Quickbase review (2026): is it worth $35 a month per user?
Low-code platform for custom work apps and workflows
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Quickbase report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for operations teams building company work apps
Quickbase is a low-code platform for work apps with forms, reports, dashboards and workflows, and an AI builder called Pave. Team is $35 per user a month on top of a platform minimum the page doesn't state, and SSO and Gantt charts need the $55 plan.
Who Quickbase is for
- Fits if an operations or compliance team needs custom apps with audit logs
- Makes sense if you will want Gantt charts and SSO later
Who Quickbase is not for
- Pricey if you are small, as the platform minimum on top of $35 per user is not shown
- Skip it if you want a quick price, since plans are sold through a contact form
- Tight if you need SSO, SCIM, Gantt charts, a sandbox or HIPAA support, which need Business at $55
- Watch out: extensions and the AI Intelligence Pack are add-ons
Why Quickbase 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 $35 per user a month priced annually, plus a platform minimum fee the page does not show. Spreadsheet tools sit at $12 in the middle and $31 for the dearer quarter.
- DFree plan and trialA 30-day trial with all Business features, but the page doesn't say whether it needs a card. There is no free plan.
- BFeaturesApp builder, reports and charts, workflow automation, AI, security and compliance, extensions and APIs. Nothing in the listing shows a missing core piece.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It is a web app where the work is building the apps, so there is a learning curve.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with extensions and APIs. No desktop or phone app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Quickbase'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/quickbase#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/quickbase.svg" alt="Quickbase: 2.0 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Quickbase stands among spreadsheet and database tools
Quickbase'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 $35 a month for each person, against a middle price of $11.38 for the category: 29 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. Quickbase’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 Quickbase, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Quickbase 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 $420 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- 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, SCIM, HIPAA and audit logs.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Quickbase’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 Quickbase?
Quickbase is a low-code platform where teams build apps with forms, reports, dashboards and workflows, aimed at operations, project and compliance work. It is priced per user on top of a platform minimum fee, and its AI builder, Pave, drafts apps from a prompt.
Worth knowing
- Listed per-user prices do not include a platform minimum fee; its amount is not shown on the page.
- Plans are sold through the contact form; the free 30-day trial includes Business plan features.
- SSO, SCIM, Gantt charts, sandbox and HIPAA support need the Business plan or higher.
- Extensions and the AI Intelligence Pack are add-ons.
Key features
- Visual app builder
- Build apps and workflows visually, from app templates or an AI prompt.
- Reports and charts
- Grid, map, calendar and kanban reports plus line, pie and bar charts, with personalized dashboards.
- Workflow automation
- A visual workflow builder, custom emails, secure links for outside stakeholders and document creation.
- Quickbase AI
- AI features for building apps, turning spreadsheets into apps and an agent over your apps; an AI Intelligence Pack add-on is optional.
- Security and compliance
- Audit logs and encryption on Team; Business adds SSO, SCIM, sandbox and FDA and HIPAA support.
- Extensions and APIs
- RESTful APIs on every plan and nine extensions such as XL Docs and JuicedSign as an add-on.
Quickbase pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Quickbase is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $35 per user / month, priced annually, plus a platform minimum.
- Starts at
- $35 per user / month, priced annually, plus a platform minimum
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 30-day free trial with all Business plan features
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Team | $35per user / month, priced annually, plus platform minimum | Dashboards, 13+ report types, workflow automation, audit logs, encryption. Cost excludes the platform minimum. |
| Business | $55per user / month, priced annually, plus platform minimum | Adds SSO and SCIM, Gantt charts, sandbox and FDA and HIPAA compliance. Cost excludes the platform minimum. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Adds advanced performance tools, advanced data encryption and data warehouse integrations. Sold through sales. |
Read from quickbase.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Quickbase before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Quickbase have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Quickbase is listed for Web.
Does Quickbase have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Quickbase is listed for Web.
Is Quickbase open source?
Quickbase is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Quickbase have an API?
Yes. Quickbase 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.