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Comparison

Appsmith vs Budibase

On the evidence we track, Budibase leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Appsmith full profile →Budibase full profile →
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Appsmith51
★Budibase56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Appsmith51 / 100low · 10%
Budibase56 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Appsmith✓
Budibase✓
Model
Appsmithopen_source
Budibasefreemium
Price level
Appsmithfree
Budibaselow
Starting price
Appsmith$15
Budibase$6
Transparent
Appsmith✓
Budibase✓
Integrations
Count
Appsmith25
Budibase17
Security
Gdpr
Appsmith✓
Budibase–
Iso27001
Appsmith–
Budibase✓
Soc2
Appsmith✓
Budibase–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Appsmith6 items
Budibase7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for low code platforms. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Mobile app generation
Appsmith-
Budibase✗
Pro code escape hatch
Appsmith✓
Budibase✓
Workflow process automation
Appsmith✓
Budibase✓
Bpmn support
Appsmith-
Budibase-
AI assisted generation
Appsmith✓
Budibase✓
Alm devops
Appsmith✓
Budibase-
Plugin marketplace
Appsmith-
Budibase✓
Open source
Appsmith✓
Budibase✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Appsmith

An open-source low-code platform that enables organizations to quickly build and maintain custom business applications including dashboards, admin tools, and automation systems.

Independently observed

Budibase

Leader

An open-source, model-agnostic platform for creating internal tools, automating workflows, and building AI-powered agents that handle business requests and operations. Supports self-hosting and cloud deployment.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Appsmith

from $15/user/moFreeFree tier

Free for up to 5 users, then $15/user/month

  • FreeFree
    • Production-ready tools
    • 24/7 community support
    • Cloud and self-hosted options
  • Team$15/user/month billed monthly
    • All Free features
    • Professional support
as of verify ↗

Budibase

Leader
from $6/app_user/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $50/creator + $5/app_user per month (annual billing). Free tier available. 20% nonprofit discount.

  • FreeFree
    • SSO
    • Multiplayer collaboration
    • RBAC
    • Embeds
    • Custom data sources
    • +1 more
  • Premium$60/creator + $6/app_user per month (or $50/creator + $5/app_user annually)
    • Email support
    • Synchronous Automations
    • Increased database records
    • Increased automation runs
    • Extended backup duration
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Enforceable SSO
    • SCIM
    • Volume-based discounts
    • Custom support options
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Appsmith✓
Budibase✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Appsmith✓
Budibase✓
Self-hosted
Appsmith✓
Budibase✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Salesforce

Appsmith

1 total - 0 not shared
  • Salesforce
Independently observed

Budibase

Leader
17 total - 16 not shared
  • Slack
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL
  • Oracle
  • Airtable
  • MongoDB
  • CouchDB
  • ArangoDB
  • Amazon S3
  • Google Sheets
  • Zapier
  • Gmail
  • Google Workspace
  • Figma
  • HubSpot
Independently observed
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