Budibase vs Appsmith Pricing (2026)
How do these two stack up on price? Here's what each one costs, what you get, and where the value sits.
Pro
- 2K Budibase AI credits
- 1 creator
- 1 day logs
- 1 workspace
- Unlimited agents
- Synchronous automations
Premium
- 10K Budibase AI credits
- 1 creator
- 7 days logs
- 10 workspaces
- Custom branding
- Backups and restore
- SSO
Business
Popular- 50K Budibase AI credits
- 3 creators
- 30 days logs
- Unlimited workspaces
- Environment variables
- Enforced SSO
- User groups
- Email support
Enterprise
- Active directory/SCIM
- 365 days logs
- Audit logs
- Priorty support/SLAs
- Micro Frontends (MFEs)
Free
- Up to 5 users
- 5 workspaces
- Version control with Git
- Google SSO
- 3 standard roles for access control
- Public apps
- Community support
Business
- Up to 99 users
- Unlimited environments, Git repos, and workspaces
- Workflows
- Reusable packages
- Premium integrations
- Custom roles and access controls
- Audit logs
- Remove "Powered by Appsmith" branding
- Email/chat support
Enterprise
Popular- SAML / OIDC SSO
- User provisioning and group sync through SCIM
- CI/CD
- Private app embedding with shared logins
- Airgapped edition*
- Managed hosting*
- Custom integrations
- Dedicated support and SLAs
Budibase vs Appsmith FAQ
- Which one is cheaper?
- Appsmith is the cheaper option, starting at $15/mo vs $19/mo for Budibase.
- Can I use either one for free?
- Appsmith has a free plan. Budibase doesn't — though they do offer a free trial.
- How do they charge?
- Different approach here. Budibase uses usage-based pricing, while Appsmith goes with per-seat. That changes the math depending on your team size and usage.
- Which one is a better deal?
- Depends on what you need. Budibase: Budibase sits in the mid-market of the low-code internal tools space — cheaper than Retool's per-user model at scale but pricier than pure open-source alternatives like Appsmith. They're clearly targeting dev-adjacent teams who want self-host flexibility without paying Retool or Mendix enterprise rates, and the open-source self-host tier is a direct shot at developer-led adoption. Appsmith: At $15/seat, they're undercutting Retool (which runs $10-50/seat depending on tier but gets expensive fast) and positioning as the scrappy, developer-friendly alternative. The $2,500 Enterprise floor is accessible enough to land mid-market deals without requiring a six-figure budget conversation.
Keep tabs on both.
We'll monitor pricing changes for Budibase and Appsmith and let you know when something moves.