Airtable, AI no-code app generator (with Omni)

Create apps without coding, just dey prompt Omni AI

Airtable dey give you chance create correct and professional apps, without you sabi code. Na just describe wetin you need, and Airtable AI wey dem call Omni go use im software engineering sense build the app wey you dey dream of. E go include interfaces, databases, workflows and automations.

You fit of course adjust and upgrade your app the same way: by telling the AI your instructions.

Dem found Airtable for 2012 for San Francisco by Howie Liu, Andrew Ofstad and Emmett Nicholas, and at first na app wey add database-style features to spreadsheet like Excel.

From the generative AI boom for late 2022, the tool change to become AI app generator.

Where im main competitors, like Claude Code, dey generate code and leave user to handle the technical side, Airtable still dey focus on simplification to make software engineering accessible to everybody.

So, Airtable dey offer features to create and manage automatically the deployment infrastructure for the generated code, and to scale without you sabi am.

Features: software generation and task automation via agents

Airtable join features like:

• Generate custom software and applications.
• Create automatic agents to handle tasks like document analysis, web research, image generation.
• Create data visualizations, with tools like: spreadsheet, kanban, Gantt chart, timeline, calendar, image gallery, form, etc.

Airtable na among the leaders for im area.

One strong point for Airtable na the long list of third-party applications wey e fit work with, through their APIs. Make we mention some: Github, Twilio, Slack, Jira, Youtube, Snowflake, Google Calendar, Outlook, Salesforce, Zendesk, Stripe, WordPress... E fit also dey agnostic when e come to generative models: e go let you choose between OpenAI, Gemini, Meta, Anthropic models (LLM).

Tool for all kinds of professionals

Airtable dey mention different kinds of professions wey go benefit from im services:

• Product management, marketing and sales: Airtable fit help build stats, strategies, reports, dashboards.
• Project management, human resources, finance: Airtable fit help manage inventory and workflows, skills and money flow, with dedicated software.

Make we imagine one real use case: one company wan create survey to give customers, then analyze the data present conclusions as report. You go need give Airtable context (clear description of the company activities, products and customers), then instructions about the software to generate and the report parameters you expect. Airtable go then create the software, process the responses, and finally build the report. You still fit adjust things as you dey go if you notice say dem miss something or there are errors for the design. For this kind case, Airtable advantage over competition na im reliable cost: no need hire coder for €700 per day, you go get custom workflow for small money.

Coders on average no too like this kind solution, because e no give them the level of control wey match their skills. But Airtable still fit help this expert crowd for quick prototyping as MVP, to test idea for client, etc.

Software wey easy to use, designed for non-tech people

Airtable interface dem design am for beginners, people wey no sabi write code. So you go surely find am easy to use, because na just write your instructions for normal language, then check the result.

Startup wey don become unicorn, Airtable get plenty resources, so e get high-quality design and good usability, wey dey give better user experience.

Airtable environment also include support services, help center, detailed documentation. In short, you go easily find help.

Affordable subscriptions for pros

Airtable dey charge by monthly subscription.

Dem get "Free" plan to test, but e dey heavily limited for features.

The next two pro plans na Team and Business, at $20 or $45 per person per month. For big needs, dem get custom scale plan too.

Airtable dey attract people because e simple and all-in-one: from prompt to infrastructure, the service really fit help you create working software even if you no sabi anything about code.

But you gats know wetin you want: the more precise and detailed your description of the software wey you wan generate, the more chance you get to satisfy. Plus, Airtable get impressive template collection wey ready to adapt to your needs. These templates (app models) already cover most common needs for the software industry, so e very likely say wetin you need don already dey and na just to customize am by yourself.

The Free plan limited so much for features, say you no go really understand the power of Airtable service until you pay at least one month subscription.

For entrepreneurs wey dey often need specific software engineering, Airtable na valuable tool!