Appsmith

What it is for

Appsmith is an internal-app builder: you drop widgets on a canvas, bind them to a query, and Cloud Free starts at $0 (5 users) — or you take the 15-day Business trial (no card). Use it when the job is an admin desk you start at $0 / 5 cloud users, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official Appsmith editor (Pages / Widgets / Queries / Datasources beside a Customer support dashboard) from the GitHub README still — not a pricing card. The canvas itself is ops of Widgets.

Key features

• Widgets — a canvas you drop Table / Chart / Input onto (editor still; docs). One app surface. Auto-layout / canvas size / preview are ops of this. JS in a widget property is an option on this widget, not a second product.
• Queries — a SQL or REST run you bind to a widget (docs). A request, not a widget. JS objects that only wrap the same request sit here.
• Datasources — the connection a query uses (Postgres, REST, SaaS). A credential, not the run. Premium integrations print on Business — do not count each connector as a fifth surface.
• Git — a repo you sync the app to (pricing Free 3 repos). A version, not a widget. Unlimited repos sit on Business.
• Roles — who can edit or view the app (pricing Free 3 standard roles). An ACL, not a query. Custom roles print on Business.

Cloud Free is 5 users / 5 workspaces / Google SSO / public apps. Workflows and reusable packages print on Business — they are SKU of Business, not extra Free surfaces. The 15-day Business trial is not a second card.

Who it's for

Best fit: 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.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) from appsmith.com/pricing. Cloud cards we fetched print Free / Business / Enterprise. New signups get a 15-day Business trial (cloud or self-hosted license key); no card to start.

• Free (Cloud) — $0. Up to 5 users. 5 workspaces. Git version control with 3 repos. Google SSO. 3 standard roles. Public apps. Community support.
• Business — $15 / month per user. Up to 99 users. Unlimited environments, Git repos, and workspaces. Workflows. Reusable packages. Premium integrations. Custom roles. Email/chat support.
• Enterprise — $2,500 / month for 100 users. SAML / OIDC SSO. User provisioning. Contact sales for the rest of the card.
• Self-hosted — the page we fetched issues a Business trial license key on self-hosted signup. Confirm the live self-host card — do not invent a Community dollar the number-flow did not print.

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Limitations / costs

• Free is 5 cloud users and 3 Git repos. The sixth editor or a fourth repo is a Business seat.
• A canvas, not a workflow runner. For a self-host job graph see n8n or Windmill.

Alternatives

• Budibase — an internal-app builder when you will start from a table, not an Appsmith widget tree.
• n8n — a workflow graph when the “app” is a job, not a canvas.
• Windmill — scripts + UI when you will write the run first and wrap a form after.

Official tutorial

Official Appsmith channel video: Appsmith In 100s (oEmbed author: Appsmith). First-party product walkthrough; the GitHub editor still is the cover.

Written path: appsmith.com/pricing plus the docs and the editor still.

Website

https://www.appsmith.com

Repository

https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official Appsmith editor from the project README still. Dollars checked on appsmith.com/pricing (Cloud Free $0 / 5 users; Business $15/user/month; Enterprise $2,500/month for 100 users; 15-day Business trial, no card). Tutorial oEmbed author: Appsmith.

Last verified

2026-10-22 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.