1Your brand here: book this slot2Your brand here: book this slot3Your brand here: book this slot4Your brand here: book this slot5Your brand here: book this slot1Your brand here: book this slot2Your brand here: book this slot3Your brand here: book this slot4Your brand here: book this slot5Your brand here: book this slot
6Your brand here: book this slot7Your brand here: book this slot8Your brand here: book this slot9Your brand here: book this slot10Your brand here: book this slot6Your brand here: book this slot7Your brand here: book this slot8Your brand here: book this slot9Your brand here: book this slot10Your brand here: book this slot
Skip to content
Day 60: new resources are added every day. See what's new
Best Productivity ResourcesBy Shushant LakhyaniVerified creator

No-Code Tool

Appsmith

Build internal tools and dashboards with drag-and-drop and a little code.

Visit AppsmithFree4.5

Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com

Free: 1,100+ ways people make money onlineFree: 399+ ways to make money online

What is Appsmith?

Appsmith is a free, open-source low-code platform for building internal apps such as admin panels, dashboards and approval forms. Drag in tables, forms and charts, connect them to databases and APIs, add logic in JavaScript, and share the finished tool with your team.

Third-party open-source projects. We are not affiliated with their authors; repositories are provided as-is by their maintainers. Review each project's license, code and security before installing. See our Disclaimer.

Pros

  • Builds internal tools in hours, not weeks
  • Connects to many data sources
  • Free and open source

Cons

  • Some advanced features are in paid plans
  • Complex apps still need coding skills

Who should use Appsmith

Teams who need custom internal tools without building them from scratch.

Who may not need it

Anyone whose work fits in a spreadsheet.

Appsmith alternatives

Similar resources to Appsmith, picked from the directory.

All Automation resources

First Tree

Focus: ai agents, orchestration and routing. Shares github and open source with Appsmith. An AI tool, not a no-code tool. Rated 4.3 (Appsmith: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeWeb
4.3Visit

Base44

Focus: no-code, ai builder and apps. Shares internal tools with Appsmith. Freemium (Appsmith: Free). Rated 4.3 (Appsmith: 4.5).

No-Code ToolFree planWeb
4.3Visit

ServerKit

Focus: server control panel, vps and deployment. Shares open source with Appsmith. A website, not a no-code tool. Adds Linux. Rated 4.7 (Appsmith: 4.5).

WebsiteFreeWeb, Linux
4.7Visit

Composerize

Focus: docker, docker compose and devops. Shares open source with Appsmith. A website, not a no-code tool. Same 4.5 rating.

WebsiteFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.5Visit

Tally

Focus: forms, surveys and no-code. Also in Automation and Workflows, like Appsmith. Freemium (Appsmith: Free). Rated 4.8 (Appsmith: 4.5).

No-Code ToolFree planWeb, Cross-Platform
4.8Visit

Karabiner-Elements

Focus: keyboard remapping, shortcuts and hyper key. Shares open source and github with Appsmith. A Mac app, not a no-code tool. Adds macOS. Rated 4.7 (Appsmith: 4.5).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Appsmith

Free resources that cover similar ground.

rclone

Focus: cloud sync, backup and file transfer. Shares open source and github with Appsmith. A desktop app, not a no-code tool. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.7 (Appsmith: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

changedetection.io

Focus: website monitoring, change alerts and price tracking. Shares open source and github with Appsmith. A web app, not a no-code tool. Rated 4.6 (Appsmith: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

MockServer

Focus: api mocking, testing and proxy. Shares open source and github with Appsmith. A framework, not a no-code tool. Adds macOS and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Appsmith: 4.5).

FrameworkFreeCross-Platform, macOS
4.6Visit

dbt-charts

Focus: dbt, sql and yaml. Shares dashboards and open source with Appsmith. An automation tool, not a no-code tool. Rated 4.4 (Appsmith: 4.5).

Automation ToolFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit

OpenAdapt

Focus: workflow automation, ai agents and rpa. Shares open source and github with Appsmith. An automation tool, not a no-code tool. Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Rated 4.3 (Appsmith: 4.5).

Automation ToolFreeWindows, macOS
4.3Visit

LiveContext CE

Focus: self-hosted, automation and ai agents. Also in Automation and Workflows, like Appsmith. An AI tool, not a no-code tool. Rated 4.4 (Appsmith: 4.5).

AI ToolFreeCross-Platform, Web
4.4Visit
Are you the maker of Appsmith?Get a free Featured badge for your site, a share image and ready-to-paste posts. No sign-up.

New · updated daily

What people are actually doing with AI

Real use cases shared on Reddit, Hacker News, X, GitHub and blogs, summarised in plain words with a link to every original post.

Browse AI use cases

Free Notion database

1,100+ ways people are making money online

Real online businesses, creators and projects, broken down by how they make money: apps, online stores, AI tools and more. Free on Gumroad.

Get the free database

Free Notion database

399+ ways to make money online

Hundreds of online income methods in one place, so you can compare options and pick one to try. Free on Gumroad.

Get the free list

For research and ideas only. Results vary and nothing here is a promise of income. See our Disclaimer.

Weekly newsletter

Everything new, every Monday.

One short email every Monday with everything shipped that week: new free tools and websites, new guides, new free browser tools and what's new in my free Gumroad libraries, plus how the site is growing. Free, and you can unsubscribe anytime.

Join the newsletter

You sign up on Gumroad, which stores your email to send the newsletter. See our Privacy Policy.