Knack

What Knack is
Knack is a paid web app builder with a built-in database, user authentication, and API integrations. It is designed for database-backed applications, with plan limits that control app counts, records, storage, builders, domains, and API calls. Starter costs $59 a month, billed monthly, and includes three apps, 20,000 database records, 2 GB of file storage, one shared builder, and 1,000 API calls per day. Pro costs $130 a month and includes unlimited apps, 50,000 records, 10 GB of storage, unlimited shared builders, and 5,000 daily API calls. Corporate starts at $300 a month, with final cost based on usage; it includes unlimited apps, 125,000–2.5 million records, 50 GB of storage, three custom domains, and 10,000 daily API calls. Enterprise is listed for more than 2.5 million records, without a published price. Knack has no free plan, offers a 14-day trial, and does not publish mobile apps. Its pricing note lists a starting price of $49/mo (annual).
Who it suits
Knack suits teams building web applications around structured records, authenticated users, and API connections. Plan choices fit projects ranging from three apps to databases exceeding 2.5 million records.
What it does well
- Built-in database and user authentication
- API integrations included
- Pro and Corporate allow unlimited apps
- Corporate includes custom domains
- 14-day trial available
What to know first
- No free plan
- No published mobile apps
- Starter limits users to three apps
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | billed monthly · 3 apps · 20,000 database records · 2 GB file storage · 1 shared builder · 1,000 API calls per day | $59 a month |
| Pro | billed monthly · Unlimited apps · 50,000 database records · 10 GB file storage · Unlimited shared builders · 5,000 API calls per day | $130 a month |
| Corporate | starting price; final cost determined by usage requirements · Unlimited apps · 125,000–2.5 million database records · 50 GB file storage · 3 custom domains · 10,000 API calls per day | $300 a month |
| Enterprise | 2.5 million+ database records | On request |
As knack.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Knack provides a web-based app-building stack with database, authentication, and API capabilities. Compare each plan’s record, storage, app, domain, and API allowances against your project requirements.
Facts from Knack's own pages
- API integrations
- Yes · knack.com, 20 Sept 2026
- App limit
- 3 · knack.com, 20 Sept 2026
- App types
- web · knack.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Built-in database
- Yes · knack.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · knack.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Mobile publishing
- No · knack.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 49 · knack.com, 20 Sept 2026
- User authentication
- Yes · knack.com, 20 Sept 2026
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