Caspio review (2026): is it worth $270 a month, billed yearly?
Low-code platform for database-driven web apps
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Caspio report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for database apps and portals with unlimited users
Caspio builds database-driven web apps, forms and portals, and every plan allows unlimited app users. Team starts at $270 a month on annual billing and caps you at 5 app authors and 250K records, and onboarding is an extra fee on top.
Who Caspio is for
- Fits if you build portals for outside users and don't want to pay per person
- Makes sense if you need compliance options like a HIPAA-style edition
Who Caspio is not for
- Pricey if you are one person or a small team, as the floor is $270 a month on annual billing
- Tight if you grow, since Team stops at 5 app authors and 250K records
- Watch out: onboarding is a separate fee, $600 for Jumpstart or $1,800 for Enterprise Onboarding
- Watch out: SMS and some extensions use credit-based billing
- Watch out: the free trial length isn't stated
Why Caspio gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyTeam is $270 a month on annual billing ($300 monthly), with no per-user fee. For five people that is $54 each, against $12 in the middle of spreadsheet tools, and one person pays the same $270.
- DFree plan and trialThere is a free trial but its length isn't stated on the pricing page, and whether it needs a card isn't stated either. No free plan.
- BFeaturesVisual app builder, automation, identity management, a REST API and webhooks, and a compliance edition. Nothing is missing from the core job on the listing, though heavier use pushes you to a dearer plan.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It is a web app where the work is building the app, so there is a learning curve.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with Zapier, Stripe, PayPal, HubSpot and Slack links and a REST API. No desktop or phone app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Caspio's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Caspio's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 42 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on features (B, above 19 of 42) and worst on value for money (D, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $270 a month, against a middle price of $11.38 for the category: 34 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 43 spreadsheet and database tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Caspio’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 1 of 42, level with 7
- DFree plan and trialAbove 1 of 42, level with 5
- BFeaturesAbove 19 of 42, level with 20
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 42, level with 25
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 7 of 42, level with 32
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 42 spreadsheet and database tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Caspio, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Caspio you would be making a builder that other people can use without writing code. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 34 of the 42 other spreadsheet and database tools grade higher. It costs $3,240 a year.
What you could make
- Forms: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- It plugs into other products, Zapier, Stripe and PayPal among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and HIPAA.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Caspio’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Caspio?
Caspio is a low-code platform for building database-driven web apps, forms, reports and portals for internal or outside users. Every plan has unlimited app users, and prices rise by tier with records, automation limits and support. An AI builder and an MCP server are included.
Worth knowing
- Team allows 5 app authors and 250K records; heavier use needs Business at $540 a month on annual billing.
- Pricing is USD by default; the page also shows other currencies.
- Onboarding is a separate one-time fee: Jumpstart $600 or Enterprise Onboarding $1,800.
- SMS and some extensions use credit-based billing.
Key features
- Visual app builder
- Build forms, reports, charts, calendars and search pages and deploy on your own site or Caspio hosting.
- AI tools
- Caspi, the AI app builder, chat agent, AI workflows and an MCP server for ChatGPT and Claude.
- Automation
- Triggered actions, scheduled tasks and import and export jobs, with run limits that rise by plan.
- Identity management
- Directories, two-factor authentication for end users, SAML in and out, and custom email templates.
- REST API and webhooks
- REST API, Zapier and webhooks with monthly integration call allowances: 500K on Team, 1M on Business.
- Compliance edition
- A HIPAA and compliance edition on separate infrastructure with a signed BAA, from $500 a month on a 1-year term.
Caspio pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Caspio is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $270 per month, billed annually ($300 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $270 per month, billed annually ($300 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial, length not stated on the pricing page
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Team | $270per month, billed annually ($300 billed monthly) | Unlimited app users, 5 app authors, 250K records, 50 GB files, chat support and 100 DataPages. |
| Business | $540per month, billed annually ($600 billed monthly) | Unlimited authors, 1M records, 100 GB files, chat and phone support, 200 DataPages, custom domain. |
| Enterprise | Custom | 2M+ records, unlimited DataPages, 2-hour ticket response and governance features. Sold through sales. |
Read from caspio.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Caspio before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 10% with annual billing
The pricing page lists a 10% saving for paying annually: Team $270 and Business $540 a month.
Stated on caspio.com - NonprofitExtra discounts for nonprofits
The pricing page mentions extra discounts for nonprofits and qualifying countries; the amounts are not shown there.
Stated on caspio.com
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Common questions
Does Caspio have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Caspio is listed for Web.
Does Caspio have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Caspio is listed for Web.
Is Caspio open source?
Caspio is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Caspio have an API?
Yes. Caspio offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.