QuickBase Reviews

I have been using QuickBase for the past five years.

My main use case for QuickBase is for project management, including project progress, compilation, completion, billing management, and inventory management for a few years. QuickBase is very good in inventory management. It is easy to use with a simple dashboard. It easily helps us in managing labor and material projects differently. It is easy to synchronize with our other software. QuickBase's drag-and-drop interface is simple and intuitive. QuickBase's pre-built templates play a pivotal role in creating custom applications easily. Ease of customization is another added advantage. The ability to manage the entire application life cycle with QuickBase has become seamless.

A specific example of how I use QuickBase for project management or inventory management is that QuickBase has been very helpful, as it helps in automating processes and decreasing manual entry. The project can easily be tracked, and we can easily save on time, labor, and cost. It is also a good tool that we use for task creation and assigning tasks to individuals along with due or target dates. It also helps us in revenue forecasting, as it provides good reporting features and integrations.

It is very simple to enter data with QuickBase.

QuickBase has positively impacted my organization by resolving our purchase order and inventory management issues. It helps us in revenue management, forecasting revenue, and making data-driven decisions easily. It is time-saving and also a cost-saving product.

Through automations, QuickBase has helped us to automate time-consuming and tedious tasks. We have been able to save at least 60 to 70% of our time compared to our previous tool. We have also seen faster project completion and delivery to our customers. Our productivity has increased by 80%. It is also very cost-effective, where automation does all the labor, and no labor cost is required.

The best features QuickBase offers include being a no-code software, meaning it is very easy to use even for new users. It also provides life cycle management, workflow management, and dashboards.

The dashboards and workflow management help my team significantly, as they have a drag-and-drop interface and prebuilt templates, which play a pivotal role in creating custom applications. Those features also help provide the ability to manage the entire application life cycle with QuickBase easily.

Integration has been very seamless with our overall IT stack. The user interface is very user-friendly and intuitive, which makes it very easy to use, together with the no-code aspect. Any kind of personnel can use this tool easily.

QuickBase can be improved, as some high-level integration can be tricky to develop without advanced understanding of the APIs and other functions. The price of QuickBase is a bit higher compared to its competitors. The customization is also a bit difficult.

User training is very seamless. The customer support is very highly proactive and dedicated 24/7. I have no issues with that.

We are able to execute a couple of projects at a go, and QuickBase handles everything. We are also able to create and assign tasks effectively. We are able to save time, especially because of the automation of tasks that are time-wasting or time-consuming and very tiresome. QuickBase is a very scalable tool.

The customer support of QuickBase is very proactive and responsive 24/7.

I previously used a different solution, specifically Smartsheet and Salesforce CMS.

I switched from Smartsheet and Salesforce CMS to QuickBase because QuickBase is an excellent tool for various scenarios. I have used it for several business cases, such as needing a platform for our marketing department to manage various campaigns and projects. I also use this product for keeping track of inventory, customizing reports and forms, and avoiding stock and overstock situations. For customer service departments, this product is ideal for managing client information, tracking interactions, and handling support tickets. QuickBase is very appropriate and much more appropriate compared to Smartsheet.

The setup was straightforward and easy, especially because of the intuitive and user-friendly interface and the help from customer support.

I have seen a return on investment, as I have seen a reduction in duplication of information and workflows, and unification of siloed systems. QuickBase provides my company with the ability to execute work consistently and timely. It helps us to save time through automation. It helps us to create tasks and assign them easily.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the price is a bit expensive, especially when comparing QuickBase with its competitors. The price should be lowered a bit, especially for small organizations working on a tight budget, to afford it or be able to use this tool.

Before choosing QuickBase, I evaluated Asana.

My advice to others looking into using QuickBase is that it is an excellent tool that helps to improve efficiency for several processes, especially due to its automation capabilities, while reducing human errors and saving time and cost through the automation of tedious and time-consuming tasks. It provides fast access to customer information, which has increased client satisfaction, especially for our support department. QuickBase is a highly recommendable tool.

Integrating multiple tools into QuickBase has really reduced our technology cost by 25%, which has been great. I would rate this product a 9.

Our organization uses QuickBase for project management, production, fieldwork tracking, training, training tracking, travel tracking, and more. The platform allows us to standardize workflows across the company and eliminate spreadsheets, emails, and phone calls, which increases production. It has allowed us to automate many workflows that were previously very manual and time-consuming.

We have created a ticketing system, surveys, workflow tools, reporting services, and much more using QuickBase. I love that the versatility of the product allows us to be more creative with our solutions. By taking some of this work out of Excel spreadsheets, it has given us greater visibility into data, and we continue finding new use cases for it.

We have even used QuickBase for disaster recovery when hurricanes hit and our work is needed in those areas. We are able to build an app in a day or two so that there is one centralized system that everyone has access to in order to record important information that can be accessed anywhere and reported on later.

The best part is that QuickBase is easy and quick to set up. The best features QuickBase offers are ease of use and development. QuickBase development, training, and certification are offered through QB University. Communication is excellent, and I am always kept up to date on all the latest things. QuickBase seems to really care how each company is doing and performs routine check-ins.

It has been very easy for new users to use QuickBase. The user interface is very easy to customize and navigate through, making the learning curve smooth. Everything falls into place, making it very quick to develop new applications.

QuickBase is capable of handling complex and powerful workflows. The new dashboard feature is exciting as it provides pipelines and role-based customization.

QuickBase has positively impacted my organization. The ROI is huge; our company saved over 3.8 million in one year alone based on developments that year in QuickBase that saved time for many teams. Also, less user error is noted. Implementing automations and standardized workflow has led to less user error than maintaining spreadsheets or Smartsheets.

The table size limits are small for really large apps. While I agree that there needs to be a cap on the size, it would be nice to adjust it up when needed.

Also, the cost can be a bit prohibitive, especially for small organizations to be able to use this tool.

I have been using QuickBase for the past five to six years.

It is easy to get started with QuickBase as it is very easy to use.

QuickBase has positively impacted my organization. The ROI is huge; our company saved over 3.8 million in one year alone based on developments that year in QuickBase that saved time for many teams.

My advice to others looking into using QuickBase is that it is excellent at automating workflows that require less manual work and boosts the productivity of our team. We always recommend our peers to use it to save time and effort behind processes that can be automated using QuickBase. I rate this product a 9 out of 10.

My main use case for QuickBase is tracking and organizing workflows, replacing manual spreadsheets with a workable database that mitigates user input error and promotes reporting.

A specific example of how I use QuickBase for tracking and organizing workflows is that we automated a process that uses an error report, uploads it into QuickBase automatically with a feed on a daily basis that refreshes existing authorizations for care management and then allows individual staff to go in and use that error report to correct errors in our actual system. Staff then mark the error as corrected in our system, which promotes compliance with state regulatory requirements and allows our reporting to see what kind of errors are being produced most frequently, so we can use targeted system changes in order to address those errors systematically.

We have also used QuickBase for outreach where we mark off the outreach status of contacting individuals.

QuickBase's best features include the ability to create an application really quickly.

The ability to create applications quickly helps me and my team in our day-to-day work because it allows normal business users to create applications without requiring significant technical experience.

QuickBase has positively impacted my organization by allowing business level resources without significant technical experience to create workflows and databases when our IT resources are limited.

With the specific example I provided earlier, our compliance for turning around state requirements has increased significantly, though I cannot quantify it precisely.

QuickBase has allowed me to expand my workflows and tools to other markets to help compliance and to help other less sophisticated business users be able to do standardized and repeatable processes with much less error.

I have been using QuickBase for about seven years.

QuickBase is stable.

QuickBase's scalability is good.

QuickBase's customer support has been fine for us since we have had internal corporate customer support assigned to Aetna, though I do not know about the other forms of customer support.

Negative

I had no previous solution prior to QuickBase other than using Microsoft Excel, and using QuickBase has allowed us to prevent errors when inputting data by using forms and controls on the forms to keep user errors minimized during data entry.

I did not manage the pricing, setup costs, and licensing for QuickBase; the enterprise managed that, and we paid on a per-user basis. However, recently, I think it has been open to the entire organization, which is more helpful than it was when I first started.

The time saved across all the various application uses compared to manual errors created in using a spreadsheet that cannot stop error input or management has been really significant.

Before choosing QuickBase, I was not involved in any evaluation of other options.

The advice I would give to others looking into using QuickBase is that the use case for me using QuickBase versus the use case for others just starting to use QuickBase now has changed in terms of the knowledge base needed to create a new QuickBase application. Now you can use AI to create QuickBase applications, whereas before, I had to take online courses in QuickBase with self-paced learning and figure it out myself, but much of that can be cut down significantly using AI, making the learning curve much less steep and probably much faster to create usable, workable applications to do the same thing that used to take me much longer. I would rate my overall experience with QuickBase a seven out of ten.

My main use case for QuickBase is building apps to meet individualized business need solutions.

A specific example of an app I built with QuickBase is a workflow process to enhance an internal ticketing system to ensure that internal requests got routed to the correct area.

That workflow process changed things for my team by enhancing the process that was previously handled straight through email, making it more efficient and allowing for trending and tracking.

The best features QuickBase offers are custom app building and reporting.

The flexibility and customization of custom app building and reporting stand out to me most.

QuickBase has positively impacted my organization by improving workflows through automation. I have noticed time saved, fewer errors, and other improvements as specific outcomes or metrics.

I do not have any recommendations for improving QuickBase at this time.

I have been using QuickBase for about three years.

QuickBase is stable.

QuickBase is fairly scalable, but it also depends on the number of licenses that are purchased.

I did not have any need for customer support with QuickBase.

I did not previously use a different solution before QuickBase.

I am not sure how QuickBase is deployed in my organization.

My company does not have a business relationship with QuickBase other than being a customer.

I have seen a return on investment with QuickBase, with both time saved and an increase in productivity.

I did not have any involvement with pricing, setup cost, or licensing.

I did not evaluate other options before choosing QuickBase.

My advice to others looking into using QuickBase is to make sure that there is a thorough requirements gathering process. I would rate this review a 9.

I used QuickBase when I was a contractor at Tropicana Brands Group in 2023, and I used it for a couple of months because we were using it to build out an intake form for when people needed requests around procurement, specifically in the technology space. We used QuickBase to document the IT TBG procurement processes and worked with the business team to identify gaps, and then we implemented an automated workflow using QuickBase just for the TBG procurement processes.

Creating an automated workflow via QuickBase provided a centralized space where we could pull data on requests instead of using email threads or chats, and we were also able to capture all of the details in one space, which was helpful. Moving away from ad hoc collection or intake for the procurement requests and moving towards one centralized flow was a significant improvement.

I enjoyed using QuickBase because it is a low-code platform, which means you do not have to be a developer to build out a process. It is really user-friendly to build out all of the questions and how they appear and the options, so I appreciated the ease of using the tool.

In my opinion, the best features QuickBase offers are very detailed ways in which you can create your own process flow form. I remember being very specific in the types of fields or widgets that you were putting on the form and how you wanted them to appear, accepting different types of values. Being able to take in all types of data was appreciated for creating POs, as there are multiple different types of data points you want to collect to be able to produce a form or PO.

I liked being able to do an iterative process of improving the form. Being that it was customizable and highly detailed and allowing you to take in different types of data points, we were able to improve it over iterations and have it full and ready for the team to use.

I do not know if QuickBase has these capabilities because I only participated in building out the flow, the form, and the process flow, but it would be helpful, as someone who would manage the form and the process flow, to build out charts or live dashboards or something similar so people can get information right there of how many requests are submitted and how many are pending to be approved.

Giving something a perfect 10 does not leave any room for improvement, so nine was perfect. I think that the team could always improve by building the intake form and process and defining the process flow within the intake form as the first step. I think that we could probably utilize QuickBase in other ways, which is more of a team improvement.

I have been working in project management for about seven years.

In my experience, QuickBase was able to hold all of the requests that came in. TBG is not that large of a company right now, so it worked for them.

The implementation resulted in fewer errors and faster intake. Sometimes we would have had to follow up and make sure we had the right information before creating a PO, or someone would just go in and fill in what they know, and they become accountable for getting that information in instead of us following up and trying to get all the details.

I would say fewer employees are needed in the larger process of it, so the ability to add on is valuable. Other employees that are still there are probably able to do things that are more valuable with their time.

I did not need to engage with customer support, so I have no comments there.

There was not really a solution before; it was ad hoc via email threads and chats to get things submitted.

I was not a part of that conversation. I was basically someone who was a subject matter expert who understood the procurement process at TBG, and so they included me in building out the flow since I understood it well. I participated in building it out and also testing QuickBase and being a part of that.

I am not aware of any alternate solutions.

If you are trying to automate a workflow, capture a workflow, and have a centralized space for data, I think QuickBase is a great option. I really enjoyed using it, and it was a good experience for me. I would rate this review 9 out of 10.

I mainly use QuickBase as an ERP and MRP system. Although in my current role, we do not use QuickBase, previously when we used it, I created purchase orders and managed inventory receipt of goods into inventory. In my previous roles, I also used QuickBase to manage MES, manufacturing execution systems.

The best features QuickBase offers are its high customizability, ease of generating reports, and strong analytics. Many different modules in MES can be customized, such as including a quality module for data collection and disposition of goods, allowing us to set up workflows, roles, and responsibilities, approval and review within the same system. QuickBase is a very comprehensive system from that standpoint.

Because it captures data in the same system, generating reports is very seamless, and creating reports at both the user level and management level is very easy. There are various different charts you can set up, making it very feature-rich. QuickBase has positively impacted my organization by creating a very seamless collaboration across different functional groups or stakeholders and acting as a single source of truth since all the data was in a single repository. This ensured everybody was looking at the same data, and whatever analytics were being generated led to good efficiency and a strong collaborative platform.

There were only a few users who knew how to create the different modules or integrate them, so I think an easy-to-understand training program would help in more adoption of QuickBase.

I have been using QuickBase for about twelve to fifteen years.

QuickBase is very stable.

QuickBase's scalability is impressive; it is easily scalable from a few users to a few hundred or a few thousand users. I think it is a great tool and is very module-based.

I did not have to use customer support because we had internal experts for QuickBase, and I always resorted to them for assistance.

Negative

I did not switch to QuickBase from a different solution, as I was directly exposed to it at Applied Materials. However, in my previous roles at other organizations, I had used similar tools offered by ERP tools such as SAP or Oracle.

I was not involved with the pricing, setup cost, or licensing; I inherited this platform.

We had internal experts for QuickBase.

I have seen a return on investment from using QuickBase in terms of time saved, but I did not keep track of any specific metrics.

I advise others looking into using QuickBase to make sure they have internal experts who are aware of QuickBase's capabilities and features because it can be overwhelming. I would rate this product an eight out of ten.

I use Quick Base for management purposes. It functions as a content management system that does not require SQL. It allows me to store data, publish pages, and operates as a single-point solution for a no-code, low-code platform. 

One of my projects involved creating applications for patients, where forms and pages can be created using different languages like React, with data stored in Quick Base.

One of the valuable features of Quick Base is its ability to function as a content management system without the need for SQL. It allows for storing data, publishing pages, and is a no-code, low-code platform. 

I used it for patient applications, with forms and pages created in different languages such as React. I can view everything in one place on the Quick Base site. This provides a unified solution without needing different databases or pipelines.

The user interface of Quick Base is complex. It can be difficult to navigate, and ideally, it should be simplified to facilitate use by anyone, not just certified individuals. 

There is room for improvement in front-end functionalities. I cannot deploy and use front-end features anywhere; they must be deployed inside Quick Base. 

The introduction of hooks would allow for easier deployment elsewhere, such as GitHub. Additionally, their APIs have limitations, such as reliance on XML for backend APIs, which restricts their utility.

I have been working with Quick Base for two to three years.

I would rate the stability of the solution as eight out of ten.

Quick Base has high potential to scale, and I would rate its scalability at nine out of ten.

Technical support is really good, and I would rate it a nine out of ten.

Positive

I was previously working with OpenNebula and have now switched to a different vendor.

The setup process is moderate, not simple, and it requires a quick walkthrough of the entire system. A technical person who has experienced a walkthrough can work on it.

Pricing could be cheaper. I rate it around a seven out of ten. Mainly larger companies use it, which influences the pricing structure.

A main competitor for Quick Base is Salesforce, along with other low-code, no-code platforms.

I prefer Quick Base for its functionality. It allows front-end creation, exposes backend APIs, and doesn't require a separate database. 

Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten, and I can recommend it to others. 

As for AI integration, initially, there was no AI use two years ago, however, now some aspects are being integrated. They're exploring how to improve AI on the platform. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten.

QuickBase is very easy to learn. Its extensive scope allows multiple users with diverse professional backgrounds to engage on a single platform. Users can access QuickBase and customize their views according to their specific needs. In both scenarios, they can access a shared data source or database, enabling seamless integration with other applications or tools. This versatility makes QuickBase a valuable tool for various industries, including pharmaceuticals, where performance and data accuracy are critical factors.

The most valuable feature of QuickBase is its dynamic form capabilities. These forms allow backend automation, making tasks like updating data based on specific conditions much easier. This automation, implemented using Python scripts, streamlines processes and increases efficiency. Users can focus on providing input by reducing manual intervention.

When learning QuickBase, I noticed a shift in its cost structure. It operated on a cost-efficient model tied to the number of users, with invoicing based on applicants. The recent changes have increased costs based on user activity, such as viewing reports or interacting with specific fields. This shift makes QuickBase more expensive to use as activity increases. Lowering these costs could potentially broaden QuickBase's user base, similar to how Microsoft PowerApps operates.

The visualization in QuickBase could be enhanced. Due to cost and usage efficiency concerns, our utilization of QuickBase is limited within our company. A few individuals are currently utilizing QuickBase. We need to consider the cost-to-usage ratio and prioritize increasing adoption.

I have been using QuickBase for the past two years.

QuickBase does have some bugs. For example, when multiple users are using it simultaneously, there can be issues with traffic and database loading. Sometimes, loading times can extend for many hours. 

The solution’s scalability is good. QuickBase has 40 applications, and each application has 40 users. There are approx 1000s of people using the application.

I have contacted support because, in some cases, we know the solution and can build it. There are instances where the requirements are unclear, and we cannot identify them. In such cases, we can submit a support ticket to the QuickBase team, as they have access and can assist us. Even though we have purchased only limited features in the pipelines and automation, when we reach out to the QuickBase team, they provide helpful insights and assistance through IDRs. 

QuickBase and PowerApps share similarities. QuickBase stands out for its ease of learning, as it consolidates various features and coding into a single tool. There are some backend operations required. To enhance its appeal to a wider audience, QuickBase should consider making its pricing more accessible to users, as this could incentivize more people to adopt the platform.

The initial setup is simple. If you have the proper use case and insight, we can build and deploy it quickly.

To start using QuickBase, you must first sign in with your email ID. They offer a 30-day trial period, during which you can explore and build demo applications. These demos showcase basic features that help in learning. While learning, you may not initially encounter advanced features like automation and integration. These aspects become more apparent as you delve deeper into working with QuickBase. 

I started learning about QuickBase, its features, functionalities, and the automation that can be performed within the platform. QuickBase is a low-code platform. You don't need to write extensive code. Instead, you can use drag-and-drop functionalities to build applications. Additionally, QuickBase allows integration with third-party tools. While you may occasionally need to use HTML or other coding languages for more advanced customization or UI enhancements, it offers a no-code or low-code solution.

QuickBase offers basic customization options, primarily focused on creating home pages and basic reports for end users. While it provides some visualization capabilities like dashboards, it may not match the dynamic features of tools like Power BI. Clients interested in more advanced visualizations often integrate QuickBase with Power BI, utilizing the data from QuickBase for dynamic visualizations within Power BI. This integration allows users to leverage the strengths of both platforms, enhancing the overall user experience.

We have integrated with DocuSign, helping individuals who can't physically sign documents or need to obtain signatures, which can be automated. Once PDF attachments are uploaded and integrated with DocuSign, they are automatically sent to the relevant person for signing. Additionally, we have integrated with Power BI, SharePoint, and Teams. QuickBase offers numerous integration possibilities.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

It essentially works as a ticketing system, and it serves as a useful tool for our large team. It allows us to efficiently monitor task assignments and the different stages of our work with assigned clients. It ensures that everyone on the team has visibility into which clients we are responsible for and the specific stage of progress.

I appreciate the efficiency and organization capabilities of the system and the structured approach it offers for managing multiple individuals working on various books. It provides a well-organized method for overseeing everything, especially considering the remote work aspect.

There is room for improvement in terms of user-friendliness. Simplifying the system's interface could make it less intimidating for some users who might find the current setup a bit overwhelming due to the numerous clicks and options. Making it more straightforward and user-friendly would be beneficial.

I have been using it for several months.

While there weren't major issues, there were occasional instances where it didn't perform as efficiently as expected. I would rate it seven out of ten.

It is highly scalable and within our organization, it supports a team of around thirty individuals. I would rate it nine out of ten.

Previously, we were using Smartsheet but we transitioned to QuickBooks because it offered a bit more functionality and advantages.

Overall, I would rate it eight out of ten.

Our primary use case for QuickBase is data management and report generation tailored to our client's specific formatting needs.

Our clients greatly appreciate the reporting feature, which allows them to view data. This capability enables them to analyze information according to their specific business requirements.

The product's most valuable feature is its ability to link tables like SQL in a cloud environment and seamlessly visualize data in table format. Additionally, it provides an efficient way to create and view reports.

Areas for improvement in QuickBase include incorporating certain formulas like VLOOKUP, commonly used in platforms like Excel. Additionally, they could enhance the ability to link records between tables directly without the need for additional automation to increase space and time.

We have been using QuickBase for a year.

In my work experience with QuickBase, I haven't encountered any signs of bugs or instability. It has proven to be stable and reliable.

It is a scalable product. Currently, our project has three teams, each consisting of approximately 100 members, utilizing QuickBase.

I have contacted the technical support team three to four times for assistance with certain features. Their response time and ability to find a resolution are quite good.

Positive

The initial setup is generally straightforward, but the testing process behind feature updates may sometimes cause delays in their rollout. Incorporating every feature of Excel into QuickBase can be challenging and may take some time. However, once achieved, it can be utilized as a highly effective tool.

The impact of QuickBase's integration capabilities with other tools has been positive. I've successfully integrated it with two to three business applications, and the experience has been quite good. The seamless integration with different applications effectively enhances the in-house features. It is a more modular version of Excel, particularly beneficial for projects requiring collaboration across multiple locations. However, Excel remains a suitable option for teams situated in one location. Considering factors like functionality and price, the product proves to be worth the investment.

It is easy for a beginner to learn to use QuickBase for the first time. The instructions, manuals, and videos provided within the tool are exceptional for learning how to use it. After viewing the videos, users can easily build applications with various features.

I rate it as an eight. There's still room for improvement in the UI. Nevertheless, it is a useful tool. Sometimes, I notice a lag in the software during business hours due to the high volume of data being circulated. It needs to perform optimally. The feature to export data in a required format also has limitations, especially regarding the number of records that can be exported.