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How long will Ninox 3 remain?

I have an idea for a vertical application I would like to put together. I would far rather build this in Ninox 3 (I am finding the interface of Ninox 4 far too cluttered and it's still far from viable) but have concerns about how long it will remain for. Does anyone know how long Ninox 3 will be around?

Thanks John

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    • Rafael Sanchis
    • Rafael_Sanchis
    • 3 wk ago
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    As far as I understand, until the end of 2028

      • John_Halls
      • 3 wk ago
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       Thanks

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    • RoSoft_Steven.1
    • 3 wk ago
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    There's no need to worry. Feel free to design your database in Ninox 3, because a conversion tool will be released to convert it to Ninox 4. All features will be supported, as well as both versions of modularity. Also, all platforms of Ninox 3 will be supported at least until the end of 2028.

    • Fred
    • 2 wk ago
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    with the speed that v4 is moving i would expect that that v3 will be around longer than 2028. 

      • John_Halls
      • 2 wk ago
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       Good thing too, in my opinion. It has become developer orientated, with the idea that, most of the time developers are going to be working on their latest project. Not so. A developer might spend a week or two putting something together but the user might be using it 5 days a week for years. All the developer tools then have to disappear to keep the UI as clean as possible. V4 has a very cluttered look to me that can't be hidden.

      Rant over.

      Regards John

    • Mel_Charles
    • 2 wk ago
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    sorry to be so late to the party on this but ...
    where do i get my hands on a demo beta version of Ninox 4 

     I would like to see what is what and well before being forced to moved onto it.

    I presume the migration tool is currently unavailable too?

    Personally, I don't reallty care about have a bot build my apps/scripts etc. as part of the joy (or pain) of building stuff by hand is the learning curve one goes through and the knowledge gained!

      • Rafael Sanchis
      • Rafael_Sanchis
      • 2 wk ago
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      Version 4 is still in its infancy; it seems to lack a lot of development. I don't know if anyone else shares this opinion, but it's similar to Airtable. It's best to wait a bit.

      • Fred
      • 2 wk ago
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      You can go to beta.ninox.com to sign up and give it a try. But be aware that it is NOT feature complete so it is more like alpha. Ninox calling it beta has gotten many people in a tizzy on Discord. I have to give them credit, when people spoke up, they have responded.

      Like I said earlier, the pace they are on doesn’t give me confidence they will be feature complete by end of the year. 

      It is supposed to be v4, but it is full redesign so it is more like v1. So people expect a fully mature product and i hope they get there, but their timeline seems really optimistic. As Andy from Nioxus said, they are still working on v3 and building v4 with no demonstrative increase in staff. 

      • Mel_Charles
      • 2 wk ago
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       Ah. A bit like our UK government - trying to do more but with less ! 🙂

    • Rafael Sanchis
    • Rafael_Sanchis
    • 8 days ago
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    I've tried developing some of my databases in the new Ninox 4 and it's been completely impossible. I absolutely don't understand this change; it's something completely different, another software for different experiences. Many formulas don't work, others only partially. I'd like to hear about any of your experiences. Mine has been catastrophic. I don't know why I even considered creating a copy of Airtable, perhaps a more powerful one, but so far my experience has been very bad and frustrating.

      • Fred
      • 8 days ago
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       I understand how you feel. Just remember that v4 is not feature complete. The scripting part is not supposed to be feature complete until then end of summer, if we are lucky. 

    • John_Schaffer
    • 5 days ago
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    I suggest you’ll have several years of success with your application assuming your development is fairly quick.  The ninox standalone version will likely be the last to see a v4, certainly after public and private cloud subscriptions, maybe well after.  Furthermore, those using v3 will not likely wish to upset their business just to say they’re on v4, especially since this is far, far more than a version upgrade…more like a new and different app.  It will cost significantly to rebuild v3 stuff in v4 and to date, there is no migration tool either delivered or even publicly discussed in any detail.

    • Mel_Charles
    • 4 days ago
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    Like it or not, Ninox intend to drop V3 by end of 2027!

      • Fred
      • 4 days ago
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       That is their current plan. But then they also thought this current version of v4 is beta. 😉As reality kicks in, things might get pushed.

    • Rafael Sanchis
    • Rafael_Sanchis
    • 3 days ago
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    Has anyone managed to do anything even remotely interesting with Ninox 4?

      • Fred
      • 3 days ago
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       Not yet. Right now it is just testing the workable functions. Wait until they say it is feature complete then you can start building things.

      I have to say that I am interested some of their new design features like containers such. I think in the end it will be a fine product.

      Though I have to say the big thing that is worrying me is their new limitations. Only 50,000 records per workspace at the Pro level? It is current 200,000 per database. So this would price me out if they don't change it.

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