Today AdventNet, developer of the Zoho suite of lightweight office applications, launched Zoho DB. They already had a lightweight forms building, database application called Zoho Creator. Zoho DB is more powerful, especially considering that it understands SQL queries. Dabble DB and QuickBase are two other notable and well regarded web-based databases.

Throw the blist hat into the ring too. When we launch early next year we’ll compete with QuickBase, Dabble DB and now Zoho DB as well.

What strikes me most about the current offerings in the space is that they seem to have been designed for folks who love databases and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. While these solutions offer what might be thought of as an online version of Access, it’s important to observe that Excel is the most ubiquitous desktop database because Access is too hard for most people.

At blist our core design premise is that people want data, not databases. People want to see a product that moves us away from SQL, not towards it. We think you want a database that just gets out of the way and lets you create and share your data, connecting with others who are also passionate about whatever information it is that you’re organizing.

blist. Create, Organize. Share. Connect