# Performance Questions **URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/performance-questions/69546 **Category:** Ask for Help **Tags:** data-sync **Created:** [January 14, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/performance-questions/69546 "2024-01-14T07:13:42Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb) #### Post date: [January 14, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/performance-questions/69546/2 "2024-01-14T07:38:45Z")
I don’t use Airtable on a regular basis. I only use it rarely, and mostly to test a Glide feature. I’ve never used Airtable in production. From what I’ve gathered in the community forum, using Airtable as a data source in Glide is not always a smooth experience: syncing delays and row order not respected are what come by mind. An advanced search in the forum for “Airtable” might give you a better idea. To answer your question: - I personally always start my Glide projects with Glide Tables. So far my projects are small, and I’ve rarely had to add another data source, Google Sheets at most on a couple projects. - If needed, I’ll use Google Sheets or Excel. - I’m open to using large data sources – Glide Big Tables and SQL sources – but my projects haven’t scaled there yet. - I avoid Airtable (for now) for the reasons stated above. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.glideapps.com/t/performance-questions/69546)._