No-code apps and databases
Adalo alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
Budibase/budibase★28,185 GitHub starslicence unclearVisual low-code platform to build and deploy business apps with pages, forms, and automations.Open on GitHub ↗nocobase/nocobase★23,576 GitHub starslicence unclearWYSIWYG no-code platform for building business systems with pages, plugins, and automation.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- One-click native store builds (IPA/APK) and managed App Store/Play Store submission pipeline
- Component marketplace and many pre-built premium components
- Built-in App Store publishing and code-signing infrastructure
- Enterprise features and SLA-backed support included in paid tiers
- Seamless hosted scaling to millions of users out of the box
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Adalo, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.