Caspio: The Airtable Alternative
Caspio is an AI platform for building custom business applications and an Airtable alternative for AI and HIPAA work together. HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR controls are independently certified each year, a HIPAA add-on with a BAA is available on any published plan, app users are unlimited, and 24/7 human support comes standard.
Certified Compliance on the Plan You Run
Airtable has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit, and it signs a BAA only on its Enterprise Scale plan, through a Health Information Exhibit. It publishes no independent HIPAA or GDPR certification.
Caspio's HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR controls are independently certified annually, and the HIPAA add-on with a signed BAA is available for any published plan. See the Compliance hub for details.
Apps for Patients, Clients, and Partners
Airtable charges per seat for anyone who edits, keeps read-only collaborators free on Team and Business, and reaches external guests through its separately sold Portals add-on. For healthcare, its own Health Information Datasheet is direct: "Do not use Airtable as a patient portal at this time."
Caspio plans include unlimited app users at no per-user cost. With the HIPAA add-on, patient portals handling PHI operate under a signed BAA.
24/7 Human Support on Every Plan
Airtable support works primarily over email and typically responds within 1 to 2 business days; round-the-clock help comes through its separately sold Premium Support.
Caspio provides 24/7 human support via live chat on every plan. When a question comes up on a Sunday night, a person answers.
Four AI Capabilities, One Security Model
Caspio's AI capabilities build the app and serve the people who use it. AI capabilities are available on every plan tier.
Caspi
Builds applications from a description: the data model, interface, and roles, delivered as a live app your team edits.
MEET CASPI
Chat AI Agent
Answers signed-in users' questions about app data inside your apps, within their existing permissions.
SEE HOW CHAT AI AGENT WORKS
AI Connector Extensions
Bring OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude into your app workflows.
DISCOVER AI EXTENSIONS
Caspio MCP Server
Connects your Caspio account to AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude, with access you grant through API profiles.
LEARN ABOUT MCP SERVERAirtable builds apps with AI too, and deploys AI agents inside them. For health data, Airtable AI requires an executed Health Information Exhibit, available on Enterprise Scale, plus acceptance of Airtable's AI terms, including its Supplemental AI Terms for Health Information. Caspio's HIPAA-eligible AI features operate under signed Business Associate Agreements.
Caspio vs. Airtable: Side by Side
Caspio and Airtable both build apps with AI and both sign a BAA; the differences sit in certification, which plans carry HIPAA work, patient portals, pricing structure, and support.
| Comparison area | Caspio | Airtable |
|---|---|---|
| Annual independent certification (HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR) | All three, independently certified annually | SOC 2 Type II audit; no published HIPAA or GDPR certification |
| Signed BAA, and on which plans | Yes, via the HIPAA add-on on any published plan | Yes, on Enterprise Scale only, through a Health Information Exhibit |
| AI with health data | HIPAA-eligible AI features, used with the HIPAA add-on and its signed BAA | Enterprise Scale only, with the Health Information Exhibit plus Airtable’s AI terms, including Supplemental AI Terms for Health Information |
| Patient portals under HIPAA | Supported with the HIPAA add-on and its signed BAA; a Patient Portal starter app is available | Health Information Datasheet: “Do not use Airtable as a patient portal at this time” |
| App users and pricing model | Unlimited app users, no per-user fees | Per seat for editors; read-only collaborators free on Team and Business; external guests through the Portals add-on |
| Human support | 24/7 human support, with 24/7 live chat on every plan | Email, typically 1 to 2 business days; 24/7 through separately sold Premium Support |
Caspio vs. Airtable: Where Each Fits
Airtable is a capable workspace built on shared bases, with interfaces, automations, AI app building, and AI agents that run inside its apps. Views and bases embed on every plan, interface filters can show each user only their own records, and Enterprise Scale customers can sign a BAA. For teams that organize work in shared, spreadsheet-like bases, it delivers.
Best for, Airtable: Teams that live in shared, spreadsheet-like bases and want interfaces, automations, and AI agents on top.
The differences arrive with regulated work and people outside your team. Caspio offers annual independent certification across HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR; a HIPAA add-on that attaches to any published plan; patient portals in scope; unlimited app users with no per-user fees; and 24/7 human support, backed by more than two decades of platform engineering.
Best for, Caspio: Teams that need AI app building, HIPAA work on the plan they already run, and apps for patients, clients, or partners, with a person on call at any hour.
Teams that evaluate both usually test the same three things: which plan their health data can live on, who can use an app without a paid seat, and who answers when something stops working after hours. A 14-day free trial is enough to build a real app and check all three.
Built for Regulated Work, Open to Every Team
Regulated industries are the emphasis, not the limit: Caspio delivers a compliant app in a compliant environment for any organization that values security, reliability, and scalability. Run hosted apps or place embeddable apps and components on the sites you already operate, with SAML SSO on select plans and Identity Management that also serves as an identity provider for third-party apps. Caspio connects to your stack through integration options such as REST API, webhooks, Zapier, Make, n8n, and Keragon for healthcare. Rather not build it yourself? Have us or one of our many certified partners build it for you.
Comparing Caspio and Airtable From the Other Direction?
If you are comparing Caspio vs. Airtable, or Airtable vs. Caspio, the deciding tests are the same: what an auditor receives each year, which plans carry a BAA, whether the app can serve patients and clients, and who answers support at 2 a.m. See why teams choose Caspio for the comparison across platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
For teams that need AI app building and certified compliance together, Caspio is a leading Airtable alternative. Caspio is an AI platform for building custom business applications. Caspi builds the app from a description; Caspio’s HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR controls are each independently certified annually; and 24/7 human support comes with every plan.
Both build apps with AI and put AI to work inside them, and both sign a BAA for HIPAA work. They differ in proof, plan scope, and pricing structure. Caspio’s HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR controls are each independently certified annually, while Airtable has completed a SOC 2 Type II audit and publishes no HIPAA or GDPR certification. Caspio’s BAA attaches through an add-on on any published plan, while Airtable’s requires the Enterprise Scale plan and a Health Information Exhibit. Caspio includes unlimited app users with no per-user fees, while Airtable charges per seat for editors, with read-only collaborators free on Team and Business. Caspio provides 24/7 human support; Airtable’s support works primarily over email, typically within 1 to 2 business days, with 24/7 help through its separately sold Premium Support.
No. Every Caspio plan includes unlimited app users with no per-user fees, so pricing follows the plan you choose, not a seat count. Plans start at $300/month.
Yes. Caspio’s HIPAA compliance controls are independently certified annually, and Caspio signs a Business Associate Agreement through its HIPAA add-on, available on any published plan. SOC 2 Type II and GDPR controls are independently certified annually as well.
No. Caspio does not offer a free plan. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, so you can build and test a real application before you buy.
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