# Which service is faster, auto-linking or formulas?

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/which-service-is-faster-auto-linking-or-formulas/10258>\
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**Created:** [January 16, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/which-service-is-faster-auto-linking-or-formulas/10258 "2026-01-16T14:36:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/which-service-is-faster-auto-linking-or-formulas/10258/1 "2026-01-16T14:36:00Z")

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When it comes to linking collections, which service will run faster, auto-linking or formulas? Has anyone tested this?

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/which-service-is-faster-auto-linking-or-formulas/10258/2 "2026-01-16T16:29:22Z")

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WDYM? These service do different things.

Are you talking about comparing a formula that results in an entity/collection and an auto-linking relation that produces the same result (at least from the point of view of one db)?

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**Author:** ![RonMakesSystems](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/ronmakessystems/32/14122_2.png) [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/which-service-is-faster-auto-linking-or-formulas/10258/3 "2026-01-16T16:43:27Z")

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They do different things, but can used interchangeably in some cases.

> [@Chr1sG](#):
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> Are you talking about comparing a formula that results in an entity/collection and an auto-linking relation that produces the same result (at least from the point of view of one db)?

Exactly!