Quickbase
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Joe Rice, Jim Salem, Claude von Roesgen |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Low-code platform for business applications |
| Owner | Vista Equity Partners (majority), Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (minority) |
| Website | quickbase |
Quickbase, Inc. is a privately held software firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, which was separated from Intuit in March 2016. In January 2019, the majority ownership was acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe for an estimated $1 billion.
The company provides a low-code platform aimed at enabling the creation of business applications with minimal coding effort. Its offerings include drag-and-drop interfaces, customizable templates, and ready-made components that streamline the process of app creation and implementation.
History
OneBase, a web-based multi-tenant service for aggregating business data, was developed in 1999 by Joe Rice, Jim Salem, and Claude von Roesgen. Later that year, Intuit purchased OneBase and incorporated it alongside its QuickBooks and TurboTax products. In 2000, Intuit rebranded OneBase as Quickbase, marketing it as an online solution to foster collaboration among small enterprises and teams.
Quickbase received significant industry accolades in 2005, including the PC Magazine Editors' Choice and the SIIA Codie Award for Best Business Software Product. By 2015, Intuit announced its intention to divest Quickbase as well as Demandforce and Quicken. That same year, Quickbase earned the SIIA CODiE Award for Best Real Estate/Construction Management Solution and was shortlisted for Best Cloud Platform as a Service.
In 2016, ownership of Quickbase transferred to Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe following its acquisition from Intuit. Subsequently, in January 2019, Vista Equity Partners acquired a controlling interest while Welsh, Carson maintained a minority position. Expanding its integration capabilities further, Quickbase acquired Cloudpipes—a cloud automation platform—in August 2019.
Services
Quickbase offers a low-code platform designed to empower users without technical backgrounds to develop, tailor, and integrate secure cloud-based applications while preserving IT oversight and governance.
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