Unclaimed: Are are working at Knack ?
Knack is a no-code development platform that lets businesses build simple web apps and online databases. The platform lets users import data from spreadsheets or define it from scratch. From there, users can build interfaces to display and manage that data using elements like forms, tables, and searches. Apps can be easily embedded into any website and then further styled or manipulated via jQuery.
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| Deployment | Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based |
| Support | 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support |
| Training | Documentation |
| Languages | English |
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The fact that nearly anyone can use it to make what they actually want is very useful. It works on both normal PC desktop and mobile devices allows for flexibility. They offer a couple weeks free to try and test out the product to ensure it is right for your group. Also the fact when you speak to people they are really in America is becoming more and more important to our group when looking for vendors.
We have noticed that at times it will knock us out of work and after testing and review we think it's because we have multiple tabs open working on things at the same time. Other than that not too much negative to think of here.
We were able to build the app we needed to add all on our own. After doing so we found it very useful how you are able to track and review the information in Knack. It was the difference maker at helping track large amounts of data we had then.
Our team has used Knack to build out entire OS systems for nonprofits and small businesses. It's flexibility allows for many variations to meet needs from receipt submissions on the finance side to data tracking on the program/mission side. While there is a learning curve, once you get the 'Knack' of how the platform works, you will be building in no time.
The UI can use some more flexibility in how it looks and how the embedded tables function on sites. Internally the design is not the number #1 priority, but when customer facing, being able to add some more design components would be great. They do offer some levels of CSS flexibility which helps a bit.
Building operating applications for various nonprofits and small businesses from finance, to HR, to client facing needs.
No code. Great builder. Excellent documentation. Great support . Ability to customise with css/js if you like. Multi users with different views and permissions. Excellent reporting and dash boarding tools
Needs better gui dev tools, video examples and live data import .
Data collection and sharing for global group. Desktop and mobile access. Custom development so focused on needs no need for lengthy setup and training for users.
Plu and Play, don't need to know how to code to create a custom platform for your needs.
Sometimes hard to get a rapid response from support.
Allows us to do updates and have them deploy to all users instead up updating each users interface.
Decent interface in the builder, I have about 10 applications running and I can easily get into them and review and make changes. Also really can grow with more complex needs, I've been surprised how as the needs have become more complex Knack can deal with that and scale. It's very easy to spin something up and start collecting data.
Sometimes they make changes that break things! Support is very good, but I have customers who rely on the DB so if there is any downtime it has an impact. Must admit probably over the last 6 months they have got much better at this and uptime issues or service problems have been rare. I also wish the reporting was a bit more powerful. Better ad-hoc queries, charting and visualisation would be good.
I'm building complex DBs to collect, manage and report on case management in the social care sector. The tool I build in knack is better featured that many of the existing professional software players in the space and is a tenth of the price.
Creating a database on Knack is simple and analyzing the same is simpler :)
They can work a lot on UX and UI. The current UX is not so user friendly.
We are currently managing a very huge data base of our customers.
It allows me to build databases which i can acces completely remotely. I find tht thatis a great benefit for it. Simple to use, so eveyone in the organisation can learn it.
The support is lacking. When needed it takes a while to get answers or help from them. Also the community support is not good
It helps solving problems in no time where as before it took a year to find a solution for a problem. Now it's just a matter of days
doing my job the programming and creation of online databases are frequent, using knack to establish better links has helped me, and I have much more performance as a professional with the program, uses js drivers that allow faster work and always increasing the personalization, thanks to the modern filters of the program I make each data record and keep effective results
It is important to know each program before using it and know what its limits and failures are, in this case knack has good power and does not give me problems or failures, as a user I am happy to have it, if there are any changes that I would like to make in your panel main buttons are needed to execute more direct orders, it is a very simple panel that if it could be adjusted and customized, each user would be guaranteed a more comfortable work with a platform that fits their tastes and requirements
The number of filters that the program has that make my work experience wonderful is surprising, the cost is excellent and its cloud has good tools to enter my devices while being in the office or on a business trip, it is a program that by not needing a heavy installation, I can use it on all my devices comfortably
Knack is a great tool for a customized CRM.Its easy to use ,relatively inexpensive and can make your life so much easier!.
The thing I don't liked in "knack" is that it does not auto save when inputting data to fields,so we can lose data inputs.
I had a great experience with knack developer support while building a custom solution.