Airtable alternative
for Contacts
Airtable is great for managing a generic database,
folk is better for managing contacts
Interact with contacts, not records
folk's contact page is purpose-built for managing contacts, including reminders, comments, interactions and company details
A contact page on folk
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folk offers a clear, purpose-built contact page
A contact page on Airtable
Airtable offers a standard record page
Manage relationships, not databases
Contacts are enriched, deduplicated, and made more actionable with relationship insights
A contact list on folk
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folk lists relationships
A contact list on Airtable
Airtable lists generic records on a database
Keep your contacts lists alive, not dead
folk automatically synchronizes interactions and contacts in real time
A contact page on folk
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folk automatically imports all your interactions with your contact's details
A contact page on Airtable
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Airtable records are not synchronized with contact updates
Reach out to your contacts directly, no need to export in CSV
Send bulk messages to a group of contacts, personalize individual messages, and collaborate on emails with your team
Sending an email from folk
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folk lets you collaborate on message drafts as a team and send in bulk
Sending an email from Airtable
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Exporting a CSV from Airtable is the only way to message contacts
Enrich contacts in one-click, not through APIs
folk offers one-click enrichment while it takes to integrate an external tool on Airtable
Enrichment on folk
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folk natively enrich contact's data no need to plug any external provider.
Enrichment on Airtable
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You need to find a connect an external provider to get data enrichment on Airtable.
The chrome extension to connect your CRM to the web
folk offers a chrome extension to connect your CRM to any platform - LinkedIn, Twitter, Sales navigator, and more
Importing contact with folk
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folk chrome extension works everywhere
on the web
Importing contact with Airtable
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Airtable doesn't offer a chrome extension
What's folk?
folk is a lightweight CRM that let's you bring contacts in one place and manage them with your team.
What's Airtable?
Airtable is a database application that help centralize and manipulate data as a team. It's built for multiple usecase like content calendar management, project management, and more.
What's the best option between Airtable and folk for a CRM?
Airtable is a great tool but may not offer all the core functionalities that businesses need. It's great as it offers a high degree of customization and collaboration, but it's falling short when it comes with contact management functionalities: mainly integration with communication tools, enrichment (find contacts email), contacts deduplication, email marketing, among other things.