Is Quickbase or Tines better?

Neither clearly leads. Quickbase starts at On request and Tines at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Quickbase or Tines?

Tines has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Quickbase and Free for Tines.

Does Quickbase or Tines run on more platforms?

Quickbase runs on Web, iOS, Android. Tines runs on Web.

Can I use Tines for free?

Yes. Tines has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Quickbase starts at On request.

What is Quickbase best used for?

Quickbase is most often used for an operations team of at least 20 people replacing spreadsheet-based process tracking with a structured, auditable app, a mid-sized company wanting published, comparable per-user pricing rather than an opaque quote-only process, a project management office standardising workflow automation and reporting across several departments, a business that already knows it needs 40 or more seats, where the business tier's minimum is not a real constraint. Of those, an operations team of at least 20 people replacing spreadsheet-based process tracking with a structured, auditable app and a mid-sized company wanting published, comparable per-user pricing rather than an opaque quote-only process are not what Tines is typically brought in for.

What can Quickbase do that Tines cannot?

Quickbase covers Relational app builder, Workflow automation, Reporting and dashboards, Pipelines integration engine. Tines covers Story builder, Drag-and-drop workflows, Event triggers, Incident response automation.

No-Code · head to head

Quickbase vs Tines

Quickbase

No-Code

No-code application platform with published per-user pricing and enforced minimum seat counts

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Tines

Automation Integration

No-code automation for security teams

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Tines has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Quickbase both paid tiers carry an enforced minimum seat count, 20 for Team and 40 for Business, so a small team pays for seats it does not have people to fill.; Tines no-code, UI-driven approach is restrictive for complex logic and version control integration with SDLC
They diverge on capability: Quickbase covers Relational app builder, Tines covers Story builder.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Quickbase and Tines actually diverge.

Attributes where Quickbase and Tines differ
Attribute	Quickbase	Tines
Starting price	On request	Free
Pricing model	Per user per month, billed annually, with an enforced minimum seat count per tier	Unknown
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Category	No-Code	Automation Integration
Founded	Unknown	2018

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Quickbase

Relational app builder
Workflow automation
Reporting and dashboards
Pipelines integration engine
Mobile apps
App governance

Only in Tines

Story builder
Drag-and-drop workflows
Event triggers
Incident response automation
Threat intelligence
Case management
Alert triage
Slack

What people use each for

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

Quickbase

An operations team of at least 20 people replacing spreadsheet-based process tracking with a structured, auditable appnot Tines
A mid-sized company wanting published, comparable per-user pricing rather than an opaque quote-only processnot Tines
A project management office standardising workflow automation and reporting across several departmentsnot Tines
A business that already knows it needs 40 or more seats, where the Business tier's minimum is not a real constraintnot Tines

Tines

Workflow Automationnot Quickbase
Data Integrationnot Quickbase
Process Automationnot Quickbase
App Integrationnot Quickbase
API Connectivitynot Quickbase

Where each one falls short

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

Quickbase

Both paid tiers carry an enforced minimum seat count, 20 for Team and 40 for Business, so a small team pays for seats it does not have people to fill.
Integration Reads packages, support tier upgrades and professional services are not publicly priced, so the visible per-user rate is only part of the real annual cost.
It sits in an awkward middle ground: more structure than a spreadsheet or simple form tool, but less process automation depth than Appian or OutSystems for genuinely complex workflows.
Reporting and dashboarding are capable but not as visually sophisticated as a dedicated business intelligence tool, so heavy analytics users often still export data elsewhere.
App complexity that grows significantly over time can hit performance and design limitations common to no-code relational tools, requiring a rebuild on a more code-first platform.

Tines

No-code, UI-driven approach is restrictive for complex logic and version control integration with SDLC
No native log intelligence layer to validate data completeness
Limited scope to security workloads, cannot handle general business automation
Governance features lag behind EU AI Act compliance requirements

Pricing, plan by plan

Quickbase

On request

Team$35/month
- Minimum 20 users required (roughly $8,400/year floor)
- Core app building, workflow automation and reporting
- Standard support
Business$55/month
- Minimum 40 users required (roughly $26,400/year floor)
- Advanced automation, governance and integration features
- Priority support
Enterprise$undefined/year
- Custom quote
- Advanced governance, security and integration read package volumes
- Dedicated account management

Tines

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Tines review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Quickbase if

You need relational app builder.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want workflow automation.

Quickbase review

Choose Tines if

You need story builder.
You want to start without paying.
You also want drag-and-drop workflows.

Tines review

Questions people ask

Is Quickbase or Tines better?: Neither clearly leads. Quickbase starts at On request and Tines at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Quickbase or Tines?: Tines has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Quickbase and Free for Tines.
Does Quickbase or Tines run on more platforms?: Quickbase runs on Web, iOS, Android. Tines runs on Web.
Can I use Tines for free?: Yes. Tines has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Quickbase starts at On request.
What is Quickbase best used for?: Quickbase is most often used for an operations team of at least 20 people replacing spreadsheet-based process tracking with a structured, auditable app, a mid-sized company wanting published, comparable per-user pricing rather than an opaque quote-only process, a project management office standardising workflow automation and reporting across several departments, a business that already knows it needs 40 or more seats, where the business tier's minimum is not a real constraint. Of those, an operations team of at least 20 people replacing spreadsheet-based process tracking with a structured, auditable app and a mid-sized company wanting published, comparable per-user pricing rather than an opaque quote-only process are not what Tines is typically brought in for.
What can Quickbase do that Tines cannot?: Quickbase covers Relational app builder, Workflow automation, Reporting and dashboards, Pipelines integration engine. Tines covers Story builder, Drag-and-drop workflows, Event triggers, Incident response automation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Quickbase: Can I buy fewer than 20 seats?

No. The Team plan enforces a 20-user minimum and Business enforces 40, so smaller teams pay for the floor regardless of actual headcount.

Tines: What are Tines' pricing tiers?

Tines offers a free Community Edition for evaluation, Starter Edition at $500/month with annual billing, and Business/Enterprise tiers starting around $50,000/year for small security teams and scaling to $200,000+ for large SOCs.

Source

Quickbase: Is per-user pricing genuinely published?

Yes, unlike most enterprise low-code vendors, Quickbase publishes real per-user monthly rates for Team and Business; Enterprise remains quote-only.

Tines: What is the Community Edition limited to?

As of July 2026, the free Community Edition is scoped to 1 builder and 3 flows as an evaluation tool to test Tines' capabilities.

Source

Quickbase: What is not included in the per-user price?

Integration Reads packages, support tier upgrades and professional services are priced separately and are not publicly listed.

Tines: Is Tines limited to security automation?

Yes, Tines is purpose-built for security automation. Teams needing non-security automation on the same orchestration layer would need to evaluate alternatives.

Source

Tines: Does Tines have native log intelligence capabilities?

No, Tines lacks a native log intelligence layer, meaning it cannot determine whether the data feeding your detection tools is complete. Teams must build automation against whatever alerts their existing infrastructure provides.

Source

Quickbase vs Tines

Quickbase

Tines

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Quickbase

Only in Tines

What people use each for

Quickbase

Tines

Where each one falls short

Quickbase

Tines

Pricing, plan by plan

Quickbase

Tines

Which should you pick?

Choose Quickbase if

Choose Tines if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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