No-code apps and databases
Appsmith Cloud alternatives
3 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
appsmithorg/appsmiththe vendor’s own source★40,592 GitHub starsApache-2.0 licencePlatform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.Open on GitHub ↗illacloud/illa-builder★12,303 GitHub starsApache-2.0 licenceLow-code platform for building internal apps, dashboards, and CRUD UIs with many data source connectors.Open on GitHub ↗openblocks-dev/openblocks★6,236 GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 licenceOpen-source visual app builder marketed as a Retool alternative for building internal tools with drag-and-drop.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Managed cloud hosting and dedicated SLA
- Enterprise support and dedicated customer solutions engineer
- Some enterprise add-ons (managed hosting on dedicated servers, airgapped managed edition)
- Out-of-the-box premium integrations and priority support
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Appsmith Cloud, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.