Saltcorn
Saltcorn is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Low-code & Backend category, licensed MIT and written mainly in JavaScript. It is a self-hosted alternative to Retool and Bubble and ships a Docker image. It has 2,085 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 21, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 2,085
- Forks
- 358
- Open issues
- 704
- Commits, last 12 months
- 595
- Last commit
- Oct 21, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Mar 24, 2020
- License
- MITOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 21, 2026, 595 commits in 12 months.
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 21, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 595 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 704 |
| Open pull requests | 46 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Mar 24, 2020 |
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About Saltcorn
No-code database application builder for web and mobile applications. One platform for user interface, data backend, durable workflows, email, PDF generation, and AI applications.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/saltcorn/saltcorn.
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- nocode
- no-code
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Is Saltcorn free and open source?
Yes. Saltcorn is open-source software released under the MIT 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 Saltcorn with Docker?
Yes. Saltcorn 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 Saltcorn?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Saltcorn include Dify.ai, Supabase and PocketBase. Saltcorn itself is a self-hosted alternative to Retool and Bubble.
Is Saltcorn actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Saltcorn was on Oct 21, 2026 with 595 commits in the past twelve months. It had 704 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.