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Knack vs Salesforce Platform comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Knack
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
31st
Ranking in No-Code Development Platforms
12th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Salesforce Platform
Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software
5th
Ranking in No-Code Development Platforms
2nd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
95
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (8th), Mobile Development Platforms (2nd), Low-Code Development Platforms (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Knack is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Salesforce Platform is 5.9%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

ND
Flexible and granular security options, good filtering, and the pricing model is cost-effective
The vendor does a really poor job of marketing this software because it should be more popular. This is something that I have pointed out to them. It's a super piece of software, but very few people are aware of it. I am an EX-IT director and I've worked in big systems, and I'm amazed this solution isn't more popular. The "native" integration with other products could be improved. The user interface for the systems that you build can use some improvement because as it is now, you may have to use HTML and CSS to make it look more modern or to match a clients existing look. The documentation is amazing, although they don't do videos and their YouTube channel is very poor. They could create some training videos.
Yasser_Anter - PeerSpot reviewer
Has customization and integration capabilities which increase efficiency
Salesforce could improve by offering AI features or functionalities to help business decision-makers analyze business history, suggest forward strategies, and participate in events. The previous version had a complicated interface where multiple pages and data entries were required, which was not pleasant for sales teams or business users. Also, deploying Salesforce took a long time, about four to five months, which is not ideal for any business.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The security is the most valuable feature, in particular, the way I can give different access to different areas to different people, so you can really fine-tune access for different users."
"A very flexible solution."
"I'm not sure what the most valuable aspect of the solution is, but I can say that their finance and auditing systems are quite impressive. You can audit in different invoices right to procurement. It's all quite seamless."
"Intuitive to work with and the overall fundamental of the platform is very strong."
"Scalability to configure and integrate."
"It is very user-friendly, and intuitive, it will lead you and take you to the next steps."
"The most valuable feature is ease of use."
"I find Salesforce Platform to be stable."
"The most valuable aspect is that all data is stored in one place, making it easy to find what is needed and to report on it."
 

Cons

"The user interface for the systems that you build can use some improvement because as it is now, you have to do a lot of HTML and CSS to make it look modern."
"An improved UX may be helpful in the solution's next release."
"Getting reports in Salesforce is sometimes a little bit difficult. You need to do a lot of things to get detailed reports. This feature can be improved. Its price can also be improved. It is currently expensive."
"The reporting needs improvement and the dashboard could have more components added."
"Salesforce Platform has a cumbersome interface when creating reports, dashboards, and those types of things. They could be a little bit more simple. The administration has to be an aficionado to do any sort of administration and maintenance, for example, setting up the way you want to modify the lead tracks or functions. These systems tend to be quite cumbersome."
"Better flexibility in editing emails created from templates would be great, and being able to add hyperlinks in emails for scheduling meetings would allow us to automate more."
"The initial setup process was a complex thing to do because four different organizations were working together."
"They have some limitations as a cloud solution."
"Salesforce needs to be re-platformed, or re-architected, making it lighter."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This product has really good value, as it doesn't have a per-user cost, there's a flat fee."
"The licensing is per user per month, which we took out a contract on a long time back. It's really an okay price for what solutions are available and for how many features and what kind of functionality you get."
"The solution is fairly priced."
"It is expensive. Licensing is on an annual basis."
"Salesforce is cheap."
"The cost is reasonable for the corporations I work for. I would say an average would be around $100 per month per user."
"It is an expensive program."
"Pricing and license differ and depend on how much license you are purchasing from them."
"Costly, but it is the top product in SaaS/PaaS. Pricing is more for large to enterprise level companies."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
15%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Healthcare Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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