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Zenkit vs Airtable

Last updated June 2026

Looking for a European alternative to Airtable? Here's how Zenkit compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.

Our pick for a European buyer: Zenkit. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.

What it is
German project workspace with Kanban, Gantt, mind maps and EU-hosted data
not established
Headquarters
🇩🇪 DE
🇺🇸 US
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
not established
DSGVO / GDPR
Yes
not established
Certifications
ISO 27001, SOC 2
not established
Price from
€8.00/user/mo
not established
Free plan
No
not established
Open Source
No
not established
Integrations
123FormBuilder, ActiveCampaign, Appointlet, Asana, Better Proposals +57
not established

We have not yet completed our own research on Airtable; rows above show only what we can evidence. Check the vendor for specifics.

Where each one wins

Zenkit

Strengths

  • +Intuitive and user-friendly interface with a low learning curve, rated ~8.8/10 for ease of use
  • +Highly flexible platform supporting multiple views (Kanban, mind maps, tables, calendars) over the same dataset
  • +Responsive and helpful customer support, consistently rated ~9.0/10
  • +Competitive pricing with a functional free tier for small teams and scalable paid plans
  • +Comprehensive ecosystem (Base, Projects, To Do, Hypernotes, Zenchat, Zenforms) for tasks, CRM, notes, and team communication
  • +Strong collaboration features including comments, @mentions, file sharing, and integrated chat
  • +Offline mode available on desktop and mobile apps for uninterrupted productivity
  • +Minimal onboarding effort required due to straightforward setup

Limitations

  • −Mobile apps are less intuitive and underperform compared to desktop/web versions, limiting productivity on the go
  • −Performance issues, including lags, synchronization delays, and stability problems with larger datasets or teams
  • −Smaller integration ecosystem compared to competitors, causing workflow friction in multi-platform environments

Airtable

Review sentiment not yet compiled.

Data residency & compliance

Zenkit
Airtable
EU data residency
Yes, for all customers
not established
Transfer mechanism
Not required — data stays in the EU
not established
DPA
not established
not established
Sub-processors
not established
not established
Certifications
ISO 27001, SOC 2
No

Pricing

Zenkit

  • Plus €8.00 per user / monthUp to 10 users · Kanban, Gantt, team calendar, and team chat · 100 workspaces, 50 lists, 20,000 items, 6 GB storage
  • Team €12.00 per user / monthUnlimited users · iCal integration and form editor view · Advanced access control, user roles, and password restrictions
  • Business €21.00 per user / monthAPI access and activity audit · SCIM provisioning and SAML SSO · Centralized group and user management
  • Enterprise On request Unlimited quotas and dedicated success management · Enterprise API and tailored onboarding · Service-level agreement and additional payment options

Prices are per user/month, billed monthly or annually. Automatic renewal applies to paid plans.

Airtable

No published pricing we could verify.

Features

Zenkit

Project Management & Organization
Customizable dashboards with 10+ widget types, Global Kanban view aggregating tasks from all projects, Multi-level subtasks with task hierarchies, Advanced filters for custom views
Collaboration & Communication
Real-time collaboration with team members, Rich text editing (HTML, Markdown, plain text), Commenting with edit history and @mentions, Team wiki for documentation
Advanced Planning & Visualization
Gantt charts with milestones and critical path, Recurring items with flexible repeater rules, Color-coded tasks for visual prioritization, iCal integration for calendar sync
Data Management & Analysis
Switch between 6 views (Table, Kanban, Gantt, List, Mindmap, Calendar), Custom relational database with references, Formulas for data analysis across collections, Global search across all projects
Enterprise & Security
User roles and groups with granular access control, 2-factor authentication for all users, SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning (e.g., Microsoft Azure AD), Audit logs in Organization mode

Airtable

Feature breakdown not yet compiled.