appsmith
The premium Open Source alternative to Retool
🎯 Best for:Rapidly building admin panels and CRUD apps
What is appsmith?
A low-code framework to build admin panels and dashboards by connecting to databases and APIs via a drag-and-drop interface. It allows writing JavaScript anywhere in the UI to manipulate data and handle logic.
Tech Stack
TypeScriptLow-Code & Builder
Why appsmith?
- • Drag-and-drop UI builder
- • Direct database connectors
- • JavaScript logic support
Limitations
- • Heavy resource usage (Java)
- • Limited UI customization
- • Complex RBAC is paid
3/5/2026
Last Update
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Forks
4,437
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Retool)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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