Knack vs Ragic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Ragic grades higher than Knack: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Ragic grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ragic
No-code database builder with a spreadsheet-style interface
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 Ragic if
- Fits if your team already thinks in spreadsheets and wants linked records and approvals
- Works for people who want mobile data entry and offline use
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as Free allows 3 custom sheets of 1,000 records
- Tight if you need many sheets, because Lite caps custom sheets at 5
- Pricey if you need the bigger plans, since concurrent-user plans are sold in blocks of 10 from $499 a month
- Watch out: annual billing gets one free month rather than a stated rate
- Watch out: AI usage is metered in multiples of an amount defined on a separate page
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAKnackFair | 2.8GPARagicGood | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BLite is $5 per user a month, inside the cheapest quarter of spreadsheet tools, which starts at $6. Professional is $19 and the concurrent-user plan is $499 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card needed. No free plan. | BFree gives 3 custom sheets of 1,000 records with unlimited users, and a 30-day trial of paid plans needs no card. |
| 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. | BSheet-style database, relationships between sheets, approvals, reports, documents and Excel, mobile apps and offline use. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| 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. You build your own sheets and forms, 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, iPhone and Android, with an Excel link. No desktop app is listed. |
| Best for | no-code database apps for a small team | database apps that look like spreadsheets |
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 Ragic. 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. Ragic starts at $5 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Ragic starts $44 a month lower. Of the other spreadsheet and database tools on the chart, 7 score higher than Knack for less, and 2 score higher than Ragic 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
- Knack also covers app builder.
- Ragic also covers spreadsheets and reports.
At a glance
| Knack | Ragic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly) | $5 per user / month (Lite) |
| Free plan | None | 3 custom sheets with 1,000 records each, unlimited templates and records, unlimited users and a limited AI trial. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card needed | 30-day free trial of any paid plan, no credit card |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Knack | Ragic |
| Price read from | knack.com | ragic.com |
| 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.
Ragic
- Free is limited to 3 custom sheets of 1,000 records; Lite caps custom sheets at 5.
- Prices are per user per month; paying annually gets one free month rather than a stated rate.
- Concurrent-user and Enterprise plans are sold in blocks of 10 and are far above the per-user entry price.
- AI usage is metered in multiples of a base amount that the page defines in a separate AI usage page.
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.
Ragic
- Sheet-style database
- Design database forms in a spreadsheet-like interface, or have Ragic AI build sheets from a description.
- Cross-sheet relationships
- One-to-many links with automated lookup and calculation, record conversion and updating values on other sheets.
- Approval workflow
- Built-in approval flows, notifications and reminders on paid plans.
- Reports
- Gantt charts, pivot tables, calendars and ranking reports.
- Documents and Excel
- Mail merge generates Word and Excel documents; data can be synced, imported and exported with Excel.
- Mobile apps and offline
- iOS and Android apps with cloud sync and offline storage on the device.
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.
Ragic
Free$0
per user / month
3 custom sheets of 1,000 records, unlimited users, 10 GB storage and community support.
Lite$5
per user / month
Unlimited records, 5 custom sheets, unlimited templates and 10 GB of storage per user.
Professional$19
per user / month
Unlimited records and custom sheets, 30 GB per user, 4x the AI usage, on-premises option.
Concurrent users$499
per month, includes 10 concurrent users
Unlimited named users, 100 GB per concurrent user, 10x AI usage, on-premises option.
Enterprise$550
per month, includes 10 users
Dedicated managed VM, uptime SLAs, sandbox environment, 11x AI usage and SSO.
Enterprise concurrent users$1399
per month, includes 10 concurrent users
Unlimited named users on a dedicated managed VM, 28x AI usage, uptime SLAs.
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.
Ragic
- Annual discount
One free month with a one-year plan
The pricing calculator gives one month free with a one-year subscription.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Knack or Ragic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Knack starts at $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly), and Ragic starts at $5 per user / month (Lite). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Knack or Ragic?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Ragic has a free plan. Knack does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Knack and Ragic run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Ragic lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.