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Airtable vs Nifty

An honest, feature-by-feature look at Airtable and Nifty for creative teams, where each is stronger, what they cost, and what neither includes.

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Kanban Boards
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Video & Image Review
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Built-in Chat
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Freelancer Payments
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File Storage & Drive
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Calendar & Scheduling
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AI Assistant (kloudie)
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Free Guest Access
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Pricing
Airtable's Free plan is capped at 1,000 records per base, 1GB attachments per base, and just 5 editor seats; paid plans start at Team ($20/seat/mo billed annually, $24 monthly) for 50,000 records and 20GB, with Business at $45/seat/mo annually and Enterprise Scale at custom pricing.
Nifty's free plan is $0 forever (unlimited members but only 2 active projects and 100MB storage); paid tiers start at $7/member/mo (Personal, capped at 40 projects, 100GB) and scale to $16/member/mo or $124/mo flat for the Business plan, which is the first tier to unlock file proofing, workflow automations, and custom roles.
Included14-day free trial, then $29/member/mo

Statuses researched against each tool's official docs and pricing pages. “Limited” means the capability exists with meaningful restrictions.

Where Airtable and Nifty differ

Of the 8 capabilities creative teams typically stitch together, Airtable fully includes 4 and Nifty fully includes 7.

Video & Image Review

Nifty includes video & image review; Airtable covers it partially.

Built-in Chat

Nifty includes built-in chat; Airtable doesn't include it.

File Storage & Drive

Nifty includes file storage & drive; Airtable covers it partially.

What neither includes

Whichever you pick, you'll still be stitching tools around it for the rest of the workflow. kloudboard includes all of the below in the same workspace:

  • IncludedFreelancer Payments

Frequently asked questions

Is Airtable or Nifty better for creative teams?

Nifty covers more of the workflow out of the box (7 of the 8 capabilities we track fully included, vs 4), but the right pick depends on which capabilities your team actually uses. The comparison table above shows exactly where they differ.

How much do Airtable and Nifty cost?

Airtable's Free plan is capped at 1,000 records per base, 1GB attachments per base, and just 5 editor seats; paid plans start at Team ($20/seat/mo billed annually, $24 monthly) for 50,000 records and 20GB, with Business at $45/seat/mo annually and Enterprise Scale at custom pricing. Nifty's free plan is $0 forever (unlimited members but only 2 active projects and 100MB storage); paid tiers start at $7/member/mo (Personal, capped at 40 projects, 100GB) and scale to $16/member/mo or $124/mo flat for the Business plan, which is the first tier to unlock file proofing, workflow automations, and custom roles.

What do both Airtable and Nifty lack?

Neither fully includes freelancer payments. kloudboard includes all of these in one workspace, with a 14-day free trial that unlocks everything.

Is there one tool that replaces both Airtable and Nifty?

kloudboard combines kanban boards, frame-accurate video and image review, built-in chat (with Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp bridging), freelancer payments, file storage, calendar, and the included kloudie AI assistant in one workspace. Every new workspace starts with a 14-day free trial with everything unlocked, then Pro is $29/member/mo, or $20/member/mo billed annually.

Skip the trade-off

Instead of choosing between Airtable and Nifty, get boards, review, chat, and payments in one workspace. Try everything free for 14 days; client guests never take a paid seat.

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