Whats The Difference Between Pipes And Databridge

Pipes and Databridge are both ways to work with external data in Tadabase, but they solve different problems.

Pipes make real-time API calls to third-party services. The data isn't stored in your Tadabase tables - it's fetched on demand whenever a page loads or an action runs. Use Pipes when you want to display live data from another platform or trigger actions in external systems.

Databridge performs scheduled syncs that bring external data into your Tadabase tables. Sources can include Airtable, Google Sheets, REST APIs, and SQL data delivered via CSV or Excel over SFTP. Once synced, the records live in your Tadabase database and behave like any other native record.

A quick rule of thumb: choose Pipes for live, on-demand external data, and Databridge when you want to import and store external data on a recurring schedule.