Appsmith
Open-source low-code platform for internal tools, with AI-assisted query building.
About
Appsmith is an open-source low-code platform for building admin panels, internal dashboards, and CRUD apps on top of existing databases and APIs. A drag-and-drop builder with 45 or more widgets wires to PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Snowflake, REST, GraphQL, and many SaaS integrations, with JavaScript available everywhere for business logic and Git-based version control on top.
Recent releases added AI assistance directly into the community edition: Ask AI writes SQL and JavaScript in the editor once an admin enables a provider, and the team has been expanding agentic AI capabilities under Appsmith Agents. The repo is Apache 2.0 with tens of thousands of GitHub stars, and the platform ships as a self-hostable all-in-one container or as managed cloud with a free tier for five users.
What it can do
- Drag-and-drop builder with 45+ widgets over 25+ databases and APIs
- JavaScript support inside queries, event handlers, and widget bindings
- Git-based version control for apps across environments
- Ask AI writes SQL and JavaScript; agentic capabilities expanding under Appsmith Agents
Setup
Run docker compose from the appsmithorg/appsmith image for self-hosting, or sign up for Appsmith Cloud; connect a datasource and drag widgets onto the canvas.
Prerequisites
A datasource to build on (database, REST or GraphQL API); comfort with SQL and JavaScript helps.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 8/10
Scored 8/10 (verified tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: Verified via vendor site/docs/GitHub and reputable coverage, wave 97; Trending score 82/100 from researcher assessment.
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