Budibase

Build AI agents, chat and automate internal workflows instantly.

Low-Code & No-CodeBelfast, Northern Ireland51–200 employeesFounded 2019

#20 of 43 in Low-Code & No-Code300,000 customers (per budibase.com)67% positive in AI answers

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Visibility score

5.2%

−0.5% 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

Budibase ranks #20 of 43 in Low-Code & No-Code with an AI visibility score of 5.2 (SlateIndex, Nov 3, 2026).
Budibase's visibility fell 0.5 points since the previous weekly run.
Budibase is most visible on ChatGPT (7.6) and least on Perplexity (1.9).
AI engines name Budibase in 6 of the 30 Low-Code & No-Code buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
appsmith.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Budibase, with 6 citations.

About

Company details for Budibase

Budibase is an open-source platform for building internal tools, AI agents and automations. Teams build apps and agents on their own data, models and APIs, and connect databases and business systems. It can be self-hosted or run on Budibase Cloud. It ranks #20 of 43 in Low-Code & No-Code on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 5.2 in the latest weekly run.

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the company employs 51–200 people. It has raised about $9M. Its differentiator: open-source platform that can be self-hosted, including air-gapped, alongside AI agents and internal apps.

Website: budibase.com
Categories: Low-Code & No-Code
Company size: 51–200 employees
Headquarters: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Founded: 2019
Company type: Private, venture-backed
Funding: Seed (about $1.8M, before Seed II) · $9M raised
Customers: 300,000 · per budibase.com
Pricing: Free; paid from $19 / mo · flat tiers
Free trial: Free plan available
Deployment: Self-host on your own infrastructure or use Budibase Cloud
Platforms: Budibase Cloud, Docker, Kubernetes
Compliance: ISO 27001
Support: Community forum, docs and chat, Email support on Business plan, Priority SLAs and account manager on Enterprise

X · x.com/budibase LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/budibase/GitHub · github.com/budibase/budibase YouTube · youtube.com/@budibase

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AI visibility

Latest weekly run · Nov 3 · next run Nov 9

Visibility score

5.2%

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

ChatGPT7.6%

AI Mode6.3%

Perplexity1.9%

Change

−0.5%

vs last week’s run

Category rank

#20 of 43

in Low-Code & No-Code

Mentions

in this week’s run

Share of voice

1.6%

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.

Now5.2%

30-day changedown−0.5pp

High · low5.7% · 5.2%

Rank#19 → #20

Budibase lost 0.5 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 Budibase

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

Budibase: Great for building business applications without extensive coding.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

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

Budibase - An open-source low-code platform tailored heavily for data-driven dashboards, admin panels, and internal workflows.

Google AI Mode · 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

How do I choose a low-code platform for a mid-market team?

Pro-Developer Teams (Engineering constrained by backlog): Needs tools that accelerate internal tool creation or admin panels over existing data without reinventing the wheel (e.g., Retool, Appsmith , or…

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform

For open-source and self-hosted solutions: Appsmith or Budibase.

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Most affordable low-code platform that is still reliable

ChatGPT · run of Nov 3

Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform

Appsmith / Budibase — Best for open-source, self-hosted internal tool building .

Google AI Mode · run of Nov 3

Best low-code platform for startups

Perplexity · run of Nov 3

Products & features

What Budibase sells

Budibase Agents

Build AI agents with instructions, tools, models and knowledge sources that answer requests and take action.

Budibase Apps

Build internal tools and forms for approvals, requests and operations on your own data.

Budibase Automations

Chain triggers and action steps to run approvals, routing, notifications and workflows.

Budibase DB

Built-in database for storing tables, columns and rows alongside external data sources.

Strengths engines cite

open-source, self-hosted deployment
avoids vendor lock-in and keeps data ownership
transparent, predictable pricing
free with no user limit
low-code tool for internal tools, admin panels and dashboards

Target market & buyers

Small and mid-sized businesses through to governments and large enterprises.

Notable customers include Basque Country Water Network, Knights Brown, Ströer-x, Reworld, Schnellecke, Bulgarian Government.

Industry	Primary use case
Government	Mission-critical refugee response delivered at national scale.
Water utilities	Digitizing critical operations of a water network.
IT and HR operations	Employee questions, access requests, approvals and support triage.

Funding & recent developments

Funding

Round	Year	Amount
Seed (£300K)	2020	—
Seed II ($7M, led by SignalFire)	2022	$7M
Seed (about $1.8M, before Seed II)	—	$2M

Latest known round	Total raised
Seed (about $1.8M, before Seed II)	$9M

Recent developments

Oct 2026SecurityCritical authentication bypass fixed in 3.45.0
CVE-2026-100684, a critical OIDC SSO authentication bypass affecting Budibase Server 3.41.0 through 3.44.x, was fixed in version 3.45.0.
Jan 2026ProductCloud free tier removed
Budibase removed its cloud free tier and added a Pro plan at $10 per creator per month plus $2 per app user. Free-tier accounts stayed active until 13 March 2026.
Dec 2025Product2026 AI Workflow Toolkit announced
Budibase announced AI agents and chat features for 2026, with an agents beta planned for February 2026.

Competitive landscape

How Budibase compares with its top three alternatives

All alternatives

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

vsBudibase vs Retool5.2% vs 29.9% visibility · Retool leadsFull comparison vsBudibase vs Appsmith5.2% vs 17.6% visibility · Appsmith leadsFull comparison vsBudibase vs Microsoft Power Apps5.2% vs 55.6% visibility · Microsoft Power Apps leadsFull comparison

Brand	Visibility	Share of voice	vs last week	Starting price
Budibase	5.2%	1.6%	down−0.5%	Free plan
Retool	29.9%	7.8%	down−4%	Free plan
Appsmith	17.6%	4.2%	up+1.9%	Free plan
Microsoft Power Apps	55.6%	9.8%	up+0.2%	Pricing not available
Zoho	44.8%	12.5%	up+5.4%	Pricing not available