# Are user specific columns faster than default columns?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/are-user-specific-columns-faster-than-default-columns/79342>\
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**Created:** [January 19, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/are-user-specific-columns-faster-than-default-columns/79342 "2025-01-19T07:19:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Simon\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/simon_hill/32/94730_2.png) [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 7:19am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/are-user-specific-columns-faster-than-default-columns/79342/1 "2025-01-19T07:19:05Z")

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I seem to recall the advice that using ‘user specific columns’ leads to faster updates in Glide versus updating data in a Google sheet. That seems intuitive. However, does this still hold true versus non ‘user specific columns’ in a Glide table?

I would prefer to avoid user specific columns in rows ‘created and used’ exclusively by specific users (in a Glide table) since this allows admins to view all content. But only if the performance is not significantly affected.

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**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:** [January 19, 2025, 7:27am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/are-user-specific-columns-faster-than-default-columns/79342/2 "2025-01-19T07:27:47Z")

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I’m not aware of any performance difference between user specific and regular non computed columns. If there is, it’s probably measured in nanoseconds, so not something you’d ever notice.

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**Author:** ![Simon\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/simon_hill/32/94730_2.png) [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 7:35am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/are-user-specific-columns-faster-than-default-columns/79342/3 "2025-01-19T07:35:10Z")

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Great. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 7:36am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/are-user-specific-columns-faster-than-default-columns/79342/4 "2025-01-26T07:36:01Z")

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