budibase
Budibase is an open-source low code platform that helps you build internal tools in minutes ๐ (by Budibase)
ToolJet
Low-code platform for building business applications. Connect to databases, cloud storages, GraphQL, API endpoints, Airtable, Google sheets, OpenAI, etc and build apps using drag and drop application builder. Built using JavaScript/TypeScript. ๐ (by ToolJet)

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budibase | ToolJet | |
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348 | 188 | |
24,527 | 35,663 | |
3.2% | 1.5% | |
10.0 | 9.9 | |
3 days ago | 6 days ago | |
TypeScript | JavaScript | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 |
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
budibase
Posts with mentions or reviews of budibase.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2025-05-06.
- Top 8 Open-Source Tools for Web Application Development
- Top 15 Fastest-Growing Open-Source Low-Code Projects on GitHub in 2025
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I Found Perfect CMS after Years of Trial and Error
Many providers such as Directus, Appsmith, or Budibase all have ways to fully customize the viewing and editing experience of each field.
- The Best Open-Source Alternatives to AppSheet in 2025
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Top 4 Open Source Products to Help You Avoid Hidden Costs in Low-Code Platforms
Website:https://budibase.com/
- Why Open-Source Alternatives Are Replacing OutSystems in 2025?
- Budibase: Create business apps, automate workflows in minutes
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How to Build Internal Tools 100x Faster
It is possible to speed up the development and delivery process for many internal applications by using no-code or low code tools. These vary in offerings from open source to SaaS, including popular ones like AirTable, BudiBase, Retool, NocoDB and others. These can all greatly help speed up delivery times.
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Budibase 3.0 โ Open-source alternative to Retool
- Drag and drop RBAC, Views, Row actions, automation branching, AI column, and more.
https://github.com/Budibase/budibase
Learn more about the features:
https://budibase.com/blog/updates/v3/recap/
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Ask HN: Anybody used Retool for production, user-facing app?
Retool is not designed for external use cases. Better going with a tool like Bubble or a low code platform that doesn't have an end-user license.
I'm the cofounder of Budibase. An open source alt to Retool. You could try the open source plan:
https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/
ToolJet
Posts with mentions or reviews of ToolJet.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-11-03.
- Show HN: ToolJet 3.0 โ open-source internal tool and workflow builder
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My First Hacktoberfest Experience
Here is my PR: https://github.com/ToolJet/ToolJet/pull/10943
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Hacktoberfest for Low or No-Code Professionals: Contribute to OSS Projects
Start by reviewing Tooljet's contribution guide
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2 weeks of Hacktoberfest as a first-time maintainer and contributor
To participate in Hacktoberfest, you need to sign up for the event on the official website and can begin to create pull requests to any project that has a โHacktoberfestโ label on its issue tracker. You can also find projects by browsing through the Hacktoberfest site. Like ToolJet (yes, thatโs us!, with 3.7k stars ๐), every valid Pull Request is eligible for ToolJet swag ( stickers, t-shirts, and more ), and selected top contributors will receive special surprise prizes.
- Show HN: Open-source alternative to Power Apps (ToolJet)
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Top 5 Open Source Projects for Building Internal Tools in 2024
Related Resources:Website | GitHub | Docs
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The Top 12 Open-Source No-Code Tools with the Most GitHub Stars
GitHub https://github.com/ToolJet/ToolJet GitHub Star 28.2k The most recent update on GitHub One day ago Official website https://www.tooljet.com/ Documentation https://docs.tooljet.com/docs/
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Building a Regex Generator with Gemini AI and ToolJet โ๏ธ
This tutorial will guide you through the process of building an AI-powered Regex Generator using ToolJet , a low-code visual app builder, and the Gemini API, a powerful natural language processing API. The resulting application will enable users to input requests in plain English, which will then be translated into Regular Expressions (Regex). We'll use ToolJet's visual app builder to create a user-friendly UI, and ToolJet's low-code query builder to connect it to the Gemini API endpoint.
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Building a SQL Report Generator using Gemini AI + ToolJet
This tutorial will guide you through the process of building an AI-driven SQL custom report generator using ToolJet, a low-code visual app builder, and the Gemini API, a powerful natural language processing API. The resulting application will enable users to input requests in plain English, which will then be translated into custom reports. We'll use ToolJet's visual app builder to create a user-friendly UI, and ToolJet's low-code query builder to connect it to the Gemini API endpoints and our data sources. The final product will enable users to preview generated reports and download them in PDF, Excel, or CSV formats.
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Building an Ed-Tech Sales CRM using ToolJet
ToolJet (https://github.com/ToolJet/ToolJet): An open-source, low-code business application builder. Sign up for a free ToolJet cloud account or run ToolJet on your local machine using Docker.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing budibase and ToolJet you can also consider the following projects:
RSS Fulltext Proxy - Get full-text content for any RSS-feed.
appsmith - Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.
nocodb - ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ Open Source Airtable Alternative
VuePress - ๐ Minimalistic Vue-powered static site generator
nocobase - NocoBase is an extensibility-first, open-source no-code/low-code platform for building business applications and enterprise solutions.

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