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What is Coda?

Coda, from Coda Project headquartered in San Francisco, is a template-based document generation solution, supporting a variety of use cases presented by the vendor as ideal for smaller companies that might otherwise be relying on spreadsheets to maintain (for instance)…

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Coda Reviews

8 out of 10
April 19, 2022
We were using Coda in my previous workplace to collaborate within immediate as well as cross-functional teams and use one platform for …
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Coda Rocks!

9 out of 10
April 15, 2022
Incentivized
Coda is allowing our quickly growing company to consolidate and track OKRs across many different departments and functions. We often have …
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Great tool to use

7 out of 10
March 03, 2021
Incentivized
We use Coda as a tool to update our internal users on an ongoing project. The project affects many people across different departments and …
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Pricing

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Free

$0.00

Cloud
per month

Pro

$10.00

Cloud
per month per doc maker; unlimited editors (paid annually)

Team

$30.00

Cloud
per month per doc maker; unlimited editors (paid annually)

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttp://coda.io/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Coda Beginners Guide: Creating Coda Docs [30-Minute Demo]

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Product Details

What is Coda?

Coda is a doc that brings words, data, and teams together. It starts with a blinking cursor on a blank page and can grow as big as a team's ambition. Coda comes with a set of building blocksーlike pages for infinite depth, tables that talk to each other, and buttons that take action inside or outside the docーwhich users can combine to make a doc as powerful as an app. The vendor says people have made Coda docs that do everything from launch products, to scale small businesses, to help them study for tests.

Coda Features

  • Supported: Pages: Every Coda doc starts with a page. And can grow into as many pages as desired, so users cannot outgrow the doc, no matter how big a team or idea.
  • Supported: Tables & Views: A table in Coda can be as simple as a list or as deep as a database. And it can have customizable, connected views, so everyone can work off the same data, in their own preferred way.
  • Supported: Controls: Controls—like buttons, select lists, and sliders—to make a doc feel more like an app for teams.
  • Supported: Packs: Packs connect Coda doc to apps in use—communication tools, coding tools, and design tools.
  • Supported: Formulas: Formulas can live anywhere in Codaーon the page or in a control or table. These are like the connective tissue between building blocks in Coda.
  • Supported: Automations: Automation is the building block that puts repetitive yet important tasks on autopilot.
  • Supported: Templates: Popular compositions of building blocks are offered as templates and made them available inside the doc.
  • Supported: Forms: Collect inputs and data and synthesize using Coda's building blocks to view and filter data

Coda Screenshots

Screenshot of One unified surface means ideas aren’t limited to a file type. A project doesn’t have to be split across tabs of documents, spreadsheets, and apps.Screenshot of Packs are a version of integrations or plug-ins. They connect the doc to the apps in use every day, so as to pull live data in or push updates out automatically.Screenshot of Drag-and-drop templates provide a quick-start shortcut to commonly used templates like Upvote/Downvote, To-Do List, and Team Sentiment Tracker.Screenshot of Slice, dice, and chop data using Views. A View is a mirror of data that can be tailored to unique needs, all while staying connected to the source.Screenshot of When accessing the doc from a mobile device, it should feel like an app. Doc pages become tabs, buttons become swipe actions and doc notifications become push notifications.Screenshot of The Doc Gallery contains docs self-published by the Coda community. These published docs have a webpage-like interface and have varying levels of interactivity like view, play or edit. Find and share tools, templates, tiny apps, interactive handbooks, and anything else that can be built in Coda.

Coda Videos

Meet Coda
Learn how Figma's Yuhki Yamashita uses Coda to ship product
Watch Coda CEO & Co-Founder Shishir Mehrotra transform Stripe COO Claire Hughes Johnson's fabled offsite doc into an interactive Coda doc

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Coda Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android

Frequently Asked Questions

Coda, from Coda Project headquartered in San Francisco, is a template-based document generation solution, supporting a variety of use cases presented by the vendor as ideal for smaller companies that might otherwise be relying on spreadsheets to maintain (for instance) product development, or inventory tracking. It is available free, with paid editions to support teams, automations, or for more advanced collaboration and workspace features, as well as more advanced security features.

Notion, Quip, and Dropbox Paper are common alternatives for Coda.

The most common users of Coda are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Users have found Coda to be a versatile and flexible tool that has helped them in various aspects of their work. One key use case is project management, where Coda has been used to track progress, deadlines, and manage tasks. Customers have also utilized Coda for managing their installation base and generating reports. In addition, the software has been used to create and send customer marketing emails. Another valuable use case is point-of-care usage, where users can easily access and manage relevant information. Coda has also been effective for post-event analysis, enabling users to analyze and evaluate event outcomes. Overall, Coda serves as a centralized platform for teams to collaborate, manage data, and streamline workflows across different departments and industries.

Automation Features: Reviewers have praised the automation features of Coda, with multiple users stating that it has helped streamline their processes. The ability to automate row creations and actions has been particularly appreciated, making tasks more efficient and saving valuable time.

Flexibility and Customization: Many reviewers have highlighted the flexibility of Coda, noting that it allows them to build virtually anything and migrate data from Excel. This feature has been extremely useful in simplifying information access for teams, keeping information current and easily accessible.

User-Friendly Interface: Users have consistently praised the user-friendly interface of Coda, finding it powerful and flexible for document building. The intuitive nature of the interface, along with the use of Coda formulas and Packs, has made it easy for users to create complex documents with ease.

  1. Limited API access: Several users have expressed frustration over the limited access to APIs in Coda, stating that it hampers their ability to integrate the software with other tools and platforms effectively.

  2. Steep learning curve: Some reviewers have found that Coda has a steep learning curve, requiring significant time and effort to fully grasp its capabilities and features. They feel that this can be a barrier for new users or those looking for a quick and easy solution.

  3. Occasional performance issues: A few customers have reported experiencing occasional performance issues with Coda, such as slow loading times or laggy behavior. While not consistently encountered by all users, these disruptions can impact productivity and user experience negatively.

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April 19, 2022

Coda Reviews

Verified User
Employee in Marketing
Information Technology & Services Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Coda is extremely agile and works really well for highly collaborative organisations that do not want to get into the hassles of managing different formats and storage of different information. It makes organising information very structured and easy and also keeps it highly collaborative for internal as well as external teams.
April 15, 2022

Coda Rocks!

Verified User
Manager in Finance and Accounting
Hospitality Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Coda has served us well as we establish and measure OKRs on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. The multitude of owners that play a role in these results creates challenges as it pertains to information gathering, sharing and reporting. Coda is helping us solve all of these challenges. Coda is working well for our smaller organization but could present challenges at a larger enterprise.
April 13, 2022

Coda Is The Best By Far

Verified User
Employee in Customer Service
Financial Services Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
We like Coda because it's very simple and easy to use. It's a great resource for us as we can be aligned with each other and can instantly make updates or changes if need be. Instead having multiple open documents it's very convenient to have this in one place. So our team definitely takes advantage of the different features and having separate sections to keep things organized.
December 08, 2021

Coda Is One in/for All!

Verified User
Manager in Legal
Non-profit Organization Management Company, 1-10 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Well-suited scenario: A team works on a report. An outline is very clear since we use pages and subpages. It contains images and tables and that is well combined. Everyone can add their part, and also everyone can leave comments. Less-appropriate scenario: A new person needs to get onboarded and learn to use Coda. Past familiarity with text editors is of no use and it will take significant time.
March 10, 2021

Coda delivers on the promise that there is a much better alternative for Excel lists and tables

Verified User
Director in Product Management
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
This is the best tool I ever used that delivers what it promises: it removes the need of using Excel for maintaining lists, filters, lookups, and what have you. Coda combines the power of Excel with a real database, conditional formatting in the tables, and rich text formatting in the text parts. Altogether, it is suitable for use as a company-wide information sharing tool.
March 03, 2021

Great tool to use

Verified User
General Manager in Other
Automotive Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Coda is great to build a place for your users to go to and see information. It is easy to navigate through and the variety of content creation is great. However, it is not always easy to create what you want and there is a lot of playing around and learning.
Coda also sometimes misses some functionality which is expected. For example, downloading a list of users that have access to the platform. Being able to send push notifications when a new page has been created etc.
Overall it is a good tool to use just be prepared to invest time!
March 01, 2021

Incredible Organization & Automation for Power Users

Matt Woods | TrustRadius Reviewer
Matt Woods
Growth Product Manager
Tailwind (Marketing & Advertising, 51-200 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
When Coda Works Well
  • Using Airtable, but struggling to add the right context + automation? Coda's document/database hybrid with smart automation could save you tons of time.
  • Hitting the limits of your latest Google Sheet? Coda brings a fuller set of features that unlock collaboration and can help you filter down the complexity in some cases.
  • Setting up a no-code internal tool for your team? Coda excels at most use cases like this. Automate idea collection, voting, etc.

When Coda Doesn't Work Great
  • Collaborating with users outside your team? You probably want Google Docs instead.
  • Want a simple, no-fuss spreadsheet or doc? Coda's extra features might just get in the way.
February 26, 2021

Coda--the doc you've been missing

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John Sanchez
Technical Success Team Lead
MaritzCX (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Coda is a document that can leverage formulas. It is great for creating documents that need to summarize data from tables. It can also visualize the tables of data in multiple ways (e.g., a contact list can be shown in a normal spreadsheet-style view or in a series of cards).
February 26, 2021

Amazing for high-level product management (plays nice with Jira!)

Verified User
C-Level Executive in Product Management
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Absolutely top-notch in situations where you need to sort and filter large amounts of data in different views for different groups (simultaneously). Unmatched in its flexibility to customize through formulas and code. We've looked at Airtable, Notion, Smartsheet, and several others, and Coda is the only one who gets the job done.
February 25, 2021

Great for user research and project management

Verified User
Director in Corporate
Non-profit Organization Management Company, 1-10 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Takes a while to create a template for user research but having done so it's much cheaper than dedicated alternatives.
Great for natural language (NLP) analysis, much easier than using Google's tools directly.
Very good for project management and integrating with other tools.
February 25, 2021

Driving cost-effective and meaningful impact in small-medium enterprise

Pearl Cheah | TrustRadius Reviewer
Pearl Cheah
Physics & Application Manager
Transmedic Group (Medical Device, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I think Coda is well suited for management of simple data in general. I'm a medical physicist, so some of our calculations are quite complex. This makes it such that I have to break down the formula into various columns and run a multiple calculations before it can output to a final result that I want. Hence, complex calculations, while workable, expect to spend more time in the building process. And if it's too large a data for calculations, you might run into a less than optimal situation with document loading.

We are still discovering more areas to work on and where it can add value/impact to our internal processes. I believe there's still room for growth in our usage for our organization.
February 25, 2021

Coda's flexibility allows us to dream up workflows that were difficult to streamline before.

Camille Hidalgo Nussbaum, CSM® | TrustRadius Reviewer
Camille Hidalgo Nussbaum, CSM®
Project Manager, Creative Technologies
Netflix (Entertainment, 5001-10,000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Coda is an excellent tool for custom project and team management. Unlike other PM platforms, you can create your own framework that works for you and your audience. With that said, the flexibility can be overwhelming, but once you are familiar with how to navigate and code, the possibilities are nearly endless.

What has been a great use case for us is that folks are doing project management in a number of tools (i.e. a memo, a database, a to-do list, etc.) and you can actually bring all of that into one Coda doc. Coda provides a space to create a real source of truth, jumping off point, hub, etc. and that has been very helpful for us to create more streamlined workflows and data cleanliness.
February 25, 2021

Coda has been a game-changer for our product team

Verified User
Manager in Other
Design Company, 51-200 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It's really great if you want to keep a lot of information organized in a single place. I've found many use cases in my job but also in personal planning outside of work, for example, I created a planner for my MBA cohort with a combined view of all the syllabus work.
February 25, 2021

Simple and effective solution to create a rich database of informations.

Verified User
Project Manager in Engineering
Civil Engineering Company, 11-50 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Coda is well suited for creating a unified database that the company can use to have a better view of future deadlines or to analyze and evaluate past work. Once the database created, it is very easy to filter out and search for information. We do not use it as an everyday platform to share and exchange information.
February 25, 2021

Coda facilitates internal communication

Verified User
Manager in Product Management
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
For our team, we've found that Coda is a great place and aptly suited for consolidated updates and roadmaps. On the other hand, we've seen that it is less appropriate for writing specs and collaborating on joint documents since the tooling is not as comprehensive as it is in other tools like Google Docs.
February 25, 2021

Coda to the rescue

Verified User
Project Manager in Other
Design Company, 51-200 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Coda is well suited for keeping track of people and what projects they are on. It's also easy to keep track of the skill set of each person with great filtering to see who all has the same skill but also the breakdown of who is better at said skill.
February 25, 2021

Great product for big teams!

Verified User
Director in Marketing
Consumer Services Company, 201-500 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Coda is great if you have cross-functional dependencies or manage large teams. It's been a central place for us to track progress on key projects. I do think that for tracking more granular projects, an Asana or Jira is better suited but Coda is great if you have different use cases like status meetings, etc.
February 24, 2021

Automatization is your best friend

German Fuentes Pavez | TrustRadius Reviewer
German Fuentes Pavez
Journalist
Freelance (Broadcast Media, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Managing projects, teams and sales. Managing large scale projects, by time or complexity, is not recommended. Coda is best when you have identified the process you think are messy or can be automatized, or both. Recommended for users who must track progress and Excel is too complicated to understand for others. Not recommended for those who have specific task, or one-day rush duties.
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