 "2021-11-10T00:11:38Z")
> [@Robert\_Petitto](#): > > I’m always going use a Glide table as my data source. Yes, especially with the coming API 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MIKAHEL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mikahel/32/25039_2.png) [@MIKAHEL](https://community.glideapps.com/u/MIKAHEL)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/9 "2021-11-10T00:20:29Z")
The Api solve something, but I’m still feel limited not to use the Googlsheets functionalities and Googlescripts. For my personal understanding, is it possible to use both once you have created a project via glidetable? In this case might change my view. ---
**Author:** ![AymenM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/aymenm/32/21370_2.png) [@AymenM](https://community.glideapps.com/u/AymenM)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/10 "2021-11-10T00:29:33Z")
Same for me ! ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/11 "2021-11-10T00:32:47Z")
> [@MIKAHEL](#): > > For my personal understanding, is it possible to use both once you have created a project via glidetable? In this case might change my view. No. If you start with Glide Tables then it is not (currently) possible to add a Google Spreadsheet later. The reverse is not true of course. If you start with a Google Spreadsheet you can add as many Glide Tables as you want. Personally I think it’s generally a good idea to start with a Google Sheet. ---
**Author:** ![gvalero](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gvalero/32/1037_2.png) [@gvalero](https://community.glideapps.com/u/gvalero)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/12 "2021-11-10T00:35:35Z")
well, Airtable has its own API already running 😉 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/4/d/4d0dbd4e5b3894825b2afe29e385f863928184ef.png) ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/13 "2021-11-10T00:35:42Z")
> [@Darren\_Murphy](#): > > Personally I think it’s generally a good idea to start with a Google Sheet. Ya, even if you never use it, it’s good to have as a utility sheet for whatever purpose you want. ---
**Author:** ![darder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darder/32/12788_2.png) [@darder](https://community.glideapps.com/u/darder)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 9:43am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/14 "2021-11-13T09:43:39Z")
Google sheets is basically a spreadsheet platform which can be used to for data entry/storing of tabular data. If you want to do some adhoc analysis of data using pivot tables, formulas, charts, then you can use google sheets. Airtable is a grid/table native relational database platform, where you can enter/save and personalize advanced data views and collaborate with others. It is used as a platform for distributed data entry. You can have variety of cell editors ( for example, date dropdowns, multi-select dropdowns etc). So Airtable is specifically designed for data entry. Also you have automations, and third party apps running over your Airtable data which allows you to do amazing things. One of the major advantage of Airtable over Google sheets is you can store different data types in a cell. For example, you can attach documents, images etc in a cell. But in google sheets you can only store text data. ---
**Author:** ![Pratik\_Shah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/pratik_shah/32/12416_2.png) [@Pratik\_Shah](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Pratik_Shah)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 10:40am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/15 "2021-11-13T10:40:16Z")
Wow​:heart\_eyes:😍 I have most of my own work on airtable. To use it in glide, I have to sync it with Google sheet. This will be handy for me. Thanks Glide Team. Airtable has its own automations functionality and visually it’s better than Google sheet. ---
**Author:** ![Gregory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/gregory/32/21180_2.png) [@Gregory](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Gregory)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/16 "2021-11-13T11:09:45Z")
I am wondering how airtable‘s relations will be handled in glide. Let‘s see. ---
**Author:** ![darder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darder/32/12788_2.png) [@darder](https://community.glideapps.com/u/darder)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/17 "2021-11-13T12:04:14Z")
Yep! ---
**Author:** ![Hannibal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/hannibal/32/30634_2.png) [@Hannibal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Hannibal)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/18 "2021-11-19T13:24:19Z")
1000% going to use that a shit ton when it’s released ! ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Penn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/eric_penn/32/73888_2.png) [@Eric\_Penn](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Eric_Penn)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/19 "2021-11-19T13:49:35Z")
Is there any advantage to AirTable over GSheet when it comes to capacity? I.e. GSheet 5 Million cells max AirTable ?? ---
**Author:** ![Lin\_Altshuler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/lin_altshuler/32/32591_2.png) [@Lin\_Altshuler](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Lin_Altshuler)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296/20 "2021-11-19T14:10:49Z")
I really hope we will have a way to Import\Export data including the columns structures from one data source to another. I started building my app before Glide tables were even a thing and I am suffering from performance issues because of it. I don’t mined going over all the components and setting the new columns, even rebuilding the computed columns again, but recreating about 50 GS tables with more then 100 columns is impossible. [Next page](https://community.glideapps.com/t/airtable-coming-soon/34296.md?page=2)