Kestra
100 · HealthyEvent-driven orchestration platform that runs workflows declared in YAML, with a UI, scheduling and hundreds of plugins.
Open source Internal tools & automation
Trigger.dev
95 · HealthyPlatform for background jobs, workflows and AI agents written in TypeScript, with retries, queues and run history.
ToolJet
93 · HealthyLow-code platform for internal tools and workflows with many data-source connectors.
Appsmith
91 · HealthyLow-code builder for admin panels, dashboards and internal CRUD apps.
Activepieces
91 · HealthyWorkflow automation with a visual builder and TypeScript-based integration pieces.
Budibase
88 · HealthyLow-code platform for forms, portals and approval apps on top of your databases.
Mathesar
86 · HealthySpreadsheet-like interface for viewing, editing and querying data directly in your Postgres database.
Windmill
85 · HealthyDeveloper platform that turns scripts into workflows, internal UIs and scheduled jobs.
Baserow
83 · HealthyNo-code database and app builder with a spreadsheet interface.
Refine
81 · HealthyReact framework for building admin panels, dashboards and internal tools on top of any backend.
Grist
78 · StableRelational spreadsheet with Python formulas, custom widgets and fine-grained access rules.
APITable
74 · StableVisual database with grid, kanban and gallery views, forms and an API-first design.
Teable
62 · StableSpreadsheet-style database on Postgres with views, forms, automations and real-time collaboration.
Automatisch
36 · At riskWorkflow automation that connects apps through triggers and actions, self-hosted so data stays on your servers.
Source-available and unverified licenses
The code for these is public, but the license is not an OSI open source license, or we have not verified it yet. Check the license notes on each project before relying on it.
n8n
100 · HealthyNode-based workflow automation with hundreds of integrations and code steps.
NocoBase
99 · HealthyPlugin-based no-code platform for building internal business systems on your own data model, with AI assistants.
Directus
97 · HealthyData platform that puts an admin app and REST/GraphQL APIs on top of any SQL database.
NocoDB
91 · HealthySpreadsheet-style interface over SQL databases, positioned as an Airtable replacement.
Budibase
Low-code platform for forms, portals and approval apps on top of your databases.
Will it still be around?
Healthy
Score 88/100
Can a business use it freely?
Free core, paid extras
GPL-3.0 · open source (copyleft)
Features compared
has,doesn't1 feature
7/10 Airtable features free in Budibase
Airtable has every feature Budibase has on this list.
✕ doesn't have it · ◐ partly · $ higher plan or paid editionBoth have 7
Headline Airtable features on the Team plan, and whether Budibase has each in its free, self-hosted edition.
| Feature | AirtableTeam plan | Budibase7 of 10 free |
|---|---|---|
| Airtable has, Budibase doesn't1 | ||
| AI fields and assistant | IncludedMonthly AI credits | PartlyBring your own AI key |
| Both have7 | ||
| Spreadsheet-style grid | Included | Yes |
| Linked records and lookups | Included | Yes |
| Formula fields | Included | YesJavaScript formula columns |
| Forms | Included | Yes |
| Automations | Included25,000 runs a month | Yes |
| App and interface builder | IncludedInterface Designer | YesIts main purpose |
| API and webhooks | Included | Yes |
| Neither has fully2 | ||
| Field- and table-level permissions | Higher planBusiness plan | PartlyBasic roles free; groups and advanced permissions paid |
| SAML single sign-on | Higher planBusiness plan | PartlyOIDC and Google SSO free |
Sources
- Airtable, checked 2026-10-09: airtable.com, jetadmin.io
- Budibase, checked 2026-10-09: budibase.com, github.com
Enterprise features
In the free, self-hosted Budibase
Many open-core projects keep these for paid plans.
2/4 free
- SSO (OIDC) Free
- SCIM provisioning Paid · Enterprise
- Audit logs Paid · Enterprise
- Role-based access control Free
Sources: budibase.com, checked 2026-10-07
Flat Rate Deploy
A 25-user team on Retool Business (internal users) pays about $375 a month. Budibase on OpenTools costs $39 a month, setup included, so you save $336 a month, about $12,096 over three years.
Monthly cost
- Budibase on OpenTools
- $39
- Retool
$375
You save each month
$336/mo
90% less than today
Saving from month one
You save
- Over 3 years
- $12,096
- In year one
- $4,032
List price checked 7 Oct 2026 · Source · Disclaimer
Health score: 88/100
Healthy · activity, bus factor and issue responsiveness, from GitHub
Score v2 · How it works
Activity
45% weight100/100
- Last commit yesterday (100/100).
- 13608 commits in the past 12 months (100/100).
- 50+ releases in the past 12 months (100/100).
Bus factor
30% weight80/100
- Top contributor wrote 40% of the last 85 commits (past 12 months).
- 8 people authored those commits.
Responsiveness
25% weight74/100
- 96% of all issues are closed (235 open, 5832 closed) (100/100).
- 17 of 30 recent issues got a reply or were closed (57/100).
License
Free core, paid extras
GPL-3.0 · Open source (copyleft)
What you need to do
The core is free to use. Enterprise features, kept in a separately licensed part of the code, need a paid license in production.
For Budibase
Core is GPL-3.0; paid features in packages/pro are under the Business Source License. Apps you build with it are not bound by the GPL.
GPL-3.0 (core) + BSL for packages/pro · 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).
License text checked 2026-10-07 · Read it
GitHub activity
- Stars
- 28k
- Forks
- 2.2k
- Commits, 12 mo
- 14k
- last yesterday
- Releases, 12 mo
- 50+
- last 4 days ago
- Contributors
- 124
- 8 in last 85 commits
- Open issues
- 235
- 5.8k closed
Snapshot from 2026-10-08
Top contributors
Points for pull requests merged into Budibase and reviews of them since 10 October 2025. Building something another user asked for earns more. 32 people have points on Budibase in all.
