Our take
Pick Appsmith if ops / eng teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (5 users, 5 workspaces, 3 Git repos, no card) while they bind a first Table to a query, then land on Business at $15/user/month when they need unlimited Git and custom roles — or start the 15-day Business trial on a self-hosted license key. Pick ToolJet if ops / eng teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (2 builders, 50 end users, 10 apps, 100 AI credits,
Best for
Appsmith An admin desk you start at $0 / 5 cloud users
ToolJet An admin desk you start at $0 / 2 builders
Free plan
Appsmith $0 · up to 5 users. 5 workspaces. Git version control with 3 repos. Google SSO. 3 standard roles. Public apps. Community support
ToolJet $0 · /builder/month. 2 builders. Up to 50 end users. Up to 10 apps. 100 AI credits. No add-on AI credits. Predefined roles. Community support via Slack. Also listed on the Self-Hosted toggle we fetched
Lowest paid
Appsmith Enterprise $2
ToolJet Basic $23/mo
Next step up
Appsmith Business $15/user/mo
ToolJet Pro $79/mo
Runs where
Appsmith Local; you host it
ToolJet
Watch out
Appsmith Free is 5 cloud users and 3 Git repos
ToolJet Free is 2 builders and 10 apps
Last checked
Appsmith 2026-10-22 · appsmith.com/pricing
ToolJet 2026-10-22 · tooljet.com/pricing
ops / eng teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (5 users, 5 workspaces, 3 Git repos, no card) while they bind a first Table to a query, then land on Business at $15/user/month when they need unlimited Git and custom roles — or start the 15-day Business trial on a self-hosted license key.
Read the Appsmith pageops / eng teams who will stay on Cloud Free $0 (2 builders, 50 end users, 10 apps, 100 AI credits, Slack community) while they bind a first Table, then land on Basic at $23/builder/month (yearly toggle) or Pro at $79 when they need 2,000 AI credits and email support.
Read the ToolJet page
