Best offer on record: Airtable Free plan (permanent, no card). 6 verified findings, checked 2026-10-22.
Offers
Airtable Free plan (permanent, no card) high confidence
Free forever: 1,000 records per base (cumulative across all tables), 1,000 API calls per workspace/month (5 req/sec rate limit), 1 GB attachment storage per base, 2 weeks revision/snapshot history, 75 unique automations per base, 100 automation runs per workspace/month, 500 AI credits per editor+/month. Max 5 Editor/Creator collaborators + 50 Commenters + unlimited read-only. No extensions, no sync integrations, no 'Run a script' automation action, 'Send email' action limited to base collaborators, no record coloring, Airtable branding on forms cannot be removed. Data is never deleted when you exceed limits; new records/attachments are blocked until upgrade.
Eligibility
Anyone; no credit card, no trial. Free plan workspaces can coexist with paid workspaces on the same account.
How to claim
Sign up at airtable.com (any email) → first workspace auto-starts a 14-day Team trial → simply do NOT add a payment method → workspace stays Free. No application needed.
Expiry
No expiry; plan persists indefinitely. API limits reset first day of each calendar month.
Gotchas
1,000 API calls/month is a hard cap enforced since Jan 2025 (was previously effectively unlimited) — Zapier/Make/custom integrations can break silently. Record limit is per base, not per table: two tables of 500 records each already hit the cap. Automations cap was only raised from 50→75 in Sep 2026. The 14-day Team trial is one-time per account, so it can mask the real Free limits when evaluating headroom.
14-day Team trial (automatic, first workspace only) high confidence
First workspace of a new account is auto-upgraded to a 14-day Team trial. Trial caps: 50,000 records/base, 10 GB attachments, 365-day revision history, 25,000 automation runs/month, 10 synced tables, 7,500 AI credits/editor. Excludes 'Run a script' automation and premium form features (custom headers, branding removal, conditional groups).
Eligibility
Any new Airtable account; no credit card required to start. Future Free workspaces under the same account do NOT get another trial.
How to claim
Automatic on account creation. To keep it free: don't add a payment method — after 14 days the workspace reverts to the Free plan. Adding a payment method during the trial auto-upgrades to paid Team and bills accordingly.
Expiry
14 days, once per account.
Gotchas
Trial revision history is only 2 weeks, not Team's 1 year. Easy to accidentally convert to a paid subscription just by saving a card. Paid Team is $24/user/month monthly (billed annually $20/user/month).
Airtable Student plan — free Team for 6-24 months high confidence
Qualifying college/university students: 120-day Team trial granted immediately when the account/workspace uses a .edu address, then application for a FREE Student plan = Team-level features for a single workspace for 6-24 months (length based on expected graduation date). Student plan caps: 50,000 records/base, 20 GB attachments/base, no 'Run a script' automation action, some form/view customization omitted.
Eligibility
Requires .edu email (international .edu / accredited-institution emails also accepted; non-.edu applicants can apply but may need extra documentation). Must have an existing Airtable account tied to the applied email or Airtable cannot review the application. Reviews typically ~2 business days.
How to claim
1) Create an Airtable account with your .edu email → 120-day Team trial starts on first workspace. 2) Apply via 'Apply for a free student plan' (support.airtable.com/articles/4920135568, linked from airtable.com/pricing's 'Special plans for Nonprofits or Education'). 3) On approval, account's plan type is switched by Airtable support; use the .edu email to log in.
Expiry
6-24 months from approval, tied to expected graduation date. No auto-renewal; after the window you revert to Free unless you (re-)apply while still a student or pay for Team.
Gotchas
This supersedes the older 'Airtable Classrooms' branding — no standalone Classrooms product is listed on current official pages. Student plan covers ONE workspace only. The 120-day trial clock runs BEFORE any approval, so apply early in the trial. .edu required in practice; no regional lock (international students apply via the same form, per 2020 newsroom + current FAQ).
Education plan for staff/educators — 50% off Team high confidence
Employees of accredited educational institutions: 50% off the monthly Team rate → $12/user/month (based on $24/user/month monthly Team; annual-plan discount does NOT apply to discounted plans, so effectively $144/user/yr). Includes 1-year revision/snapshot retention. Same 120-day Team trial via .edu email before application.
Eligibility
Requires .edu email + certification that the institution is accredited and not-for-profit (usually provided by the institution's IT administrator). Only accredited educational organizations qualify; government, religious, and political organizations excluded. Application must match an existing Airtable account. Discounted plans require credit-card payment; no one-time payments.
How to claim
1) Account with .edu email (120-day Team trial auto-starts). 2) Apply via 'Apply for a discounted education plan' link on support.airtable.com/articles/4920135568. 3) Institute admin supplies accreditation proof; Airtable responds within ~2 business days. 4) Higher tiers (Business/Enterprise Scale edu discounts) are sales-only via Airtable Sales.
Expiry
Runs while the person is employed at the institution; re-verification at renewal; no public auto-renewal term stated.
Gotchas
Not free — 50% off, card required. Unaccredited/unregistered institutions cannot apply. AI features not covered by the discount per third-party summary (airtable.com/solutions/education says edu discounts on Business/Enterprise need a sales conversation).
Airtable for Startups — up to $500 credit (direct application) medium confidence
One-time $500 in Airtable credit applied to a named workspace, plus access to startup content/office hours. Credit does not require equity. Applicants must create an Airtable account and submit the application form with personal/company info and the workspace ID where credits are applied. Review takes ~3-10 business days (listings say 3-5 days). Offer details (yayimages listing, re-published Airtable offer text): limited to companies that have raised up to Series B; not available to companies already on an invoiced Airtable plan; one redemption per company; existing Airtable customers are also eligible.
Eligibility
Early-stage startups (listings: bootstrapped/pre-seed/seed up to Series B funding cap). Company email strongly expected (personal Gmail/Outlook is a top rejection reason in program listings). No stated region limit.
How to claim
Create an Airtable account with your company email → fill the Airtable for Startups application form (current form: airtable.com/appGGpHNlmMUkfLol/shrghfGlQLt411Tyr; landing page airtable.com/startups) → wait 3-10 business days → credit appears in workspace settings → use credit toward Team/Business plans.
Expiry
One-time $500; partner-distributed credits (see next finding) explicitly state they do not expire. No stated expiration on the direct $500 credit — confirm in the approval email.
Gotchas
The official airtable.com/startups page could not be fully rendered for automated fetch (browser-gated), so exact current terms come from third-party listings that republish the offer text — verify amounts in the official form before applying. Credit applies to a single workspace; don't create new workspaces after applying. One startup listing (TechScoop) claims '1 year free Enterprise' for this program — this contradicts Airtable's sales-led Enterprise model and is almost certainly wrong; do not rely on it.
VC/accelerator partner credits — $2,000 Airtable credit (Wonder Ventures, SeedBlink, HubSpot for Startups, M Accelerator) medium confidence
Partner-marketplace versions of the Airtable startup offer pay $2,000 in credit (one redemption per company; existing Airtable customers eligible; US companies get an Airtable swag kit per the partner page). 'Credit does not expire' per partner pages. Credits appear in workspace settings after approval, and the same company email must be used as the Airtable account. M Accelerator lists '$2,000 with Airtable' in its perks catalog; HubSpot for Startups customers get the $2,000 offer via HubSpot's customer dashboard.
Eligibility
Portfolios/customers of the named partner (VC, accelerator, or HubSpot for Startups). Companies within the partner's stage caps (HubSpot for Startups: seed to Series B-scale, under $10M raised as a program rule). Not self-serve for unaffiliated startups — use the direct $500 application instead.
How to claim
Redeem through the partner's marketplace/dashboard: sign up for free Airtable using your company email → submit the partner's form with the same email → credit posts to workspace settings after approval.
Expiry
Credits state explicitly 'do not expire' (partner terms, as of 2025-2026 listings). One redemption per company per partner.
Gotchas
Amount varies by partner ($500 direct vs $2,000 partner). Credits are product credit, not cash. Check which partner your investor belongs to before applying to avoid stacking conflicts ('cannot be combined with another deal of the same value or lower' applies to the $500 yayimages-distributed deal).
2025-2026 changes: (1) Q2 2025 — Airtable discontinued the paid AI add-on; AI credits are now bundled into all plans (Free gets 500 credits/editor/month; paid tiers 7,500+). (2) Q3 2025 — ProductCentral add-on discontinued; Enterprise Scale Portals pricing moved to 'contact sales'. (3) Sep 2026 — a new 'automations per base' cap of 50 was imposed on ALL plans, then reversed two days later into tiered caps: 75 (Free) / 100 (Team) / 150 (Business) / 200 (Enterprise Scale) — automation RUN limits unchanged. (4) Airtable became part of Bending Spoons in Sept 2026 (per community announcements and third-party trackers) — program terms may shift; all offers above re-verified against official pages Oct 2026. (5) Third-party claim that the free record limit was 'cut from 1,200 to 1,000 in Feb 2026' (hackceleration) is unverified and contradicts the official 1,000-record limit that has stood since the 2023 pricing revamp — treat as noise. (6) 'Airtable Classrooms' is no longer a listed product; the current education offer set is the 120-day .edu Team trial + free Student plan (6-24 months) + 50% Education/Non-profit Team discount, all applied through support.airtable.com/articles/4920135568. Non-profit 50% Team discount exists in parallel but was out of scope (not a student/startup offer).