Kintone vs Ninox
Kintone
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| Figure | Kintone | Ninox |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $24/mo | €25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 6 |
| Spec score · No-code app builders | 9.1 (#14) | 9.2 (#10) |
| Spec score · No-Code Database Software | 9.1 (#4) | 9.0 (#7) |
| Collaboration | Kintone provides portals, Spaces, comments, user profiles, private messaging and notifications for team communication. | Ninox provides real-time collaboration, notifications and centralized team communication around shared data. |
| Company founded | Cybozu, Inc. was founded on August 8, 1997. | Ninox Software GmbH was founded in Berlin in 2013 according to LinkedIn and Gartner; Ninox's own About page says Frank Böhmer founded it in 2014. |
| Company headquarters | Cybozu lists offices including its Tokyo headquarters; Kintone’s LinkedIn page lists its U.S. headquarters in San Francisco. | Ninox Software GmbH lists Berlin, Germany as its headquarters. |
| Company size | Cybozu reports 1,321 consolidated employees as of December 2024, while LinkedIn places Kintone in the 1,001–5,000 employee range. | LinkedIn lists Ninox Software GmbH in the 51–200 employee range. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Integrations | Extensions include plug-ins and third-party connections such as QuickBooks, Tableau, Formstack Documents and Zapier. | Official integrations include Zapier, Make and n8n, with a public REST API for other systems. |
| Limit: integrations | Reviewers report that unsupported project-management tools require manual data transfers and that Kintone relies heavily on external integrations for some capabilities. | A GetApp review complains that users cannot do much with data outside Ninox and sees limited external integration. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 1.8 out of 5 from 45 reviews | 4.1 out of 5 from 156 ratings |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.7 out of 5 from 154 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 195 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 269 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 362 reviews |
| Rating on Gartner Peer Insights | 4.7 out of 5 from 63 reviews | 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.7 out of 5 from 153 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from 193 reviews |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.1 out of 5 from 185 reviews | 3.8 out of 5 from 836 reviews |
| Rating on Software Advice | 4.7 out of 5 from 154 reviews | 4.7 out of 5 from the ratings breakdown shown on its profile |
Plans
Ninox
- FreeFree
- Team€25 a month
- Business€40 a month
- Team€300 a year
- Business€480 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Kintone
Kintone is a customizable workplace platform for organizing team data, workflows and conversations. Its no-code drag-and-drop builder creates database applications, while workflows track project or task progress through defined steps. Conversations can be arranged by topic, project or record beside the related work. Kintone supports APIs, third-party integrations and plug-ins; its library lists more than 100 integrations, although some developer-focused connections may require coding. Native iOS and Android apps accompany a mobile-ready web experience, with availability on macOS, Windows and API access. Listed security features include SAML single sign-on, two-factor authentication, IP restrictions and audit logs. Kintone states HIPAA compliance, SOC 2 Type II compliance and ISO/IEC 27001 certification. The Kintone plan costs $24 per user per month, with a five-user minimum of $120 per month. It allows up to 900 apps, 300 spaces, 50,000 records per app, 150 fields per app, 5GB per user and 50,000 API calls per day. A 30-day trial includes all features.
Ninox
Ninox is an AI-native low-code platform for building custom business software and workflows. Users can describe needs in plain language, then use AI and low-code tools to organize data, set business rules, create interfaces, and automate processes. Its use cases include CRM and sales, invoicing and orders, inventory, projects, HR, patient records, and care. Automations can respond to events and conditions or use scripting. Teams can collaborate in real time and generate, email, share, print, or export documents such as contracts, invoices, and reports. Ninox connects with Zapier, Make, and n8n and offers a public REST API. Its indefinitely available free plan costs nothing and supports up to five users, with 100 MB storage and up to 5,000 records. Team costs €25 a month billed annually, and Business costs €40 a month billed annually; prices exclude VAT. Ninox says it is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant, hosted on AWS servers in Germany, with data encrypted at rest and in transit. It runs in a modern browser on desktop, tablet, or mobile; native iOS and Android apps are in development.