Powerapps vs Smartsheet vs Quickbase
Has anyone developed in all 3 platforms? Can anyone give insight on the where they fall short of QB, or perhaps any advantages? I love working in QB, but was recently asked why not just Smartsheet or ...
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences with the various platforms. We've been long time QuickBase users and have built out our suite of apps over the past 10 years. However, this past month we were blindsided with a 163% increase (+~$78k / year) and forced to move to an inferior plan. Unfortunately we'll now need to consider alternatives and/or reduce how our businesses/users use the platform so hearing some feedback on alternative options is helpful.
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Alex Patterson
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Alex,
Sadly, this happened to us and I have heard this complaint often. Quickbase gives you a steeply discounted price for a couple years, then all at once doubles or sometimes triples your price (bringing you up to retail). They know once you are using it, it is very hard to leave and I think they take advantage of that. I understand that they need to slowly bring you up to retail, but I find it quite evil the way they do it.
Besides their mobile platform being horrific, it is my biggest complaint with Quickbase.
However, as much as I am a critic, it is because I think Quickbase is overall the best product in the space, and am a huge fan of the platform. I just wish they would take care of a few of the looming issues. And the price gouge is very sad. I hope they read through these posts and try to do something about that. Either start people at a more realistic price point, or slowly increase their subscription costs. The idea that business suddenly are hit with a 100-200% increase is really tough.
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Mike Tamoush
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