Quickbase
Low-code platform for building custom apps that connect projects, resources, workflows and field operations.
By Quickbase, Inc. · HQ Boston, US · 4.0/5 Value-Position score (estimate)
Positioning guardrails
Best for
- Operations, project and field teams that need custom apps without a development backlog
- Connecting timelines, approvals, resources, budgets and handoffs in one place
- Replacing spreadsheets and manual processes for work orders, inspections and asset tracking
- Mid-market and enterprise groups that want self-service app building with IT-visible governance
Ideal size: 50–2,000 people · Operationally complex mid-market or enterprise team with a process owner
Not for
- Buyers wanting a fixed, fully pre-built vertical product out of the box
- Teams with no one available to own, build and maintain apps
- Organisations that need published, self-serve list pricing before a sales conversation
Value metrics scorecard
Time-to-Value
Within a week (vendor claim for Pave-built apps)
~7 days to first production value
Total Cost of Ownership
On request
Pricing not published; quote-based via sales, with a free trial. Plan names referenced by the vendor: Team, Business, Enterprise.
Implementation Friction
2/5
Engineering + admin effort required
Value-Position score
out of 5 · model estimate
Full cost breakdown
Mandatory implementation fee
None
Seat tiers
Team, Business and Enterprise plans; seat minimums not published
Add-on costs
- Optional customer audit logs (stated as available on Team, Business and Enterprise plans)
Company & support
Who is behind Quickbase, and how your team gets help once it is live.
Company
- Founded
- 2016 · 10 yrs in business
- Headquarters
- Boston, US
How you get support
- PhoneNot listed
- EmailNot listed
- Live chatNot listed
- Support portal / ticketsPlan not stated
- Community forumPlan not stated
- Help centre / docsPlan not stated
- Dedicated account managerNot listed
- In person / on-siteNot listed
- Hours
- Not recorded
- Response time
- Not stated
Vendor help site publishes documentation and a support centre, a user community (the Qrew), Quickbase University, live training and webinars/office hours. Support cases are raised with Quickbase Customer Care; no support tiers, hours or SLAs are stated on the pages reviewed.
“Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention that channel, not that it is unavailable. Ask about it during evaluation.
Market position
Where Quickbase sits against its closest alternatives. Pick any two of cost, speed, friction and buyer score, and up to 9 companies to compare.
Quadrant view
Typical annual cost × Time-to-value
The lines cross at the median of the solutions shown, so about half sit on each side of each line.
Companies on the chart 6 / 10
- Quickbase
- FieldPulse
- eSUB
- FieldEdge
- McCormick Systems
- ServiceM8
Add or change companies
Up to 10 companies including Quickbase. Listed closest first.
Stack fit signal
Compatibility with standard B2B ecosystems.
No supported MCP path today, so it cannot be driven from an AI client.
AI & MCP readiness
What Quickbase ships in AI, and what it asks of your ecosystem.
AI features shipped
Vendor homepage promotes Pave, described as an AI app builder that turns a prompt into custom software, and announces the ability to build an agentic workflow with Pave. The vendor help centre also lists AI spreadsheet import and AI-assisted work allocation. No AI model, key arrangement or AI audit capability is described in the available pages.
Your data & models
- Trains on your data
- Not recorded — ask the vendor
- Runs on
- Not recorded
- AI pricing
- Not recorded
In your ecosystem
- AI connection
- Not supported
- Model key
- Not recorded
- AI usage audit
- Not recorded
Compliance attestations
* IAPP AIGP certifies individuals, not products. It means named staff hold the credential — not that the platform does.
Bottom line
Quickbase is a low-code platform for building custom apps that connect projects, resources, workflows and field operations. Teams describe a process or start from a template instead of coding, then automate approvals, work orders, inspections and asset tracking across systems. Its Pave AI app builder is marketed as generating secured, connected apps from a prompt. Quickbase, Inc. was spun out of Intuit in 2016, is based in Boston, and counts Vista Equity Partners as majority owner. The vendor publishes SOC 2 Type II reporting, 256-bit encryption, SAML single sign-on and optional audit logs.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Quickbase cost?
Quickbase does not publish list pricing on the pages reviewed. Its security documentation refers to Team, Business and Enterprise plans, and the site offers a free trial plus a custom demo, so pricing is quote-based and depends on plan and user count. Budget for a sales cycle and ask for the annual figure and any add-ons in writing.
How quickly can we get to first value?
The vendor claims that apps built with its Pave AI builder are 'connected, secured, and running for your team this week', and the platform is positioned as no-code. Realistically, a focused first app can be stood up quickly by a process owner, but broader rollouts across teams and systems take longer.
Is Quickbase secure enough for regulated or sensitive data?
Quickbase publishes an annual SOC 2 Type II report and states that customer data is encrypted in transit up to 256-bit TLS 1.2/1.3 and at rest with AES-256. It supports SAML single sign-on and user provisioning, role-based access at realm, account and app level, and optional customer audit logs retained for six months to seven years.
Do we need developers to build on it?
The core promise is building without coding: forms, reports, tables, relationships, pipelines and approvals are configured rather than programmed. Advanced needs such as API-based integrations, complex formulas or realm-specific encryption keys require technical help, and someone inside the business should own each app.
What AI does Quickbase actually ship?
The vendor highlights Pave, an AI app builder that generates custom software from a prompt, and announces building an agentic workflow with Pave. Its help centre also lists AI spreadsheet import and AI-assisted work allocation. The sources reviewed do not name the underlying model, how AI is priced, or any AI audit capability.
What support is available?
Quickbase points customers to a self-serve help centre and documentation, the Qrew user community, Quickbase University with certification, live training sessions, and webinars and office hours. Support cases are opened with Quickbase Customer Care; no support hours or response-time SLAs are published on the pages reviewed.