Caspio

Vorteile

Caspio was simple to use and comprehend. Its user interface made it simple to create and deploy powerful online applications. It was also an excellent platform for rapidly developing and publishing data-driven webpages and web applications. I also appreciated Caspio's high level of security and privacy.

Nachteile

The pricing structure is Caspio's least favorite feature. It can be costly for users who need to access and update large amounts of data or who require more advanced features. Furthermore, for some users who are unfamiliar with database technologies, there is a steep learning curve.

Vorteile

I found Caspio to be a powerful tool in the customization and development of my App. So far, everything that we have wanted to implement has been doable, and Caspio staff has been there all along, offering guidance and support.

Nachteile

I honestly cannot think of anything I do not like because I do not have enough knowledge about computer programming, but I have used other platforms and again, Caspio has proven to be the most powerful.

Vorteile

It is generally quick and easy to get changes (and additional needs) up and going. We have a very comprehensive system that interfaces with staff and customers internationally all developed with CASPIO. To purchase the same system using conventional design/programming was, cost wise, way out of our reach as a small business.

Nachteile

We find information presentation for the user (staff/ customers) that looks professional very difficult to achieve - content is there, but its not pretty. We do not have competent programmers on the team to cut code. So,we have to design output (layouts) with Caspio limitations in mind ( so, we cant start from ease of use from the user's perspective).

Vorteile

It looked like a simple platform to implement

Nachteile

Caspio has drag and drop ability. I was promised that I could use it to develop my app, however after I paid the subscription fee they acted like the drag and drop capability was some type of secret and refused to work with my developer or myself to implement it.

Vorteile

A great platform for managing projects and managing databases, this platform makes work easy digitally, provides a free trial and a free version, and its price suits many companies, and it has many good options for managing the organization.

Nachteile

Customer service response should be faster. An instructional video for training in operating the program should be provided at the beginning of the application.

Vorteile

Easy to use.Table reloads easy and intuitive.Setting up links to dataviews a great feature.

Nachteile

The filter function needs documentation.

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Airtable

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Caspio

More features.

Vorteile

one-click deployment method. Fast development on simple web application.

Nachteile

Caspio backend and task limitation. Customization if we want a specific design.

Vorteile

I like this software because it's a very powerful and customizable tool. I particularly like their project planning option, which saves me a lot of time.

Nachteile

No drawbacks to report for the moment, but at first it's a bit difficult to use

Vorteile

It's an all-in-one platform provides everything you need to digitally transform your business. This Software offers many features but currently I'm using Project Management feature and I feel very comfortable with it's functionality. It also provides Application Development with it's powerful feature "NO-CODE" which allows you to create app without coding.

Nachteile

It's quite difficult for new users but not all the functionality is difficult. Else I can't find any disadvantage for this software.

Vorteile

It is easy for basic forms and database management. Things like quick contact forms and newsletter sign ups would be ideal. Anything somewhat complex will definitely require custom coding.

Nachteile

A lot of promises that are rarely delivered. This is not a no code platform. You need to have a real developer on the team if you want to produce good applications. The Sales and Accounting is sketchy, the Account Success Managers are sketchy... the best part is the live support. Everything else is below par. They do not update their standard features and they increase prices all the time.

Vorteile

I most often use caspio to build applications for large companies. they are very secure, the trial version allows you to delete the application before switching to the paid version. very easy to use for everyone

Nachteile

the big problem with caspio is the cost which is very high whether for the paid version or the trial version

Vorteile

While Caspio is a low code platform enabling fast development of very high quality apps, it does not stop there. What has been important to me, is that the platform is virtually unlimited in potential. The versatility and quality of this platform makes it the perfect choice even for high complexity applications.

Nachteile

Simple apps may be developed very swiftly, while maintaining high levels of security and quality. More complex apps require more capacity and in depth development. While this is a low code platform, it does not prevent the use of code, and with it, the possibilities seem limitless. And it still has all the benefits of not having to code from scratch, ease of use, high security, etc.

Vorteile

I like that this is a low code platform, but with the right experience and level are able to take advantage of building blocks like HTLM where script can be merged. This really expands the capabilities of some basic applications. For example, I am able put in CSS and Javascript to provide access and provide buttons to the the correct members. Overall, CASPIO is simple to understand as it relates Table data to a Datapage.

Nachteile

It is a bit pricy and the biggest issue I have is data storage. As a database it is great, although it has a limit in records that I think is low compared to price. But this data records can be overcome and if need pass on the cost. But the data file storage is very limited. This reduces my capability in being able to provide my customer with applications that also manage their documents. I had the need to use other solutions for data storage since my customer needs to upload files for their clients and would quickly run to the limit of 10GB. One important think to consider is my business case where my clients require retention of data for at least 7 years. If they use 5 or around that GB per year, the 10GB will not hold and buying more from CASPIO is expensive.
Note: similar to this is the SMS but not to the degree of data storage. For SMS, I have opted to integrate with Twilio as the overall price for number of SMS made more sense.

Vorteile

The organizational aspects (tables, views, datapages, authentications) and flow of the steps within each of these features are intuitive and easy to follow. This framework of a few 'tools' with many guided steps and options in each tool make it less intimidating for a novice to create an application independently that suits their specific program needs.

However, what I like just as much about Caspio is their amazing customer service. I can't say enough about their timely and courteous responses all the way from their Sales and On-Boarding Executives to their Account Managers and Session Experts (whom I highly recommend working with for insights and help with more complicated builds or specialized features).

Nachteile

Although Caspio is constantly improving their product and educational material demonstrating how to use it, there are always more features that can be added to allow users to control the look and feel of an application or to allow for example more filtering options across tables. However, there is a balancing act between creating user friendly features and highly customized ones without needing to write additional code to achieve the aim.

Vorteile

The low-code approach frees you from having to learn any programming language and rely upon it. It is flexible enough to allow you to build literally any kind of application you want from simple to complex, which is powerful and liberating. No more dealing with filthy vendors!!! Their support, even on the free tier, is outstanding. There is also a TON of information and instructionals available on the web. They seem to want you to be successful, and go the extra mile to help you be successful.

Nachteile

There is a steep learning curve, BUT the peak is not high and it won't be long before you are comfortable and moving along building things at a good clip. I'm also not fond of a cloud-only solution as it is our data and we should be able to replicate/backup the data to local servers directly. It looks like this is possible with the API, however that's only available in the most expensive tier. You really have to have a good understanding of your business process and the SDLC to avoid making time-consuming mistakes.

Vorteile

Caspio is a very flexible tool for creating and maintaining SaaS systems for your company or for your customers. You need a basic understanding of relational database and how to work with them. Once you are there then, maybe after a few hours, you are ready to go. Everything else when it comes to creating queries and views, unless you want to create something unusual, is straight forward. Designing datapages is also quite easy and only requires a minimum of learning time. Publishing the datapages on your website is also excellent as Caspio offers different options for achieving it, depending on what web publishing tool you are using.

Nachteile

As we are doing solution prototypes using MS Access, we tend to upload the application database into Caspio to speed up the process when implementing a solution. The drawback with this method is that although we can upload tables and data, we cannot upload views. This is mostly due to the fact that Caspio does not handle views in the same way as MS Access, in fact not allowing a few functionalities such as calculated fields. Caspio, over the last few years, has come up with means of addressing this shortcoming by adding extra functionalities in database management.

Vorteile

There was nothing I liked about this software.

Nachteile

Wasn’t able to creat a multi-select form with queries carried over into the next search. Is not usable by a non developer. Interface is clunky and looks outdated.

Vorteile

Caspio is incredibly easy to use. You can setup forms, websites and applications with little or no code experience. Their customer support is top notch when you need help (if you are on a paid plan).

Nachteile

There are some simple tasks I would like to complete that just aren't available options. I think as Caspio continues to update their platform we will see more but sometimes it is limited if you have a something specific you are looking to deploy.

Vorteile

We moved from an Access dbase to Caspio in order to take advantage of creating APIs and automations. We couldn't be happier with how well it's worked and how much time we save on managing our projects.

Nachteile

The support doesn't seem to be very helpful and at times performance isn't great.

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Airtable

Vorteile

What I like most about Caspio is that you do not need to be a master in code development in order to build a database online. The click and go step by step process is very easy to use. Also, implementing within WordPress or other applications is very easy to do. The How-to Videos are an excellent way to learn to use the product. The formulas within the tables allow you to be more diverse with your structure. I can't name just ONE thing, I love many!

Nachteile

When I first purchased Caspio in 2016, I was not able to export in PDF, with their updates that is now possible, but my only issue is in order to use you have to have the level of Caspio, which will cost more money. The good thing is if you want a change submit a request, 9 times out of 10 they will update and include with their next release.

Vorteile

Features: Caspio has almost everything we require to complete business solution applications.

Pricing Model: Clear and competitive pricing model. There are even more plans released lately.

Support: Superb! Always someone's there, in the online support section. All tickets are handled in a short time. Respect user privacy, asking for permission before the support gets in the sensitive area with the "User Login Support".

Nachteile

Options for style and GUI. They are too plain (even they look professional) and simple, not bad but not so fancy. This is the comment from users. However, it's customizable but required extra work.

Vorteile

The automatic notification feature reminding team members about urgency of work.
The different levels of controls to different users as per organisation hierarchy.

Nachteile

It is quite difficult to get use to the interface in the starting, which frustrates the team members.

Vorteile

We created a nonprofit that connects people with donations to organizations that need them. For that, we needed a database. With no budget, we were able to launch. With no IT background, I was able to get started from the tutorials and with helpful staff, have updated and upgraded over the years.

Nachteile

Starting out without technical experience, it did take some time to learn, but we started with the free plan and it was an incredible value - worth the time investment to learn. There with challenges that the architecture we built as we wanted to grow and change. The Caspio support team has helped us solve many of those with creative workarounds.

Vorteile

The ability to build and deploy customized applications within days without hiring programmers and managing cloud servers

Nachteile

The payment processing should have an easier interface and more pre-defined options. Also, the ability to allow clients to import data records to a designated table without using scheduled tasks from third-party application.

Vorteile

The software is relatively easy to use, but you must make a commitment to learn it. The great news is that if you aren't a programmer they have a great Managed Application Services Team that will do the work for you. The software has enabled our company to rapidly create solutions and integrate data that was previously stored in various spreadsheets and databases. We are connecting data that we never thought possible. Thanks Caspio!

Nachteile

Nothing. We have enjoyed the platform and the support has been great.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud und HubSpot CRM

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Caspio

The experience with the people.

Vorteile

Me gusto su herramienta de planificacion y programacion de proyectos es muy buena.

Nachteile

Hace falta que sea un poco mas intuitiva.

Vorteile

This software has many powerful features for project management and tasks management solutions. We are using Project Management Feature of this tool which allows us to create personalized dashboard for every new projects, task allocation and status tracking and generate reporting, etc.

Nachteile

As mentioned above I'm using this software for project management purpose and for that their is no any issues in the software.

Vorteile

Que no hace falta usar conocimientos de programación, en mi caso como si los tengo, este software me parece muy sencillo de usar

Nachteile

Me gustaría que funcionara igual de bien con bbdd muy grandes

Vorteile

It is very intuitive and easy to use and has everything needed to develop robust applications for both internal and external clients, including the ability to customize with JavaScript and HTML

Nachteile

There was a learning curve but nothing stands out that I dislike

Vorteile

Caspio is a user-friendly platform that allowed us in Callbox to build custom business applications without coding. It offers a drag-and-drop interface, database management and integration with other systems such as HubSpot and SalesForce. Data is also safe with Caspio's security.

Nachteile

The learning curve can be a bit steep at first because some of my non-IT colleagues were not able to keep up with the training due to the advanced features. The pricing can also be a hindrance to startup businesses.

Vorteile

Lo que más me gusta es que es muy completo y se usa de forma sencilla

Nachteile

No hay nada que no me haya gustado, programa muy recomendado

Vorteile

Was relatively happy with CASPIO's features and function for a year until CASPIO suspended the account.

Nachteile

Loaded a new and valid credit card, which was repeatedly rejected by CASPIO.Rather than someone call me, CASPIO opted to suspend account instead, which caused critical automated pathways to grind to a halt, causing signficant reputational damage and operational chaos.Telephonic support insisted on a 9 digit support ticket number, whereas only 5 digit numbers are provided.Spent close to a week trying to get someone in billing onto the phone. Eventually managed to pass the credit card details to someone in billing (god bless [sensitive content hidden]) but the card details were still rejected. Eventually Caspio's dev team fixed their issue. But zero acknowledgement or apologies from Caspio as to what went wrong and whether it might happen again.

Vorteile

Esse aplicativo é ótimo para quem melhorar seus resultados e negócio e eleva o mercado.

Nachteile

Eu não tem nada contra Esse e aplicativo.

Vorteile

Powerful project management software for teams of all sizes

Nachteile

and a little complicated to use, lack more tutorials

Vorteile

Very bad Company and deceiving in their service, they give me a trial version with no features, then I ask the sales to open the features for me to know the capability f the software, she told me to buy the full version, I told her I want only monthly subscription to test and compare, she guides me for the monthly subscription, after 2 months I discover it very weak company with limited ability, I told them I want to stop, they refuse and told me it is a monthly subscription but with an annual commitment, I didn't see this option before, how come to pay a year in something that I will not use ... this is very bad deceiving company

Nachteile

My Advice ... No one deal with this deceiving company ... they want me to pay for a whole year without any subscription ... Bad Bad Bad Company

Vorteile

I love Caspio! I have been working with Caspio for over a year now and it is the best tool I have ever come across. I use it to automate my work and make my team more efficient. It's a great tool for creating workflows and automating applications. The best part is that I can create a workflow for any task in any app, no matter what the skill set or background of the person using it. The interface is very intuitive and the learning curve is minimal. I find that I can create workflows in a matter of minutes and it's so easy to do.

Nachteile

There is nothing I have disliked about the Caspio.

Vorteile

Excellent feature set.By far and away the best technical support of any company I work with, always responsive and helpful.Great training and reference resources.Extremely customizable, limited mainly by CSS, HTML, and JavaScript.Less expensive than many other no code/low code platforms.They actually even offer a limited free tier, which has been great for me to help non-profits keep costs low for certain smaller projects.They keep adding new functionality.

Nachteile

At first the interface took a little getting used to, but now I find that I miss it when working with other platforms. I also didn't understand the datapage concept at first but now that I get it I actually kind of like it.

Vorteile

Do not need to know code to customize solutions
Can use HTML and JaveScript to build your own if you want
Can automate emails, text, and other flows

Nachteile

Need a commission tracking system and lead rotation system.

Vorteile

The wizard-like interface helped reduce the investment we might otherwise have had to invest in learning a command-line interface. What's more, at first glance, a person might miss the fact that the hosting engine of the product is built into the product itself.

Nachteile

At least in our experience, it appeared that Caspio had given little thought to how a credentialed user would navigate from one "datapage" to the next in a finished application. Although there were a couple of rudimentary examples of this, they weren't professionally-linked to the otherwise-great engine that Caspio offered. As a result, we had to improvise our own interface from the ground up.

Vorteile

The best aspect was the relatively simple nature of learning to use it and then building an app - as a person that does not code! The process of structuring the database, uploading the initial data, then maintaining it, has been very easy.

Nachteile

There are very few cons. I did discover - as a non-coder - that there is some coding necessary when it comes to formatting of reports. It is not absolutely necessary but to truly finetune formats (fonts, colors, placement) one ultimately is aided by knowing to code. Fortunately, this embodied only about 5% of the development.

Vorteile

They have unlimited users
HIPAA compliant

Nachteile

We got a contract with Caspio to move our auditing program to their program. We gave them the current system we use and all the bells and whistles we currently have they said they can do it and that it should be completed within a couple months. The program is not complete yet. They are claiming we changed what we wanted when we did not and they currently have the google sheet which has all the coding we want except for the auto emails and texts to personnel. They are trying to charge us more now to do what they already agreed to do and they will not return our money. Do not use them at all please!!!

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Quickbase

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Caspio

User-friendly but does not allow for unlimited users.

Vorteile

If you have a group of Access gurus, you can master Caspio. The applications allows you to take your database applications online very easily, but also provides a high degree of customization (using JavaScript, CSS, and HTML) to build full applications. We replaced manual, inefficient processes with online workflow-enabled applications in very little time.

Nachteile

There are very few features that I do NOT like. This is just a great application and we have used it to automate our remote processes, collecting data online and the management portals to run our business.

Vorteile

- Basic database builder tools have more built-in options than similar software, so it's easier and faster to build more complex setups

- If you don't know code, the interface and logic is very close to MS Excel, so the learning curve isn't too bad

- Easy to embed and publish applications

- Has an unlimited app user model (though not administrators), which is superior to other database app builders that limit user capabilities and charge based on users. This is ideal for customer-facing applications where users need to be able to more advanced functions outside of simply viewing.

- Offer a free plan that is fairly well featured, though would only be useful for internal or personal apps

Nachteile

- Pricing structure is highly frustrating for a small business user or team. Basic paid plans have no access to APIs, Zapier, or automation/importing, which is high for the base plan compared to similar apps. To get those features, the next level jumps over 4x higher.

- "Datapages" allotted for each plan (which is the foundation of the app) are misleading since similar competitors use an allowed number of "apps". Some basic applications in Caspio need 10-20 data pages, but the basic plan only allows 5. Ultimately a large amount of time was spent figuring out how to cut out pages and combine features, killing user experience.

- Had a bad experience with customer support (sales) when I accidentally deleted an entire table. Was informed that as a basic/free trial user they would have to charge me to get the table back, even though it existed. And days saved was only a few, so had to quickly decide. They were not sympathetic to my plight even as I was in the evaluation stage.

- If you're a major enterprise with a large budget and some programmers, Caspio may be an ideal solution. If you're a small business, be very careful when evaluating and I'd recommend looking elsewhere. The subscription models and definitions are confusing and you may find yourself with an app built during the free trial and realizing you can't possibly afford to launch it.

Vorteile

It is easy to use and has many useful features. It is also a complete software with solid infrastructure.

Nachteile

At the interface is not easy to master it make it more flexible

Vorteile

I think Caspio is incredibly easy to learn and use and it allows non-technical professionals to quickly establish a data-centric web-based application without needing to know Python, Java, or another programming language. I have been a software developer for 20 years, so for me the tool takes even less time -- and functions like triggered notifications and tasks allow me to add "behind-the-scenes magic" so one process can trigger dependent processes in a seamless way. I also love the support team's helpful and responsive attitude.

Nachteile

Truly my only complaint is not a bad thing, just a choice -- I wish I did not have to wrap all the Caspio code in separate HTML, mostly b/c I do not think it is as easy to teach to non-technical people. Most of the organizations I work with need help getting everything set up and launched but then can largely be trained to maintain and extend their Caspio app...and while HTML and CSS are not complicated, they are not as predictably explainable as the tables and datapage interfaces.

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Salesforce Sales Cloud

Gründe für den Wechsel zu Caspio

Cost and ease of maintenance -- I am helping organizations build software which they maintain, despite not having programmers on staff. This primarily works not only due to the high quality product but the pricing model. The fact that Caspio is priced by datapage and functionality and not user seats keeps the ongoing cost low, making it affordable for smaller organizations.

Vorteile

I love how easy Caspio is to use and learn. There are so many great videos online and the community forums are very helpful. I was able to learn the majority of the features within a couple of weeks. Of course, there's always something new that I didn't realize was possible.

Nachteile

The biggest issue I face is working with mismatched data types. I do find a roundabout way to solve the issue but if I can solve it then it's definitely possible.

Vorteile

I used it extensively for rapid application development and prototype implementation

Nachteile

Their limited graphical interface tools limits the user experience you can create. When asked for support to customize, you are constantly pushed to their development services which are very expensive. I never hired them but when I interviewed them to consider hiring their "experts," I realized they were the same support team members that "did not know" the answer and referred you to the development team.

Vorteile

It was easy to get started with a range of pre-made templates. None of their features are particularly unique but they are mostly implemented well.

Nachteile

The user interface is very dated. It looks like it hasn't been updated in 20 years.
Customer support was appalling. Very slow to response and not empowered to take decisions.
Pricing plans are inflexible and require annual commitment that lock you in for a year at a time regardless of whether you pay monthly.
Use of marketing dark patterns to trick you into signing minimum term contracts.

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Knack, Airtable und Zoho Creator

Vorteile

First, I am extremely pleased with the affordable cost of Caspio Bridge provided to me by Caspio which allows me to continue my historical research and record my work on a table which is open to all of Canada as well as the whole world. I am a senior citizen with a limited income so the cost is very important to me. Secondly, I sincerely appreciate the dependability of Caspio Bridge because my table has never failed my thousands of clients. Since I first started with Caspio many years ago, my table has never failed. Thirdly, I value the dependability of Caspio Bridge support including the expertise of [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] who have the ability, knowledge and skills to improve the performance of my table. I am amazed how technicians including [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] are able to resolve every little glitch which I encounter. I am very appreciative of their service, professionalism, and friendship.

Nachteile

I can only think of one issue, and that is the complexity of the 'styles'. This is one area that I always need help with as the learning curve about 'styles' is too steep for me. In the case orf 'styles' I always ask for and receive help from Caspio, and I thank you.

Vorteile

Caspio is an excellent app deployment tool. Period.

We had the "mid tier" level, so base your expectation accordingly.

Caspio hosts your databases, your user authentication, your web deployments, and hosts all your actions. It's very low code involvement, so if you have an idea for an app, you get it up and running in 15 minutes.

Their customer support is quite helpful and they will back to you, but again, we did have a mid-tier plan.

Nachteile

While low code involvement is good for quick deployment, it's limitation is lack of flexibility on your own customization. While Caspio let's you customize some of the "look and feel" of your app, advanced operations/visuals are not easy to do and when you can do them, they are clunky.