# Coda, Notion, Airtable

> A roundup comparing Coda, Notion, and Airtable - three tools that blur the line between documents, spreadsheets, and apps. Coda embeds live building blocks like buttons and automations directly inside the document; Notion treats databases as a separate view layered on top of pages; Airtable starts from the database and builds interfaces around it. The piece traces where each one draws the line, and what that means for teams choosing one to run on.

## Achievements

- Notion reached a valuation above $10B and became a default workspace for startups
- Airtable reached a valuation above $10B and defined the no-code database category
- Coda reached a $1.4B valuation and was acquired by Grammarly in a deal that made its co-founder Grammarly's CEO
- Together the three tools helped normalize the idea that a document, a spreadsheet, and an app can be the same file

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Grammarly agrees to acquire Coda; co-founder Shishir Mehrotra set to become Grammarly's CEO
- **2025-09** — Notion announces AI Agents that can build documents and databases and run multi-step workflows
- **2025-10** — Grammarly rebrands its parent company to Superhuman; Coda becomes a Superhuman product
- **2026-02** — Notion ships Custom Agents that run on schedules and triggers

## Links

- Website: https://www.notion.so
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/notionhq/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/NotionHQ
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Notion
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notionhq/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21