Knack Review: Pricing, Pros, Cons & Alternatives

Overview

Knack is a no-code database and app builder that is frequently used to create login-protected portals for customers, members or partners. The company joined the DreamIt Ventures incubator in 2010, launched its platform in 2012 and formed a strategic partnership with Resurgens Technology Partners in 2022; it describes itself as a remote team in 11 countries and reports more than 100,000 users and 500,000 apps built^[27]. The copyright line names Evenly Odd, Inc.^[27]

Knack’s pricing is driven by record counts and storage rather than portal users: every plan includes unlimited app users, unlimited user roles, protected pages and custom roles^[26]. That model favours portals with many external logins but modest data volumes. Starter allows 20,000 records and 2 GB of files, Pro 50,000 records and 10 GB, and Corporate from 125,000 records^[26]. Limitations are that the platform is a general app builder, so ticketing, knowledge base and messaging must be assembled from components, and the visual design is less polished than dedicated client portals.

Knack features

Unlimited app users on all plans
Custom user roles and protected pages
Relational database with record limits per plan
Forms, tables and views without code
Free trial without credit card
Corporate tier scales to 2.5M records

Knack pricing

Starter US$49/month annual (US$59 monthly), 20,000 records. Pro US$110 annual (US$130 monthly), 50,000 records. Corporate from US$250/month annual (from US$300 monthly), usage-based. Enterprise quote-based. Free trial, no card.