Kintone
Kintone is a customizable workplace platform for organizing team data, workflows, and conversations across web, desktop, mobile, and API-connected environmen…
What Kintone is
Kintone is a customizable workplace platform for organizing team data, workflows, and conversations across web, desktop, mobile, and API-connected environments. Its no-code drag-and-drop interface lets users create custom database applications, while conversations can be arranged by topic, project, or record beside the work itself. Teams can define workflows and follow project or task progress through each stage. Kintone supports APIs, third-party integrations, plug-ins, and an integration library listing more than 100 options; some developer-focused connections may require coding. Native iOS and Android apps accompany a mobile-ready web experience, with macOS and Windows also listed. Security features include SAML single sign-on, two-factor authentication, IP restrictions, and audit logs. Kintone states that it is HIPAA compliant and has SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001 credentials. The 30-day trial includes all features, but trial data is permanently deleted 30 days after it ends. The plan costs $24 per user/month with a five-user minimum of 120.00 USD monthly.
Good
- No-code drag-and-drop app building
- Built-in database and user authentication
- Native iOS and Android apps
- More than 100 listed integrations
- 30-day trial includes all features
Watch out
- No free plan
- Five-user minimum costs 120.00 USD monthly
- Plan limits apps, records, storage, and API calls
- Trial data is deleted 30 days after trial
Who it suits
Kintone suits teams across industries that need customizable apps, databases, workflows, and collaboration. It is also relevant when mobile apps, APIs, and listed security controls matter.
Verdict
Kintone brings app building, workflow tracking, conversations, and integrations into one workplace platform. Its paid plan and five-user minimum make the trial useful for evaluating fit before committing.
Plans and prices
From Kintone's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Kintone | $24 a month | 300 records/app · 50,000 API calls/day · 10,000 fields/app · 150GB storage · 5GB/user · 900 Spaces · per user/month; minimum 5 users ($120/month) |
The facts
Each one read from Kintone's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Administration controls
- Administrators can enforce SAML, IP restrictions, password policies, two-factor authentication, granular permissions and change history.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API integrations
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Audience
- Kintone describes its platform as serving teams across industries and organizations of all sizes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Built-in database
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- CLI licence
- The official cli-kintone command-line tool is distributed under the MIT License and supports record import/export and development operations.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Cloud delivery
- Independent software listings describe Kintone as a cloud-based workflow and customizable database platform designed for desktop and mobile use.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Kintone provides portals, Spaces, comments, user profiles, private messaging and notifications for team communication.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Kintone states that it is HIPAA compliant and has SOC 2 Type II compliance and ISO/IEC 27001 certification.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The developer documentation includes REST APIs, JavaScript APIs, authentication, field types, query syntax, events and customization guidance.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Plug-ins and third-party integrations can extend Kintone; some developer-focused integrations may require coding.checked 8 Oct 2026
- HIPAA
- Kintone states that it is HIPAA compliant for protected health information after customers execute a Business Associate Agreement.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Extensions include plug-ins and third-party connections such as QuickBooks, Tableau, Formstack Documents and Zapier.checked 15 Oct 2026
- JavaScript API
- The JavaScript API changes Kintone screen behavior and appearance through uploaded JavaScript files and event handlers.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: help resources
- Reviewers complain that the self-help content is poorly indexed and that more video training would reduce time spent searching.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: implementation effort
- A G2 reviewer says setup and training can be difficult enough to require a dedicated employee or paid assistance.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: integrations
- Reviewers report that unsupported project-management tools require manual data transfers and that Kintone relies heavily on external integrations for some capabilities.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- App building
- Users can create custom database applications with a no-code drag-and-drop interface.checked 8 Oct 2026
- App limit
- 900checked 20 Sep 2026
- App types
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Company founded
- Cybozu, Inc. was founded on August 8, 1997.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- Cybozu lists offices including its Tokyo headquarters; Kintone’s LinkedIn page lists its U.S. headquarters in San Francisco.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- The maker is Cybozu, Inc., whose business is developing, selling and operating groupware and teamwork software.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- Cybozu reports 1,321 consolidated employees as of December 2024, while LinkedIn places Kintone in the 1,001–5,000 employee range.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
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