Knime review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Knime report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for free visual data cleaning and reporting
KNIME Analytics Platform is a free, open-source visual tool for data cleaning and reporting on Windows, macOS and Linux. The paid hosted plans start at €99 a month for 3 seats with execution billed on top in euros, and Business Hub has no published price.
Who Knime is for
- Fits if you're an analyst who wants a free visual tool for cleaning data
- Works for teams automating recurring data jobs
Who Knime is not for
- Pricey if you want hosted execution, billed per started minute on top of €99
- Watch out: the Team plan is priced in euros
- Watch out: executors use 2, 4 or 8 credits a minute depending on size
- Skip it if you need a published Business Hub price, as it's quote only
Why Knime gets a 3.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyThe Analytics Platform is free to download and run. The Team plan is €99 a month for 3 seats, with execution at €0.025 per credit per started minute on top.
- AFree plan and trialFree open-source desktop program with no cap, plus a 1-month trial of the Team plan with 1,000 credits.
- BFeaturesVisual workflows for data cleaning and reporting, with Snowflake, Amazon S3, Azure, Google Cloud and Power BI connections. The listing names no gap in the core job.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You build workflows node by node, so there's a learning curve.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWindows, macOS, Linux and web, with cloud and Power BI connections. No phone apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from KNIME's own pages on 13 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/knime#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/knime.svg" alt="Knime: 3.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Knime stands among automation tools
Knime's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 134 of the 134 other automation tools we grade.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 124 of 134) and worst on ease of use (C, above 27).
Its paid plans start at about $110.60 a month, against a middle price of $22.17 for the category: 56 of the 65 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 135 automation tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Knime’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 116 of 134, level with 18
- AFree plan and trialAbove 124 of 134, level with 10
- BFeaturesAbove 86 of 134, level with 45
- CEase of useAbove 27 of 134, level with 102
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 39 of 134, level with 95
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 80 automation 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 Knime, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Knime you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 134 of the 134 other automation tools we grade. It costs $1,327.23 a year. Knime is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Knime’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 Knime?
KNIME is a platform for building visual, low-code data workflows for data preparation, analysis and machine learning. KNIME Analytics Platform is a free open-source desktop application. A hosted Team plan adds private spaces, scheduled runs and data apps, and KNIME Business Hub serves larger organizations on a quote basis.
Worth knowing
- The Team plan is priced in euros; execution is billed on top at €0.025 per credit, per started minute.
- Executors use 2, 4 or 8 credits per minute for the small, medium and large sizes.
- Business Hub has no published price; the pricing page offers a quote form with no per-seat licensing.
Key features
- Visual workflows
- Analyses are built in a low-code, no-code interface for data prep, analysis, machine learning and LLM work.
- K-AI assistant
- KNIME's AI assistant, K-AI, helps build workflows, generate scripts and create visualizations.
- Scheduled runs
- Team plan workflows can be run ad hoc or on a schedule, from every minute to monthly, in the vendor's hosted cloud.
- Data apps and REST APIs
- Workflows can be deployed as browser-based data apps or REST APIs that others use without installing the desktop software.
- Version control and sharing
- Spaces on KNIME Hub store workflows privately, with a team, or publicly, and track changes.
- Credential handling
- The Team plan page describes central, encrypted handling of credentials for automated runs.
Knime pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Knime has a free plan, and paid plans start at €99 per month for 3 seats and 120 execution credits.
- Starts at
- €99 per month for 3 seats and 120 execution credits
- Free plan
- KNIME Analytics Platform is free and open source for Windows, macOS and Linux; the paid plans add hosted collaboration and execution.
- Free trial
- 1-month free trial of the Team plan with 1,000 execution credits
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Analytics Platform | $0 | Free open-source desktop software for building workflows; runs on your own machine. |
| Team plan | €99per month for 3 seats, with 120 execution credits | Private spaces, scheduled runs and data apps. Extra execution is billed at €0.025 per credit. |
| Business Hub | Custom | Private environment for larger organizations with governance and the K-AI assistant; sold by quote. |
Read from knime.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Knime before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Knime have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Knime is listed for Windows, macOS, Linux and Web.
Does Knime have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Knime is listed for Windows, macOS, Linux and Web.
Is Knime open source?
Yes. Knime is open source, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.