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Compare Appsmith and Budibase 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (73.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free
Appsmith
Star Rating
(65)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (66.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(68)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (73.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Appsmith vs Budibase
- Reviewers felt that Budibase meets the needs of their business better than Appsmith.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Appsmith and Budibase provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Appsmith over Budibase.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Appsmith
Community
Free
Cloud and self-hosted. Our open-source, community edition is free forever and contains powerful features:
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited apps
- Unlimited datasources and widgets
Budibase
Open source
Free
For small teams getting started.
- Unlimited apps and workflows
- Unlimited datasources
- SSO: OIDC, Google, Microsoft
Free Trial
Appsmith
Free Trial is available
Budibase
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
52
8.9
67
Ease of Use
9.1
58
9.5
67
Ease of Setup
9.2
47
9.1
48
Ease of Admin
8.9
31
7.5
6
Quality of Support
9.3
46
9.3
65
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
29
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
53
9.8
66
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.6
22
Not enough data
9.1
22
Not enough data
8.6
21
Not enough data
8.4
22
Automation
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.8
21
Development
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
8.9
21
Not enough data
8.7
21
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Digital Workflows
8.1
8
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Not enough data
Forms
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Automation
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Process Automation (DPA)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Development Tools
Not enough data
9.4
19
Not enough data
9.4
19
Not enough data
9.4
18
Field Tools
Not enough data
8.2
19
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
8.8
19
Not enough data
9.0
19
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
9.1
18
Back Office Tools
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
9.2
18
Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Data Control
Not enough data
8.8
56
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.8
56
Agentic AI - Drag and Drop App Builder
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
7
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Governance
8.8
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Design
8.1
31
Not enough data
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.0
29
Not enough data
8.0
28
Not enough data
7.7
28
Not enough data
Data Control
8.4
29
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
Publishing
8.8
29
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Low-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Interface Design
Not enough data
9.0
35
Not enough data
8.3
35
Not enough data
8.5
35
Not enough data
8.9
35
Data Control
Not enough data
8.6
35
Not enough data
8.7
35
Not enough data
8.4
35
Publishing
Not enough data
8.7
35
Not enough data
8.7
35
Not enough data
8.4
35
Agentic AI - No-Code Development Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Appsmith and Budibase share no categories
Unique Categories
Appsmith is categorized as AWS Marketplace, Component Libraries, Digital Process Automation (DPA), Low-Code Development Platforms, and API Generation
Budibase is categorized as Workplace Innovation Platforms, Mobile Forms Automation, No-Code Development Platforms, Drag and Drop App Builder, and Portals
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Appsmith
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Budibase
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
15.4%
Computer Software
13.8%
Financial Services
7.7%
Consumer Goods
6.2%
Security and Investigations
4.6%
Other
52.3%
Marketing and Advertising
23.5%
Education Management
16.2%
Construction
14.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.8%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
5.9%
Other
27.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Appsmith
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Lucian M.
Verified User in Consulting
I managed to build a personal finances app with a good deal of features literally from day 1, exploring on the AppSmith free plan connected to a Supabase DB. I also explored AppSheet and Budibase for the same project before, but my experience was far...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jacob V.
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Could be pricy at scale for published tools.
Budibase
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Richard S.
Verified User in Computer Software
My application developmnt journey has ever been flexible with preferred tools offered by Budibase software. It is easy to customize apps and integrate with other workflows in the enterprise. The platform offers various templates that saves time and cost of...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Lucian M.
Verified User in Consulting
I managed to build a personal finances app with a good deal of features literally from day 1, exploring on the AppSmith free plan connected to a Supabase DB. I also explored AppSheet and Budibase for the same project before, but my experience was far...
Richard S.
Verified User in Computer Software
My application developmnt journey has ever been flexible with preferred tools offered by Budibase software. It is easy to customize apps and integrate with other workflows in the enterprise. The platform offers various templates that saves time and cost of...
Jacob V.
Verified User in Consumer Goods
Could be pricy at scale for published tools.
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