Show HN: Open-Source Alternative to Retool

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    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. 🚀

  • Refine

    A React Framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility.

  • Congrats on the new releases!

    We are running an open source React framework for building CRUD apps alternative for Retool and other similar tools.

    Repo: https://github.com/refinedev/refine

    It has built-in data provider support for popular backend services like REST API, GraphQL, NestJs CRUD, Airtable, Strapi v4, GraphQL, Supabase, Hasura, Nhost, Appwrite, Firebase, Directus etc.

    It's not a drag and drop, headless by default but also supports Material UI, AntDesign, Chakra UI, and Mantine.

    You can compare with Retool, AdminBro and other similar tools https://refine.dev/docs/comparison/

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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