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Open-source low-code platform for building internal apps, AI agents and workflow automations, with self-hosting and a model-agnostic design.

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What is it?

Budibase is an open-source operations platform for building internal tools, AI agents, and automations. Teams use it to handle employee requests, route approvals, manage processes, and connect business systems without stitching together several separate tools.

Agents can answer questions and take action across the business, such as creating records, routing approvals, updating apps, and sending notifications. Budibase connects to databases, AI models, and business applications, and it exposes a public REST API so apps can act as a backend or interoperate with other systems.

It can be self-hosted with Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, DigitalOcean, or Portainer, or used through Budibase Cloud. The builder is a Svelte application, the runtime client renders apps from JSON definitions, and the server is a Koa app. Core code is GPL v3, while the client and component libraries are MPL.

Key features

  • 01Build AI agents that create records, route approvals, and send notifications.
  • 02Connect databases, AI models, and business applications.
  • 03Provides a public REST API for using Budibase as a backend.
  • 04Self-host with Docker, Kubernetes, DigitalOcean, or Portainer.
  • 05Manage users, groups, SMTP, and theming centrally.

Use cases

  • Automating internal employee requests and approval workflows.
  • Building internal data tools on top of existing SQL databases.
  • Running operations with AI agents that act on business records.
  • Self-hosting a low-code app platform on your own infrastructure.

Quick start

  1. 1

    Pick Budibase Cloud for a hosted account, or self-host it

  2. 2

    Self-host with Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, DigitalOcean or Portainer, following the docs

Things to know

  • Licensing is mixed: the core is GPL v3, client components are MPL, and paid features use the Business Source License.
  • Self-hosting requires setting up your own infrastructure, using the linked hosting guides.

Topics

#low-code#internal-tools#ai-agents#workflow-automation#no-code#self-hosted#typescript#ai-app-builder#ai-applications#crud-app

FAQ

What is budibase?
Open-source low-code platform for building internal apps, AI agents and workflow automations, with self-hosting and a model-agnostic design. Budibase is an open-source operations platform for building internal tools, AI agents, and automations. Teams use it to handle employee requests, route approvals, manage processes, and connect business systems without stitching together several separate tools.
Is budibase free to use? What license does it have?
budibase is open source under the Other license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is budibase still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to budibase was on Oct 19, 2026.
What can I use budibase for?
Automating internal employee requests and approval workflows. Building internal data tools on top of existing SQL databases. Running operations with AI agents that act on business records. Self-hosting a low-code app platform on your own infrastructure.
How do I install budibase?
Pick Budibase Cloud for a hosted account, or self-host it Self-host with Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, DigitalOcean or Portainer, following the docs
Where can I get budibase?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/Budibase/budibase

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