Open source Internal tools & automation

Kestra

100 · Healthy

Event-driven orchestration platform that runs workflows declared in YAML, with a UI, scheduling and hundreds of plugins.

Free to useApache-2.0★ 29kLast commit yesterday

Trigger.dev

95 · Healthy

Platform for background jobs, workflows and AI agents written in TypeScript, with retries, queues and run history.

Free to useApache-2.0★ 17kLast commit yesterday

ToolJet

93 · Healthy

Low-code platform for internal tools and workflows with many data-source connectors.

Free core, paid extrasAGPL-3.0Relicensed 2021★ 41kLast commit 3 days ago

Appsmith

91 · Healthy

Low-code builder for admin panels, dashboards and internal CRUD apps.

Free to useApache-2.0★ 41kLast commit yesterday

Activepieces

91 · Healthy

Workflow automation with a visual builder and TypeScript-based integration pieces.

Free core, paid extrasMIT★ 25kLast commit yesterday

Budibase

88 · Healthy

Low-code platform for forms, portals and approval apps on top of your databases.

Free core, paid extrasGPL-3.0★ 28kLast commit yesterday

Mathesar

86 · Healthy

Spreadsheet-like interface for viewing, editing and querying data directly in your Postgres database.

GPL-3.0★ 5.1kLast commit 3 months ago

Windmill

85 · Healthy

Developer platform that turns scripts into workflows, internal UIs and scheduled jobs.

Free core, paid extrasAGPL-3.0★ 18kLast commit yesterday

Baserow

83 · Healthy

No-code database and app builder with a spreadsheet interface.

Free core, paid extrasMIT★ 6.1kLast commit yesterday

Refine

81 · Healthy

React framework for building admin panels, dashboards and internal tools on top of any backend.

Free to useMIT★ 36kLast commit 29 days ago

Grist

78 · Stable

Relational spreadsheet with Python formulas, custom widgets and fine-grained access rules.

Free to useApache-2.0★ 12kLast commit 2 days ago

APITable

74 · Stable

Visual database with grid, kanban and gallery views, forms and an API-first design.

AGPL-3.0★ 16kLast commit 34 days ago

Teable

62 · Stable

Spreadsheet-style database on Postgres with views, forms, automations and real-time collaboration.

AGPL-3.0★ 22kLast commit 39 days ago

Automatisch

36 · At risk

Workflow automation that connects apps through triggers and actions, self-hosted so data stays on your servers.

Free core, paid extrasAGPL-3.0★ 14kLast commit 9 months ago

Source-available and unverified licenses

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n8n

100 · Healthy

Node-based workflow automation with hundreds of integrations and code steps.

Internal use onlySustainable Use License 1.0Relicensed 2022★ 207kLast commit yesterday

NocoBase

99 · Healthy

Plugin-based no-code platform for building internal business systems on your own data model, with AI assistants.

Free, no resellingApache-2.0 + extra terms★ 25kLast commit yesterday

Directus

97 · Healthy

Data platform that puts an admin app and REST/GraphQL APIs on top of any SQL database.

Free, no resellingMonospace Sustainable Core License 1.0Relicensed 2026★ 38kLast commit yesterday

NocoDB

91 · Healthy

Spreadsheet-style interface over SQL databases, positioned as an Airtable replacement.

Internal use onlySustainable Use License 1.0Relicensed 2026★ 65kLast commit yesterday

APITable

Visual database with grid, kanban and gallery views, forms and an API-first design.

GitHub aitable.ai

Alternative to

Airtable Stackby Softr

Will it still be around?

Stable

Score 74/100

Details

Can a business use it freely?

AGPL-3.0 · open source (copyleft)

Details

Features compared

Has the featureshas,Doesn't have themdoesn't1 feature

8/9 Airtable features free in APITable

✕ doesn't have it · ◐ partly · $ higher plan or paid editionBoth have 8

Headline Airtable features on the Team plan, and whether APITable has each in its free, self-hosted edition.

Airtable and APITable, feature by feature
Feature	AirtableTeam plan	APITable8 of 9 free
Airtable has, APITable doesn't1
App and interface builder	IncludedInterface Designer	PartlyDashboards and widgets
Both have8
Spreadsheet-style grid	Included	Yes
Kanban, calendar and gallery views	Included	Yes
Gantt and timeline views	Included	Yes
Linked records and lookups	Included	Yes
Formula fields	Included	Yes
Forms	Included	Yes
Automations	Included25,000 runs a month	YesAutomation robots
API and webhooks	Included	Yes

Sources

Airtable, checked 2026-10-09: airtable.com, jetadmin.io
APITable, checked 2026-10-09: github.com

Compare every Airtable alternative

Flat Rate Deploy

Monthly cost

APITable on OpenTools: $39
Airtable: ~~$500~~

You save each month

$461/mo

92% less than today

Saving from month one

You save

Over 3 years: $16,596
In year one: $5,532

List price checked 7 Oct 2026 · Source · Disclaimer

Bespoke

We set up APITable for you. You pay once.

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You pay $500 a month for Airtable. Setup is $3,000, paid once, and after that APITable runs for about $324 a month (your server, about $24, plus about $300 of maintenance), so at this size it takes more than 12 months to pay back.

Worth it from: 30seatspays back within 12 months
Setup, paid once: $3,000fixed price, agreed up front
Maintenance: $150/houronly when you ask for it

What we do

Data migrationRecords, files and history moved from Airtable, with a test run before the cut-over
ConfigurationWorkflows, custom fields, roles, permissions and SSO set up for your team
IntegrationsConnected to your CRM, Slack, accounting tools and APIs
MaintenanceUpdates, fixes and admin help when you ask, at $150 an hour
Paid editionsThe vendor's paid features, enabled, with the licence at cost
ComplianceData residency, audit logs, data processing agreements, security questionnaires
TrainingAn admin walkthrough, a runbook and sessions for your team

Total spent, month by monthAirtableBespoke APITable

Show as a table

Month	Airtable	Bespoke	Saved so far
Today	$0	$3,000	–
Month 3	$1,500	$3,972	–
Month 6	$3,000	$4,944	–
Month 9	$4,500	$5,916	–
Month 12	$6,000	$6,888	–
Month 18	$9,000	$8,832	$168
Month 24	$12,000	$10,776	$1,224
Month 30	$15,000	$12,720	$2,280
Month 36	$18,000	$14,664	$3,336

Servers run on your own cloud account, paid to your provider. Running cost counts about 2 hours of maintenance a month; you're billed only for hours you ask for. Migration and the other activities are quoted with the setup.

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Health score: 74/100

Stable · activity, bus factor and issue responsiveness, from GitHub

Score v2 · How it works

Activity

45% weight

67/100

Last commit 34 days ago (99/100).
18 commits in the past 12 months (56/100).
1 releases in the past 12 months (17/100).

Bus factor

30% weight

89/100

Top contributor wrote 33% of the last 18 commits (past 12 months).
8 people authored those commits.

Responsiveness

25% weight

69/100

75% of all issues are closed (280 open, 852 closed) (75/100).
9 of 14 recent issues got a reply or were closed (64/100).

License

AGPL-3.0 · Open source (copyleft)

GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 · Open source (copyleft). OSI-approved license that requires sharing changes under the same license when you distribute (AGPL: also when you offer it over a network).

Detected by GitHub as AGPL-3.0.

GitHub activity

Stars: 16k
Forks: 1.4k
Commits, 12 mo: 18; last 34 days ago
Releases, 12 mo: 1; last 33 days ago
Contributors: 62; 8 in last 18 commits
Open issues: 280; 852 closed

Snapshot from 2026-10-09 · Funding: github

Top contributors

Points for pull requests merged into APITable and reviews of them since 10 October 2025. Building something another user asked for earns more.

Bespoke · we set it up$3,000once Flat Rate Deploy$39/mo