Kintone
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if your team needs a customizable no-code workflow/database platform and can invest setup time.
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Kintone vs Quickbase
Kintone and Quickbase both land on Depends.
Quickbase
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you're a mid-size or larger ops team replacing spreadsheets and paper processes with custom apps and can absorb per-user pricing.
| Compare | Kintone | Quickbase |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Ops teams building custom workflow apps without developers | Field service and construction operations |
| Who it's not for | Small teams wanting a simple contact list or shared tracker | Small teams wanting a simple contact list or CRM |
| Privacy | HIPAA compliant (Nov 2025); historical Android app CVEs (2016-2020) disclosed; no Log4j2 impact.⁸ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No support evidence in sources | No support-quality evidence in reviewed sources |
| Public sentiment | Users across G2, Capterra, and Software Advice describe Kintone as easy to use, powerful, and versatile for custom team apps.¹ | Reviewers rate it highly for building custom operational apps, while Reddit threads flag cost confusion, BI limitations, and users switching away.13 |
| Biggest gotcha | Per-user pricing means costs grow with headcount⁵ | Per-user, per-tier pricing; real cost is hard to pin down before purchase |
Pick Kintone when
- Ops teams building custom workflow apps without developers
- Companies centralizing approvals and databases
- Teams outgrowing spreadsheets
- Mid-market firms needing HIPAA-compliant no-code
When Kintone is not a fit
- Small teams wanting a simple contact list or shared tracker
- Buyers expecting ready-made CRM . you build apps yourself
- Anyone wanting instant plug-and-play with zero setup
- Guess: cost-sensitive users . per-user pricing scales with headcount
Pick Quickbase when
- Field service and construction operations
- Mid-size/large ops teams replacing spreadsheets
- Custom relational apps without developers
- Process automation with compliance needs
When Quickbase is not a fit
- Small teams wanting a simple contact list or CRM
- Budget buyers . per-user pricing compounds fast
- Teams needing Power BI-grade analytics
- Solo builders . no free tier, trial only
Sources
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- Quickbase Reviews . G2g2.comreview
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- Quickbase Pricing . Capterracapterra.comreview
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