Database
Reduce Airtable costs without losing access.
On a typical 45-person Airtable workspace, SeatMap.AI finds ~16 ghost seats — $320/mo · $3,840/yr — that you're paying for and nobody is using.
Avg seat price
$20/mo
Typical ghost rate
36%
Reclaimed / yr
$3,840
How SeatMap.AI flags a ghost Airtable seat
- No record edited 45+ days
- Creator seat assigned to read-only user
Airtable alternatives compared
If your audit shows Airtable is over-licensed for what you use, these are common downgrade or replacement targets.
| Tool | Per seat / mo | Notes | Savings vs Airtable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airtable | $20 | Your current bill | — |
| Notion databases | $10 | If you already pay for Notion | +$5,400/yr |
| Baserow | $5 | Open source alternative | +$8,100/yr |
Savings assume swapping 45 seats. The smarter play is usually to keep Airtable for active users and reclaim the dead seats — that's what SeatMap.AI does.
Frequently asked
How are Airtable seats billed?
Per editor/creator. Free users are read-only. SeatMap.AI shows which paid seats only read.
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