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Teams that want to self-host forms, approval flows and CRUD apps for many internal users without paying per seat.

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Quick overview

Pricing
Free self-hosted; cloud from $19/month + $5/end user
Plans
Self-hosted Open Source: free, 1 workspace, unlimited apps, automations, agents and users, SSO included. Cloud, billed annually (monthly: $23, $59 and $359): Pro $19/month with 1 creator and 2K AI credits; Premium $49/month with 1 creator, 10K AI credits, SSO, backups and custom branding; Business $299/month with 3 creators, 50K AI credits, enforced SSO and user groups. These list prices are for the lowest automation action allowance (Pro $19 includes 5K actions/month; Pro with 10K actions is $29 annual or $35 monthly). Extra creators $50/creator/month (Premium and Business); end users $5/user/month with none included. Enterprise (cloud or self-hosted): custom, adds SCIM and audit logs. No free cloud plan.
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Key features

  • Free self-hosted edition with unlimited users and SSO (GPLv3)
  • Built-in database plus external sources such as PostgreSQL and MS SQL, a REST API connector and data source plugins
  • Automations for approval steps and background tasks
  • AI agents that use your own AI key, with tool calling and knowledge sources
  • Self-host with Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Windows Server or DigitalOcean

Pros

  • Self-hosted Open Source edition includes unlimited users and SSO at no cost
  • Built-in database means simple apps need no external data source
  • Automations and AI agents in the same product
  • Many self-hosting options, including Windows Server

Cons

  • Cloud plans charge $5 per end user with none included
  • Cloud price also depends on your automation action allowance
  • SCIM and audit logs need Enterprise

Budibase in our comparisons

Automation & Integration

Best Internal Tools Builders

Pick Retool if developers will build many tools on your production data. Pick Budibase or Appsmith if you need open source and self-hosting, and Softr if the builder is not a developer.

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Sarah ChenUpdated October 2026
Automation & Integration

Retool alternatives

Stay with Retool if you need the most complete platform and can pay for Business or Enterprise. Pick ToolJet or Budibase if you need SSO without an enterprise contract, and Softr only if your builders are not developers.

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Sarah ChenUpdated October 2026