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Caspio vs Microsoft Power Apps vs QuickBase comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Caspio is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Power Apps is 12.3%, down from 19.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of QuickBase is 1.5%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Rapid Application Development Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Microsoft Power Apps12.3%
QuickBase1.5%
Caspio0.5%
Other85.7%
Rapid Application Development Software
 

Featured Reviews

Timothy Soares - PeerSpot reviewer
It's a good solution for those with limited coding experience
The visualization of the data pages could be improved. You have to a lot of tweaking to make the visualization stand out. It's basic, but there are a lot of options. So you really have to do a lot of customizing on that part. They could add some templates that are more attractive than the basic ones. It would be helpful if you could start with something that's already built rather than working on standard templates from scratch.
Guhan Eshwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Building tools with user-friendly interfaces abut needs integration improvements
An integration of Copilot options within Microsoft Power Apps would be useful. In UiPath apps, there is an autopilot function that uses a generative AI model, which creates layouts and connects data services automatically with a prompt. Such integration would be beneficial to build basic frameworks that can be enhanced. This would assist business process users who lack coding knowledge.
Bhavatha Ranjanni S - PeerSpot reviewer
Its extensive scope allows multiple users with diverse professional backgrounds to engage on a single platform
When learning QuickBase, I noticed a shift in its cost structure. It operated on a cost-efficient model tied to the number of users, with invoicing based on applicants. The recent changes have increased costs based on user activity, such as viewing reports or interacting with specific fields. This shift makes QuickBase more expensive to use as activity increases. Lowering these costs could potentially broaden QuickBase's user base, similar to how Microsoft PowerApps operates. The visualization in QuickBase could be enhanced. Due to cost and usage efficiency concerns, our utilization of QuickBase is limited within our company. A few individuals are currently utilizing QuickBase. We need to consider the cost-to-usage ratio and prioritize increasing adoption.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Caspio was user-friendly compared to other solutions. As someone who doesn't know a lot about coding, I found it easy to create a web application on this platform."
"I can have a SharePoint list and connect with users through PowerApps to present the information."
"Generating reports is very fast with Microsoft PowerApps. It's stable and scalable as well."
"The scalability is good."
"When I am developing any user UI, it gives me complete flexibility. I can manage in any way I want."
"It is good for using for small apps and automation on Office stuff."
"Power Apps is user-friendly and allows easy application creation without extensive programming experience."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"It’s a stable product."
"There's a lot of stability in QuickBase...I really appreciate the processing part of QuickBase, especially considering how we're able to get information in real time instead of having to wait."
"Allows users have anytime/anywhere access."
"One of the valuable features of Quick Base is its ability to function as a content management system without the need for SQL."
"Technical support is really good, and I would rate it a nine out of ten."
"The most valuable feature of QuickBase is its dynamic form capabilities. These forms allow backend automation, making tasks like updating data based on specific conditions much easier."
"I run my own business and the solution allows me to invoice and pay for additional resources. It has helped me in terms of invoicing, quoting, and doing recruitment measures."
"We have made good use of the ability in QuickBase to add multiple apps for various departments and purposes, while some apps are shared."
"Considering factors like functionality and price, the product proves to be worth the investment."
 

Cons

"The visualization of the data pages could be improved. You have to a lot of tweaking to make the visualization stand out. It's basic, but there are a lot of options. So you really have to do a lot of customizing on that part. They could add some templates that are more attractive than the basic ones. It would be helpful if you could start with something that's already built rather than working on standard templates from scratch."
"The fact that we couldn't share that with our other organization or outside of the organization, consisting of our colleagues in the joint ventures, was a weakness of the solution."
"I would like to see a more intuitive merged experience for pro-coders."
"Improvements could include more templates for application development, especially those commonly used across different companies."
"Integration with databases and other tools needs to be improved."
"Microsoft PowerApps is not intended for customizing what's generated in a major way."
"The solution must provide more integration with third-party applications."
"We'd like to see more integration capabilities in the future."
"There are occasional performance challenges."
"Unfortunately, there is still no new report formatting available natively, and would still require 3rd party developers to help with that. ."
"The mobile app has improved, but it still needs work."
"The user interface of Quick Base is complex."
"The dashboard is not organized."
"The improved developer interface in some areas can be difficult to use for complex items."
"The product works constantly to modernize the platform and they have made quite a lot of strides in that. I would like them to add additional features that would help us make API calls."
"I would like the product to add more working processes."
"There is room for improvement in terms of user-friendliness."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There are areas of Microsoft PowerApps that can be improved. For example, the license policies are expensive to purchases the premium connectors. If a company would like to use the premium features, they have to pay a lot of money. The Microsoft PowerApps portal could be easier to use when there are a lot of external users because if a company has 1,000 external users, it is too expensive to use the Microsoft PowerApps portal."
"It might be too complicated to continuously monitor the business consumption and what to pay."
"The price for the license could be more cost-effective."
"Usually, the free licenses of Power Apps come to normal corporate users for free...For normal users within a corporate firm with licenses, it's totally favorable."
"The tool is neither cheap nor expensive. The tool's cost is manageable."
"The pricing is too expensive and the licensing system is complicated. There are many pages of instruction on how to do the calculations for the price."
"The platform's pricing is reasonable."
"The product is inexpensive."
"You have to negotiate the price because it varies based on the number of users you have, as well as how much cloud storage space you need."
"We felt the pricing and licensing for QuickBase were easy enough to understand, fair and competitive."
"It is probably about 300 per license per person. There is just the licensing cost. There are no additional costs."
"Quickbase is probably not the cheapest app out there. That said, it is worth its weight in gold. There is no other app that I know of in the market today that can do what Quickbase does."
"The product is cheap when compared to other products."
"The pricing for the tier my company used included ten seats and the subcontractor, amounting to approximately $18,000 USD per year."
"The solution is expensive and geared toward enterprise-level clients."
"The pricing for QuickBase is pretty straightforward, It is based on a per user/per month licensing fee."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
6%
Transportation Company
6%
 

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Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise17
Large Enterprise50
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Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise23
 

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What needs improvement with QuickBase?
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