Fillout vs miniExtensions for Airtable

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Last updated: Jan 21, 2025

miniExtensions vs. Fillout: Which One is Right for Airtable Users?

When it comes to integrating forms with Airtable, both miniExtensions and Fillout offer great solutions. But if you’re looking for a tool that goes beyond basic functionality and offers advanced features tailored specifically for Airtable users, miniExtensions is the clear winner. Let’s break it down.

Some Advanced Features You’ll Only Find in miniExtensions

Login Page for Secure Access

One standout feature of miniExtensions is the ability to create a login page for your form. This lets users securely log in to retrieve and modify specific records tied to their account. It’s a game-changer for use cases where privacy or record-specific access is essential, such as employee portals or client dashboards.

Save Progress and Continue Later

miniExtensions also lets users save their progress when filling out forms and display the result of calculated fields while the form is being populated. This is a huge benefit for longer forms or multi-step processes where users might need to pause and return later.

Hand Signature Collection

One feature that sets miniExtensions apart is its ability to collect hand-drawn signatures directly within forms. Whether you’re managing contracts, waivers, or approvals, this feature adds a professional touch and saves time by storing signatures directly in your Airtable base.

Disable Forms When Needed

miniExtensions gives you the ability to disable forms automatically or manually when they’re no longer needed. This feature is particularly useful for time-sensitive projects or forms with limited availability. For instance, you can disable a form after receiving a certain number of responses or when a deadline has passed, ensuring no unwanted submissions.

IP Address Collection for Security and Insights

miniExtensions allows you to collect users’ IP addresses, which can be invaluable for tracking form submissions, enhancing security, or gaining insights into your audience.

Barcode Scanner Integration

If you need to scan barcodes or QR codes directly into your forms, miniExtensions has you covered. This feature is perfect for inventory management, event check-ins, or any scenario where quick and accurate data capture is essential. It integrates seamlessly with Airtable to ensure your data is instantly updated.

Why Airtable Users Prefer miniExtensions

miniExtensions isn’t just about ticking boxes, it’s about creating a better user experience. Its unique features are designed with real-world Airtable users in mind. Whether you’re managing a small team or building a client-facing solution, miniExtensions helps you do it all with ease.

Conclusion

When it comes to enhancing your Airtable experience, miniExtensions stands out as the superior choice. We offer a comprehensive suite of tools tailored to meet the unique needs of Airtable users, ensuring efficiency, flexibility, and seamless integration.

Feature	miniExtensions	Fillout	Learn more
Create Records	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/create-records-with-the-form-for-airtable/
Edit Records	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/edit-or-view-existing-records-with-the-form-for-airtable/
Embed on your site	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/embedded-form-for-airtable/
Login page (retrieve user record)	checked		https://miniextensions.com/miniextensions-form-with-login-page/
Save progress and continue later (compute mode)	checked		https://miniextensions.com/formula-fields-in-miniextensions-form/
Resume submission	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/save-progress-on-the-form-for-airtable/
Hand signature	checked		https://miniextensions.com/add-signatures-in-miniextensions-form/
Prefilling fields	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/prefilling-airtable-fields-on-the-form/
Prefilling hidden fields	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/prefill-hidden-fields-in-miniextensions-form/
Hidden fields completely inaccessible to users	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/prefill-hidden-fields-in-miniextensions-form/
Auto submit after prefilling	checked		https://miniextensions.com/autosubmit-after-prefilling-with-the-miniextensions-form/
Lookup a record by scanning a barcode or QR code	checked		https://miniextensions.com/lookup-records-with-barcode-qr-code-scanner/
Stripe integration	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/stripe-payment-in-miniextensions-form/
Disabling the form conditionally	checked		https://miniextensions.com/disable-editing-records-in-the-form-for-airtable-based-on-custom-conditions/
Disable editing records in the form based on custom conditions	checked		https://miniextensions.com/disable-editing-records-in-the-form-for-airtable-based-on-custom-conditions/
Form expiration date	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/disable-editing-records-in-the-form-for-airtable-based-on-custom-conditions/
Multi-language support in the UI (translated by AI)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/change-the-language-used-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Delete record option	checked		https://miniextensions.com/delete-records-using-the-form-for-airtable/
Custom title	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-header-title-in-form-for-airtable/
Dynamic title from Airtable field	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-header-title-in-form-for-airtable/
Custom description	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-description-in-form-for-airtable/
Markdown support in the description	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-description-in-form-for-airtable/
Cover image	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/cover-image-in-form-for-airtable/
Logo option	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/logo-in-form-for-airtable/
Option to hide the form title	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-header-title-in-form-for-airtable/
Custom theme color for background and font	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-styling-in-miniextensions-form/
Custom form width	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-form-for-airtable-width/
Section headers	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/section-headers-in-miniextensions-form/
Custom color for the 'submit' button	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/form-for-airtable-custom-styling/
Custom label for the 'submit' button	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/form-for-airtable-custom-styling/
Custom label for the "submit another response" button	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/submit-another-record-with-the-form-for-airtable/
Custom success message	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/add-a-custom-success-message-to-the-form-for-airtable/
Dynamic success message (Airtable field)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/add-a-custom-success-message-to-the-form-for-airtable/
Markdown support for the success message	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/add-a-custom-success-message-to-the-form-for-airtable/
Custom domain	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-domain-for-form-and-portal-for-airtable/
Custom footer section	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/add-a-custom-footer-to-the-form-for-airtable/
Display fields side by side (multi-columns layout)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/arrange-fields-side-by-side-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Multiple page mode	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/display-your-form-for-airtable-in-a-multi-page-layout/
Placeholder text for fields	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-placeholder-text-in-form-for-airtable/
Custom favicon	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/use-a-custom-favicon-in-your-form-for-airtable/
Custom subdomain	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-domain-for-form-and-portal-for-airtable/
Review fields prior submission	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/prompt-users-to-review-their-answers-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Option to show "submit another form" button	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/submit-another-record-with-the-form-for-airtable/
Option to show a blank form in 5 seconds	checked		https://miniextensions.com/show-a-blank-form-for-airtable-after-five-seconds/
Option to copy submitted record to a new form	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/submit-another-record-with-the-form-for-airtable/
Redirect to URL after submission	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/redirect-to-a-url-after-a-submission-with-the-form-for-airtable/
Embedded redirect types: replace iframe or top window	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/redirect-to-a-url-after-a-submission-with-the-form-for-airtable/
Custom delay for the URL redirect after submission	checked		https://miniextensions.com/redirect-to-a-url-after-a-submission-with-the-form-for-airtable/
Redirect to dynamic URL in Airtable field	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/redirect-to-an-airtable-field-with-miniextensions-form/
Instant redirect without 5 seconds delay	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/redirect-to-a-url-after-a-submission-with-the-form-for-airtable/
Pass {record_id} as a placeholder for the created record	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/forward-airtable-record-parameters-after-submitting-the-form-for-airtable/
Email notifications	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/send-an-email-confirmation-after-submitting-the-form-for-airtable/
Trigger a Webhook URL (conditionally)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/trigger-a-webhook-after-submitting-the-form-for-airtable/
Auto close form	checked		https://miniextensions.com/close-the-form-for-airtable-after-successful-submissions/
Read-only version of the record	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/show-a-read-only-version-of-records-submitted-with-the-form-for-airtable/
Restrict access with password protection	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/password-protection-for-miniextensions-form/
Restrict access to an email domain	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/limit-login-access-in-miniextensions-form/
Custom login page	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/miniextensions-form-with-login-page/
Require email verification to login	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/phone-and-email-verification-for-miniextensions-form-login/
Require phone verification to login	checked		https://miniextensions.com/phone-and-email-verification-for-miniextensions-form-login/
Auto-linking the records created to the logged in user	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/linking-records-in-miniextensions-portal/
Collect the user's IP address	checked		https://miniextensions.com/collect-gps-location-and-ip-address-in-miniextensions-form/
Collect the user's location	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/collect-gps-location-and-ip-address-in-miniextensions-form/
Captcha	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/use-captcha-validation-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Fallback for email verification to login	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/phone-and-email-verification-for-miniextensions-form-login/
Custom title in the form (different than the field name in Airtable)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/use-custom-field-titles-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Field description as tooltip	checked		https://miniextensions.com/add-custom-field-descriptions-to-the-form-for-airtable/
Markdown support in field description	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/add-custom-field-descriptions-to-the-form-for-airtable/
Mark fields as Required	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/mark-a-field-as-required-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Add an image to the field	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/add-images-to-fields-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Lock the field to make it Read-Only	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/add-read-only-fields-to-the-form-for-airtable/
Conditional fields	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/conditional-fields-in-miniextensions-form/
Advanced field validation	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/field-validation-in-miniextensions-form/
Default value	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/set-default-field-values-in-form-for-airtable/
Hide empty fields	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/hide-empty-fields-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Allow URL prefill when field is read-only	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/prefill-read-only-fields-in-the-form-for-airtable-using-url-parameters/
Reposition the field description	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/add-custom-field-descriptions-to-the-form-for-airtable/
Mask field as a password	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/mask-fields-as-passwords-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Prevent duplicates (unique-only)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/prevent-duplicates-in-miniextensions-form/
Character count limit	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/set-a-field-character-limit-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Auto suggest address	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/auto-suggest-address-in-the-form-for-airtable/
Barcode camera scanner	checked		https://miniextensions.com/scan-barcodes-in-miniextensions-form/
Add-only option (comment mode)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/add-comments-using-miniextensions-form/
Character count limit	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/set-a-field-character-limit-in-the-form-for-airtable/
View style: dropdown/list	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/show-select-fields-as-dropdown-or-list-in-form-for-airtable/
Limit selection to specific options	checked		https://miniextensions.com/limit-available-select-options-in-form-for-airtable/
Add new options	checked		https://miniextensions.com/airtable-new-select-option-form/
Validate email format	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/validate-email-format-in-form-for-airtable/
Prevent duplicates (unique-only)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/prevent-duplicates-in-miniextensions-form/
Barcode camera scanner	checked		https://miniextensions.com/scan-barcodes-in-miniextensions-form/
Validate URL format	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/validate-the-url-format-in-form-for-airtable/
Prevent duplicates (unique-only)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/prevent-duplicates-in-miniextensions-form/
Render as Attachment	checked		https://miniextensions.com/display-urls-or-formulas-as-attachments-in-form-for-airtable/
Prevent duplicates (unique-only)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/prevent-duplicates-in-miniextensions-form/
Auto-fill today's date and time	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/automatically-fill-todays-date-in-form-for-airtable/
Date/time range limit option	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/limit-selectable-date-range-in-form-for-airtable/
Toggle switch style	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/show-checkbox-field-as-toggle-switch-in-form-for-airtable/
Enable Calendly	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/calendly-integration-in-miniextensions-form/
Upload from your device	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/upload-attachments-via-url-or-from-your-device-in-form-for-airtable/
Upload a file from URL	checked		https://miniextensions.com/upload-attachments-via-url-or-from-your-device-in-form-for-airtable/
Display an image from Airtable field	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/include-images-and-other-attachments-from-airtable-on-form/
File type restriction: images, audio, videos, documents.	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/restrict-attachment-types-in-form-for-airtable/
Maximum number of files	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/limit-the-number-of-attachments-in-form-for-airtable/
Size limit per file	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/file-size-limit-for-attachments-in-form-for-airtable/
Thumbnail fit type: cover	checked		https://miniextensions.com/customize-the-thumbnail-for-attachments-in-form-for-airtable/
Thumbnail fit type: contain	checked		https://miniextensions.com/customize-the-thumbnail-for-attachments-in-form-for-airtable/
Thumbnail size: custom	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/customize-the-thumbnail-for-attachments-in-form-for-airtable/
Add-only mode	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/hide-already-uploaded-attachments-in-form-for-airtable/
Prevent download	checked		https://miniextensions.com/prevent-opening-and-downloading-of-attachments-in-form-for-airtable/
Allow users to select single or multiple records	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/link-single-or-multiple-records-in-form-for-airtable/
Limit records selection by a filter	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/filter-records-available-for-selection-in-form-for-airtable/
Conditional Filter option to limit the selections (dependent drop down)	checked		https://miniextensions.com/filter-linked-records-in-miniextensions-form/
Option to prevent users from unselecting prefilled records (read-only mode)	checked		https://miniextensions.com/prevent-users-from-unselecting-linked-records-in-form-for-airtable/
Hide existing records (add-only mode)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/hide-linked-records-in-miniextensions-form/
Add and edit linked records in the form (line items)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/add-new-linked-records-in-miniextensions-form/
Custom label for the "find records" button	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-label-for-find-records-button-in-form-for-airtable/
Scanning barcodes and QR codes	checked		https://miniextensions.com/scan-barcodes-in-miniextensions-form/
Expanded linked records to preview details with thumbnail	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/custom-preview-fields-and-thumbnails-for-linked-records-in-form-for-airtable/
Show a custom title other than the primary field	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/alternative-titles-for-linked-records-in-form-for-airtable/
Calendar view on the form	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/linked-records-calendar-on-miniextensions-form/
Dynamic prefill in child form	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/dynamic-prefill-for-linked-records-in-form-for-airtable/
Set a max limit on selected records	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/set-maximum-and-minimum-limits-for-selected-linked-records-in-form-for-airtable/
Exact match searching	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/search-for-an-exact-linked-record-match-in-form-for-airtable/
Prevent users from selecting existing records (hide Record Finder)	checked		https://miniextensions.com/prevent-users-from-selecting-linked-records-in-form-for-airtable/
Customize layout (List, Grid, or Gallery)	checked		https://miniextensions.com/customize-the-layout-of-linked-records-in-form-for-airtable/
Sort records	checked		https://miniextensions.com/sort-linked-records-in-form-for-airtable/
The ability to select multiple records in bulk	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/link-multiple-records-in-bulk-in-form-for-airtable/
Navigate through records easily by navigation buttons	checked		https://miniextensions.com/navigate-through-linked-records-in-form-for-airtable/
Lookup fields support	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/lookup-linked-records-in-miniextensions-form/
Barcode camera scanner	checked		https://miniextensions.com/scan-barcodes-in-miniextensions-form/
Prevent duplicates (unique-only mode)	checked		https://miniextensions.com/prevent-duplicates-in-miniextensions-form/
Formula fields support (incl. rollup, count, etc)	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/formula-fields-in-miniextensions-form/
Render formula as HTML	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/render-formula-fields-as-html-in-form-for-airtable/
Adjust text size	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/change-the-font-size-for-formula-fields-on-form-for-airtable/
Button fields support	checked		https://miniextensions.com/button-fields-in-form-for-airtable/
Open link in new tab or current window	checked		https://miniextensions.com/button-fields-in-form-for-airtable/
Trigger webhook	checked		https://miniextensions.com/trigger-webhooks-with-buttons-on-form-for-airtable/
Country codes	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/show-country-codes-for-phone-numbers-in-form-for-airtable/
Prevent duplicates (unique-only)	checked		https://miniextensions.com/prevent-duplicates-in-miniextensions-form/
Show as progress bar	checked	checked	https://miniextensions.com/show-percentage-as-progress-bar-in-form-for-airtable/
Limit selection to specific collaborators	checked		https://miniextensions.com/limit-selectable-airtable-users-in-form-for-airtable/

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miniExtensions vs. Fillout: Which One is Right for Airtable Users?

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