Quickbase

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

As of 1 September 2026, Quickbase's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. A no-code database and workflow application builder with unusually transparent published pricing per user per month, but each tier carries a minimum seat requirement, so the real entry cost is the per-user rate multiplied by a floor, not the per-user rate alone. Softwr lists it under No-Code. Quickbase is made by Quickbase, Inc., available on Web, iOS, Android.

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Overview

What Quickbase does

Quickbase lets non-developers build relational database applications with forms, workflow automation, reporting and dashboards, aimed at operations, project management and process tracking use cases that outgrow spreadsheets. It sits between simple form builders and full enterprise low-code platforms in complexity. The distinguishing commercial fact is that Quickbase publishes real per-user pricing, Team at around 35 US dollars per user per month and Business at around 55 US dollars per user per month, both billed annually, but pairs each with an enforced minimum: Team requires at least 20 users (roughly 8,400 US dollars a year minimum) and Business requires at least 40 users (roughly 26,400 US dollars a year minimum). A five-person team evaluating Quickbase cannot actually buy five seats; it pays for the 20-seat floor regardless. Buyers are mid-sized operations and project teams that want more structure and automation than a spreadsheet or a simple form tool but do not need Appian- or OutSystems-scale process automation. The trade-off is that the published per-user number understates true cost for any team below the minimum seat floor, and add-ons such as integration read packages and support tier upgrades are not publicly priced, so the visible number is only part of the real bill.

What people use it 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

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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.

Cross-shopped

What people choose instead of Quickbase

Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.

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Caspio
Caspio: If you want unlimited users with no per-seat fee instead of a per-user model with a seat floor
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Zoho Creator
Zoho Creator: If you want lower per-user rates and are open to a smaller ecosystem
Quickbasevs
Mendix
Mendix: If your applications need more process and workflow depth than Quickbase provides

Pricing

What Quickbase costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Team

$35 /mo

Minimum 20 users required (roughly $8,400/year floor)
Core app building, workflow automation and reporting
Standard support

Business

$55 /mo

Minimum 40 users required (roughly $26,400/year floor)
Advanced automation, governance and integration features
Priority support

Enterprise

On request

Custom quote
Advanced governance, security and integration read package volumes
Dedicated account management

Capabilities

Features

Relational app builder
Tables, relationships and forms without writing database schema code
Workflow automation
Rule-based triggers, approvals and notifications
Reporting and dashboards
Cross-table reports, charts and role-based dashboards
Pipelines integration engine
No-code automation connecting Quickbase to external systems
Mobile apps
Native mobile access to Quickbase-built applications
App governance
Admin controls for app lifecycle, permissions and audit trails on higher tiers

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

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.

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.

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.

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