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Build and automate internal tools, admin panels, dashboards, CRUD apps, and more, in minutes (alternative to Outsystems, Retool, Mendix, Appian).

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Still maintained? Yes: 2,560 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.50.0 (Oct 2026).

Also an alternative to Retool, Bubble, Mendix and OutSystems.

Docker #4 of 12 in Software Development - Low Code

At a glance

Budibase quick facts

Health score
98/100 GOOD
Stars
28,371
Last commit
yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release
v3.50.0, Oct 2026
Licence
⊘ Proprietary
View Budibase/budibase on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Budibase is an open-source operations platform that saves engineers 100s of hours building Agents, Apps and Automations, securely."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Budibase scores 98/100, #4 of 12 in Software Development - Low Code: 2,560 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.50.0, 11 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 28,371 stars add 17.8 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 2.2 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

  • Commit activity 35.0 / 35

    2560 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)

  • Release recency 25.0 / 25

    v3.50.0 released 11 days ago

  • Stars biggest shortfall 17.8 / 20

    28k 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

13775 commits over the last 12 months
2560
Last 90 days
13,775
Last 12 months
yesterday
Last push

Ranked #4 of 12 tools in Software Development - Low Code by health , between Appsmith (#3) and Halo (#5) .

Details

Licence⊘ Proprietary
PlatformsNodejs, Docker, K8S
Latest releasev3.50.0 · 11 days ago
Stars28,371
Open issues228
DockerYes
RepositoryBudibase/budibase ↗
Visit website ↗ Source code ↗

Budibase vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Budibase (Software Development - Low Code), scored on the same five terms.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Appsmith 98 41k Apache-2.0 today
Budibase (this tool) 98 28k ⊘ Proprietary yesterday
Directus 98 39k BUSL-1.1 yesterday
ToolJet 98 41k GPL-3.0 today
Corteza 83 2.2k Apache-2.0 10 days ago
UI Bakery 30 301 ⊘ Proprietary 4 days ago

Budibase: common questions

What does Budibase replace?

Repoly lists Budibase 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 Budibase stands against the others.

Is Budibase still maintained?

Budibase had 2,560 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v3.50.0, is from 11 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.