NetSuite vs Quickbase: Which is a better fit?

Svetlana: I'm Svetlana and I'm the executive director of an organization that has a staff of three. I would recommend NetSuite and give it a five star rating. For NetSuite we used a manual process, mostly spreadsheets, and Excel. That was very cumbersome and time-consuming. So NetSuite consolidated all of our data, keeping record tracking processes into one place and made it a lot cleaner and a lot smoother for us. NetSuite was a great option for us because they have a pro bono program and is a not-for-profit organization that appealed to us right off the bat. Being a user now for 11 years, we have found so many other reasons to continue to use NetSuite, they've been wonderful to us. Getting started with NetSuite took a little bit of a learning curve. It was definitely for someone with a background in IT or databases, but once we got going and figured out how to implement the system, continuing to use it and learn with the system, they give you all the right tools to grow and learn. So although it was a difficult learning curve, it's paid off in the end. If you're considering getting NetSuite, make sure that you have someone designated for the implementation process and map out how you plan on using the software. Have at least an idea of what types of things you're going to be using it for because it will make things smoother and easier down the road. But also don't feel like you have to know everything. The team is wonderful and they do help you along the way. So if it looks like a good fit for you, I say, go for it.

Joseph S.: Hi, my name's Josh. I'm a senior database consultant. I work for the Data Collaborative. I also have an offshoot, teachquickbase.com. And I've been doing Quickbase for 20-plus years. And I give it a five out of five. We're a consulting agency. We work with hundreds of clients. We solve everything from workflow management to quality control to operations, financial, CRM. It's just there's a lot of different things that we have to solve for customers. The fact that it can solve just about anything. And also that it's a lot easier to use than a full stack situation where you got to have an FTP client and you got to have database tools and you got to have an ID. This is all in a web browser, and it is something that people who are in the client company, not on the tech team, can actually learn to use. And because they're either into quality control team or they're in the finance team or admin, they can learn how to use it. And that's probably the biggest value, is actually having somebody who's in a role of the active running of the company, designing Quickbase, and working with me to help perfect the tools for their users. So the first thing I said about, it solves everything. You really can use Quickbase for anything. That is a hard thing for some people, when they open it up, they don't exactly know where to start because it's a blank slate. But for me, I mean, I've been doing this for 20 years and I just start a discussion with the client, "Okay, what are you trying to do?" And we just work on it and they eventually get the idea that they can do anything and that it's not that hard to start from ground zero and go up.