Quickbase review
What do you like best about the product?
ability to let non-technical users quickly build and customize applications without needing to write code.
What do you dislike about the product?
Price is high as i add users. And not idea for complex logic
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I work in a startip which was building an app for some limited number of users for PMF . So users wanted to get a feel how their app will look like before investing major amount of money in developemnet
Solid Low Code Tool
What do you like best about the product?
Flexibility of features
Custom reporting
What do you dislike about the product?
Lack of strong mobile app
Licensing not always conducive to org needs
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Tracking data centrally
Reporting data to make business decisions
QuickBase Review
What do you like best about the product?
Quickbase is very user-friendly and easy to adapt to, especially compared to other platforms I’ve worked with like Salesforce. Salesforce is a huge system with a lot of complexity, and I think it would have been much harder for a beginner to accomplish what I’ve done here if we were using that. Quickbase strikes a good balance—it has the flexibility and features we need without being overly complicated. I also like the drag-and-drop usability, which feels similar to HubSpot but with more functionality. The Quickbase Hours and FastField Hours sessions are also really helpful for learning and troubleshooting. I’ve been able to interact with the team there, and it’s been a great resource for someone like me who’s still learning the system.
What do you dislike about the product?
No way of tracking Audit trail of a user.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Before Quickbase, a lot of our processes were manual and inefficient. For example, we used to rely on Excel for intake forms, which meant customers would fill out the form, and then someone on our team would have to manually input that data into the system. It was double the work and prone to errors. With Quickbase, we’re working on automating that process so the data flows directly into the system, which will save a lot of time and improve data accuracy.
We’ve also made structural changes, like introducing a parent-child hierarchy for opportunities, which has helped us better organize and manage our data. Previously, everything was in one table, and it didn’t reflect the dynamic workflows we deal with. Now, we have a parent table for overarching opportunities and child tables for specific options, which makes it easier to track and report on things like pricing and customer requests.
Quickbase has also helped us automate processes like lead-to-opportunity conversion and creating pipelines for approvals. These automations have reduced manual effort and made our workflows more efficient. For example, we’ve added validation rules and filters to ensure data hygiene, which is critical for accurate reporting.
Overall, Quickbase has allowed us to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. It’s been a big improvement over the manual processes we had before, and it’s flexible enough to adapt to our unique workflows.
Quickbase has been a game changer for our department
What do you like best about the product?
Quickbase has been a great tool for us because it’s flexible and lets me build exactly what we need without having to rely on a big software team. I’m not even part of the software team at my company—I’m a controls engineer—but I’ve been able to create apps that solve real problems for us. I like that I can build something quickly, test it, and refine it based on feedback. It’s also been great for pulling in data from other systems like Sage and making it usable. For example, I’ve set up workflows where we can import massive excel sheets from engineering drawings, and Quickbase processes them in seconds. It’s saved us a ton of time and headaches. The ability to customize and automate processes is why I keep coming back to Quickbase.
Our team's entire workflow is in side quickbase so we are what you would call heavy users.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only downside I can think of is also what separates it from other software. It is highly customizable and once you get comfortable with the software you can build some beautiful apps and workflows....but that takes time. That makes it hard to demo to people who are not everyday users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Before Quickbase, we were drowning in excel sheets. Everything was manual—tracking spare parts, managing inventory, and even comparing revisions on engineering drawings. For example, engineers used to spend four or five hours going line by line through a 4,000-line excel sheet to see what changed between revisions. Now, with Quickbase, they just import the file, and in 30 seconds, it flags all the changes—parts added, deleted, quantity changes, or even part number changes. That’s a huge time saver, and it’s caught mistakes that would’ve cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Another big win has been inventory management. We used to lose millions of dollars in wasted inventory because we couldn’t track what we had. I built an app that scans our warehouse inventory and flags what’s available, so we don’t buy parts we already have. It’s streamlined the whole process and saved us money.
Quickbase has also helped us grow. It started with just my team using it, but now other departments like purchasing and engineering are seeing the value and asking to use it. It’s been a slow process, but the results speak for themselves. It’s not perfect, and I still have to fight some resistance from people who don’t see the value yet, but every time I show them how much time and money we’re saving, it gets easier to bring them on board.
Easy to use but hard to get in contact with
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use without a computing background
What do you dislike about the product?
Turnaround time with customer support team
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Creating easy to use platforms that we can use across the board for all locations
Review
What do you like best about the product?
The speakers and the breakouts about AI.
What do you dislike about the product?
Not enough time to attend all the sessions I wanted to get to.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are now running a lot of business stuff through QB and made us more efficient and cost effective
Quickbase review from an Admin's perspective
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to develop business processes and workflows.
Simple, easy reporting and dashboards.
Connectivity between other data sources.
New AI capabilities
Consistent look and feel for end users.
What do you dislike about the product?
User interfaces are outdated.
Allows notifications and subscriptions to send emails with no post-tracking tool
Audit logging is improving, but there is still room for improvement.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use Quickbase as the Mortor to fill in the gaps of our big block systems like, SAP, Sales Force, Dynamics, etc.
Quickbase review after Empower Conference
What do you like best about the product?
It gives a platform for creating workflows at one place. Integrates several tools into 1 place, easy to learn and create on Quickbase
What do you dislike about the product?
Pipeline errors occur very frequently, poor UI/UX look and feel, unable to customize the look and feel for our users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using it for our travel and Headcount management, it is of great help to get a centralized repository, user access and protection, scalable solution
Robust software that we can scale with our growth
What do you like best about the product?
Standard tables and ease of creation. Ability to customize. Dynamic forms that assist our support staff in detailing procedures while gathering data. We have hundreds of support tickets each day.
What do you dislike about the product?
Response times to support tickets. Ease of locating clear/ concise product documentation/ job aids.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Tracking incoming support calls and emails from clients
Empowers content management and application creation without SQL
What is our primary use case?
I use Quick Base for management purposes. It functions as a content management system that does not require SQL. It allows me to store data, publish pages, and operates as a single-point solution for a no-code, low-code platform.
One of my projects involved creating applications for patients, where forms and pages can be created using different languages like React, with data stored in Quick Base.
What is most valuable?
One of the valuable features of Quick Base is its ability to function as a content management system without the need for SQL. It allows for storing data, publishing pages, and is a no-code, low-code platform.
I used it for patient applications, with forms and pages created in different languages such as React. I can view everything in one place on the Quick Base site. This provides a unified solution without needing different databases or pipelines.
What needs improvement?
The user interface of Quick Base is complex. It can be difficult to navigate, and ideally, it should be simplified to facilitate use by anyone, not just certified individuals.
There is room for improvement in front-end functionalities. I cannot deploy and use front-end features anywhere; they must be deployed inside Quick Base.
The introduction of hooks would allow for easier deployment elsewhere, such as GitHub. Additionally, their APIs have limitations, such as reliance on XML for backend APIs, which restricts their utility.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Quick Base for two to three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability of the solution as eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Quick Base has high potential to scale, and I would rate its scalability at nine out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is really good, and I would rate it a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I was previously working with OpenNebula and have now switched to a different vendor.
How was the initial setup?
The setup process is moderate, not simple, and it requires a quick walkthrough of the entire system. A technical person who has experienced a walkthrough can work on it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing could be cheaper. I rate it around a seven out of ten. Mainly larger companies use it, which influences the pricing structure.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
A main competitor for Quick Base is Salesforce, along with other low-code, no-code platforms.
What other advice do I have?
I prefer Quick Base for its functionality. It allows front-end creation, exposes backend APIs, and doesn't require a separate database.
Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten, and I can recommend it to others.
As for AI integration, initially, there was no AI use two years ago, however, now some aspects are being integrated. They're exploring how to improve AI on the platform. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.
