# Smartsuite vs Airtable as weweb backend **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask us anything\ **Created:** [June 1, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/smartsuite-vs-airtable-as-weweb-backend/2907 "2023-06-01T11:44:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gaudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@Gaudi](https://community.weweb.io/u/Gaudi)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/smartsuite-vs-airtable-as-weweb-backend/2907/1 "2023-06-01T11:44:30Z")
Is there a difference between Smartsuite and Airtable backend connection with regards to speed and/or reliability? I currently have my data in Airtable but really like Smartsuite. I am starting to build in weweb and would default to an Airtable backend (simply due to time constraints) but should Smartsuite have a better (faster, more reliable, …) integration to weweb for whatever reason, I’d like to reconsider. Does anybody have info/data on that? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![yunus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/yunus/32/3122_2.png) [@yunus](https://community.weweb.io/u/yunus)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/smartsuite-vs-airtable-as-weweb-backend/2907/2 "2023-06-01T22:00:53Z")
If you are using static collections, backend shouldn’t make any difference. For dynamic Airtable is really really slow, never used SS so cannot compare. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@Gaudi](https://community.weweb.io/u/Gaudi)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/smartsuite-vs-airtable-as-weweb-backend/2907/3 "2023-06-01T23:24:07Z")
Thanks. Would you recommend Xano (for dynamic collections)? ---
**Author:** ![yunus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/yunus/32/3122_2.png) [@yunus](https://community.weweb.io/u/yunus)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/smartsuite-vs-airtable-as-weweb-backend/2907/4 "2023-06-02T00:56:09Z")
I never used it but it was highly recommended, for dynamic systems, working really well ---
**Author:** ![Dorian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/dorian/32/13183_2.png) [@Dorian](https://community.weweb.io/u/Dorian)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/smartsuite-vs-airtable-as-weweb-backend/2907/5 "2023-06-02T01:44:09Z")
Xano working great for me and is recommended by WeWeb. ---
**Author:** ![Quentin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/quentin/32/6_2.png) [@Quentin](https://community.weweb.io/u/Quentin)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/smartsuite-vs-airtable-as-weweb-backend/2907/6 "2023-06-02T14:00:51Z")
I think SmartSuite API limits are a bit higher than Airtable. But as the others have said, nothing beats a “real backend” like Xano if you plan on doing lots of API calls that are supposed to resolve fast. ---
**Author:** ![Slavo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/slavo/32/13253_2.png) [@Slavo](https://community.weweb.io/u/Slavo)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/smartsuite-vs-airtable-as-weweb-backend/2907/7 "2023-06-02T16:52:15Z")
If performance matters, nothing beats Xano. ---
**Author:** ![peterpiper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@peterpiper](https://community.weweb.io/u/peterpiper)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/smartsuite-vs-airtable-as-weweb-backend/2907/8 "2024-06-11T20:32:41Z")
With passage of time has anyone now got experience with creating backend filters on Smartsuite data collections? Also, as a newb is there anything in the WeWeb user interface that would give a warning if my collections/front end filters setup is creating a potential overuse of bandwidth/browser resource?