Saltcorn

No-code database application builder for web and mobile applications. One platform for user interface, data backend, durable workflows, email, PDF generation, and AI applications.

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Still maintained? Yes: 84 commits in the last 90 days.

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Docker #11 of 12 in Software Development - Low Code

At a glance

Saltcorn quick facts

Health score: 68/100 SLOWING
Stars: 2,088
Last commit: 2 days ago (Oct 2026)
Latest release: No tagged release
Licence: MIT

View saltcorn/saltcorn on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Saltcorn is an extensible open source no-code database application builder. Use it to build web and mobile database applications with flexible views, datatypes, layouts and actions."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

Saltcorn scores 68/100, #11 of 12 in Software Development - Low Code: 84 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 2,088 stars add 13.3 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.

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

Commit activity 35.0 / 35

84 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25

No tagged release found
Stars 13.3 / 20

2.1k 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

84
Last 90 days: 584
Last 12 months: 2 days ago
Last push

Ranked #11 of 12 tools in Software Development - Low Code by health , between Manifest (#10) and UI Bakery (#12) .

Details

Licence	MIT
Platforms	Docker, Nodejs
Latest release	No tagged release
Stars	2,088
Open issues	702
Docker	Yes
Repository	saltcorn/saltcorn ↗

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Saltcorn vs its top 5 alternatives

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

Tool	Health	Stars	Licence	Last commit
Dify.ai	100	160k	Apache-2.0	today
Appwrite	99	58k	BSD-3-Clause	today
Appsmith	98	41k	Apache-2.0	today
SQLPage	94	2.6k	MIT	today
Manifest	86	7.6k	MIT	yesterday
Saltcorn (this tool)	68	2.1k	MIT	2 days ago