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Airplane

Developer platform for internal tools automation

Overview

Airplane.dev provides a developer platform to build and automate internal business tools. Engineers assemble workflows and dashboards using SQL, JavaScript, Python, and Docker images, turning them into deployable, approval-controlled functions. It offers a prebuilt UI component library, task integration, and automation with schedules and webhooks, plus security and observability with audit logs. The platform aims to help enterprises replace fragile scripts with scalable, auditable internal tools that streamline operations across teams.

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About Airplane

Simplify's Rating
Why Airplane is rated
F
Rated D- on Competitive Edge
Rated F on Growth Potential
Rated D- on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareCybersecurity

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$72.5M

Headquarters

San Francisco, CA

Founded

2021

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What believers are saying

  • Airplane's core workflows still influence Airtable's internal-tooling and AI product stack.
  • Its acquisition validated demand for low-code internal tooling across engineering organizations.
  • Brand and product lessons from Airplane remain valuable inside Airtable's platform roadmap.

What critics are saying

  • Airplane.dev no longer connects; APIs.io says the product was wound down.
  • AirplaneDev GitHub archived February 3, 2026, ending public product development.
  • Airtable's 2026 ownership changes make Airplane an existentially dead brand.

What makes Airplane unique

  • Airplane turned scripts into approved internal tools with SQL, Python, and Docker.
  • Its UI builder and audit logs reduced fragile admin work for engineering teams.
  • Benchmark and Thrive backed Airplane before Airtable acquired it in 2023.

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Funding

Total Funding

$72.5M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series B funding is typically for startups that have proven their business model and need more funding to expand rapidly—often by entering new markets or adding more products. Investors are usually venture capital firms that specialize in later-stage investments.
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Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Generous budget for laptop, monitors, and other office equipment
  • Remote work, hybrid optional
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k plan with matching
  • Unlimited vacation policy

Growth & Insights and Company News

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

19%

2 year growth

19%
Airplane
Jan 8th, 2024
Airtable acquires Airplane | Airplane

I’m excited to announce that Airplane is being acquired by Airtable, an app building platform that connects teams through shared data. We started Airplane to democratize access to software tooling, and we found Airtable to be a fantastic match to continue that mission. Over 450,000 organizations use Airtable and over 50% of the Fortune 500 are paying customers. Beyond just a highly aligned roadmap and vision, we found Airtable shared our culture of rapid iteration and a high bar for quality. Th

Airplane
Oct 31st, 2023
Airplane Launch Week Day 2: Airplane Postgres

That's why Airplane partnered with Neon, the fully managed multi-cloud Postgres, to build Airplane Postgres.

Airplane
Oct 30th, 2023
Airplane Launch Week Day 1: Introducing Pages

Airplane is so excited to introduce a preview of Pages, an enhanced and easy-to-use solution for building UIs in Airplane.

Airplane
Jul 27th, 2023
Build AI-powered applications with Airplane

Today Airplane is excited to announce its newest solution, AI Applications, a suite of features and templates designed to make integrating AI into internal tools easier than ever.

Airplane
Apr 26th, 2023
Introducing Secure, Self-Hosted Storage in Airplane | Airplane

Today, Airplane is announcing a new feature that will further allow you to use Airplane securely and entirely within your own infrastructure.

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