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Best Kintone alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated November 1, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Kintone alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/kintone

5 direct alternatives to Kintone and 3 more tools in the same category, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

AppSheet is the top alternative to Kintone on our list, followed by Power Apps and Novacura Flow.
1 of the 8 alternatives has a free plan, starting with ILLA Builder.
Highest rated: Appy Pie, 4.7 out of 5 from 2,601 ratings, Sep 2026.

Publications that cover the tools tracked here

8 alternatives
5 direct
1 with a free plan

AppSheet
#1 Top pick
Build powerful apps from spreadsheets without code
Starting price
From $5 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.4 /5 across Trustpilot, G2 and Capterra · 960 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall
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Power Apps
#2
Microsoft's low-code app development platform
Pricing
Usage-based
4.4 /5 across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra · 684 ratings, Sep 2026
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Novacura Flow
#3
Extend ERP systems with mobile workflows and low-code applications without modifications.
Pricing
Not published
4.5 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 15 ratings, Sep 2026
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Kintone vs 8 alternatives

Kintone and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026), free plan and average user rating, and how directly each replaces it.
Tool	Starting price (Nov 2026)	Free plan	Rating	Fit
Kintone Compared tool	Price: $24/mo	Free plan: No	4.7 out of 5, from 431 ratings across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra (431)
AppSheet	Price: $5/mo	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 960 ratings across Trustpilot, G2 and Capterra (960)	Direct alternative
Power Apps	Price: Usage-based	Free plan: No	4.4 out of 5, from 684 ratings across SourceForge, G2 and Capterra (684)	Direct alternative
Novacura Flow	Price: Not published	Free plan: No	4.5 out of 5, from 15 ratings across G2 and Capterra (15)	Direct alternative
ILLA Builder	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	n/a	Direct alternative
Comindware Tracker	Price: Not published	Free plan: No	n/a	Direct alternative
Creatio	Price: $40/mo	Free plan: No	4.6 out of 5, from 509 ratings across G2 and Capterra (509)	Same category as Kintone
Appy Pie	Price: $14/mo	Free plan: No	4.7 out of 5, from 2,601 ratings across G2 and Capterra (2,601)	Same category as Kintone
OutSystems	Price: Contact sales	Free plan: No	4.5 out of 5, from 2,174 ratings across G2 and Capterra (2,174)	Same category as Kintone

Why people consider alternatives to Kintone

Kintone is a customizable workplace platform that lets teams build, share, and automate custom business applications with no-code tools and workflows.

Teams most often switch away when one of these starts to bite:

Pricing at scale as usage or premium tiers add up.
Missing integrations with the rest of your stack.
Performance or scale limits as your needs grow.
A specific feature gap you have hit in app builders.

The 5 direct alternatives below cover the same core job (app builders) with different trade-offs. The 3 tools marked "Same category as Kintone" fit the category but replace Kintone less directly.

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Kintone by the numbers

Toolradar data: Kintone's entry paid plan ($24/user/mo, billed monthly) ranks #10 of 15 (joint) for price among the App Builders tools with a verified entry price per user, where the median is $15/user/mo. As of Nov 2026.

Kintone compared with 164 App Builders tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
Metric	Kintone	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Entry paid plan	$24/user/mo, billed monthly	$15/user/mo	#10 of 15 (joint) tools priced per user, verified price
Free plan	No	70% have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	1 tool	2	#88 of 164 (joint)
User rating	4.7/5 (across the web, 431 ratings)	4.5/5	#10 of 81 (joint) tools with 20+ reviews

Listed as an alternative to: #85 on 2026-10-16 to #88 on 2026-11-02 (rank among 164 tools, 1 is best).

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. A lower entry price ranks higher; prices are read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis. All App Builders data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Kintone by the numbers”, Nov 2026.

App Builders leaderboards from Toolradar data

Toolradar ranks App Builders tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Nov 2026.

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Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 62 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, App Builders tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	Tapatalk	$2.99/mo, billed monthly
2	Whacka	$3/mo, billed monthly
3	Formidable Forms	$3.29/mo, billed yearly
4	Buildbox	$5/mo, billed monthly
5	x1	$8/mo, billed yearly

Lowest entry price, per-user plans

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 15 tools priced per user, verified price.

Lowest entry price, per-user plans, App Builders tools on Toolradar, as of Nov 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	The Forge by Bob's Workshop	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
2	AppSheet	$5/user/mo, billed monthly
2	Ragic	$5/user/mo, billed monthly
4	Zoho Creator	$8/user/mo, billed monthly
5	DronaHQ	$10/user/mo, billed monthly

A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 77 of 164 App Builders tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “App Builders leaderboards”, Nov 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All App Builders statistics.

8 alternatives to Kintone

Direct alternatives come first, ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review. Tools marked "Same category as Kintone" follow, ranked the same way.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Kintone?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Kintone are AppSheet, Power Apps, Novacura Flow. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Kintone?

There is no fully free alternative in this list. AppSheet is freemium: a permanent free tier plus paid plans (Build powerful apps from spreadsheets without code).

Why do people look for Kintone alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Kintone: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in app builders. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.

Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Kintone versus each alternative.

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Top 3 alternatives to Kintone

AppSheet

Power Apps

Novacura Flow