Is Knack or Ninox better?

Neither clearly leads. Knack starts at $59/month and Ninox at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Knack or Ninox?

Ninox has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $59/month for Knack and Free for Ninox.

Does Knack or Ninox run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use Ninox for free?

Yes. Ninox has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Knack starts at $59/month.

What is Knack best used for?

Knack is most often used for a member or client portal where thousands of external people need their own login and see only their own records, replacing a shared spreadsheet used by a team that has outgrown it but cannot justify a developer to build a bespoke internal tool, inventory, asset or case tracking for a small operations team that needs roles, forms and a record of who changed what, a registration or booking application for an association, school or non-profit where the user count is large and the record count stays modest. Of those, a member or client portal where thousands of external people need their own login and see only their own records and replacing a shared spreadsheet used by a team that has outgrown it but cannot justify a developer to build a bespoke internal tool are not what Ninox is typically brought in for.

What can Knack do that Ninox cannot?

Knack covers Visual database builder, User logins and roles, Page builder, Unlimited users.

Databases · head to head

Knack vs Ninox

Knack

Databases

Hosted no-code database and web app builder priced by stored records and storage, with unlimited user accounts on every plan.

From: $59/month
Rated: -

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Ninox

Databases

The database for teams

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Ninox has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Knack plans are capped by stored records, so an application that logs events or keeps history rather than current state climbs tiers on data volume alone, and archiving old records becomes a permanent maintenance chore rather than a one-off.; Ninox free plan limited to 5 users and 5,000 records
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Knack and Ninox actually diverge.

Attributes where Knack and Ninox differ
Attribute	Knack	Ninox
Starting price	$59/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	freemium
Free tier	No	Yes

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Databases).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Knack

Visual database builder
User logins and roles
Page builder
Unlimited users
E-commerce
Automation flows
Scheduled tasks
REST API and webhooks

Only in Ninox

Nothing recorded that Knack does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Knack

A member or client portal where thousands of external people need their own login and see only their own recordsnot Ninox
Replacing a shared spreadsheet used by a team that has outgrown it but cannot justify a developer to build a bespoke internal toolnot Ninox
Inventory, asset or case tracking for a small operations team that needs roles, forms and a record of who changed whatnot Ninox
A registration or booking application for an association, school or non-profit where the user count is large and the record count stays modestnot Ninox

Ninox

No-code database solutions for small to medium teamsnot Knack
Workflow automation and process managementnot Knack
Customer data and project tracking with custom viewsnot Knack

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Knack

Plans are capped by stored records, so an application that logs events or keeps history rather than current state climbs tiers on data volume alone, and archiving old records becomes a permanent maintenance chore rather than a one-off.
API access is capped per day, at 1,000 calls on the entry plan and 10,000 at the Corporate tier, so a scheduled sync or a busy automation can exhaust the day's quota before the working day ends and integrations then fail silently.
The application itself cannot be exported or self-hosted; records can be downloaded but the pages, roles, flows and business logic exist only inside Knack, so outgrowing the platform means rebuilding the app rather than moving it.
Customisation beyond the builder is limited to injected CSS and JavaScript that Knack's support does not cover, so any non-standard interface behaviour becomes yours to maintain against a DOM the vendor can change without warning.
Compliance capabilities that regulated buyers assume are baseline, HIPAA and GovCloud options, advanced SSO, IP restrictions and private environments, are gated to the Corporate and Enterprise tiers, so a small regulated pilot cannot legitimately start on an entry plan.

Ninox

Free plan limited to 5 users and 5,000 records
API call limits restrict automation on lower tiers (1,000/month free, 10,000/month team)
Only 7-day history on free plan vs. unlimited on Business

Pricing, plan by plan

Knack

$59/month

Starter$59/month
- 20,000 database records
- Unlimited users, tables, fields
- 25 AI credits
Pro$130/month
- 50,000 database records
- Remove Knack branding
- E-commerce payments
Corporate$300/month
- 125,000-2.5M database records
- App restore functionality
- Advanced SSO
Enterprise$null/month
- Dedicated account manager
- HIPAA/GovCloud-based options
- Custom pricing

Ninox

Free

FreeFree
- Up to 5 users
- 100 MB storage
- Up to 5,000 records
Team$25/month
- 5 GB storage per user
- 50,000 records per user
- 10,000 API calls per user per month
Business$40/month
- 10 GB storage per user
- 250,000 records per user
- 50,000 API calls per user per month
Enterprise$null/custom
- Custom pricing available
- Dedicated support
- Custom solutions and governance

Which should you pick?

Choose Knack if

You need visual database builder.
You also want user logins and roles.

Knack review

Choose Ninox if

You want to start without paying.

Ninox review

Questions people ask

Is Knack or Ninox better?: Neither clearly leads. Knack starts at $59/month and Ninox at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Knack or Ninox?: Ninox has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $59/month for Knack and Free for Ninox.
Does Knack or Ninox run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Ninox for free?: Yes. Ninox has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Knack starts at $59/month.
What is Knack best used for?: Knack is most often used for a member or client portal where thousands of external people need their own login and see only their own records, replacing a shared spreadsheet used by a team that has outgrown it but cannot justify a developer to build a bespoke internal tool, inventory, asset or case tracking for a small operations team that needs roles, forms and a record of who changed what, a registration or booking application for an association, school or non-profit where the user count is large and the record count stays modest. Of those, a member or client portal where thousands of external people need their own login and see only their own records and replacing a shared spreadsheet used by a team that has outgrown it but cannot justify a developer to build a bespoke internal tool are not what Ninox is typically brought in for.
What can Knack do that Ninox cannot?: Knack covers Visual database builder, User logins and roles, Page builder, Unlimited users.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Knack: Is Knack charged per user?

No. User accounts are unlimited on all plans. Plans are bounded by stored record count, file storage, API calls per day and automation transactions.

Ninox: How much does Ninox cost?

Ninox is free for individuals with up to 5 users. Team plan is 25 EUR per user per month (billed annually), and Business plan is 40 EUR per user per month (billed annually). Enterprise plans have custom pricing.

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Knack: What happens when I exceed the record limit?

You move to a higher tier or reduce stored records. Because the limit is on data rather than people, apps that accumulate history hit it while apps that track a fixed set of entities generally do not.

Ninox: Is Ninox free?

Yes, Ninox offers a free plan for up to 5 users with 100 MB storage and 5,000 records. No payment required to start, and includes all core views: table, form, chart, kanban, maps, and calendar.

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Knack: Can I export my application or self-host it?

You can export record data. The application itself, its pages, roles, permissions and flows, is not exportable and cannot be self-hosted, so leaving means rebuilding elsewhere.

Ninox: What is Ninox Team plan pricing?

The Team plan costs 25 EUR per user per month (billed annually). It includes 5 GB storage per user, 50,000 records, 10,000 API calls per month per user, and 30-day history. Annual billing is required.

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Knack: Is it suitable for public-facing portals?

That is its strongest case, because logins are unlimited and role-based permissions are built in. The constraint is record volume and API throughput, not audience size.

Knack: Can I use it for regulated data?

HIPAA-aligned and government cloud options exist but only on the Enterprise tier, along with private server environments. Lower tiers should not be used for regulated workloads.

Knack vs Ninox

Knack

Ninox

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Knack

Only in Ninox

What people use each for

Knack

Ninox

Where each one falls short

Knack

Ninox

Pricing, plan by plan

Knack

Ninox

Which should you pick?

Choose Knack if

Choose Ninox if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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