Can You Move Your Google Sheets Workflow to Airtable?

You have a Google Sheet that holds all your data. A script processes that data and fills in additional fields that you use later for reports.

Once those fields are ready, Make generates the report and emails it to your clients. That's your current setup.

As your product grows, you want to move this into something more structured.

Airtable becomes the natural choice because it gives you a proper database with a clean interface and doesn't require technical skills to manage.

The real question is whether everything you're doing in Google Sheets and Make today can be done inside Airtable. And if it can, whether you still need any external tools at all.

Yes. You can rebuild this entire workflow in Airtable.

Airtable Has Automations Built In

Airtable comes with a built-in automation system that can replace most parts of your current workflow without writing a single line of code.

You can send emails directly from Airtable. You can update records when your data changes. You can trigger follow-up steps when certain conditions are met.

Most teams are surprised by how much they can accomplish with these no-code modules. They cover a lot of everyday tasks that you'd normally need scripts or external tools for.

When You Need Custom Logic

When you need more control, Airtable lets you use the "Run a script" action inside an automation. This is where you handle the advanced parts of your workflow like calling external APIs etc.

If your current Apps Script setup fetches values from an API and writes them back into your sheet, the same pattern works in Airtable. The scripting environment gives you fetch() by default, so you can connect to any service the same way you do today.

One thing to keep in mind: Airtable scripts have time limits. Instead of writing one long script that tries to handle everything, break your workflow into smaller pieces that run when the data is ready.

Do You Still Need Make?

You only need Make when your workflow depends on many apps that Airtable cannot talk to directly, or when you want long, branching sequences that go far beyond Airtable’s automation limits.

For most setups, Airtable can handle it all on its own.