# Appsmith vs Budibase

| Attribute | Appsmith | Budibase |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 70 (55% (medium)) | 65.3 (56% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source platform that enables teams to quickly build admin panels, dashboards, automation tools, and internal applications using a visual interface with optional code customization, serving both citizen and professional developers. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"alm_devops":true,"open_source":true,"pro_code_escape_hatch":true,"ai_assisted_generation":true,"workflow_process_automation":true}` | `{"open_source":true,"plugin_marketplace":true,"mobile_app_generation":false,"pro_code_escape_hatch":true,"ai_assisted_generation":true,"workflow_process_automation":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 17 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"}]` | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"Oracle"},{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"MongoDB"},{"name":"CouchDB"},{"name":"ArangoDB"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"Google Workspace"},{"name":"Figma"},{"name":"HubSpot"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"free","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free for up to 5 users","features":["Production-ready tools","24/7 community support","Cloud and self-hosted options"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$15/user/month billed monthly","features":["All Free features","Professional support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free for up to 5 users, then $15/user/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.appsmith.com/blog/mendix-pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:06:34.741Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"user","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free for up to 5 users (Cloud) or 20 users (self-hosted)","features":["SSO","Multiplayer collaboration","RBAC","Embeds","Custom data sources","Self-hosting option"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$60/creator + $6/app_user per month (or $50/creator + $5/app_user annually)","features":["Email support","Synchronous Automations","Increased database records","Increased automation runs","Extended backup duration"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"creator","amount":60,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"app_user","amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"automation_runs":"5000","backup_duration":"1 month","database_records":"25000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing based on creators and app users","features":["Enforceable SSO","SCIM","Volume-based discounts","Custom support options"],"commitment":"annual","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $50/creator + $5/app_user per month (annual billing). Free tier available. 20% nonprofit discount.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://budibase.com/blog/updates/pricing-v3/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:15:33.465Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"app_user","amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | free | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":15,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":6,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Low Code Platforms)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:20:59.144Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*