QuickBase Reviews

QuickBase provides a great way to generate reports quickly from large amounts of data. Information is easily organized using tables and one-to-many relationships. We have utilized lookup formulas to help automatically populate fields regarding employee workgroups with many fields.

In our organization, we keep track of the seniority of thousands of employees, as well as their particular workgroup and the location of that workgroup. QuickBase has allowed us to easily categorize these employees, workgroups, and work locations into separate tables and then relate them to one another for comprehensive reports. It has given us lots of visibility for our workers.

Sometimes it can be difficult to figure out how to overlap functions. For example, it isn't as easy as it would seem to make a line graph overlap a bar chart. Sometimes easy functions like this take a much longer than expected time to complete.

We have used QuickBase as a solution for one year three months.

In deployment we had some initial pushback from employees, who had been used to another system for over 10 years, for the process we were changing from.

Stability is constantly changing. Often times when we call with a large problem, we are redirected to "Trinity," Intuit's consulting and development group, who will then ask us to let them build the app for $XX rate.

Yes. Scalability issues resulted because of a lack of our knowledge in data normalization and data structuring. As with any system that keeps track of information or generates reports, you must have a strong system from the very bottom otherwise it will not be very scalable.

Customer service is great. All you have to do is open a ticket and a representative will be there to help you out. They call usually on the same day. I was able to learn QuickBase in less than a month because of their help.

Technical support and webinars help greatly. It is a huge asset to be able to see how QuickBase functions in many different scenarios (on a weekly basis) because of the webinars.

Yes, but our previous solution was really no solution at all. It was really just a place-filler that had no place being where it was. We used Microsoft Word tables to keep track of our employee records.

The initial setup was very easy. All it took was "creating an app" (or selecting an existing one), and building what you wanted to see right into it. Very, very straightforward.

We implemented through an in-house team that had about three months experience. The solution required a short user-guide to basic functions, which were picked up quickly based on their user-roles.

Our ROI is unable to be determined at this time. However, long term this solution is determined to help the company greatly with hiring forecasts in our maintenance department.

It may be worth your investment. Do your research and find out exactly how QuickBase can work for you. There are so many functions and capabilities. It would be a shame to not utilize something that you are paying for.

No. QuickBase was being used for other functions within our company and seemed like the best fit for the problem we were trying to solve.

Be knowledgable. It can be an extremely useful program, but you will only get out what you put in. Put the hard work in and reap a great benefit!

In our business many of our folks work in the field. We created a killer timecards application to manage project labor cost. We process 300 timecards a week and upload them into Intuit QuickBooks and process payroll with Intuit Payroll Services.

Our Human Resources app manages personnel and benefits data allowing us to reconcile benefits providers' invoices and the company's costs of benefits.

In the Construction business, we recognize revenue and cost using the Percentage of Completion accounting method. I wrote a QuickBase app to do Work In Process calculations.

These apps and others I have created increase our productivity and allow us to manage our back office with with just a few employees.

9 Years

None at all because you can take one workflow challenge at a time and create a more efficient and productive solution at your own pace.

Never.

QuickBase is the most easily scalable software product I have encountered in my 30 years of software solution implementations.

Superior.

Superior.

We graduated from spreadsheets and MSAccess. We switched because we needed a web based solution.

Easy because you do not have to drop entire software product on your employees all at once.

I developed all the applications for our company.

ROI is a more productive back office team where QuickBase is the first choice solution vs. human beings.

QuickBase is the only product where I can translate the manner in which our company does business into a software solution(s). I have yet to find a workflow challenge or unique project requirement that I cannot satisfy with QuickBase.

We use QuickBase for the following:

• Supplier performance
• Corrective action response
• Priority log for our work center
• Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
• Audit findings. 

It has helped streamline and simply track status and collection of data from suppliers and other internal departments. 

The need for little to no code knowledge has been huge. I am a Quality Engineer in a manufacturing facility with very little IT knowledge.

The improved developer interface in some areas can be difficult to use for complex items (a lot of back and forth or having to move items up and down one line at a time).

AS400

I evaluated the overall platform to determine the best product to support customized application development. The valuable features are the entire framework including:

• Database
• Forms to reports: Maximizes workflow, notification, and dashboard drill-down capabilities
• The PaaS capability:  Covers many of the critical requirements
• Out-of-box dynamic chart
• Report functionality

QuickBase allowed us to rapidly build and deploy applications to automate and streamline our organization’s functional activities. The tool allows me to manage my business by navigating through my dashboards, providing real-time analytics.

An example was the development of an application that provided the leadership team with a 360 degree view of their business’s tightly integrating budget, assets, project management, employee skills & competency, and other systems.

These applications have enabled operational and management reporting in which real time changes can be made.

QuickBase offers a low-development platform for non-programmers. They have many opportunities to enhance user interface development to help administrators build seamless and efficient form management and controls.

We have been using this solution for five years.

QuickDase to date has been a positive experience for both administrators and users of the system. The cloud offering has been solid with availability. It was able to provide recovery services to an administrator error in which critical data was deleted.

There were no issues with scalability. We continue to grow the application user and content data without any evidence of latency.

The QuickBase initial setup allowed us to use their 30-day trial period. Prior to the end of this period, we were able to roll out a production ready system, supporting 150 users, who were managing day-to-day engineering project activities.

QuickBase has offered an affordable service with respect to price per user/feature. My recommendation would be to address growth expectations with respect to the number of users and additional storage requirements. A site license may be more beneficial to large user communities and enterprise configurations.

We evaluated the following options:

• Daptiv
• Remedy AWS
• Google
• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft SharePoint
• EasyProject
• Other smaller commercial applications

Give the trial period a shot. Evaluate QuickBase with two types of strategies:

• Simple Office Collaboration & Automation: Roll out as a self-service user environment for managing collaborative programs with web-enabling spreadsheets, documents, and localized databases.
• Application Delivery: Elect an individual advocate with database modeling and reporting skills to consider more sophisticated workflow and user-interface requirements.

Flexibility and unlimited options for operations and sales. It's done everything we've needed and has a rich knowledge base.

It's improved our sales, marketing, and customer service while reducing costs. It has brought multiple platforms together to allow us a single set of standards.

I would like to see more customization functions of the UI. For example, the ability to modify the color of the tool bar and also the ability to use the getting started but customized for end users.

5 years

Adoption is always a challenge. Overall quickbase was adopted easier than other applications we've used. Most of the training available is for an admin so it would help to have some basic training for users available.

Never an issue with stability. Quickbase is up 99.9% of the time and we've never seen the application do anything unexpected.

We did at first with the data storeage limits in place but since that has expanded we have not had an issue. We are growing quickly in the last year and the product has kept up.

Quickbase's service has been nothing less than outstanding and friendly. Anytime we have contacted support the experience has been quick and pleasant.

The technical support has been top notch. Any representative we have had has been knowledgeable and thorough and resolved our issue quickly.

Yes, we used goldmine which was unstable , wasn;t user friendly , and poorly adopted. It was also an on premise solution which was a challenge to support.

The initial setup is as complex or straightforward as you make it. You can choose from a ready made application or start off with your own from scatch.

In house team of 1 (me) pitched the solution, built the apps, and deployed them. My level of experience with the application was zero and all self taught through the knowledge base.

I don't believe that's a number I can accurately calculate. There are so many places we have saved time and resources I don't think i can remember them all.

We were first discounted but now that we are paying per person I see we are paying full price; This is something to keep an eye on if you are sizeable and placed at full price.

Yes, we looked at Microsoft Dynamics and the latest version of Goldmine. Microsoft Dynamics was extremely expensive.

Use Quickbase. You won't regret it! You'll be in control of your own destiny and won't have to rely on anyone else to give you the ability you need.

Auto notifications, required fields, conditional drop downs, and mobile compatibility are all key for us. The simple fact that it's cloud based was a huge improvement on what we were using. As they rest of the company jumps on the QuickBase ship, it helps that I can relate one application to another.

We were using a combination of excel, legal pads, Post-It notes, and a massive shared drive. Our field personnel would have to VPN in to retrieve docs and submit photos, and in the office people would spend hours hunting around for lost folders. QuickBase centralized our job tracking, took us paperless, and automated several positions.

The user interface is week and outdated. It would be nice if it were easier to customize without the use of code.

4 Years

Yes, but not because of QuickBase. Our team here needed some serious change and management help. The original architects of our spreadsheets held on to them like a security blanket.

Other than an outage that lasted a few hours shortly after deployment, no. From what I understand they operate on redundant data centers, so no worries.

Quite the opposite, QuickBase has scaled wonderfully. We are a high-transaction construction company and our apps handle the scaling without a second thought.

Customer service was fine. Nothing I'd write home about, but nothing to complain about either. Communication could have been a little better and our rep left the company shortly after purchase.

Customer service is top notch! They have a great team and it's been a treat each time I've needed help. At first I was irritated that I could not call in directly, but their email case management has been great.

Previous solution was spreadsheets, Buildertrend, Post-It notes, and Google calendars. We needed something that was entirely cloud-based and centralized. So short version, we did not have a solution in place.

Initial setup was rather complex as QuickBase does not allow the structuring of reports and tables as easily as Excel.

We implemented using CirrusOps. Their level of expertise is outstanding. Eric and his team are top notch. We have been relying on them for over 6 months and they continue to exceed our expectations.

We've doubled our job capacity and reduced our headcount by 20%. Not to mention that we now have visibility into the business that we never imagined was possible.

Look for ways to share a license with a team or similar job functions if possible. Other than that, pricing is not bad.

We looked at Buildertrend and Salesforce, but neither could be customized as needed. Did not seriously evaluate anything other than QuickBase.

QuickBase has been a game changer. Some have even called it a God-send. Our clients now ask us for reporting on their businesses that they can only get from us because of QuickBase. Not a week goes by that our field based employees don't call or email expressing their love of QuickBase.

Access to Professionals, who are more than happy to help.

Allows us to keep all our information in one place accessible no matter where we travel to, different locations etc.

I have not encountered any areas for improvement, when working with my apps a couple of times I have thought, hmm this could be changed or maybe this would be a good idea, but Intuit has already thought of this. If there is something, that has not been thought of I can submit it to the community and it could possibly be a future enhancement.

1 year and 2 months

None

There was one time where Quickbase was down, I called and let them know the issue I was having the let me know that it was not just me that it was affecting all QB users, then provided me with a website where I could view status updates while they were working on it. The issue started around 3:30pm and was up and running by the next business day, when I signed in.

None

102% excellent

Super awesome

We previously kept only hard copies of all our quotes, now we can share them with sales reps digitally, or grant them QB access. In addition with our further expansion into other territories we are able to share information seamlessly.

Easy enough. If I were in a situation where I wasn't as technically inclined, there is a great team ready to help.

Quickbase is a powerhouse, with unlimited possibilities and versatility for use.

How easy it is to modify the platform. It's designed very well and very easy to learn.

We kept on having issues with freight companies forgetting to book ahead of time appointments for pick-up and drop-offs. Using QuickBase, ItDuzzit, JotForm. Once we create a PO we automatically send the Pick-up and drop off location an email with a link. They click the link, see a form with the information on the order. They confirm the time or modify it and what ever they put automatically goes into QuickBase.

QuickBase has improved our lives in so many ways. So let me count the ways.

Keeping track of all our prices, keeping over 500 fields of data per item, keeping track of lumping charges on outbound loads, keeping track if clients are ordering in proper incremental orders. Assisting in calculating complex pricing for opportunities. etc...

I would like to see QuickBase add a native solution for sending out PDF files which have parent and child records. (ie an Invoice, Purchase Order, and Sales Order)

2 Years

None

None

None

AMAZING!!!

GREAT!!!

We found nothing that did it all for us in one cloud base solution. QuickBase does it all. If you can think it it can do it.

Pretty straightforward. It is a pretty logical platform. Well designed.

In-house

QuickBase has helped us catch theft that had occurred and allow us to realize sales opportunities we never had before.

Cost is less than $400/month

I spend a lot of time improving on it. So if you put my time in the past 2 years on this product it would be close to $80,000 of my time.

Yes and it did not do what this platform does.