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Lucas
Religious Institutions, 11 - 50 employees
Used unspecified
OVERALL RATING:
5
Reviewed January 2024
Like Google Sheets but Prettier!
Tarunabh
Verified reviewer
Motion Pictures and Film, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Was looking for a business/project/task management tool. Got much more than that!
During my first trial run of the software, I was a little apprehensive, seeing so many diverse functions and features. But the customer support is fabulous, led by the [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] himself. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] makes it a point to reach out personally to his customers and help ease the process of using Stackby. So that's a crucial factor, besides the quality of the software, that helped me decide and choose Stackby for all my future use cases.
PROSIt has all the features of an excel sheet and database records,but with much more easier usage and practical implementation, and the API integration is a special feature that I really love. I can integrate detailed statistics and information from my Youtube channel into Stackby, as well as keep track of my competitors' video data. If the table view looks too complex, we can always change to a Kanban board or even a gallery style view - for my design assets (Thumbnail previews). One of my favorite features is that I have the option to choose from multiple options and assign functions to each column, and then duplicate, sway, export to another stack/base and so on. The possibilities are almost endless, and I see huge potential in this software! Another feature I love, and am going to use a lot in the future, is the forms - that can be used to collect data from target audience/clients and can also be shared as an independent URLs, with it's own landing page and redirect functions, besides embedding in websites and links. In fact, any part of Stackby can be integrated with my website by embedding, which is really cool. Besides Zapier, Stackby has integrations with a lot of software and apps, including automation with 'Integrately', that I personally own.
CONSStackby does have a steep learning curve, when it comes to a newbie like me. But once I able to grasp all the key functions, this will be an invaluable tool in my collection! Hardly much to complain!
Dane
Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2023
An Essential Tool for Our Business
The interactions between columns and between stacks makes this a really wonderful hybrid tool.
CONSI had really wanted to use this to replace our existing budget in Google Sheets but I tried and failed several times to get the cells to work with the same kind of formulas we rely on to do things like calculate percentages etc and it was a bit clunky. Also the only place we could get totals was at the bottom of the stack which doesn't''t translate well to a an actually readable working budget.
Reason for choosing Stackby
Generally this is an invaluable tool. I've used airtable and Infinity and for the value and constant commitment to dynamically adapting their toolset, Stackby has been essential to track our growing list of clients and where they are in our onboarding process. Their templates are great starters and the support is prompt and efficient.there are still some growing pains but those are far outshone by the sheer utility of this software.
Vendor Response
Thanks Dane for your review! We can perhaps help you out the create a budget tracker in Stackby. Did you check this template? https://stackby.com/templates/personal-budget If you have any questions, please reach out to us on Stackby Support chat or support@stackby.com. Thanks!
Replied March 2023
Anonymous
11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2021
Stack By
Ease of Usage on APP and Web as well, Availibilty of Templates
CONSUnavailability of Tagging, Reminder Settings, Vlook up, H lookup, and Calendar blocking unavailable
Reason for choosing Stackby
Reliable and Cost friendly
Robert
Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2023
Flexible, multifunction business tool
As an Airtable user, I was glad to see an available alternative. Stackby has ticked the boxes and exceeded my expectations. They also continue to grow and improve the service, making it even more appealing and valuable. Support has also been responsive and consistent. I highly recommend Stackby if you are looking for a well-rounded, highly customizable solution for just about any data-driven task you need to perform.
PROSEasy to use, fully featured, growing list of templates, great support
CONSDuring early development, there were some missing features. But these have been added over the years. Can't think of anything missing at this time.
Reason for choosing Stackby
Feature parity, pricing and added functionality
Vendor Response
Thanks a lot for the review, Robert! Appreciate it. Hope you can become more successful with your workflows in Stackby.
Replied March 2023
Ilan
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2020
Loving this SaaS!
We've found uses for this product in almost every aspect of our marketing company. Content, Design, SEO, SMM, everyone uses their own boards on stackby.
CONSI'd love to be able to bring our own APIs to the tables, but this isnt released yet. Its on the roadmap though.
Reasons for switching to Stackby
Price, built in API columns, and the integrity of the StackBy team.
Vendor Response
Thanks Ilan for the review. Constantly striving to be better.
Replied July 2020
Rob
Management Consulting, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2020
How has this not existed before???
Stackby is easy to use, easy to set-up and customize. I hated (and i mean HATED) using excel. I found it a pain and for number crunchers. I use Stackby to track projects, tasks, meeting details, and other things. It's great for organizing everything. The cool parts are: 1. So easy to create 'stacks' 2. You can upload docs/images into the stacks or easily put urls Now if you're reading this, you may say 'oh I can do this in excel' - yes you can, and you can also climb a volcano, but who would want to? Both are painful experiences. Stackby also has cool pre-done templates for you. I'm so happy I found this software. Bravo guys and gals! Great work!!!!
PROS1. Ease of use 2. Extremely intuitive and easy to figure out (hence point #1) 3. Comes with already designed formats/templates 4. Great online support/videos 5. I used it and said to myself 'WHY HAS NO ONE INVENTED THIS BEFORE' 6. Love that I can share a stack via url, or download it as a .csv
CONSNothing. Seriously. Nothing I had no issues using it, or any problems thus far. Again, it's quite user friendly.
Reasons for switching to Stackby
Excel gives me nightmares. Everything is so many steps. I write something, and want it to be justified, good god, let me google how to do this etc. This was just so easy and a breath of fresh air.
Mike
Internet, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2020
Well on it's way to being very robust!
I've been able to move to a much more robust tracking system that is far more data-rich and easier to update and maintain than using Excel. I'm a former Fieldbook user and after they shut down I was pleased to find Stackby (which seems to be even more robust than Fieldbook was).
PROSStackby is a cloud-based solution that enables me to have a database that functions like a spreadsheet. It's easy to use and feature-rich (with more features being added regularly). I've found it easy to use and very handy.
CONSSome features are still in beta because Stackby is still being rapidly improved (which is actually a good thing). I feel some workflows could (and probably will) be improved and some features may be missing that some need or want. Also, it would be great if my data could be synced to an app so I don't have to rely on cloud storage only (that limits my ability to use it when I'm not online).
Reasons for switching to Stackby
For our data-management needs, Stackby is much more feature-rich than relying on a spreadsheet.
Vendor Response
Thanks Mike for the review. I'm glad you could move over your work from Excel to Stackby. We're constantly improving, please reach out to us on support with new features you'd like to see. Will definitely take into account.
Replied July 2020
Johan
Financial Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2020
Better Alternative than Airtable
Stackby made my live way easier. I save a huge amount of time. It is worth the money!
PROSI love the automation functions and the templates.
CONSI don't like the logo on their table in the footer. But apart from that, the team is doing great!
Reason for choosing Stackby
Interface, UI
Reasons for switching to Stackby
Easy of use, support of the team, Financial API
Marcin
Verified reviewer
E-Learning, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2021
I'm impressed
i'm using it for my social media planer, and i'm builing CRM on this :)
PROSGood support, and they got many integration with other systems.
CONSIt's lagging, "functions" still need to be more developed.
Reason for choosing Stackby
cost and roadmap with future options
Reasons for switching to Stackby
it's cheeper and got more option to integrate.
Li
Verified reviewer
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2022
Sole Trader
I am currently reviewing different apps to kick start my sole trader business. Among all the apps I have used, Stackby is one of the most intuitive ones for starters. Furthermore, its built-in integrations hold so much more potential to be more than just another cloud spreadsheet database and yet it is still adding new features.
CONSI'd like to see more plans or add-on options to allow small startups and beginners like myself to slowly expand and grow my database with my business. Also it will be good if data among different stacks can be accessed and shared for more flexible data management.
Reason for choosing Stackby
The built-in integration option holds more flexibility and potential for future expansion.
Reasons for switching to Stackby
I needed a more flexible tool to act more than just a database to help me organize my startup business.
John
Information Technology and Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2020
Great App
I have been using Stackby to track all custom DNS entries I have implemented on my clients domains/websites. Using the created form makes it so easy to populate the tables with the information making it a time saver.
PROSThe value of the product as well as being extremely useful for my business.
CONSI really do not have any cons as of yet.
Reason for choosing Stackby
While it does not have as many templates to use yet, it was very affordable and powerful.
Dane
Civic & Social Organization, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2022
A Great Tool for Tracking the Flow of Information
This is an awesome tool with enormous potential. I went back and forth with other tools and eventually came back to Stackby I'd say far and away the biggest pro that tipped this over was the multi-platform accessibility. There are potentially better automation sheet style tools out there but without mobile and desktop UI, they fall short every time. Having native Mac, Cloud, and IOS interfaces is really what's needed to keep me using an app. Well done.
PROSI love the templates and the ways that formulas are prebuilt to easily make sense of the data coming in and out of the day to day operations. I also really love how they use tags and categories to make use of various parts of the sheet style inputs.
CONSThe Power up add-on is a hard but essential sell. Also the additional styling options. I'd prefer they just offer everything in one go and do pricing that way, but it obviously didn't stop me from buying so it couldn't be that bad, right?
Reason for choosing Stackby
Affordability, customization
Chris
Accounting, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2020
Nice concept with heaps of potential
As I described above my experience with Stackby has been largely positive except for the small buggy issues that I have encountered like the scroll bar and constant saving.
PROSOne of the main benefits of Stackby is the customization options and ability to pull in information from other databases via the api. Prior to using Stackby my team and I were struggling with Google sheets but found it extremely limited in functionality (especially coming from a strong excel user) . But thankfully we came across Stackby which has helped bridge those limitations. I also like the different views you can view the information in (Very powerful)
CONSThis saas is clearly still only starting out - but the team is responsive and has the right mentality to take this to the next level and beyond. Some things I find annoying about the software is how thin the scrolling bars are. It sounds small and petty however it makes a huge difference in the user experience when I have to click three to four times just to click on the scroll bars to get across my data. Another bug is the automatic save. I understand that it is there to ensure our data is always saved (which is great). However when I am typing in a cell it continually kicks me out if I pause for more than 2 seconds.
Reason for choosing Stackby
Useability and functionality
Reasons for switching to Stackby
Useability and functionality
Natapol
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Spreadsheet on Steroids
Everything that I can think of basically. It is that good and very flexible. And my team was able to jump onboard immediate from another app.
PROSWell I would say my title "Spreadsheet on Steroids'" is an understatement as Stackby is more like a database with the ease of use of spreadsheet. I love it that I can use for almost anything I want, and I grow to love it more everyday as I have been seeing the non-stop improvement by the team. I admit that at the beginning of the year, I did not quite like it. But once I gave it another try recently this beast becomes another monster on steroids! I love the API and the integrations that the dev team have been adding weekly, or even daily lately.
CONSI wish the app could be a little faster. Ok it has been faster than months ago when I tried at first, but recently I feel it sometimes get a bit slower sometimes.
Reason for choosing Stackby
I like it, and more importantly my team prefer this.
Reasons for switching to Stackby
Stackby is more powerful and flexible with the API and integrations.
Tim
Program Development, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
Excellent Airtable alternative at keen price - straightforward online relational database
Built our own CRM in Stackby that serves our purposes nicely.
PROSIf you've ever tried Airtable, you'll feel right at home with Stackby - the UI is very similar. For straightforward relational databases it's really quick and easy to use. You can also back up your data to a Google account, which is something lacking (and needed) in Airtable that expects you to trust their service will never have a data loss episode. Stackby is really excellence value for money, especially if you nab a lifetime deal.
CONSCan be fussy about data typing (date formats etc) but nothing I couldn't work around. Also once you stray off the beaten path from Zapier, Mailchimp and the like to more esoteric competition, it can get a bit more patchy. But for what it says on the tin, it's really great.
Reason for choosing Stackby
Bought Infinity but found it really weirdly difficult to understand. Its data structure and terminology is so unintuitive.
Reasons for switching to Stackby
Price.
Aliakbar
Verified reviewer
Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2021
Great Product
Highly recommended to anyone looking to streamline data in a clean responsive spreadsheet. Easy to get data in via API for those who do not want to get dirty with code yet the roadmap will eventually allow for integration of custom APIs.
PROSAPI's Database management FIle upload Simple and clean interface useful cases in many industries
CONSmore templates can be added Stackby one can have more templates by community
Eugen
Apparel & Fashion, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
Great Business Tool
Very good experience, great support offered every time I needed.
PROSI use it as a CRM for my business. I like it is very easy to set up and use and because of its integrations.
CONSI like it as it is, I do not have aspects I do not like.
Reason for choosing Stackby
Simplicity.
John
Computer Software, 1 employee
Used less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
A Best of Class Option in DIY Databases
Nothing but good things to say.
PROSThe API access capabilities from other services really distinguishes Stackby from some of its competitors. If you're looking for "looks like a spreadsheet" relationanal database, you need to seriously consider Stackby! The velocity of its continuing post-launch development has been staggering. And the responsiveness of the development team to customers is nothing short of amazing.
CONSAs with other "spreadsheet-like" databases, the ultimate UI can be a little uncomfortable for clients we create for, especially if they're not inherently used to modern technology.
Reasons for switching to Stackby
Equal or greater capabilities at a lower cost.
Toby
Arts and Crafts, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2023
best database system
Great help in data management in education
PROSEasy to useComprehensive features and toolsExpanding template listsPowerful support teamHighly customizable data management platform
CONSMany functions are not yet very useful, compared with airtable
Reasons for switching to Stackby
Finding Alternatives Because of the Budget for Organizational Collaboration
Anonymous
5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2023
Great for use, has replaced excel for me
Great staff, great support, great product.
PROSSeveral integrationsEasy to useSupport staff is excellent and very responsiveMuch on development to look forward toGreat cloud platform with mobile, cloud, and desktop apps.
CONSIt is doing great, several features in development that will be awesome.
Yannick
Verified reviewer
Higher Education, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed January 2020
Don't miss this gem!
The enormous potential of the API-centric approach taken by StackBy is absolutely fantastic and completely new on the market. It will offer unbelievable automation & visualization + data entry - all in one.
CONSLack of integrations... But don't let yourself being unconvinced by the lack of integrations at the moment: this will grow quickly and deliver immense business value: I invested now and I am convinced this is a good bet.
Jorge Edel
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed April 2022
Good Airtable alternative
It's easy to start a new database and import data with automation apps.
CONSThe system can get slow and I have had issues where my data disappears.
James
Verified reviewer
Accounting, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
Robust and Flexible Database System
I like the ability to create any type of database that I want with functionality that is different than spreadsheets.
CONSMy biggest dislike is the number of native integrations, even though I expect them to add more down the line.
Anonymous
1 employee
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2020
Customizable spreadsheet-style databases and business APIs
Get started in minutes with 75+ templates.
CONSLack of features of business intelligence (pivot table, reporting analytics)