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Softr: Build client portals and business apps with Airtable data

Softr Freemium Beginner

Softr is the other half of your answer, aimed at portals and websites rather than mobile apps. You connect an Airtable base, choose which tables and fields to expose, then assemble pages from drag-and-drop blocks with per-user permissions. It is the fastest path we know from an Airtable base to a login-gated client portal.

  • Two-way sync keeps the site and the Airtable base in step
  • Permission rules control what each user group sees or edits
  • View-only clients do not need paid Airtable seats
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The question it answers

  1. What can I build with just a spreadsheet as the backend?

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