Appsmith
Build admin panels, CRUD apps and workflows. Build everything you need, 10x faster.
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Still maintained? Yes: 214 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v2.6.0 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Retool, Bubble, Mendix and OutSystems.
At a glance
Appsmith quick facts
- Health score
- 98/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 41,139
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v2.6.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Organizations build custom applications like dashboards, admin panels, customer 360, IT automation, and service management tools to help their teams work more efficiently and effectively. Appsmith is an open-source low-code platform that streamlines custom application development, deployment, and maintenance. Learn more on our website."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Appsmith scores 98/100, #3 of 12 in Software Development - Low Code: 214 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v2.6.0, 2 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 41,139 stars add 18.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 1.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
214 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v2.6.0 released 2 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 18.5 / 20
41k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 214
- Last 90 days
- 493
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #3 of 12 tools in Software Development - Low Code by health , between Appwrite (#2) and Budibase (#4) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Java, Docker, K8S |
| Latest release | v2.6.0 · 2 days ago |
| Stars | 41,139 |
| Open issues | 4,432 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | appsmithorg/appsmith ↗ |
Appsmith vs its top 5 alternatives
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Appsmith: common questions
What does Appsmith replace?
Repoly lists Appsmith as an open-source alternative to Retool, Bubble, Mendix and OutSystems. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Appsmith stands against the others.
Is Appsmith still maintained?
Appsmith had 214 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, v2.6.0, is from 2 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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