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Appsmith

Name: Appsmith
Rating: 59.5 (1 reviews)

by AppSmith · Open-source low-code platform for building internal applications

59.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Appsmith is a low-code platform for building internal applications. You connect databases, REST or GraphQL APIs, SaaS tools and LLMs, assemble a UI from drag-and-drop widgets, and customise logic with JavaScript, imported JS libraries or natural-language prompts. Apps sync to a Git repository for version control, review and deployment from environment branches.

Best for: Developer teams building internal tools such as admin panels, dashboards and CRUD frontends.
Pricing: Free plan for up to 5 cloud users, Business at $15/month per user, and Enterprise at $2,500/month for 100 users, alongside a free self-hosted Community edition.
Runs on: Self-hosted

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Community edition is open source under Apache 2.0
Connects to databases, REST/GraphQL APIs, SaaS tools and LLMs
Git sync with branches, pull requests and CI/CD deploys
Self-hosting, including an air-gapped deployment option

Trade-offs

Billed per user; anyone added to a workspace costs a full month
Free tier caps you at 5 cloud users, 5 workspaces and 3 Git repos
SAML/OIDC SSO, SCIM and CI/CD only on the Enterprise plan
Air-gapped and managed hosting are paid add-ons on top of Enterprise

Pricing

Published plans from Appsmith’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Appsmith pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Free	Free	Up to 5 users for cloud, 5 workspaces Git version control with 3 repos Google SSO and 3 standard access-control roles Community support on Discord
Business	$15per user	Up to 99 users; unlimited environments, Git repos and workspaces Workflows, reusable packages and premium integrations Custom roles, access controls and audit logs Removes Appsmith branding; email/chat support
Enterprise	Contact sales	SAML/OIDC SSO and SCIM user provisioning CI/CD and private app embedding with shared logins Air-gapped edition and managed hosting as add-ons 24x7 support with response-time SLAs
Community	—	Open-source edition, free to use Apache 2.0 licence with a public roadmap Community supported

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 30 out of 100
Documentation: 80 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 85 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 75 out of 100
Operational trust: 60 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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