Nice tool. What size is the team who created this and what are the plans going forward (maintenance, community growth)?
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Retools UX is different from Budibase. Budibase separates the dev process into 3 stages; data, design, automate - where Retool is sort of like visual basic (everything in one). We used Visual Basic a lot in previous roles and we decided we could build something uniquely better.
One other thing Budibase has is a public API, which allows you to use Budibase as a backend (with different frontends including Next js, Svelte). It's also great for inter-operability.
With Retool, you must write JS to build an internal tool. With Budibase, writing code is optional. Our main goal with Budibase is to make it as accessible and flexible as possible. Open source is a great driver of this.
Once again, it's been a while since I touched Retool and it is a very solid platform and I am sure there are more things it provides over BB.
Budibase is tackling the same problem in a different way, from being open source and a different UX, to barrier to entry. We feel this is a better strategy in the long-run.
It's got a few things Retool doesn't too
On top of Retools functionality, Budibase also comes with an automation platform, internal db and a lot more flexibility when it comes to design and deployment.
Here's our GitHub repo for anyone interested: https://github.com/Budibase/budibase
#devtoolsshouldbeopensource
On top of a drag and drop visual builder, Budibase comes with an automation platform (like zapier) , internal db, and a lot more flexibility when it comes to design.
We launched our cloud product 7/8 months ago and we just hit the 40,000 companies using Budibase.
Budibase is open source and you can run it on Docker, K8s, Digital Ocean, Raspberry Pi, ARM, and more.
If you are interested, check it out:
https://github.com/Budibase/budibase
To David and the team at Retool - congrats! I'm the cofounder of Budibase and it's wonderful to see you push the industry forward. But we're coming to get you :-)
For reference:
In re to work, we're replacing a lot of tools with self-built versions using budibase [1] (where we work). We're also considering moving away from Intercom [2] to Chatwood.
This looks really cool. The pricing confused me a little to begin with. Pricing per individual vs pricing per user feels sort of the same when at first glanced.
This may just be my silly opinion but thought i'd offer my feedback as it might help.
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For example, for simple CRUD apps/internal tools, use a low code platform like budibase (https://github.com/Budibase/budibase). For building a SaaS platform, with relative complexity, that your business is built on, I would venture towards code.
I remember a few (a lot) of years ago when Drupal / Wordpress came into the world. The same questions were asked, but today they solve a problem and they're simply easier to build a site with.
What I do feel is important, is the extensibility of the no/low code platform. I am the cofounder of Budibase and from the beginning, we set out to build an open source, extensible low code platform for a specific use case (crud apps/internal tools). We believe if a tool is a part of the development stack, it should be open source (for obvious reasons).
I'm one of the creators of Budibase, and today, we're excited to launch the latest release of Budibase. Budibase is a low code platform for creating CRUD apps and an open-source alternative to PowerApps, Retool, and Outsystems. Detailed description below [1].
The Github repo is :https://github.com/Budibase/budibase
And our website is:https://budibase.com
In this release, we’ve launched several new features:
Automation looping - running an action more than once by passing an array or string to it.
Firebase integration - Connect to Firebase and instantly build CRUD apps
Portainer template - We've added a portainer template file, which can be pulled into Portainer to allow rapid deployments.
Budibase Devtools - see all of your components' current state and bindings and will help everyone build robust, scalable apps.
You can find the full release notes below:https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/discussions/5849
Happy to answer any questions. We have a lot more to build and love to hear use cases and feedback.If you are interested, try it out
https://github.com/Budibase/budibase
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[1]We believe low-code platforms should seamlessly integrate with a company's tools and operations. With Budibase, you can create apps using: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Rest API, OracleDB, and now Firebase. Or you can start from scratch with Budibase's built-in database (built on Apache CouchDB). Right now, Budibase supports Open ID Connect and Google Auth.
It also supports automations using Slack, Discord, email, Zapier, Integromat, Webhooks, JavaScipt, and you can run scripts, queries, CRON jobs.
To design your apps, you basically add pre-built components [forms, tables, charts, buttons] to screens, then bind data to those components using Handlebars or JavaScript. Budibase apps work across desktop, tablet, and mobile.
As you create more apps and automate more processes, the reliance on Budibase grows. So, we think it's important that you can 100% own your data and self-host Budibase on your own infrastructure (Docker, Digital Ocean, Kubernetes). Deploy Budibase with our pre-packaged Redis, MinIO, and CouchDB or connect to your own existing Amazon S3 compliant buckets, Redis clusters or CouchDB instances.
Just flagging that I am the cofounder but thought your use case is perfect for Budibase:
It's open source and a little different than the other options you've mentioned. Below is the repo:
https://github.com/Budibase/budibase
Website: https://budibase.com