Retool is a hosted low-code builder for admin panels and internal tools, billed per user. Open-source builders let you wire dashboards and forms straight to private databases and APIs without per-seat pricing or sending credentials to a vendor.
7 open-source alternatives to Retool you can host yourself, ranked by GitHub stars and updated daily.
| # | App | Category | Stars | Language | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
appsmithorg/appsmith
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Low-code & Internal Tools | 41,233 | TypeScript | today |
| 2 |
ToolJet/ToolJet
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Low-code & Internal Tools | 41,222 | HTML | today |
| 3 |
Budibase/budibase
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Low-code & Internal Tools | 28,404 | TypeScript | today |
| 4 |
illacloud/illa-builder
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Low-code & Internal Tools | 12,351 | TypeScript | today |
| 5 |
lowdefy/lowdefy
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IDEs & Developer Tools | 3,022 | JavaScript | today |
| 6 |
motor-admin/motor-admin
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Low-code & Internal Tools | 2,167 | Ruby | 2y |
| 7 |
dashpresshq/dashpress
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Low-code & Internal Tools | 1,865 | TypeScript | 1y |