Appsmith
Appsmith is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Low-code & Backend category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in TypeScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Retool and Bubble and ships a Docker image. It has 41,120 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 25, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Low-code & Backend
- TypeScript
- Apache-2.0
- Docker
- Active
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 41,120
- Forks
- 4,822
- Open issues
- 4,432
- Commits, last 12 months
- 467
- Last commit
- Oct 25, 2026
- Latest release
- v2.5.1Oct 21, 2026
- Created
- Jun 30, 2020
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 25, 2026, 467 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases10 or more releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 25, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 467 |
| Latest release | v2.5.1 (Oct 21, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 10 or more |
| Releases, all time | 314 |
| Open issues | 4,432 |
| Open pull requests | 84 |
| Good first issues | 4 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Jun 30, 2020 |
Health as of , from the GitHub API. A label describes activity, not quality or security. How we label project health · Report a data error
About Appsmith
Build admin panels, CRUD apps and workflows. Build everything you need, 10x faster.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith.
Topics
- low-code
- admin-dashboard
- app-builder
- internal-tools
- custom-internal
- java
- javascript
- typescript
- react
- admin-panels
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Is Appsmith free and open source?
Yes. Appsmith is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Appsmith with Docker?
Yes. Appsmith provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Appsmith?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Appsmith include Dify.ai, Supabase and PocketBase. Appsmith itself is a self-hosted alternative to Retool and Bubble.
Is Appsmith actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Appsmith was on Oct 25, 2026 with 467 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.5.1, published Oct 21, 2026. It had 4,432 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.