No code. Great builder. Excellent documentation. Great support. Ability to customise with css/js if you like. Multi users with different views and permissions. Excellent reporting and dash boarding tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Needs better gui dev tools, video examples and live data import. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some tools are so intuitive and ripe with potential that they are actually a delight to use. This is one such tool. In addition to being able to create databases quickly, the ability to create apps to manipulate and view records is easy and useful.

The app builder is my favorite feature. There are a lot of useful views to be used (search, forms and tables are my top 3) and I love it when an end-user asks me if it can do XY or Z and I'm able to come back with a solution quickly! The new builder has some incredible improvements that make building and viewing our database easier.

The automated tasks are also proving to be helpful for resetting values after a defined amount of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't found anything to dislike but I don't feel like we're doing anything with Knack that would push it to its limits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Extreme flexibility and personalization

I can do nearly everything! I have an advanced level in Excel and use WordPress. Knack bridge the gap between Excel and WordPress. Very strong in Data Base design and communication, and very easy to show, consult and edit the data base on a web page.

Very intuitive and elegant interface

This is a critical factor for a no computer programer like me. I needed a very lean and clear, BUT COMPLETE, interface to just start working. Knack provides that. All functionalities are at 1 or 2 clicks. This is very saving time. And the interface is very fast!

All the notification tools are fantastics

Like the personalized emails, rules to automate color coded signalization, etc.

SUPPORT

I nearly forgot. Knack has a huge expert team of technical support. Always friendly and 48hrs responsive with some kind of solution. I really needed it during the development of my App. It helped me A LOT.

Improvments

So much complete and easy, that Knack makes me want to develop more functionalities for users. SOmething I never would have imagined 10 months ago. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Missing some functionalities

sweep gesture

Very useful to pass easyly through each detail view in the database. At this time, need each time to go back to the list of the database and click to view the detail.

grafic types

Need more grafic types with more options to show data points (% or value).

search on objects

This is a bizarre one. The search view does no include the search on some objects. Possible to find a way around but it is something that should be fixed.

ecommerce module

If you do not start your App with the ecommerce template, then you have start from scratch and it is laborious. I would have hoped a module would have been easyly activated and integrated.

Integrate template in App

Knack offers many prebuild templates like ecommerce, catalogue, class management, etc. But you have to choose first the template and then start building ON it.

Would be a great idea to be able to INTEGRATE the template to an App already built. Would help, complet and accelerate A LOT the App development time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is easy enough for someone with basic technical skills to pick up and learn fairly quickly. Once you have the basic grasp of how to build the database and app, it is easy to create and deploy secure apps for multiple different scenarios. For example, we were able to launch an app quickly to help collect data on our Covid-19 initiative in a matter of weeks, with minimal effort. Knack does all the heavy lifting in terms of security and back end support. All you need to worry about is how to build your app you need to solve your problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

At times, it can be a bit unforgiving if you make mistakes and build relationships the wrong way for example. You have to learn that the hard way at times, but knack is improving at explaining best practices. While there isn't any version control per se either, the product does the job well it needs to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s so flexible, from the simpler stuff to getting bespoke code made specifically for my industry. Knack is a great fit for a variety of different business challenges Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A big piece of my operations are in Europe so time zones are sometimes difficult to work do. It’s a minor issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Knack allows you to rapidly develop and deploy fully functioning web applications. It's a great tool and can be as simple or as complex as you need. The native functionality is powerful and if needed can be expanded through custom code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The native UI of Knack is a bit bland. It is simple and effective but isn't as pretty as it could be. However, with custom JS and CSS it can be modified to be more modern. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The simplicity of the platform, allowing to create new creative and complex solutions in a heartbeat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's not the cheapest one out there, but the support has been outstanding! I'm also still looking for user authentication solutions that integrate with our existing tech setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of use and the short learning curve. The pricing The ability to combine a database with a website very quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The rate at which new features are rolled out. The inability to run workflows at the database level as opposed to on the interface/website level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It was very easy to build our solution. We used a partner but it was all done in a couple of weeks for a very reasonable price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of their competitors have more features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The builder and the applications are separate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lack of a report wizard, and database self documentation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.