Microsoft Access vs. Quickbase

Microsoft Access

842 Reviews and Ratings

Quickbase

806 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Microsoft Access	Score7.7 out of 10	N/A	Microsoft Access is a database management system from Microsoft that combines the relational Microsoft Jet Database Engine with a graphical user interface and software-development tools.	$139.99 per PC
Quickbase	Score8.8 out of 10	N/A	Quickbase helps users tackle any project, no matter how complex. Quickbase helps customers see, connect and control complex projects. Whether it’s raising a skyscraper or coordinating vaccine rollouts, the no-code software platform allows business users to custom fit solutions to the way they work – using information from across the systems they already have.	$700 per month

Pricing

Microsoft Access

Quickbase

Microsoft Access: $139.99
per PC

Enterprise: Full Customizable
per month/billed annually
Business: Starting at $2,200
per month
Team: Started at $700
per month

Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Access	Quickbase
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	Yes

No setup fee

Optional

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Quickbase offers three key plans, with feature distinction, simple and consistent entitlements, and a flexible licensing model, giving users the option of either user based or usage based licensing across all 3 plans.

Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Microsoft Access	Quickbase
Considered Both Products	Microsoft Verified User Chose Microsoft Access Microsoft Access is great for local low code, relational database applications where users are creating, reading, updating, and deleting data (CRUD).. Useful mostly for locally stored database and not network or cloud-based applications Easy-to-user interface makes it hard to … Incentivized Helpful?	Quickbase Verified User Chose Quickbase Prior to Quickbase, we used Microsoft Access. The limitations were that it was not available on the cloud and coworkers were getting locked out of the database. You could not make development changes until everyone was out of the database. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase Microsoft Access was one of the DB programs that I have used in a job previous to my current one. I found it to have many more features than Quickbase does but it was a lot harder to set up and maintain. Also, it was harder to share among multiple teams. I basically feel that … Incentivized Helpful? Wendy Shoef Special Projects Manager at Autism Society of Los Angeles (Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees) Chose Quickbase It's a tie. Quick Base is more stable and easy to access (ironic since Microsoft Access has the word access in the name) since it's a hosted online, but the ability to integrate (especially with Microsoft products) and customize forms and reports makes development, as it … Incentivized Helpful? Aylin Nazlim Manager, PMO Global Value Creation at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (Cosmetics, 10,001+ employees) Chose Quickbase Quick Base is 1000 times more intuitive and does a lot of the work for you. Microsoft Access is very much for users that actually do know how to code-if you ask me. Incentivized Helpful? Jesse Guardado Project Manager in Corporate at Sturgeon Electric California, LLC (Utilities, 51-200 employees) Chose Quickbase We enjoyed the cloud-based set up of Quick Base. Microsoft Access also required more detailed database knowledge. Microsoft Project required expensive user licensing. We also need a program that would run it easily on Apple iPads. Incentivized Helpful? Rich Rinaldi Business Analyst at Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health (Mental Health Care, 5001-10,000 employees) Chose Quickbase Quickbase is what Microsoft Access always dreamed to be. It is cloud based and much more intuitive than Access. Incentivized Helpful? Casey Kelby Aerospace Project Engineer in Sales at Dunmore (Plastics, 51-200 employees) Chose Quickbase AppSheet is great for turning a spreadsheet into a function app on the go, but not for manipulating and viewing data in any other format than the one you set. Microsoft Access is only available on computers; I needed something I could access on the go from my phone or tablet. … Incentivized Helpful? Michael Dollard COO (Chief Operating Officer) in Corporate at Kurtis Kitchen and Bath (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose Quickbase Used access in a previous company which required specific knowledge of the system. Quickbase was learnt from scratch in a matter of weeks. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase I like Quickbase better than both of them in terms of ROI. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase If you don't know any programming languages, it's no problem to get started with Quick Base. On-line guides and prompts, plenty of examples and help are always available. There are template sample databases available for modification, and these provide a great opportunity to … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase I have personally used Quickbase and Salesforce and am so much more impressed by Quickbase. Salesforce puts so little power in your hands, for any change you have to ask their developers and it comes with a big price tag and time lag. Quickbase is easy and nimble and you can … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase I like the web functionality and the ability to access Quick Base from anywhere Incentivized Helpful? Alexander Kennedy Director of U.S. Operations in Corporate at One Source Environmental LLC (Facilities Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Quickbase QuickBase is adaptable, easy to use and can scale quickly. With either option for a simple drag and drop solution or a more complex code written for a specific application, QuickBase is clearly the winner here. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase No comparison. MSAccess ,at the time, was desktop only and not visible to users. Quick Base is web-based and easily available to all stakeholders. Incentivized Helpful? Stephen E. Arnold Digital Media Specialist at Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Higher Education, 51-200 employees) Chose Quickbase This is so much better than Access. Incentivized Helpful? Meredith Moore Creative Operations - Brand Marketing - Business Solutions & International in Marketing at AT&T (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees) Chose Quickbase Quick Base was MUCH more flexible and utilitarian. It did not restrict us, or make us conform our processes to their software, as many other solutions do. It has back ups, security, and support so that we are not alone. The community forums are great too. Lots of learning … Incentivized Helpful? Frances Rampey LCMS Administrator in Product Management at Relias Learning (Computer Software, 501-1000 employees) Chose Quickbase Quick Base is easier to build and customize than Access and Oracle. It also scales better than Access. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase We haven't researched similar products, but I can say it's much easier to use than Microsoft Access. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase Mostly on par with all other tools but quick, easy, financially accessible to smaller businesses, and mobile. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase Quickbase I believe ranks first amongst its competitors because of its ease of use and flexibility. It is very simple and quick to modify data entry, formulas and almost all changes within the application. We selected Quickbase because it is the best mix between platform … Incentivized Helpful? Lorri Brandvold Operations Analyst/Project Accountant in Finance and Accounting at GeoDigital (Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Quickbase Quick Base is much more flexible and robust. It's like comparing VisiCalc to today's Excel Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase QuickBase is the only solution available to me that I know of. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Chose Quickbase Selected QuickBase for its ability to distribute the app, simplify app building (doesn't require VBA skills) and the hosted platform. Incentivized Helpful?
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User Ratings
	Microsoft Access	Quickbase
Likelihood to Recommend	5.0 (99 ratings)	9.4 (520 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (15 ratings)	9.9 (54 ratings)
Usability	7.0 (5 ratings)	8.4 (40 ratings)
Availability	8.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (16 ratings)
Performance	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (15 ratings)
Support Rating	6.4 (5 ratings)	7.4 (44 ratings)
In-Person Training	- (0 ratings)	9.9 (4 ratings)
Online Training	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (5 ratings)
Implementation Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)	9.8 (22 ratings)
Configurability	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (10 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Ease of integration	8.0 (1 ratings)	8.4 (10 ratings)
Product Scalability	5.0 (1 ratings)	9.0 (15 ratings)
Professional Services	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (10 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale	- (0 ratings)	9.0 (10 ratings)