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Quickbase: cost, fit and limits
Quickbase is a low-code and no-code application platform made by Quickbase, Inc. that lets operations teams build database-backed apps, reports and workflows, with AI functions sold as an add-on pack. It carries per-user pricing and a 30-day free trial.
What to know first
Quickbase prices Team from $35 and Business from $55 per user per month on annual terms, with Enterprise customized, and says the per-user price excludes a platform minimum. A 30-day free trial includes all Business features. AI arrives as the AI Intelligence Pack, an add-on listing AI Chat-to-App, AI Reports and AI Workflows, and the page does not show which plan includes each.
Quickbase at a glance
| Maker | Quickbase, Inc., United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Free trial only |
| Entry price | From $35 per user per month, priced annually |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI No-Code Database Tools in 2026, rank 12 of 13 |
| Website | quickbase.com |
Who Quickbase is best for
Mid-size operations groups
Team lists dashboards, 13-plus report types, workflow automation, audit logs and data encryption, which suits process owners who report to management.
Regulated industries
Business lists FDA and HIPAA compliance, single sign-on, SCIM provisioning and a sandbox for testing changes before release. Change control and user provisioning are standard review items in regulated operations, and this tier lists both.
IT-backed enterprise rollouts
Enterprise adds on-prem connectivity, data warehouse integrations and advanced encryption, with pricing described as flexible and customizable. These features target organizations that connect the platform to existing databases and warehouses, rather than start from a blank slate.
Quickbase plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | Free for 30 days | 30 days of access, and the trial includes all Business plan features. Business features in the trial include SSO, SCIM and a sandbox, so the trial is the place to test them. |
| Team | From $35 per user per month, priced annually | Dashboards, 13-plus report types, integrations, workflow automation, security controls, data encryption, audit logs and an optional AI Intelligence Pack. |
| Business | From $55 per user per month, priced annually | All Team features plus SSO, SCIM, Gantt charts, a sandbox, FDA and HIPAA compliance, and optional Extensions and AI Intelligence Pack. |
| Enterprise | Flexible and customizable | All Team and Business features plus advanced performance tools, advanced data encryption, on-prem connectivity and data warehouse integrations. |
Checked November 2026.
What Quickbase does
- AI Intelligence Pack
- The AI Intelligence Pack is an add-on for Team, Business and Enterprise, naming AI Chat-to-App, AI Reports, AI Workflows and a Quickbase AI Agent. The page does not show which plan includes each AI function, so confirm in the quote which pieces are covered by the base plan.
- Reports and dashboards
- Team lists dashboards and 13-plus report types, which is the page's main selling point for managers who need figures from the same system that holds the work.
- Sandbox and Gantt
- Business adds Gantt charts and a sandbox environment, letting builders test app changes away from production data. Builders can test changes in a sandbox before they reach production data, which reduces the risk of breaking live apps used by operations teams.
- Security administration
- Audit logs and data encryption come on Team, and Business adds SSO and SCIM provisioning for central user management. Central user provisioning through SCIM means that a company can add and remove staff from its identity provider instead of editing users inside the platform.
- Compliance options
- Business lists FDA and HIPAA compliance, and Enterprise adds advanced data encryption for organizations with stricter requirements. The pages do not provide certificates or audit scope, so regulated buyers should request the documents and a business associate agreement.
How Quickbase handles your data
The privacy policy says data is kept as long as necessary to provide the services and is deleted or anonymized when there is no ongoing need, with backup archives stored securely. Hosting is in the United States, and users outside the US have data processed in the US and in a global location tied to where they access the service. The company is self-certified under the EU-U.S., UK Extension and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks. The policy says Google user data is not used to train generalized AI models, but it gives no statement for application data, and a linked Trust Center was not opened.
Where Quickbase falls short in practice
- Platform minimum on top. The per-user prices exclude the platform minimum, so the real starting cost for a small team is higher than $35 times its seat count. The amount of the minimum was not stated in the pages we read, so ask for a full quote with the minimum included.
- AI is a paid add-on. The AI Intelligence Pack is optional, and the page does not show which plan includes each AI function, so budget for it separately. A buyer who wants AI included in the seat price will not find that on the pricing page, which describes a pack sold on top.
- Single hosting region stated. The policy states United States hosting and global processing for outside users, with no EU hosting option on the pages we read. European buyers should ask whether processing can stay in the EU, because the policy describes US hosting and processing tied to where users log in.
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Quickbase: common questions
What is the Quickbase platform minimum?
The pricing page footnote says the Team and Business per-user prices exclude the platform minimum, but the pages we read do not state the amount. Ask for it in the quote, since it decides what a ten-person team actually pays.
Does the Quickbase trial include everything?
The 30-day free trial includes all Business plan features. Trial data handling is covered by the privacy policy, which says data is deleted or anonymized when no ongoing need exists. Test the sandbox and SSO setup within the 30 days.
How is Quickbase AI priced?
AI is sold as the AI Intelligence Pack add-on for Team, Business and Enterprise, listing AI Chat-to-App, AI Reports, AI Workflows and the Quickbase AI Agent. No price is shown on the pages we read, so ask for it with the base quote.
Does Quickbase support HIPAA?
The Business plan lists FDA and HIPAA compliance. The pages we read give no certificate details and the Trust Center link was not opened, so request the documentation and a business associate agreement before loading regulated data. A Trust Center is linked from the policy but was not opened, so ask for it directly.
Where does Quickbase host data?
The privacy policy says data is hosted in the United States and that users outside the US have data processed in the US and in a global location tied to where they access the service. No EU hosting option was stated.