Knack review

Knack is a hosted no-code platform for building business apps, online databases, portals, and internal tools. You can describe an app to its AI builder, then use Knack’s database, workflow, permission, reporting, and integration features to shape it around your business processes.

The database supports relational records, validation, business rules, backups, and encryption, according to the published product information. Workflows can automate notifications, payments, and other processes. For access control, Knack offers roles, permissions, and single sign-on; reports and dashboards cover business data.

This is aimed at teams that need a tailored internal or customer-facing app without building one from scratch. It is not a free tool to try indefinitely: the pricing information lists paid plans starting at $49 per month with annual billing, and no free plan. A free-trial period is not published.

Knack combines several pieces that businesses might otherwise buy or assemble separately: a relational database, app interface, workflows, user permissions, reports, and integrations. That can make it a practical option for replacing spreadsheets or stitching together a simple operational app, particularly when the data and access rules matter as much as the screens.

The listed plan limits leave room to start small and move up as needs grow:

• Starter is $49 per month with annual billing or $59 month to month. It includes 20,000 database records, three applications, 2 GB of file storage, 25 AI credits, and unlimited app users and roles.
• Pro is $110 per month annually or $130 month to month. It includes 50,000 records, 10 GB of storage, 50 AI credits, unlimited applications and app users, and one custom domain.
• Corporate adds 125,000 to 2.5 million records, 50 GB of storage, 100 AI credits, three custom domains, and advanced SSO.

The AI builder may help create an initial app from a description, while the database and workflow tools provide ways to refine it. The pricing page lists integrations as part of the platform, though the published pricing details do not specify which integrations are included on each tier.

Budget for a paid subscription from the start. The published pricing information lists no free plan, and a free trial is not published. Annual billing runs from $49 to $250 per month equivalent; month-to-month pricing runs from $59 to $300. Starter’s 20,000-record cap, three-app limit, 2 GB storage, and 25 AI credits may be restrictive if several teams share the account or the database grows quickly. Pro raises the record limit to 50,000 but costs $110 per month annually and still includes only 10 GB of file storage.

Corporate pricing is $250 per month with annual billing or $300 month to month, with record limits ranging from 125,000 to 2.5 million. Enterprise pricing is not published. The listed new-customer prices of $19 for Starter and $49 for Pro apply only during the first three months, so they should not be treated as the ongoing cost.

Add-ons need checking before you commit: advanced SSO is listed at both $55 and $50 per month in different comparison sections, while scheduling and backup-and-restore pricing are not published. The latter is marked Hourly Fee, with no rate given.

Knack starts at $49/month with annual billing, or $59 month to month, according to the published pricing details. Starter includes 20,000 records, three apps, 2 GB of storage and 25 AI credits. Pro costs $110/month with annual billing or $130 month to month—a jump of $61 or $71, respectively. It adds 50,000 records, 10 GB of storage and 50 AI credits. Corporate rises to $250 annually billed or $300 month to month, with 125,000–2.5 million records, 50 GB of storage and three custom domains. Enterprise pricing is not published. Knack lists limited-time first-three-month prices of $19 for Starter and $49 for Pro, so check the renewal price before signing. Advanced SSO is listed as both +$55 and +$50/month in different comparison sections; clarify the quote. Scheduling has no published price, and backups and restore are marked “Hourly Fee” without a rate. There is no free plan.

Treat a move to Knack as a project to map and recreate your app structure: list the databases and relationships, validation rules, workflows, user roles, reports and integrations you need. Those are core parts of Knack, but the published information does not specify migration tools, supported import formats or export options. Ask Knack how you can get your data out, and test a representative export before moving business-critical records. Check the destination plan’s record limit, too: Starter includes 20,000 records, while Pro includes 50,000; higher limits are listed for Corporate. The published published material contains no Reddit posts, so we can’t substantiate common reasons users leave Knack or report what Reddit users say about switching away. Before choosing it, get written answers on data portability and any backup or restore charges; Knack lists those charges as “Hourly Fee” without publishing a rate.