QuickBase - Custom End-to-End Business Platform
Updated May 12, 2021
QuickBase - Custom End-to-End Business Platform
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Quickbase
Being a construction company, there is a plethora of available software out there, but they all are specialized to one area, not the entire business. This resulted in us using various types of software across the business and managing users and licensing was not efficient. We had CRM software, accounting software, marketing software, production software and the list goes on. Not to mention insane costs to use so many types of software. We tried all sorts of different platforms, each with their own benefits but ultimately we needed something that was a single-source solution for us. Something that could run our business end-to-end and allow to manage one system. That is when we found Quickbase. Quickbase is an amazing platform that has allowed us to eliminate of all the different software we were using and stick to one platform across the business. Quickbase is full featured and has all of the tools needed to create any type of business application out there and the learning curve for development is low. So low, that anyone in the business can create their own applications as well. Quickbase has not only saved our business money but it has streamlined processes and eliminated a lot of wasted office time that would have been spent using other platforms.
Pros
- Data analysis and business reporting: Being able to create detailed reports and charts in a matter of minutes is such a useful tool for a business. Having all business data in one place and being able to see it quickly is very important to us.
- Custom Application Building: Like I said before, the development learning curve is so low that it allows "citizen developers" to take part in the development of business applications.
- Simplicity: The user interface is not tainted by fancy views, it is simple and straight to the point.
Cons
- Mobile: Quickbase Mobile is currently not the best interface to use on a mobile device and having this would allow us to integrate Quickbase in more areas of our business, like field services.
- Developer programs. It would be nice if quickbase offered developer licenses as the system cost is rather high for an individual to use to become a developer of the platform. Having a developer license could greatly increase exposure and functionality of the platform by reducing adoption barriers.
- Field categories. When a table has a lot of fields, it can be hard to manage. It would be nice if the admin could categorize fields for better management.
Again, all the alternatives out there are specialized to basically suit one aspect of the business. There are a couple platforms out there that are similar to Quickbase but we chose Quickbase for its simple design and because it was from a trusted company like Intuit so we knew our data was safe and system uptime would be better than anyone else.
Quickbase Feature Ratings
Integrations and Governance
- Mailchimp
- Mailgun
- Wordpress
- QuickBooks Online
A lot of times, you want things to happen in other applications when a record is created in Quickbase and vice versa. For example, we have a Prospects list in our app and when someone unsubscribes from our email list, we wanted it to unsubscribe in both MailChimp and Quickbase. Programming knowledge was an important aspect of integrating the two systems using both APIs and custom scripting.
Evaluating Quickbase and Competitors
Yes - We replaced quite a few products by using Quickbase. Before that, we were in a silo-system where we had all these products that served one business application and didn't talk well with each other. We even tried developing our own software in-house.
- Price
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
- Vendor Reputation
Single source system. Having one software, one payment, one system to manage for the business end-to-end
Doing it again, I think we would have come up with the same conclusion, even if we reviewed more products because Quickbase is a unicorn, there is nothing like it out there that allows you to add or modify business practices and deploy them so quickly and easily. business agility.
Using Quickbase
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Quick to learn Convenient Feel confident using | Lots to learn |
- data relationships
- formula functions
- data entry
- mobile friendly use
- data access for different roles
- webhooks
Yes - in my opinion, not very well compared to alternative solutions. I love quickbase but I wish a bit more emphasis was put on a mobile friendly interface as I can use this software in other locations of the business but the mobile end is limited and not usable at the moment for my applications
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