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10 projects to consider for your Retool workflows.

8 open source · 1 license unverified · 1 custom license

Explore Baserow, Dify and Langflow. Each takes a different approach to your Retool workflows. Read its capabilities and limitations to find the right fit.

Catalogue facts checked August 31, 2026

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Baserow

No-code database and application builder you can host

Open sourceMITSelf-hosted

Teams that outgrow spreadsheets but must keep data on infrastructure they control will get the most from Baserow. Its no-code database combines grid, gallery, kanban, and form views with an API, webhooks, field-level permissions, and free self-hosting, and hosted plans start at EUR 8 per user per month. The price of that independence is a thinner ecosystem, so teams needing native automations, offline access, or Airtable-scale templates should stay with Airtable or pair Baserow with an automation tool. If you can run Docker or need EU-hosted data control, choose Baserow; if you need zero operations and the deepest integrations, choose Airtable.[1][2][3]

Good fit. Teams running operations in spreadsheets who need permissions, an API, and multiple views over the same data will feel at home quickly.[1][2]

Keep in mind. The agency review reports no native built-in automations at review time and routes scheduled or multi-step workflows through n8n, Zapier, or Make, which adds a second tool to own.[1]

Repository review signals: unknown status, very stale · Observed August 31, 2026.

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Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 7, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

One inspected independent report: the LOW/CODE agency Baserow review drawn from client implementations, covering self-hosting, EU data residency, pricing, and scoped gaps against Airtable and NocoDB. Purposive sample of one inspected independent agency review based on client work, not a prevalence estimate. No original Reddit/G2 firsthand report was inspectable within the research budget, so no testimonials are quoted. Managed-cloud and non-technical end-user experiences are not represented.

  1. Baserow: the no-code database you can host

    official · Observed October 7, 2026

    Official homepage: no-code positioning, views, AI, collaboration, templates, dashboards, application builder, API and webhooks, field-level permissions, enterprise controls, open-source code badge.

  2. Baserow pricing

    official · Observed October 7, 2026

    Official pricing: free self-hosted tier, hosted Premium EUR 8/user/mo annual, Advanced EUR 16/user/mo annual, row limits, AI credit overages excl. VAT.

  3. Baserow Review: Is It the Right Open-Source Database Tool?

    community · Observed October 7, 2026

    Independent agency review from client work: self-hosting and EU residency strengths, per-user pricing, and scoped gaps on automations, offline mode, and ecosystem depth vs Airtable.

Dify

Build and deploy AI agents and RAG pipelines visually

License unverifiedUnknownSelf-hosted

Dify suits mixed teams of developers and domain staff who need to run retrieval and agent workflows in production more than it suits lone hackers. Its strength is the governed middle ground between a prompt playground and hand-rolled infrastructure: visual building with indexed datasets, traces, and cost tracking attached. The tradeoff is real operational weight, with upgrade friction reported by self-hosters and a learning curve that grows with the feature set. If your team ships AI features to non-technical colleagues, shortlist Dify; if you write every pipeline as code, prefer a code-first builder.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Good fit. Mixed teams shipping AI to non-technical colleagues: developers wire models and data while product or support staff adjust flows on the canvas.[1][2]

Keep in mind. Teams that need updates to never break a working flow: one production reporter describes updates breaking working workflows, so upgrade discipline is mandatory.[1]

Repository review signals: unknown status, very stale · Observed August 31, 2026.

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Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 6, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

Three labelled exact excerpts totalling 37 words (19 from one G2 page, 18 from a second G2 page, each within its 25-word per-source budget): Arjun S. 4/5 September 2024 no-code win, Arsen I. low-rated June 2025 upgrade friction, and one undated unnamed learning-curve caution. Full sources linked in the readable draft. Purposive sample of three labelled excerpts from two inspected G2 pages (20-review sample, 4.1/5). Voices skew toward founders and technical implementers; managed-cloud buyer and non-technical end-user views are thin. Reddit unavailable (r/difyai login-walled). Single reports are anecdotes, not prevalence data.

  1. Dify - The Platform for Production-Ready Agentic Workflows

    official · Observed October 6, 2026

    Official homepage positions Dify as the platform for production-ready agentic workflows: Workflow Studio, Knowledge Pipeline, Marketplace; deploy on Cloud, VPC or self-hosted. Lists enterprise users and a Ricoh citizen-development quote.

  2. Dify Pricing

    official · Observed October 6, 2026

    Cloud plans: Sandbox free (200 message credits, 1 member, 50 docs); Professional $590/workspace/year (5,000 credits/month, 3 members, 50 apps, 500 docs); Team $1,590/workspace/year (10,000 credits/month, 50 members, 1,000 docs). Enterprise quote-only; Community Edition free self-host.

  3. Dify Documentation

    official · Observed October 6, 2026

    Docs define Dify as an open-source platform for agents, agentic workflows and chatbots over own data, published as web apps or APIs. Run on Cloud (free Sandbox) or self-host Community Edition via Docker Compose. API reference, difyctl CLI, plugin development, tutorials, Marketplace.

  4. langgenius/dify README

    official · Observed October 6, 2026

    README: ~158k stars, 24.9k forks. Core features: visual workflow canvas, hundreds of LLM providers, RAG pipeline (PDF/PPT extraction), sandboxed agents with Marketplace/MCP tools, observability (Opik, Langfuse, Arize Phoenix). Docker Compose self-host. License: Dify Open Source License, based on Apache 2.0 with additional conditions.

  5. Dify.AI Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, and Features | G2

    community · Observed October 6, 2026

    G2 product page: 20 reviews, 4.1/5; monthly prices shown as Professional $59/mo, Team $159/mo. Inspected reviews: Arjun S. (Founder, 2024-09-02, 4/5, no-code text summarization), Anil S. (Finance, 2024-12-10, 4/5, deployed in a day), Arsen I. (Founder and CEO, 2025-06-11, low rating, hidden variables/JSON limits/upgrade breakage/support).

  6. Dify.AI Review | G2

    community · Observed October 6, 2026

    Undated standalone G2 review (no reviewer name shown). Like: streamlines AI app development, fast idea-to-life. Dislike: extensive features bring a steeper learning curve for AI newcomers. Used for one labelled excerpt.

Langflow

Drag-and-drop builder for agents and RAG pipelines

Open sourceMITSelf-hosted

Small AI teams and solo developers prototyping retrieval-augmented generation or agent workflows will get the most from Langflow. Its visual component canvas plus real-time Playground testing shortens the distance between an idea and a working pipeline. Teams that need verified pricing, managed SLAs, or documented SSO and compliance controls should look at a managed platform instead. If you can run Python and Docker yourself, start with self-hosted Langflow; if you need someone else to operate it, wait until the managed offering publishes concrete terms.[1][2][3][4]

Good fit. Prototype-driven AI developers: the canvas plus Playground testing compresses the loop between idea and working retrieval pipeline, and Python under the hood means nothing is throwaway.[1]

Keep in mind. Buyers needing verified commercial terms: no pricing, quotas, or SLA terms were found on official pages during this review, so procurement-driven teams cannot complete due diligence from public sources.[1][2]

Repository review signals: unknown status, very stale · Observed August 31, 2026.

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Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 7, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

One inspected community-aggregator page (G2 Langflow reviews, titled 2026) showing zero reviews; one attempted Reddit pass that failed to load, yielding no inspectable thread. Zero-review sample: G2 shows no Langflow reviews, so no user sentiment, prevalence, or version coverage can be inferred. The attempted Reddit read failed rather than returning empty results, so Reddit sentiment is uninspected, not absent. Vendor-hosted homepage quotes were excluded as non-independent.

  1. Langflow | Low-code AI builder for agentic and RAG applications

    official · Observed October 6, 2026

    Official homepage: low-code builder for agents and MCP servers; all major LLMs, vector DBs, and tools; deploy-yourself or free cloud account; enterprise secure cloud; same OSS or Cloud; integration list; three vendor-selected quotes. No pricing table observed.

  2. What is Langflow? | Langflow Documentation

    official · Observed October 6, 2026

    Official docs definition: open-source Python-based customizable framework; model and store neutral; flows from component nodes; Playground testing; API, dependency, and server serving; templates; agents and MCP; custom components.

  3. Langflow deployment overview

    official · Observed October 6, 2026

    Official deployment overview: ngrok gateway, Docker container, remote Docker plus Caddy, Nginx plus Let's Encrypt without Docker, Kubernetes for scale, GCP and Hugging Face Spaces examples.

  4. Langflow Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2

    community · Observed October 6, 2026

    G2 aggregator page: Langflow has not been reviewed yet and pricing details are unavailable. Categorized as AI App Builder. Negative evidence for testimonials and pricing.

Appsmith

Open-source low-code platform for internal tools and dashboards

Open sourceApache-2.0Self-hostedManaged hosting

Appsmith fits developer-led teams that need to ship internal dashboards, admin panels, and CRUD tools quickly on open-source foundations. Its drag-and-drop widgets, 25+ database and API connectors, and JavaScript-based logic cover the core internal-tool workflow, with Git versioning and Docker self-hosting included. The material constraint is skill and polish: building real apps still requires SQL or JavaScript, and reviewers report UI customization limits compared with hand-written front ends. If your team has developers and wants self-hosted control, choose Appsmith starting on the free Community or Cloud tier; if no one writes queries, trial a no-code-first builder instead.[1][2][3][4]

Good fit. Teams with developers who can write SQL and JavaScript get the most from Appsmith, since its core workflow assumes query and scripting skill.[1][2]

Keep in mind. Public review excerpts report that UI customization is limited compared with pure frontend code, so pixel-perfect bespoke interfaces may fight the widget model.[1]

Repository review signals: unknown status, very stale · Observed October 3, 2026.

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Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 7, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

Short public G2 review excerpts for Appsmith found via search in October 2026, plus official documentation and repository records. Only short public excerpts visible in search results were inspected; the full review pages could not be opened, so frequency and severity cannot be judged. One complaint is an anecdote, not a prevalence claim.

  1. Appsmith pricing - simple, user-based pricing

    official · Observed October 7, 2026

    Official plan tiers, per-user and flat monthly prices, and feature matrix used for cost, self-hosting, and governance claims.

  2. Introduction | Appsmith

    official · Observed October 7, 2026

    Official product introduction: drag-and-drop widgets, queries and JavaScript logic, Git collaboration, and deploy/share workflow.

  3. GitHub - appsmithorg/appsmith

    official · Observed October 7, 2026

    Official repository record: Apache-2.0 license, 25+ database integrations, self-host install methods, and Appsmith Agents.

  4. Appsmith Reviews | G2 (search-visible excerpts only)

    community · Observed October 7, 2026

    Short public review excerpts visible in search results; the full review pages could not be opened, so only paraphrased themes are used and no verbatim testimonial is persisted.

Budibase

Open-source low-code platform for internal tools and automations

Custom licenseGPL-3.0-onlySelf-hostedManaged hosting

Small operations and IT teams that need custom internal tools without staffing a full engineering project benefit most from Budibase. Its visual builder, built-in database, and workflow automations let staff assemble database apps, forms, and approval flows on their own data, self-hosted or on EU cloud. Teams that need deeply custom logic, polished customer-facing products, or strong mobile apps will hit its boundaries and should budget for full-code development or a specialized builder instead. If you want self-hosted internal tooling with a generous free core, choose Budibase; if your staff are entirely non-technical, compare a managed no-code builder first.[1][2][3]

Good fit. Teams drowning in requests for dashboards, approval flows, and admin screens get a purpose-built path: one reviewer reported deploying services on Azure much quicker than before. The combination of builder, database, and automations covers the standard internal-tool backlog.[1][2]

Keep in mind. Budibase assembles standard business interfaces well but is not a full-code framework: highly custom interactions, complex domain logic, and polished customer-facing products will strain the component model. Those teams should budget for custom development instead.[1][2]

Repository review signals: unknown status, very stale · Observed October 3, 2026.

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Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 9, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

Three inspected G2 user reviews of Budibase from 2024, from an IT specialist, a business analyst, and a software designer and engineer, each reporting one to four years of use for CRM, dashboards, document extraction, and Azure deployments. Only three public G2 reports were inspected, all posted in 2024 with one to four years of reported use. Several reviews on the page share templated phrasing and paired reviewer names, so the sample cannot support satisfaction or prevalence scores. No Reddit originals could be inspected within the research budget; the Reddit gap is recorded privately.

  1. Budibase - Build internal tools, minus the grind

    official · Observed October 9, 2026

    Official homepage inspected October 2026: product definition, visual builder, data sources, automations, AI builder, RBAC/SSO providers, deployment options, cloud regions, and compliance posture.

  2. Budibase Pricing

    official · Observed October 9, 2026

    Official pricing page inspected October 2026: free-tier scope, Premium per-creator pricing, Scale quote, add-ons, SSO and enterprise gating, AI credit metering.

  3. Budibase Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2

    community · Observed October 9, 2026

    G2 Budibase review listing inspected October 2026: three full public reviews from 2024 used as the experience sample, plus visible rating distributions and pricing-context quotes.

Convertigo

Low-code platform for mobile and web apps with backend services

Open sourceAGPL-3.0Self-hostedManaged hosting

Enterprise teams modernizing legacy or field workflows benefit most from Convertigo: a low-code platform pairing an Eclipse-based Studio and a no-code PWA builder with a self-hostable AGPL-3.0 engine, 200-plus connectors and templates, and offline-ready mobile builds. The constraints are copyleft licensing on modified self-hosted use, a desktop Studio documented for Windows and Mac, and a thin public-review footprint. Teams needing backend-connected mobile apps with compliance requirements should choose Convertigo; simpler internal-tool CRUD points to Retool or AppSmith.[1][2]

Good fit. Enterprise teams modernizing legacy backends: connectors plus a self-hostable engine fit organizations that must reach older systems without rewriting them.[1][2]

Keep in mind. The engine is licensed AGPL-3.0, which obliges teams running modified copies as a service to share source; get legal review before that pattern.[1]

Repository review signals: unknown status, very stale · Observed October 3, 2026.

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Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 9, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

G2 and SourceForge Convertigo listings inspected 2026-10-09; each shows a 5.0/5 aggregate from 2 reviews with no inspectable review text. Neither listing exposes readable review text, so the aggregates show attention rather than satisfaction; no prevalence or quality claim can be drawn from them.

  1. Convertigo homepage (official)

    official · Observed October 9, 2026

    Official homepage: AI-powered low-code/no-code positioning, drag-and-drop builder, 200-plus templates/connectors, PWA/mobile/web builds, field-service offline apps, compliance and citizen-development solutions, customer names, free open-source tier and sales-led company plans.

  2. Convertigo GitHub repository (vendor-published)

    official · Observed October 9, 2026

    Vendor-published repository page: AGPL-3.0 license, 387 stars, 9.3k commits, engine deployment via containers/HELM/WAR, Eclipse Studio on Windows/Mac plus NoCode Studio PWA builder, contributor program, 2026 roadmap and 7.x end-of-life date.

  3. Convertigo reviews on G2

    community · Observed October 9, 2026

    Review listing: 5.0/5 aggregate from 2 reviews; no readable review text exposed.

  4. Convertigo reviews on SourceForge

    community · Observed October 9, 2026

    Review listing: 5.0/5 aggregate from 2 reviews; no readable review text exposed.

Cube

Open-source semantic layer for AI, BI, and embedded analytics

Open sourceApache-2.0Self-hostedManaged hosting

Data platform teams serving BI, embedded analytics, and AI agents from one warehouse benefit most from Cube. Its code-defined data model with pre-aggregations and caching delivers consistent metrics over SQL, REST, GraphQL, and MCP interfaces. The material constraint is operational: production self-hosting is a multi-service deployment, and the managed cloud bills per developer plus compute. If you want governed metrics without running infrastructure, choose Cube Cloud on at least the Starter plan; if you need a no-code dashboard with no data team, choose a simpler BI tool instead.[1][2][3][4]

Good fit. Platform teams unifying metrics across BI and apps: one versioned model behind SQL, REST, and GraphQL ends the era where every dashboard quietly computes revenue differently.[1][2]

Keep in mind. Non-technical teams wanting point-and-click BI will stall: modelling happens in code against a live warehouse and needs SQL-fluent data staff.[1][2]

Repository review signals: unknown status, very stale · Observed October 3, 2026.

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Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 9, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

Three named firsthand G2 reports: Alejo B., Chief Data Officer at a data product company (February 2026); a Verified User in Commercial Real Estate running production data apps (January 2025); and Steven L., Director of Engineering after 2.5 years on Cube (June 2023). One labelled excerpt of 20 words is quoted exactly; the other two reports are referenced by link. Purposive sample of three inspected G2 firsthand reports, not a prevalence estimate. All reporters are technical data staff; managed-cloud-only and non-technical experiences are not represented. The 2023 setup-complexity report predates later deployment and Playground work in the official docs.

  1. Cube documentation (official)

    official · Observed October 9, 2026

    Official documentation hub: data-modeling concepts, connectivity and APIs, caching, access control, deployment topology, and AI integration.

  2. Cube pricing (official)

    official · Observed October 9, 2026

    Official pricing: free tier allowances, Starter $40 and Premium $80 per developer per month plus compute, Enterprise-only SAML SSO, audit logging, and dedicated infrastructure.

  3. Cube deployment guides (official docs)

    official · Observed October 9, 2026

    Official self-host deployment topology: Docker Compose all-in-one, Kubernetes via Helm and Terraform, single-store versus production multi-store setup, JWT auth, Cube Store workers.

  4. G2 review: Chief Data Officer, data product company (Cube)

    community · Observed October 9, 2026 · Published February 3, 2026

    Firsthand G2 report by a Chief Data Officer at a data product company: sophisticated metrics, dimensions, and cubes served with preaggregation caching; cloud support and scaling visibility criticized.

  5. G2 review: Verified User in Commercial Real Estate (Cube)

    community · Observed October 9, 2026 · Published January 21, 2025

    Firsthand G2 report by a commercial real estate data engineer: CubeJS for production data apps, simple REST API, preAggs as ML and AI feature store, Git branches; docs and preAgg limits criticized.

  6. G2 review: Director of Engineering, 2.5 years on Cube

    community · Observed October 9, 2026 · Published June 25, 2023

    Firsthand G2 report by a director of engineering after 2.5 years: slicing and dicing, growing caching and pre-aggregation use; advanced self-host setup at scale described as complex.

Open Mercato

Open-source AI-native CRM/ERP foundation framework for developers

Open sourceMITSelf-hosted

Development teams that need a custom CRM or ERP on a modern TypeScript stack benefit most from Open Mercato. Its concrete advantage is the overlay extension model: the versioned core stays intact while customizations live in a separate layer, so updates do not break client-specific work. The material constraint is that it is a framework, not a finished application, so teams without developers should choose a complete product such as ERPNext instead. If your team writes code and needs owned infrastructure, start with Open Mercato; if you need working ERP screens on day one without developers, choose a finished system.[1][2][3]

Good fit. Reusable overlays and encoded domain defaults let a software house deliver fixed-scope business systems faster and keep margins across similar engagements.[1][2]

Keep in mind. There is no finished application to configure; adopting Open Mercato means running a development project, so a complete ERP product is the better choice.[1][2]

Repository review signals: unknown status, stale · Observed October 12, 2026.

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Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 12, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

  1. Open Mercato official site

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Homepage positioning, module coverage, scaffolding, licensing, partner tracks; observed 2026-10-12.

  2. Open Mercato documentation

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Admin console, REST API, DI container, MikroORM migrations, module tutorials, local install; observed 2026-10-12.

  3. open-mercato/open-mercato on GitHub

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Repository description, TypeScript stack, multi-tenancy and RBAC conventions for coding agents; observed 2026-10-12.

Refine

React framework for building internal tools, admin panels, and dashboards

Open sourceMITSelf-hostedManaged hosting

Teams of React developers building admin panels and dashboards over existing REST or GraphQL APIs benefit most from Refine. Its headless data-provider layer, built-in authentication and access-control models, and freedom to use any React UI kit carry that recommendation. The material constraint is that adoption needs working React developers and a data source you already operate, so non-technical teams that want drag-and-drop building without code should choose a low-code product such as Budibase instead. If your team writes React and owns its APIs, choose Refine; if nobody on the team codes, choose Budibase.[1][2][3]

Good fit. Data providers, CRUD generation, and table/form hooks remove boilerplate while the team keeps its own backend and design system.[1][2]

Keep in mind. Refine is a developer framework, so teams without React developers will ship faster with a low-code builder such as Budibase or Appsmith.[1]

Repository review signals: unknown status, stale · Observed October 12, 2026.

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Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 12, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

  1. Refine: Build Enterprise Grade Internal Tools With AI

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Homepage: API-to-app positioning, AI build steps, showcase use cases, enterprise self-hosting and IdP support.

  2. Refine Documentation (v5)

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    v5 docs index: data, forms, auth, authorization, UI integrations, realtime, audit logs, multitenancy, provider tutorials.

  3. Deployment Guide (Refine v5)

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Deployment guide: no proprietary runtime; Vite, Next.js, Remix guides plus official Dockerfiles.

ToolJet

Open-source low-code platform for internal tools and dashboards

Open sourceAGPL-3.0Self-hostedManaged hosting

ToolJet is a credible open-source route to internal tools when the deciding factors are self-hosting and AI-assisted building rather than the deepest enterprise feature list. Its AGPL-3.0 core, Docker and Kubernetes paths, and agent-compatible contracts make it worth a trial for teams that want admin panels on their own infrastructure.[1][2][3]

Good fit. Operations and support teams that need CRUD admin panels over a production database quickly, without waiting on frontend sprint capacity.[1][2]

Keep in mind. The public repository is licensed under AGPL-3.0, a strong-copyleft license whose network-use terms matter if you modify the platform itself; this is a licensing consideration, not OSI-approval commentary.[1]

Repository review signals: unknown status, stale · Observed October 13, 2026.

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Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 13, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

  1. ToolJet official site

    official · Observed October 13, 2026

    Official homepage: AI app builder positioning, 100-plus integrations, PostgreSQL-based ToolJet Database, AI agents, self-hosting, MCP, enterprise security and professional services.

  2. ToolJet GitHub repository

    official · Observed October 13, 2026

    Repository page: ToolJet/ToolJet describes itself as the open-source foundation of the ToolJet platform, built with JavaScript and TypeScript.

  3. ToolJet README

    official · Observed October 13, 2026

    README: Community Edition features (80-plus components, built-in database, multiplayer editing), Docker quickstart with EE LTS image, self-host or cloud options, MCP beta.

  4. ToolJet LICENSE

    official · Observed October 13, 2026

    Repository root license file: full GNU Affero General Public License version 3 text.

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Known catalogue facts at a glance. Columns with no reviewed values are omitted. “Not reviewed” means unknown, not that a capability is absent.

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ProjectLicense policyHostingDeploymentOfflineEnterprise supportBest fit
BaserowMIT · OSI-approvedSelf-hostedNot reviewedNot reviewedNot reviewedNot reviewed
DifyUnknown · unverifiedSelf-hostedNot reviewedNot reviewedNot reviewedNot reviewed
LangflowMIT · OSI-approvedSelf-hostedNot reviewedNot reviewedNot reviewedNot reviewed
AppsmithApache-2.0 · OSI-approvedSelf-hosted + ManagedmoderateNot reviewedYesInternal admin panels; CRUD apps on SQL databases and REST APIs
BudibaseGPL-3.0-only · customSelf-hosted + ManagedmoderateNot reviewedYesInternal tools and admin panels; Approval and request workflows
ConvertigoAGPL-3.0 · OSI-approvedSelf-hosted + ManagedmoderateYesNot reviewedEnterprise mobile apps; Legacy system backends
CubeApache-2.0 · OSI-approvedSelf-hosted + ManagedmoderateNot reviewedYesShared metric definitions across BI tools and teams; Customer-facing embedded analytics
Open MercatoMIT · OSI-approvedSelf-hostedmoderateNot reviewedYesCustom CRM builds for development teams; ERP and logistics systems delivered by agencies
RefineMIT · OSI-approvedSelf-hosted + ManagedmoderateNot reviewedYesAdmin panels; Internal tools
ToolJetAGPL-3.0 · OSI-approvedSelf-hosted + ManagedmoderateNot reviewedYesInternal admin panels; Dashboards on existing databases and APIs

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