Budibase review

Budibase is the most generous free option for teams that can host software themselves. The self-hosted Community plan costs $0 and includes unlimited users and unlimited apps, agents, automations and requests, plus standard SSO. You get a drag-and-drop interface designer, an automation builder with more than 20 triggers and actions, an agent builder that can use your own AI key, Budibase DB and connections to external databases and REST APIs. The limits on Community are practical rather than hard caps: 1 workspace and 1 day of automation log retention. If you want Budibase to host it, Budibase Cloud starts at $299 per month with 2 creators, 20 end users, 250K monthly actions and 50K monthly AI credits, and a 14-day free trial. That entry price is high for a small team compared with per-builder tools. Enterprise adds unlimited workspaces, extended audit logs and backups, and air-gapped deployment.

Who it is for

IT teams that want free self-hosting with unlimited users

Price

Self-hosted Community $0; Budibase Cloud from $299 per month.

Cloud From $299 / month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Self-hosted Community plan with unlimited users, apps, agents, automations and requests
• Drag-and-drop app builder, automation builder and agent builder
• Budibase DB plus external datasources and a custom REST API connector
• Cloud plan includes 2 creators, 20 end users and 250K monthly actions
• Enterprise adds unlimited workspaces, extended audit logs and air-gapped deployment

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Community edition is $0 with unlimited users when you host it
• Strength: Cloud includes a 14-day free trial
• Strength: Bring your own AI key on both self-hosted plans
• Weakness: Budibase Cloud starts at $299 per month
• Weakness: Community is limited to 1 workspace and 1 day of automation log retention
• Weakness: Synchronous webhooks and Budibase AI are Enterprise features on self-hosted

Key facts

• Free plan: Self-hosted Community, unlimited users
• Cloud price: From $299 per month
• Cloud limits: 2 creators, 20 end users, 250K actions
• Trial: 14 days on Cloud

Where it ranks

Budibase is No. 6 in our Best Internal Tool Builders verdict.