No-code apps and databases
Thunkable 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
nocobase/nocobase★23,577 GitHub starslicence unclearOpen-source WYSIWYG no-code platform for building business applications.Open on GitHub ↗Budibase/budibase★28,186 GitHub starslicence unclearNo-code platform for building internal apps, automations, and AI-driven workflows.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Proprietary, polished in-browser visual editor UX and many built-in integrations
- Hosted build farm and one-click publishing to App Store / Play Store
- Scale, reliability, and polished support channels
- Token-bundled generative AI credits and platform-managed token model
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Thunkable, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.