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SoftrBuild secure custom portals and internal tools with AI, no code required.

Comparison · Low-Code & No-Code · weekly run Nov 3

Budibase vs Softr

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Softr is the stronger AI pick in Low-Code & No-Code: it has a visibility score of 5.4 versus 5.2 for Budibase, and ranks ahead in 0% of the answers that name both.

Choose Budibase if…

AI answers describe it more positively (67% vs 22% positive)
You need ISO 27001 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (51–200 employees)
open-source, self-hosted deployment

Choose Softr if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (5.4 vs 5.2)
You need SOC 2 Type II or GDPR coverage
Free plan for creating basic business apps
Beginner-friendly, little or no programming experience needed

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Budibase	Softr
Visibility score	5.2%	5.4%
Change vs last week	down−0.5%	down−2.5%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#20	#19
Share of voice	1.6%	1.6%
Mentions this run	9	10
Positive in AI answers	67%	22%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Budibase −0.5pp · Softr −2.5pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Softr leads on 1 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

7.6%

5.2%

AI Mode

6.3%

Perplexity

1.9%

11.1%

BudibaseSoftr

Head to head in AI answers

3 engine answers name both brands

3Budibase ranked higher

0Softr ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Budibase	Softr
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	Perplexity	#11	#15
Is there a free low-code platform for small teams?	ChatGPT	#2	#5
Which low-code platform has transparent pricing?	ChatGPT	#4	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Budibase	Softr
Pricing model	Flat tiers	—
Entry price	Free; paid from $19 / mo	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Self-host on your own infrastructure or use Budibase Cloud	Cloud-hosted SaaS built on AWS
Compliance	ISO 27001	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
Support	Community forum, docs and chat, Email support on Business plan, Priority SLAs and account manager on Enterprise	Email (support@softr.io), Community forum, Help docs, Softr Academy
Founded	2019	2020
Headquarters	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Berlin, Germany
Employees	51–200	11–50
Funding	Seed (about $1.8M, before Seed II) · $9M raised	Series A · $16M raised
Best for	IT and operations teams in regulated organizations that want agents, apps and automations they can self-host.	Non-technical business teams and departments that need client portals, CRMs, intranets and internal tools without waiting on developers.