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8base vs Knack

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USD · US · source: www.8base.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
FREE — Free
Free

$0 / mo.

Flat · $0 / mo. Standalone · Free
DEVELOPER — Developer Highlighted
USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment

$25 / mo.

Seat · $25 / mo. Standalone · Fixed
PROFESSIONAL — Professional
USD 50 monthly · USD 50 / month with annual commitment

$50 per developer / mo. Minimum 3 Developers

Seat · $50 per developer / mo. Minimum 3 Developers Standalone · Fixed

USD · US · source: www.knack.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Starter
USD 59 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment

$59 / month, billed monthly

Flat · / month, billed monthly Standalone · Fixed
Pro
USD 130 monthly · USD 110 / month with annual commitment

$130 / month, billed monthly

Flat · / month, billed monthly Standalone · Fixed
Corporate
USD 300 monthly · USD 250 / month with annual commitment

$300 * per month / month, billed monthly

Flat · / month, billed monthly Standalone · Starting at
Enterprise
Contact sales

Contact for Pricing

Flat Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

8base

FREE — Free

Users and Development Environment

Team Members

1

Included

Users and Development Environment

Client App Users

5

Included

Users and Development Environment

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

No

Excluded

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Applications per Project

1

Included

Frontend Application Development

Client App Users

5

Included

Frontend Application Development

Preview Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Deploy Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Application Hosting (8base AWS)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Asset Storage

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Theming and Styling

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Build Data Models

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Data Viewer

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CLI Access

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CI/CD Environments

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Authorization Profiles

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

8base Authentication

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Utilize External Identity Provider

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Configure Self-Sign Up

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Custom Functions

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Auto-Generated GraphQL API

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom API Domain w/SSL

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

GraphQL Subscriptions

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Database Views and Custom Indexes

1

Included

Application Hosting

Application Hosting

Select Hosting Region

Included

Application Hosting

Upgrade Database Environment

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Accessible Replicas

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Encryption in Transit

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption at Rest

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Backup/Restore

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Fault Tolerance

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Frontend Application CDN

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Custom URL with SSL

No

Excluded

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Database Rows: 2,500; File Storage: 0.5 GB; Serverless Computing: 1 GB-Hours; Bandwidth: 2 GB /mo.; Client App Users: 5

Included

Support

Support

Community support

Included

DEVELOPER — Developer

Users and Development Environment

Team Members

1

Included

Users and Development Environment

Client App Users

Unlimited w/ Own Authentication Provider

Included

Users and Development Environment

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Applications per Project

1

Included

Frontend Application Development

Client App Users

Unlimited

Included

Frontend Application Development

Preview Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Deploy Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Application Hosting (8base AWS)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Asset Storage

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Theming and Styling

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Build Data Models

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Data Viewer

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CLI Access

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CI/CD Environments

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Authorization Profiles

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

8base Authentication

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Utilize External Identity Provider

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Configure Self-Sign Up

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom Functions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Auto-Generated GraphQL API

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom API Domain w/SSL

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

GraphQL Subscriptions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Database Views and Custom Indexes

1

Included

Backend Application Development

Integrate with Auth0

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Application Hosting

Select Hosting Region

Included

Application Hosting

Upgrade Database Environment

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Accessible Replicas

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption in Transit

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption at Rest

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Backup/Restore

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Fault Tolerance

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Frontend Application CDN

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Custom URL with SSL

Yes

Included

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Database Rows: 500,000; File Storage: 50 GB; Serverless Computing: 20 GB-Hours; Bandwidth: 50 GB /mo.; Client App Users: 1,000

Included

Support

Support

Community support, Email support, Dedicated Slack Channel, Dedicated Customer Success Manager

Included

Compliance and Invoicing

Compliance and Invoicing

HIPAA Compliance, GDPR Compliance, SOC 2 Compliance, Payment by invoice

Included

PROFESSIONAL — Professional

Users and Development Environment

Team Members

5

Included

Users and Development Environment

Client App Users

Unlimited w/ Own Authentication Provider

Included

Users and Development Environment

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Applications per Project

2

Included

Frontend Application Development

Client App Users

Unlimited

Included

Frontend Application Development

Preview Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Deploy Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Application Hosting (8base AWS)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Asset Storage

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Theming and Styling

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Build Data Models

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Data Viewer

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CLI Access

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CI/CD Environments

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Authorization Profiles

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

8base Authentication

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Utilize External Identity Provider

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Configure Self-Sign Up

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom Functions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Auto-Generated GraphQL API

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom API Domain w/SSL

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

GraphQL Subscriptions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Database Views and Custom Indexes

1

Included

Backend Application Development

Integrate with any OpenID Provider

Unlimited

Included

Application Hosting

Application Hosting

Select Hosting Region

Included

Application Hosting

Upgrade Database Environment

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Accessible Replicas

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption in Transit

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption at Rest

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Backup/Restore

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Fault Tolerance

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Frontend Application CDN

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Custom URL with SSL

Yes

Included

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Database Rows: 5,000,000; File Storage: 500 GB; Serverless Computing: 200 GB-Hours; Bandwidth: 500 GB /mo.; Client App Users: 10,000

Included

Support

Support

Community support, Email support, Dedicated Slack Channel, Dedicated Customer Success Manager

Included

Support

Platform Service-Level Agreements (SLAs)

24-Hour Response

Included

Support

Professional Services for Onboarding, Training and Development

Included

Included

Compliance and Invoicing

Compliance and Invoicing

HIPAA Compliance, GDPR Compliance, SOC 2 Compliance, Payment by invoice

Included

Knack

Starter

Core capabilities

Database Records

20,000

Included

AI

AI Credits

25

Included

Core capabilities

Applications

3

Included

Core capabilities

File Storage

2 GB

Included

Core capabilities

Record Change History

Excluded

Branding

Custom Domains

Excluded

Highlights

Remove Knack Branding

Excluded

Users & roles

App Shared Builders

1

Included

Highlights

Scheduled Tasks

Excluded

Building Blocks

Ecommerce Payments

Excluded

Pro

Core capabilities

Database Records

50,000

Included

AI

AI Credits

50

Included

Core capabilities

Applications

Unlimited

Included

Core capabilities

File Storage

10 GB

Included

Core capabilities

Record Change History

1 month

Included

Branding

Custom Domains

1

Included

Highlights

Remove Knack Branding

Included

Users & roles

App Shared Builders

Unlimited

Included

Highlights

Scheduled Tasks

Included

Building Blocks

Ecommerce Payments

Included

Security / Compliance

2FA for app users

Included

Highlights

App Restores

Excluded

Corporate

Core capabilities

Database Records

125k – 2.5m

Included

AI

AI Credits

100

Included

Core capabilities

Applications

Unlimited

Included

Core capabilities

File Storage

50 GB

Included

Core capabilities

Record Change History

2 months

Included

Branding

Custom Domains

3

Included

Highlights

Remove Knack Branding

Included

Users & roles

App Shared Builders

Unlimited

Included

Highlights

App Restores

Included

Security / Compliance

Advanced SSO

Advanced SSO

Included

Support

Dedicated Account Manager

Excluded

Enterprise

Core capabilities

Database Records

2.5 Million+

Included

AI

AI Credits

Included

Core capabilities

Applications

Included

Core capabilities

File Storage

Included

Core capabilities

Record Change History

3 Months

Included

Support

Dedicated Account Manager

Included

Security / Compliance

HIPAA / GovCloud-based options

Included

Highlights

Private Server Environment Options

Included

Support

Enhanced Customer Support

Included

Security / Compliance

Advanced SSO

Advanced SSO

Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

8base

  1. Source
    • FREE — Free: Free
    • DEVELOPER — Developer: USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment
    • PROFESSIONAL — Professional: USD 50 monthly · USD 50 / month with annual commitment

Knack

  1. Source
    • Starter: USD 59 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment
    • Pro: USD 130 monthly · USD 110 / month with annual commitment
    • Corporate: USD 300 monthly · USD 250 / month with annual commitment
    • Enterprise: Contact sales
  2. Source
    • Starter: USD 59 monthly · USD 49 / month with annual commitment
    • Pro: USD 130 monthly · USD 110 / month with annual commitment
    • Corporate: USD 300 monthly · USD 250 / month with annual commitment
    • Enterprise: Contact sales