Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Knack
The simple online database and web app builder
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Knack launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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SpreadSimple▲366A blazing-fast way to create and manage sites using Sheets
2020 · spreadsimple.com · its alternatives →
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Hey there HN! We’re Joe and Stopa, and today we’re open sourcing InstantDB, a client-side database that makes it easy to build real-time and collaborative apps like Notion and Figma. Building modern apps these days involves a lot of schleps. For a basic CRUD app you need to spin up servers, wire up endpoints, integrate auth, add permissions, and then marshal data from the backend to the frontend and back again. If you want to deliver a buttery smooth user experience, you’ll need to add optimistic updates and rollbacks. We do these steps over and over for every feature we build, which can…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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NotionApps▲816Sameer and Jatin here. We are building NotionApps, a no-code tool to create apps, portals, & forms from Notion databases. With the tool, you can: - restrict your data behind an email auth - show only limited data based on logged-in user - share Notion data outside of your organization without adding people to your workspace - handle large databases with ease - create mobile friendly apps to interact with your data Users have been creating apps for their events, inventory, catalogues, businesses, etc. with all the data on Notion. Late in 2019, we built a product called utilize.app (it's still…
2023 · notionapps.com · its alternatives →
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Sheety▲974Turn your Google Sheet into an API instantly, for free
2019 · sheety.co · its alternatives →
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Sheetbase▲450Free, fast and fun way to build modern websites and apps 🛠️
2018 · sheetbase.net · its alternatives →
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A collection of spreadsheet examples for turning Excel to web, editing online and building spreadsheet applications using Keikai.
2019 · keikai.io · its alternatives →
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Tabledo▲285Create dynamic websites using data from your spreadsheets
2017 · tabledo.com · its alternatives →
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Grist▲290Evolution of spreadsheets to organize your data, your way
2021 · getgrist.com · its alternatives →
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SpreadSimple 2.0▲295The fastest way to build a website without code
2025 · spreadsimple.com · its alternatives →
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Build a database-backed full-stack app in under a minute.
2021 · blog.glitch.com · its alternatives →
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InstantDB▲320Complete backend with auth and storage in one prompt
Apr 2026 · instantdb.com · its alternatives →
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Turn any website into an API (for those who miss Kimono)free tier, from $19/mo▲332Web scraping made simple — extract data with our free Chrome extension and powerful cloud platform. Turn websites into structured data at scale, via dashboard or API.
2019 · simplescraper.io · its alternatives →
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Very Good Table▲242Build custom apps for your business in minutes with no code
2022 · its alternatives →
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Manipulate your SQLite database like a giant Javascript object. Built with o1.
2024 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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A Go SQL query builder and struct mapper. Contribute to samonzeweb/godb development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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