Knack review (2026): is it worth $49 a month, billed yearly?
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Knack report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for no-code database apps for a small team
Knack builds online databases and the web apps around them, with forms, user roles, automations and an AI app builder. Starter is $49 a month on yearly billing, but it caps you at 20k records and keeps Knack branding, payments and scheduled tasks for the $110 plan.
Who Knack is for
- 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
Who Knack is not for
- 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
Why Knack gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyStarter 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.
- CFree plan and trialA 14-day trial with no card needed. No free plan.
- BFeaturesA 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.
- 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 Stripe, PayPal and Google Sheets links and an API. No desktop or phone app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Knack'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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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/knack#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/knack.svg" alt="Knack: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Knack stands among spreadsheet and database tools
Knack's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 15 of the 42 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on features (B, above 19 of 42) and worst on ease of use (C, above 5).
Its paid plans start at $49 a month, against a middle price of $11.38 for the category: 31 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. Knack’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 9 of 42, level with 18
- CFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 42, level with 12
- 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 Knack, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Knack 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.
It costs $588 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.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- 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 audit logs.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Knack’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 Knack?
Knack is a no-code platform for building online databases and the web apps around them: forms, tables, pages, user roles and automations. Apps can include scheduling, maps and payments, and an AI app builder drafts apps from a description. Plans differ by record count, AI credits and features.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Knack pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Knack is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no credit card needed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49per 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 | $110per month, billed annually ($130 billed monthly) | 50k records, 50 AI credits, removes Knack branding, scheduled tasks, ecommerce payments, 1 custom domain. |
| Corporate | $250per month, billed annually ($300 billed monthly) | Starting price. 125k to 2.5m records, 100 AI credits, advanced SSO, app restores, 3 custom domains. |
| Enterprise | Custom | 2.5 million+ records, HIPAA and GovCloud options, private server environment. Sold through sales. |
Read from knack.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Knack before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free on annual plans
The pricing page says annual plans give two free months, 17% off the monthly rate.
Stated on knack.com - Other savings66% 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.
Stated on knack.com
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Common questions
Does Knack have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Knack is listed for Web.
Does Knack have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Knack is listed for Web.
Is Knack open source?
Knack is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.