Appsmith

Low-code open-source application platform that simplifies custom application development

Low-Code & No-CodeSan Francisco, CA51–200 employeesFounded 2019

#7 of 43 in Low-Code & No-Code10,000 customers (per appsmith.com)48% positive in AI answers

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Visibility score

17.6%

+1.9% vs last week

Weekly run · Nov 3

Data collected Nov 3, 2026·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 98.8%·next run Nov 9, 2026

Appsmith ranks #7 of 43 in Low-Code & No-Code with an AI visibility score of 17.6 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
Appsmith's visibility rose 1.9 points since the previous weekly run.
Appsmith is most visible on Google AI Mode (25.7) and least on Perplexity (8.9).
AI engines name Appsmith in 14 of the 30 Low-Code & No-Code buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
appsmith.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Appsmith, with 9 citations.

About

Company details for Appsmith

Appsmith is an open-source low-code platform for building internal apps, admin panels, dashboards and AI agents. Developers connect databases, SaaS tools, LLMs and REST or GraphQL APIs, build UIs with drag-and-drop widgets, and customize logic in JavaScript. Teams manage apps with Git version control and CI/CD, and can self-host the platform. It ranks #7 of 43 in Low-Code & No-Code on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 17.6 in the latest weekly run.

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA, the company employs 51–200 people. It has raised about $52M. Its differentiator: open-source core under Apache 2.0 with full code-level control in JavaScript and Git-based CI/CD.

Website: appsmith.com
Categories: Low-Code & No-Code
Company size: 51–200 employees
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2019
Company type: Private, venture-backed
Funding: Series B · $52M raised
Customers: 10,000 · per appsmith.com/customers
Pricing: Free; paid from $15 per seat / mo · per seat
Free trial: Free plan available
Deployment: Self-hosted, cloud, or managed hosting; air-gapped edition as an add-on
Compliance: SOC 2 Type II
Support: Community support on Discord, Priority email and chat support on Business, 24x7 support with response time SLAs on Enterprise, Dedicated customer solutions engineer on Enterprise

LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/appsmith/Twitter · twitter.com/theappsmith YouTube · youtube.com/c/Appsmith GitHub · github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith

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AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score

17.6%

across Low-Code & No-Code answers, weighted by position

ChatGPT18.1%

AI Mode25.7%

Perplexity8.9%

Change

+1.9%

vs last week’s run

Category rank

#7 of 43

in Low-Code & No-Code

Mentions

in this week’s run

Share of voice

4.2%

of AI mentions in Low-Code & No-Code

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.

Now17.6%

30-day changeup+1.9000000000000021pp

High · low17.6% · 15.7%

Rank#8 → #7

Appsmith gained 1.9 points over 1 weekly run in Low-Code & No-Code. Microsoft Power Apps leads the category at 55.6%.

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AI mentions & citations

Recent answers that name Appsmith

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Is there a free low-code platform for small teams?

Appsmith: Best balance of flexibility and free features.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Which low-code platform has transparent pricing?

If transparent, predictable pricing is your priority, I would shortlist Appsmith, Zoho Creator, Retool, and Budibase.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Most affordable low-code platform that is still reliable

Appsmith (Best for Technical Teams / Internal Tools)

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Is there a free low-code platform for small teams?

Appsmith - An open-source low-code platform with a drag-and-drop interface and native JavaScript customization .

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Which low-code platform has transparent pricing?

Appsmith - An open-source low-code platform built for internal tools and dashboards.

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

How do companies build internal apps without a full engineering team without a dedicated tool?

Building internal applications without a dedicated engineering team—and without a specialized low-code platform like Retool or Appsmith—requires leveraging the tools your organization likely already has or using…

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Top low-code platform options for B2B SaaS companies

Appsmith : An open-source alternative to Retool that gives developer teams massive flexibility.

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Is there a free low-code platform for small teams?

Appsmith — Open-source and free to self-host; well suited to admin panels, approval flows, and database-driven tools.

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

Products & features

What Appsmith sells

Appsmith Community Edition

Open-source edition under the Apache 2.0 license, fully maintained and community supported.

Appsmith Business

Paid per-user plan adding workflows, reusable packages, premium integrations and custom roles.

Appsmith Enterprise

Plan adding SAML and OIDC SSO, SCIM provisioning, CI/CD, private app embedding and dedicated support.

Appsmith Agents

AI product launched in May 2025 for customer-facing teams.

Strengths engines cite

Open-source and free to self-host
Flexible approach with native JavaScript customization
Strong fit for internal tools, dashboards and admin panels
Favored by developers and technical teams
Transparent, predictable published pricing

Target market & buyers

Developers and enterprises building internal apps

Notable customers include GSK, Funding Societies, SCHMALZ+SCHÖN, Fhynix, HeyJobs, Strapi, F22 Labs, WazirX.

Industry	Primary use case
Fintech	Customer onboarding and CRM tools, and an AI assistant for frontline customer inquiries
Healthcare	Patching a fleet of 3,500 Linux servers in one sprint
Logistics	Custom apps, with development time cut by 70%
SaaS	Customer support dashboards and content tools
Recruiting/HR	Modernizing campaign management and budgeting applications

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Round	Year	Amount
Seed	—	$3M
Series A	2021	$11M
Series B	2022	$41M

Latest known round	Total raised
Series B	$52M

Recent developments

Nov 2025ProductWhat's New in Appsmith post
Post on Lambda improvements, smoother workflows and enterprise controls.
Jun 2025ProductSpring launch week
Covered Git enhancements, UI packages, and multi-tenant cloud hosting for the Business tier.
May 2025ProductAppsmith Agents launched
Launched Appsmith Agents, an AI product for customer-facing teams.
Mar 2025ProductSlack and Jira integrations shipped
Slack and Jira integrations were released.
Mar 2025SecurityCritical remote code execution flaw reported
CVE-2024-55963, affecting versions 1.20 through 1.51, was reported by Rhino Security Labs.

Competitive landscape

How Appsmith compares with its top three alternatives

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Appsmith most often appears alongside Retool, Mendix, Microsoft Power Apps in AI answers.

vsAppsmith vs Retool17.6% vs 29.9% visibility · Retool leadsFull comparison vsAppsmith vs Mendix17.6% vs 33.1% visibility · Mendix leadsFull comparison vsAppsmith vs Microsoft Power Apps17.6% vs 55.6% visibility · Microsoft Power Apps leadsFull comparison

Brand	Visibility	Share of voice	vs last week	Starting price
Appsmith	17.6%	4.2%	up+1.9%	Free plan
Retool	29.9%	7.8%	down−4%	Free plan
Mendix	33.1%	7.8%	up+1.6%	Free plan
Microsoft Power Apps	55.6%	9.8%	up+0.2%	Pricing not available
OutSystems	40.2%	8.2%	down−2.5%	Free plan