Looking for a Stacker alternative that meets your specific needs? Look no further. Ksaar presents itself as a promising solution, offering advanced functionality and an optimized user experience. In this article, we'll take a closer look at its distinctive features and why it might be the best alternative to consider. If you're curious, you can also see our comparison of the best no-code tools.
Stacker, simple and effective
Stacker follows the same logic as Softr in offering a no-code front-end tool. In other words, Stacker enables you to create ergonomic interfaces for your users, but needs to be linked to a no-code database, in this case Airtable or Excel. Ksaar, on the other hand, opts for completeness and full integration. Let's take a closer look.
With Stacker, you start by connecting your database - Stacker only handles Airtable, like Softr and Excel - and then create the interface you want to interact with this data.
This mode of operation allows Stacker to be very simple to use: in a few minutes, you can obtain your software which connects in real time to your data. But this simplicity comes at a price: you have to give up more advanced functionalities. Stacker therefore only allows you to create a limited number of products, and you can only create customer portals, supplier portals or fairly simple CRMs with this tool.
Ksaar, the no code tool to go (much) further
Ksaar is a complete no-code tool in that it manages both the data circulating in your application (back end) and the user interface (front end). So there's no need to connect Ksaar to Airtable to feed it data: simply go to the Data tab in the left-hand menu.
The functionalities offered by Ksaar are more advanced, particularly when it comes to workflows. You have greater latitude in the composition of your interface, and a wider choice of different components, some of which may be indispensable for a complete platform, such as the ability to create and export PDFs or send SMS notifications to your customers and/or suppliers.
Ksaar works in a more "traditional" way: you drag and drop components prepared for you, from the simple payment field to the complex data visualisation, so that you can create the tailor-made solution you need at your fingertips.
Aspect 1: complexity
Stacker allows you to quickly create a user interface from an Airtable or Excel database. But this simplicity has its limits: Stacker handles well-defined use cases such as customer portals, but is no longer suited to more specific problems. Ksaar, on the other hand, has been designed precisely for these complex issues.
Ksaar's rating: 4.5/5
Stacker's rating: 2/5
Aspect 2: Customization
Stacker is limited in terms of application design, whereas Ksaar allows customization down to the smallest detail.
Ksaar's rating: 4/5
Stacker's rating: 2/5
Aspect 3: Data management
Stacker is a no-code user interface application (front end) which must therefore connect to a no-code database (back end). In this case, Stacker only connects to Airtable and Excel, which poses a double problem. On the one hand, Stacker, and therefore the user, is dependent on Airtable (what about updating Airtable?). Secondly, in terms of data security, data circulates between several applications via APIs that are not always secure.
Ksaar's rating : 4/5
Stacker's rating : 2/5
