Knack vs Noloco (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Knack and Noloco share a 2.4 GPA, and only Noloco has a free plan.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Knack grades higher on features. Noloco grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Noloco
No-code portal and internal app builder on top of your data
Which one is for you
Pick Knack if
- Fits if a small team wants a database app without paying per user
- Works for people who want an AI builder to draft the first version
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your data grows, as Starter allows 20k records and Pro 50k
- Pricey if you need payments, scheduled tasks or no Knack branding, which start at $110 a month
- Watch out: Corporate at $250 is a starting price and the final cost is set by usage
- Watch out: the 66% new-customer offer covers the first 3 months only
Pick Noloco if
- Fits if you want a client portal on top of an Airtable base or a Google Sheet
- Makes sense if you want to try a portal for free before paying
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you grow past 2,000 records or 50 clients on Free
- Pricey if you add seats or records on Build, at $5 per extra seat and $25 per extra 25,000 records
- Skip it if you need Salesforce or API data sources, as those are Enterprise only
- Watch out: Google Sheets only syncs from Build up, and is import-only on Free
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAKnackFair | 2.4GPANolocoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $49 a month billed annually ($59 monthly) for unlimited users, about $10 each for five people. The cheaper quarter of spreadsheet tools starts at $6 per user. | CBuild is $65 a month billed annually ($79 monthly) with 10 seats, which is $13 each for a team of ten, about the middle of spreadsheet tools. Extra seats and records cost more. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card needed. No free plan. | BFree has unlimited team seats, 2,000 records, 50 active clients and 30 AI credits a month, and a 14-day trial of Build needs no card. A small portal could live there. |
| Features | BA database builder, app designer, AI builder, automations, payments and scheduling, and access controls. Record caps and plan gates limit it, but nothing in the core job is missing. | CPortals, internal apps, workflows, action buttons, mobile apps and many data sources. Salesforce and API sources are Enterprise only and Google Sheets is import-only on Free, which are gaps. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is a web app where the work is building the app, so there is a learning curve. | CNo store rating on record. It is a web app where you build the portal yourself, so there is a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Stripe, PayPal and Google Sheets links and an API. No desktop or phone app is listed. | BWeb with mobile apps, plus links to Airtable, Google Sheets, Xano, Stripe, Postgres, Supabase and HubSpot, and an API. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | no-code database apps for a small team | client portals and internal tools on top of your data |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Knack and Noloco. How we grade
Price against what you get
Knack starts at $49 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Noloco starts at $65 a month and scores 2.3.
Knack scores higher and starts $16 a month lower. Of the other spreadsheet and database tools on the chart, 7 score higher than Knack for less, and 26 score higher than Noloco for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| Knack | Noloco | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly) | $65 per month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Unlimited team seats, 50 active clients, 2,000 records, 30 AI credits a month plus 5 a day, Noloco Tables and CSV import. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card needed | 14-day free trial of the Build plan, no card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Knack | Noloco |
| Price read from | knack.com | noloco.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Knack
- Records are capped by plan: 20k on Starter and 50k on Pro, with higher counts from Corporate.
- Knack branding removal, scheduled tasks, ecommerce payments and a custom domain need Pro.
- Corporate is a starting price; the final cost is set by usage.
- The 66% new-customer offer on the page is labeled limited-time and covers the first 3 months only.
Noloco
- Free caps records at 2,000 and active clients at 50.
- Salesforce and API data sources are Enterprise only.
- On Build, seats beyond 10 and records beyond 25,000 cost extra; the page says rows can be added up to 250,000 records.
- Google Sheets is import-only on the Free plan and syncs on Build and above.
Key features
Knack
- No-code database
- Relational tables with unlimited fields and tables on every plan, plus imports from CSV, Excel and Google Sheets.
- Web app designer
- A front-end designer builds pages, forms and tables, with unlimited users and custom roles.
- AI app builder
- Drafts an app from a description. Starter includes 25 AI credits a month, rising with each plan.
- Automations
- Knack Flows and the API connect apps to 400+ platforms and run scheduled tasks from Pro.
- Payments and scheduling
- Pro adds ecommerce payments through Stripe and PayPal; a scheduling add-on is available.
- Access and audit
- Roles, 2FA for app users on Pro, advanced SSO on Corporate and record audit logs of 1 to 3 months by plan.
Noloco
- Client portals and internal apps
- Builds logged-in portals, CRMs, project tools and back-office apps from tables, with permissions deciding what each user sees.
- Nola AI builder
- An assistant that builds pages, tables and workflows; it uses monthly AI credits that differ by plan.
- Connected data sources
- Build includes Noloco Tables, Airtable, Google Sheets, Xano, SmartSuite, Stripe, Postgres, Supabase, HubSpot and MySQL.
- Workflows and action buttons
- Automations and buttons that trigger actions on records, plus forms and charts in the interface builder.
- Mobile apps
- The site lists a mobile apps feature among its build tools.
Plans
Knack
Starter$49
per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
20k database records, 25 AI credits, unlimited users, tables and pages. New customers pay $19 monthly for 3 months.
Pro$110
per month, billed annually ($130 billed monthly)
50k records, 50 AI credits, removes Knack branding, scheduled tasks, ecommerce payments, 1 custom domain.
Corporate$250
per month, billed annually ($300 billed monthly)
Starting price. 125k to 2.5m records, 100 AI credits, advanced SSO, app restores, 3 custom domains.
EnterpriseCustom
2.5 million+ records, HIPAA and GovCloud options, private server environment. Sold through sales.
Noloco
Free$0
per month
Unlimited team seats, 50 active clients, 2,000 records and 30 AI credits a month plus 5 more each day.
Build$65
per month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
250 AI credits a month, 10 team seats then $5 per extra seat billed annually ($6 monthly), 1,000 active clients, 25,000 records then $25 per extra 25,000, and 2FA.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom AI credits and seats, 1M+ records, all data sources, SSO/SAML, audit logs, dedicated CSM and SLA, full white-label.
Ways to pay less
Knack
- Annual discount
Two months free on annual plans
The pricing page says annual plans give two free months, 17% off the monthly rate.
- Other savings
66% off the first 3 months
New customers only, labeled limited time: Starter is $19 and Pro $49 a month for the first 3 months on monthly billing.
Noloco
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves two months
Build is $65 a month billed annually against $79 billed monthly; the page labels yearly as saving 2 months.
- Nonprofit
50% off for non-profits
The pricing page offers eligible non-profit organizations 50% off all plans, by application.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Knack or Noloco?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Knack is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $65 a month for Noloco. Knack starts at $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly), and Noloco starts at $65 per month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Knack or Noloco?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Noloco has a free plan. Knack does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.