Knack Reviews & Product Details

Knack reminds me of Squarespace for database builders. It makes building large and fast databases easy - even for novices like me!

International support would be good. It doesn’t deal well with diacritical marks.

I have built a data drive business using the system at a fraction of the cost had I built it myself.

The speed one can create quite sophisticated databases including both data structure, input forms and simple reports. It takes just days not months. Clear pricing, not connected with number of users but just with database size. It is extremely easy to extend your database app with new data structures, forms and features.

Lack of any kind of development tools and app versioning system. Every modification you do on a live production platform, hence you must be extremely careful and be equipped with app backup if there is a need to step back with changes. Lack of logic functions based on text formulas. Lack of lookup function allowing to temporary connect data from different tables (objects).

I built a custom CRM, stock and orders management system with a very unique set of features. It could be done with common online tools, but customization would cost a lot and takes a lot of time, while at the end you achieve something close to what you needed. With KNACK you can build your database with exact and only features you really need.

Easy to setup the database and interface. Lot's of native options like Address, Email, User Roles fields. Easy to customize with JavaScript and CSS. Great documentation and examples. Friendly staff. It's great that there is an annual conference too.

Support can be improved, specially the time to respond to support request. API security is also an area that requires more attention. Also, if the API would allow to change the app structure, like objects and pages, would be greatly beneficial. The speed on which the app loads sometimes goes slow, although it's not too often. If Knack would offer version control, that would help different developers work on the same app at the same time.

We've built hundreds of apps in Knack, either for client or for ourselves at Soluntech. We use it mostly for app that are designed for copy, update, insert or delete. We use it for billing and hours tracking at Soluntech, which is a custom software agency.

Text formulas, JS and CSS console, form and record submit rules, Page builder, unlimited users and roles, builder community

Lacks a couple features I would enjoy but overall the integrations and Script control mitigate for most of it

Unifying the efforts and workflow of many people in different locations . Automating tasks that would take hours a month. Generating and sending reports on a button click . Storing massive amounts of data and making it look simple

Knack is simple enough for about anyone to build very useful database apps. But at the same time, it is extremely robust allowing very high end functionality for users with a little more experience.

The somewhat limited ability to do better formatting and page layouts on detail reports and forms.

I'm a builder that helps clients implement Knack solutions. I've done a lot of projects, many that focus on inventory management, custom CRMs, volunteer management, process audits, and on boarding processes.

Knack allows you to rapidly develop and deploy fully functioning web applications. It's a great tool and can be as simple or as complex as you need. The native functionality is powerful and if needed can be expanded through custom code.

The native UI of Knack is a bit bland. It is simple and effective but isn't as pretty as it could be. However, with custom JS and CSS it can be modified to be more modern.

Customer-facing portals are easily built allowing your users to interact with the data they need. It's very quick to set this up and integration with other platforms is possible through Zapier or API connections.

The ease of creating the user interface is critical. When Users ask for functionality I can create it in seconds sometimes. Other times, it may require custom coding, but I can frequently build a short term work around. Additionally, without any database experience at all I was able to build an incredibly comprehensive and industry leading solution. We have abilities to connect data now that we have never had before and we are able to have new and valuable insights into our clients needs.

Sometimes the built in rules or options can leave you wanting for more or different options. The system does not always respond the way you expect it to based on industry standards/past practices. They are improving every day though. Unfortunately, they are still understaffed and support suffers as a result. None of these issues have caused me to look elsewhere in the four years that I have been working with Knack,

We have built a comprehensive backbone to the company using Knack. It includes everything from Customer resource management to document management to contact management, project management, Laboratory information system, Inventory. We create documents from templates and are saving ten of thousands of dollars per year in manpower. There is literally no piece of the company that is not using Knack for one reason or another.

It is easy enough for someone with basic technical skills to pick up and learn fairly quickly. Once you have the basic grasp of how to build the database and app, it is easy to create and deploy secure apps for multiple different scenarios. For example, we were able to launch an app quickly to help collect data on our Covid-19 initiative in a matter of weeks, with minimal effort. Knack does all the heavy lifting in terms of security and back end support. All you need to worry about is how to build your app you need to solve your problem.

At times, it can be a bit unforgiving if you make mistakes and build relationships the wrong way for example. You have to learn that the hard way at times, but knack is improving at explaining best practices. While there isn't any version control per se either, the product does the job well it needs to do.

We are solving the problem of deploying secure apps for pilot projects in our organization that need quick turnarounds with small budgets. We are able to do this with Knack.

The simplicity of the platform, allowing to create new creative and complex solutions in a heartbeat.

It's not the cheapest one out there, but the support has been outstanding! I'm also still looking for user authentication solutions that integrate with our existing tech setup.

Custom-built engineering solutions are not realistic for small organisations like ours, and are expensive to maintain. Knack has instantly fixed this for us. And we are building a solution that allows us to manage the whole system in-house in a cost-effective way.

Some tools are so intuitive and ripe with potential that they are actually a delight to use. This is one such tool. In addition to being able to create databases quickly, the ability to create apps to manipulate and view records is easy and useful. The app builder is my favorite feature. There are a lot of useful views to be used (search, forms and tables are my top 3) and I love it when an end-user asks me if it can do XY or Z and I'm able to come back with a solution quickly! The new builder has some incredible improvements that make building and viewing our database easier. The automated tasks are also proving to be helpful for resetting values after a defined amount of time.

I haven't found anything to dislike but I don't feel like we're doing anything with Knack that would push it to its limits.

We're using Knack to track transactions on our website and then offer promotions based on the user's order history. We've also built a view that allows our customer service team to look up transaction histories and make adjustments, if needed. By using Knack as a part of this solution, we've saved time by quickly building the interface for the app with Knack versus rolling our own.