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Caspio

Score8.6 out of 10

14 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Caspio?

Caspio is a solution providing the infrastructure, tools and support that allows users to create customized online databases, applications, reports, forms, and charts/graphs. The point-and-click interface requires no coding experience and apps can be integrated into any website, blog, intranet or content management system.

Categories & Use Cases

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Custom Applications Built Without Coding - Caspio captures data, shares information and automates workflows in less time than traditional software development approaches.
Built-In Cloud Database - Caspio includes the entire technology stack needed for enterprise-ready applications, including a scalable SQL database that's as easy to edit as a spreadsheet.
Visual Application Builder - Features point-and-click tools to design, build and deploy applications faster than typical programming methods.
Drag-and-Drop Process Designer - Application logic can be customized using a visual process designer, where specific events trigger custom workflows, automatic data updates and conditional logic.
Low Code Since 2000 - With Caspio's low-code platform, the range of applications that can be built to any exact requirements is limited only by the user's imagination.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Caspio has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 14 ratings of Caspio's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Reusability

    An internal repository where assets, modules, and even entire applications can be reused

    Category average: 8.6

  • Platform Security

    Security guardrails in place to help prevent malware, data breaches etc.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Platform Scalability

    Apps developed by low-code platform must be scalable and capable of supporting large numbers of users

    Category average: 8.7

Areas for Improvement

  • Platform User Management

    Tools enabling admins to control user access and on-board and off-board users

    Category average: 8.4

  • Visual Modeling

    Visual modeling tooling allows business users to design processes visually.

    Category average: 7.7

  • Drag-and-drop Interfaces

    Drag-and-drop interface for building applications

    Category average: 8.4

Reviews

What users are saying about Caspio.
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Advanced Low-Code App Features With Solid Support

Incentivized
Daniel FisherView profile
Marketing & Communications Team Leader in Marketing at Heritage Lifecare (1001-5000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Advanced formulas
  • Linked database structures
  • Awesome support

Cons

  • Pricing for additional storage could be a bit more competitive
  • The builder wizard is helpful, however there could be a tutorial for first time users
  • Calendar pdf exports would be usefull

Return on Investment

  • Increased our legal compliancy

Alternatives Considered

Zoho Creator, Airtable and Microsoft Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow)

Other Software Used

monday.com, Awario, WordPress

Couldn't do my job without Caspio Bridge

Incentivized
Verified User
Administrator in Marketing (501-1000 employees employees)

Pros

  • Conditional logic.
  • Separate forms can work in tandem with one another.
  • Saves time and money.
  • Automated emails and/or SMS messaging.
  • Creates downloadable spreadsheets from databases.

Cons

  • The interface is small, and it could easily be redesigned so that more fields show at a glance, to prevent endless scrolling.
  • It isn't easy to manage your data transfer allowance or other account allowances, and certainly not in real time.

Return on Investment

  • Eliminates the need for additional employees.
  • We use more than 250 custom-built forms (many very complex) across our site.

Other Software Used

Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe InDesign, Siteimprove, Adobe Acrobat DC, Webex (formerly Webex Teams), Prezi, Dropbox Business

Caspio has helped bring our two non-profits into the 21st Century painlessly!

Incentivized
Verified User
Director in Marketing (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Easy to use.
  • Excellent help when needed - never says the questions are too small or "stupid."
  • Can continue to add new data pages and uses all the time.

Cons

  • Sometimes there are a lot of steps to get something accomplished.
  • Though the help desk is very responsive and will stay with you until you get it right, they often talk as if you are a programmer which I am not.

Return on Investment

  • Positive impact of easy of adding new varieties.
  • Positive impact of having new emails added directly to email list through Zapier.
  • Positive impact on increasing productivity of our staff.

Other Software Used

Zapier, Tailwind

For online databases and web forms, Caspio is a great and easy option.

Incentivized
Salvador CurielView profile
Research Services Analyst in Human Resources at BEST Life and Health Insurance Company (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • Caspio is an online database platform. It allows one to create multiple tables and views to be stored via the web. Tables can be configured to not only hold data but also to hold files like Word docs and images.
  • Caspio is great at creating online forms and reports. It allows the user to create forms to capture, update data, whether it's password protected or just a simple form.
  • As a database platform, one can create online tables and forms linking multiple tables and views to each other. I would say it is the Microsoft Access of the online platforms.
  • The system is very easy. Wizards allow one to create forms, tables, and datapages. Since the platform is online, you may access your database anywhere.

Cons

  • Reports are one of the features that I think could be fixed. At the moment it will show you the raw data itself but we would like the ability to summarize that data for reports.

Return on Investment

  • For over 10 years Caspio has been a great tool by allowing our users to retrieve data they have submitted in the past to update data to be used for current surveys.
  • The system is used by over 80% of our users instead of the usual online forms.
  • Fees have always been low, especially helpful for a small department of 3 members. Always reliable and affordable.

Other Software Used

Qualtrics, Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server

Data visualization galore

Incentivized
Brandon BakkenView profile
Webmaster in Information Technology at Froedtert Health (201-500 employees employees)

Pros

  • Friendly user interface
  • Quick setup
  • Different levels of administration

Cons

  • Steep learning curve
  • Table categorization could use some work

Return on Investment

  • Quick data visualization for any website
  • Easy all in one place data management
  • Made our website more visually appealing

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