SeaTable vs Zoho Tables

Application builder

SeaTable allows you to create data-driven applications. Through its no-code/low-code builder, you can design interfaces, configure forms, and automate workflows directly on top of your data. This makes it possible to build internal tools and simple apps tailored to your team’s processes.

Dashboards

With SeaTable’s dashboard feature, you can visualize metrics using a range of charts, tables, and summary blocks. Dashboards update automatically as your data changes, providing real-time insights into performance, progress, or key metrics across your bases.

Learning curve

SeaTable positions itself as a blend of a spreadsheet and a database. However, in practice, many users find it difficult to get started.

Mobile app

For teams that work on the go, especially those with field workers, a reliable mobile app is essential for capturing data and tracking processes in real time. SeaTable currently doesn't offer an iOS app, and the Android version functions more like a web wrapper with limited mobile-specific features. Teams that rely heavily on mobile access may find this restrictive and may need a more capable alternative.

• You're using traditional spreadsheets to manage work data and need something more structured and collaborative.

• You're using SeaTable, but it isn't meeting your team’s expectations.

Data visualisation

In SeaTable, you need to use plugins to add some of the views, such as map and timeline. In contrast, Zoho Tables allows you to switch between different views instantly, without additional setup. You can choose the view that best fits your work—Grid view for data entry, Gallery view for visual summaries, Kanban view to track progress or calendar to stay on top of deadlines.

Intuitive interface

Zoho Tables is designed with simplicity in mind. Anyone can start using it right away, without any training, and experience improved productivity. The clean layout and familiar spreadsheet-style design makes it easy for anyone to get started and stay organized.

Real-time collaboration

Zoho Tables enables real-time collaboration, with features like live cursors and record-level comments. Team members can start discussions on specific records without leaving the app, keeping communication and context in one place.

You also have the flexibility to assign one of five predefined access levels to each collaborator:

• Owner – Full control over the base, including settings and permissions
• Admin – Can manage data, views, and collaborators
• Editor – Can add or modify records and views
• Commenter – Can view data and leave comments
• Viewer – Can view data in read-only mode

This granular control ensures that everyone has the right level of access based on their role on the team.

AI assistance

Zoho Tables comes with Zia, Zoho’s built-in AI assistant, to help you create solutions effortlessly. You can simply describe what you want to build, and Zia will generate a complete base with relevant tables and fields, meaningful relationships between tables, and sample data.

Mobile

Zoho Tables offers dedicated mobile apps for both Android and iOS. The mobile version includes nearly all the features available on the web app, along with mobile-specific capabilities like scanning tabular data, uploading voice attachments, creating bases using Siri, and viewing video attachments in picture-in-picture mode. These features make it easy to capture and manage data seamlessly, even while on the move.