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Internal tool builders

Build internal apps and admin panels on top of databases and APIs.

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ToolStarsLicenceTermsSelf-hostedLanguageLatestLast push
ToolJet41kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesJavaScriptv3.20.239-lts2026-10-06
Appsmith41kApache-2.0Open sourceYesTypeScriptv2.4.32026-10-06
Refine36kMITOpen sourceYesTypeScript@refinedev/core@5.0.122026-09-10
Budibase28kOtherOpen coreYesTypeScriptv3.48.02026-10-06
react-admin27kMITOpen sourceYesTypeScriptv5.15.42026-10-06
NocoBase24kOtherSource availableYesTypeScriptv2.2.212026-10-06
ILLA Builder12kApache-2.0Open sourceYesTypeScriptilla-builder@4.8.52026-05-27
Saltcorn2.1kMITOpen sourceYesJavaScriptv1.6.22026-10-06
Lowcoder1.6kAGPL-3.0Open sourceYesHTML2.7.62026-10-05

9 tools

ToolJet

Open-source foundation of ToolJet AI - the enterprise app generation platform for internal tools, dashboards, business applications, workflows and AI agents. Build visually, from a prompt, or from Claude Code, Codex and Cursor over MCP 🚀

Language
JavaScript
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Stars
41k
Latest
v3.20.239-lts
Last push
2026-10-06
Appsmith

Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
41k
Latest
v2.4.3
Last push
2026-10-06
Budibase

AI agents, automations and apps that run your operations. Model agnostic.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
Other
Stars
28k
Latest
v3.48.0
Last push
2026-10-06
react-admin

A frontend Framework for single-page applications on top of REST/GraphQL APIs, using TypeScript, React and Material Design

Language
TypeScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
27k
Latest
v5.15.4
Last push
2026-10-06
NocoBase

NocoBase is an open-source AI + no-code platform for building business systems fast. Instead of generating everything from scratch, AI works on top of production-proven infrastructure and a WYSIWYG no-code interface, so you get both speed and reliability.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
Other
Stars
24k
Latest
v2.2.21
Last push
2026-10-06
ILLA Builder

Low-code platform allows you to build business apps, enables you to quickly create internal tools such as dashboard, crud app, admin panel, crm, cms, etc. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, Supabase, GraphQL, MongoDB, MSSQL, Rest API, Hugging Face, Redis, etc. Automate workflows with schedule or webhook. Open source Retool.

Language
TypeScript
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
12k
Latest
illa-builder@4.8.5
Last push
2026-05-27
Lowcoder

🔥 🔥 🔥 The Open Source Retool, Tooljet and Appsmith Alternative

Language
HTML
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Stars
1.6k
Latest
2.7.6
Last push
2026-10-05

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