Frequently Asked Questions
How is AnyDB different from Airtable?
Airtable is built around tables, bases, and interfaces. AnyDB is built around connected business objects such as customers, orders, inventory items, projects, assets, vendors, and the workflows between them. This makes it easier to model complete business operations instead of maintaining separate trackers.
Can AnyDB replace an existing Airtable setup?
Yes. You can rebuild one Airtable workflow first, import the related records, and expand from there. AnyDB is designed so you can start with one operational system and gradually connect additional processes, teams, and data.
Can I import data from Airtable?
Yes. Airtable data can be exported and imported into AnyDB. We can also help map tables, linked records, attachments, and related business processes into an object-based structure that is easier to manage over time.
What are object-based systems?
Object-based systems organize data around real business records. For example, an order can contain line items, a project can contain tasks, a product can contain components, and an asset can contain inspections and maintenance history. These records can also connect to customers, vendors, files, approvals, and workflows.
Does AnyDB support linked records and child records?
Yes. AnyDB supports both linked records and parent-child structures. You can connect records across workspaces and create structured hierarchies for orders and line items, projects and tasks, products and components, inspections and findings, and many other operational relationships.
Can external users access AnyDB?
Yes. AnyDB includes secure portals for customers, vendors, partners, contractors, and other external users. You can control which records, files, forms, and actions each user can access without exposing the rest of your internal system.
Can AnyDB generate documents from records?
Yes. AnyDB can generate PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets, reports, invoices, purchase orders, certificates, and other business documents directly from live record data.
Does AnyDB support forms, views, dashboards, and automations?
Yes. AnyDB includes forms, list and table views, cards, calendars, charts, reports, assignments, reminders, workflows, and automation. These capabilities operate on the same connected records instead of requiring separate tools or duplicated data.
Do I need technical skills to build in AnyDB?
No. Most systems can be created and customized without coding. You can define record types, fields, views, forms, permissions, and workflows through the interface. Advanced scripting is available when a process needs custom logic.
Can AnyDB help us design and migrate our system?
Yes. You can share your current Airtable base, spreadsheet, or workflow, and the AnyDB team can help model the records, relationships, permissions, and processes for your first working system.