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Airtable vs Planview Portfolios comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.6
Airtable boosts ROI by enhancing automation, saving time, improving efficiency, and offering value for teams and freelancers.
Sentiment score
6.4
Planview Portfolios boosts visibility, efficiency, and decision-making, supporting strategic alignment and enhancing collaboration and operational performance.
I can automate the process so it automatically populates data into the Airtable base and performs any necessary calculations.
Business automation Expert at INSTRUTECH LIMITED
I use it to monitor my performance as a freelancer, checking if I'm doing work and delivering on time.
Automation Specialist at ZapWorx
It helped reduce time spent on organizing and updating data by about 20 to 30%, since everything was centralized and easier to track in real-time.
student at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
It also delivers a set of shared metrics focused on customer value, such as speed and quality, to achieve business results while being able to roll up objectives and key results in the system where work gets done to ensure strategy informs execution and vice versa.
Project Manager at 3M
Reports and real-time analytics enhance real-time data-driven decision making.
Customer Service Representative at Roche
I also love the ability to provide visibility and transparency across an organization; it allows us to create custom reports and dashboards for easy data analysis, hence making data-driven decisions easily.
Project Manager at AT&T
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.7
Airtable customer service is generally helpful and responsive, especially for enterprise clients, but response times could improve.
Sentiment score
8.3
Planview Portfolios customer service is mixed, with proactive support but occasional slow resolutions and varying assistance quality.
We are prepared to go inside their account and impersonate the user's account to identify the root cause of their issues.
Senior Product Consultant II at Vimeo
Most issues can be solved using their help center and documentation.
student at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Customer support is really great; they are always helpful whenever cases are created and respond based on their SLAs.
Senior Technical Lead at Numeric Technologies
The customer support for Planview Portfolios has been quick to respond and very proactive since I have reached out to them several times.
Project Manager at AT&T
The customer support for Planview Portfolios is very proactive and responsive.
System Engineer at BNY
The customer support for Planview Portfolios is very proactive and responsive.
Project Manager at AT&T
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.9
Airtable excels for small to medium projects but struggles with performance and costs for larger, data-intensive use cases.
Sentiment score
8.1
Planview Portfolios scales effectively for enterprise use, integrating well with tools, despite performance issues with large data loads.
Airtable is scalable across multiple systems, handling high volumes or large numbers of requests from various groups with ease.
Senior Technical Lead at Numeric Technologies
We have multiple departments, and based on my knowledge of how many clients we have on that particular table, I could say it is more than seventeen thousand clients in the whole database.
Senior Product Consultant II at Vimeo
It works well as data and tasks grow, but for very large datasets or highly complex workflows, it can become slower and harder to manage compared to more advanced database tools.
student at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
The scalability of Planview Portfolios is very effective, and it handles all of my organization's projects and tasks.
System Engineer at BNY
Planview Portfolios is very scalable because it grows with the organization.
Customer Service Representative at Roche
Planview Portfolios is very scalable because it handles my organization's growth, allowing us to work with both small projects and big projects at the same time.
Project Manager at AT&T
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Airtable is considered reliable by users, with rare downtime and capacity limitations, offering smooth functionality and stability.
Sentiment score
9.1
Planview Portfolios is reliable and stable, with minor performance issues often linked to external factors or large configurations.
There was one instance of a glitch due to AWS having issues with some regions where the app was hosted, but aside from that, Airtable is very stable and reliable.
Automation Specialist at Upwork
Planview Portfolios is very stable; I have not experienced any downtime.
Project Manager at 3M
Planview Portfolios is very stable.
Project Manager at AT&T
 

Room For Improvement

Airtable needs improvements in UI, API calls, data handling, collaborations, CRM features, and cost-free user invitations for enhancement.
Improving Planview Portfolios' integration, customization, automation, documentation, metrics, and UI could enhance user adoption and streamline management.
I really want to see a scenario where collaborators working on a project could easily chat, asking questions and discussing changes immediately on the project.
Automation Specialist at ZapWorx
If they show step-by-step guides for automations, this will help them attract more clients who are willing to learn and use their system.
Business automation Expert at INSTRUTECH LIMITED
The CRM features in Airtable aren't as advanced as those in Monday.com, which allows for email campaigns.
Automation Specialist at Upwork
An important improvement would be to add more automation features and provide more online documentation videos that would make it much easier to use for non-technical users.
Customer Service Representative at Roche
Additionally, there should be plenty of resources online, such as tutorials and videos on how to guide and how to use Planview Portfolios, especially with its robust features, explaining each feature and how it works.
Project Manager at 3M
Reporting flexibility is needed so that end users can create their own quick ad hoc reports for analysis and for better data-driven decisions.
Project Manager at AT&T
 

Setup Cost

Airtable's pricing ranges from free to enterprise level, starting at $10 per user, potentially costly for small businesses.
Planview Portfolios is costly but valued for large enterprises; the FLEX model offers flexibility, benefiting strategic alignment.
For a smaller organization, Airtable would not be recommended because it is commercial and a bit expensive for a smaller organization that cannot bear it.
Senior Technical Lead at Numeric Technologies
For more advanced features such as automation and larger data limits, pricing can become quite high, especially for student budgets, and licensing depends on the team size and required features.
student at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Planview Portfolios has been cost effective and affordable.
Customer Service Representative at Roche
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for Planview Portfolios has been cost-effective and fairly pocket-friendly.
Project Manager at 3M
Planview Portfolios is one of the best and a very cost-effective tool.
Project Manager at AT&T
 

Valuable Features

Airtable offers flexible databases, intuitive design, automation, and collaboration tools that enhance productivity and simplify data management.
Planview Portfolios enhances productivity and decision-making through flexible reporting, resource management, and integration with Power BI.
Everybody has a particular base for different purposes, so you add information to those bases, and anybody can access it at any point in time anywhere in the world.
Business automation Expert at INSTRUTECH LIMITED
I can integrate Airtable with other platforms; aside from the native integration where I can send notifications to Slack teams and messages to Gmail, I can also connect with Make.com to share data.
Automation Specialist at ZapWorx
We have connected our Slack channel to Airtable; any updates or changes made to Airtable will always reflect in the Slack channel.
Senior Product Consultant II at Vimeo
This enhanced visibility in Planview Portfolios ensures that all users can easily track progress, identify bottlenecks, and make informed decisions to optimize workflow efficiency.
Project Manager at 3M
End-to-end visibility enables us to analyze performance data across the organization to measure the success of strategic initiatives with key performance indicators and make timely decisions to ensure outcome realization.
Project Manager at AT&T
The comprehensive set of features empowers users to allocate resources strategically, analyze costs accurately, and align project timelines with available resources seamlessly.
Project Lead at Wells Fargo
 

Categories and Ranking

Airtable
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Project Management Software (10th), No-Code Development Platforms (3rd), Product Management Software (1st), AI Data Analysis (11th), AI Sales & Marketing (5th)
Planview Portfolios
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
71
Ranking in other categories
Enterprise Architecture Management (8th), Project Portfolio Management (4th)
 

Featured Reviews

Favour Emosivbe - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Specialist at ZapWorx
Has required stronger collaboration features while still supporting complex project workflows
The best features in Airtable include the flexibility and the fact that I could create relational databases. Before I started using Airtable, I was using Excel which didn't offer these capabilities. The ability to create relationships between tables and see through what's working in other departments is great for me. I can do scripting and work on large data sets on Airtable. It makes it easy for me, as working on those data sets on Excel tends to slow me down, but on Airtable, it's much faster. I can integrate Airtable with other platforms; aside from the native integration where I can send notifications to Slack teams and messages to Gmail, I can also connect with Make.com to share data. The interface on Airtable is exceptional. Working for my clients, when a client didn't want access given to all teams, we structured that on the interface and the different teams got different access to different tables. Airtable's rich field types help in organizing complex data for my team. The advanced field types work exceptionally with features such as linking records together. I can link records from other tables and see what's happening, use the lookup field, the roll-up field, and the count field to see what's occurring in other departments and generate insights. Unlike other CRMs, data cannot enter if it's not properly structured. If I want to input an email and it's not valid, it won't allow it because it expects the data to be structured appropriately.
Monabi Kingsley - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at 3M
Centralized planning has improved resource visibility and supports data‑driven financial decisions
The best features Planview Portfolios offers are visibility enhancement, robust system performance, and comprehensive resource management. This enhanced visibility in Planview Portfolios ensures that all users can easily track progress, identify bottlenecks, and make informed decisions to optimize workflow efficiency. When discussing robust system performance, the system's robust performance in meeting our various work requirements effectively and efficiently stands out. It is very stable and reliable, contributing to a seamless user experience, which enables users to focus on their tasks without disruptions. I also love the financial breakdown, planning and prioritization, and attribute collection on projects in Planview Portfolios. Planview Portfolios has positively impacted my organization since I started using it. It has enabled me to gain insights into the full scope of work consuming resources. I am able to know where the resources are being consumed more, especially which resources are consuming the most. I have been able to leverage resources management and resource time reporting, which enabled the generation of $90 million in annual revenue through labor billing to customers.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
16%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Media Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise66
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Airtable?
Pricing, setup cost, and licensing were pretty much easier because Airtable is straightforward. The pricing can be priced for five years and renewal of every two and a half years or every one year ...
What needs improvement with Airtable?
There is definitely a scope of improvement for Airtable, particularly in understanding the menu bar, which seems very small but has multiple functionalities beneath it. If things could be segregate...
What is your primary use case for Airtable?
Airtable is used to manage and keep track of sprints, and anything that needs to be prioritized or any specific Jira change requests that need to be considered, as well as any kind of sprint planni...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Planview Portfolios?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing has been that Planview Portfolios is one of the best and a very cost-effective tool.
What needs improvement with Planview Portfolios?
Planview Portfolios can be improved as the user interface defaults to the last opened portfolio, which can waste a lot of time loading a large portfolio if that is not what I need at that moment. J...
What is your primary use case for Planview Portfolios?
My main use case for Planview Portfolios is to ensure governance and decision auditability by incorporating embedded workflows, approval management, and key document retention supporting a single c...
 

Also Known As

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Planview Enterprise One, Troux
 

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Sample Customers

Cole Haan, Expedia, BuzzFeed, Medium, Shopify, Box, JetBlue
UPS, NatWest, Ingram Micro, Canadian Tire, Viessmann, Volvo, NASCO, UNESCO
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