ToolJet vs Appsmith

Generate the whole app, then hand it to your coding agent.

Both are open source. ToolJet generates native apps with built-in AI or your coding agent, with Python queries and production Workflows on Self-hosted only. Appsmith offers Ask AI code assistance and opt-in MCP beta app building on Business Cloud and Self-hosted Enterprise; workflows remain in open beta.

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AGPL-3.0 open source41,000+ GitHub starsSOC 2 · ISO 27001 · GDPRBaseline checked 7 September 2026

At a glanceToolJetAppsmith

AI app generationFull apps from a promptAsk AI snippets; app building through MCP beta on eligible plans

Coding-agent buildsMIT MCP server for native apps and Self-hosted workflow draftsMCP beta: Business Cloud and Self-hosted Enterprise; administrator-enabled

WorkflowsGenerally available on Self-hosted onlyOpen beta

Built-in databaseToolJet DatabaseIntegrated PostgreSQL

Integrations100+25+ databases plus REST

Python queriesYesNo

End-user billingIncluded to plan limitEvery user billed on Business

Open sourceAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0

In production at

Tencent, Swisscom, Duolingo, Gojek, Orange, Unity and hundreds more run internal tools on ToolJet.

Implementing ToolJet has been a massive accelerator for our internal operations. It allows us to rapidly build, deploy, and standardize mission-critical internal data apps and CRUD applications at a fraction of traditional development time.

ZakTechnical Lead, Endeavour Group

Key takeaways

The short version

Whole apps from a prompt
ToolJet AI generates multi-page apps on every plan, with Luna available on Free and Haiku 5.5, GPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok on paid plans. Appsmith's Ask AI writes JavaScript and SQL snippets, self-hosted only, with your own model key.
Your coding agent can build it
Claude Code or Codex composes native ToolJet apps over an MIT-licensed MCP server, with no ToolJet AI credits. Appsmith also supports compatible coding agents through its opt-in MCP beta on Business Cloud and Self-hosted Enterprise.
- Claude Code
- Codex
- GitHub Copilot
- Cursor
- Grok Build
Workflows, Python, builders-only billing
ToolJet workflows are generally available on Self-hosted only, Python runs in queries, and end users are included up to the plan limit. Appsmith: workflows in open beta, JavaScript only, paid plans bill every user.

Built-in AI and coding-agent paths

ToolJet includes whole-app generation in the product. Appsmith offers Ask AI code assistance and an opt-in MCP beta for compatible external clients on Business Cloud and Self-hosted Enterprise.

AppsmithAsk AI + MCP beta

Code assistance and an external-agent build path.

Ask AI generates JavaScript and SQL inside JS modules and queries.
Self-hosted only, and it needs your own Anthropic, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI or Ollama key.
MCP beta lets compatible clients build and edit apps on Business Cloud and Self-hosted Enterprise. Runtime AI uses direct provider datasources; the legacy Appsmith AI datasource ended on 30 September 2026.

ToolJetFull generation

Describe the app. ToolJet builds it.

ToolJet AI generates pages, queries, components and events, with Luna available on Free and Haiku 5.5, GPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok on paid plans.
Or let Claude Code, Codex or any MCP client compose a native app over the MIT-licensed MCP server on Cloud or Self-hosted, with no ToolJet AI credits. On Self-hosted, MCP also authors and validates workflow drafts; execution is explicit.
Either way it is a native app you can inspect and edit in the visual builder.

Claude Code
Codex
GitHub Copilot
Cursor
Grok Build

Pricing

Who you pay for

Appsmith bills every user at the same rate. ToolJet bills builders and includes end users up to the plan limit.

AppsmithEvery user billed

$15 for every user, builder or not.

Business: up to 99 users at $15 per user per month.
10 builders and 89 end users is $1,485 a month, within the 99-user Business limit.
The hundredth user moves you to Enterprise at $2,500 a month.

ToolJetBuilders only

Pay for builders. End users come included.

Team: $199 per builder per month, billed annually with up to 100 end users included.
Unlimited apps, SSO, audit logs and Git sync on Team. Workflows are available on Self-hosted only.
10 builders is $1,990 a month, billed annually, with up to 100 end users included. Larger rollouts require Enterprise.

Feature by feature

ToolJet vs Appsmith, feature by feature

Comparison baseline checked against Appsmith's published pricing and documentation on 7 September 2026. Later source checks are noted where available. Confirm current features and plan terms with the vendors before purchasing.

Feature	ToolJet	Appsmith
Core platform
Visual app builder	Drag-and-drop with 78+ components	Drag-and-drop with 45+ widgets
Built-in database	ToolJet Database on PostgreSQL, spreadsheet-style editor	Integrated PostgreSQL, doubles as a vector store
Workflow automation	Production-ready visual builder with JS and Python on Self-hosted only	Open beta on Business and Enterprise: human-in-the-loop, scheduled jobs
AI agents	Build and deploy AI agents	Appsmith Agents is closed to new sign-ups; agent features are being folded into a future release
Multi-page apps	Yes	Yes
Embedded apps	Enterprise	Public on Free, private on Enterprise
AI & coding agents
Build from your coding agent	Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Copilot or any MCP client via an MIT-licensed MCP server; no ToolJet AI credits; cloud or self-hosted	MCP beta: Business Cloud and Self-hosted Enterprise; administrator-enabled
What the agent produces	Native, visually editable ToolJet app configuration, without a separate frontend codebase	Appsmith apps and resources created or edited through structured MCP tools
AI app generation	Multi-page apps from natural language, in-product or from your agent, on every plan	Ask AI generates JS and SQL snippets; compatible clients build and edit apps through MCP beta on Business Cloud and Self-hosted Enterprise
In-editor AI assistant	ToolJet AI, with Luna on Free and Haiku 5.5 on paid plans; credits included per plan, Cloud or Self-hosted	Ask AI: self-hosted only, requires your own Anthropic, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI or Ollama key
AI debugging	One-click issue identification and fix	Not documented
Bring your own LLM key	Enterprise BYOK on Cloud and Self-hosted. Provider usage is billed separately; no ToolJet AI credits consumed	Any self-hosted instance for Ask AI; LLM datasource supports OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic and custom or self-hosted models
Runtime AI inside apps	OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Cohere and more via marketplace plugins; bring your own LLM in Self-hosted workflows	Direct OpenAI, Anthropic and Google AI datasources; legacy Appsmith AI ended 30 September 2026
AI usage	Credits included per plan with top-ups, or no ToolJet AI credits via MCP; your coding agent usage is separate	No published AI credit metering
Data sources & integrations
Total integrations	100+	25+ databases plus REST and GraphQL
Databases	PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, MSSQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, MariaDB, CouchDB, Databricks	PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, MSSQL, Oracle, Redis, Snowflake, Redshift, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Firebase, ArangoDB
REST and GraphQL	Yes	Yes
JavaScript queries	Yes	Yes
Python queries	Yes	No
Plugin SDK	Yes, build custom data sources and components with the ToolJet CLI	Custom widgets via HTML, CSS and JS in an iframe sandbox
Pricing & hosting
Free tier	2 builders, 50 end users, self-hostable	Up to 5 users, cloud
Cheapest paid plan	$29/builder/mo Basic, billed monthly, with 2,000 AI credits	$15 per user per month, Business
End-user billing	Included up to the plan limit, 100 on Team	Every user billed; Business caps at 99 users
Cloud hosting	All plans	Free, Business and Enterprise
Self-hosting	Free, Team and Enterprise	Free and above
Air-gapped	Enterprise add-on	Enterprise add-on
Security & governance
SSO / SAML / OIDC	SAML, OIDC and LDAP on Team and above; Google/GitHub login on Self-hosted Free and above	Enterprise; Google/GitHub OAuth on Free and Business
Audit logs	Team plan	Business and above
Git sync	Team plan; cloud or self-hosted Git, custom branches, CI/CD	Git versioning: Free and above; unlimited repos on Business; CI/CD on Enterprise
RBAC	Custom user groups on Team	Business and above
White labelling	Team plan	Remove branding on Business and above
Multi-environment	Self-hosted Team and above; Cloud Enterprise	Dev, staging, production
Community
Training & certification	ToolJet Academy: hands-on courses and certifications. Explore Academy	Documentation, tutorials, videos and webinars.
GitHub stars	41,000+	40,800+
Contributors	650+	380+
Forks	5,400+	4,700+
Licence	AGPL-3.0 platform, MIT MCP server	Apache-2.0

Sources: ToolJet Academy · Appsmith learning resources · Appsmith pricing · Appsmith SAML SSO (Enterprise; checked 4 October 2026) · Appsmith AI assistant setup · Appsmith MCP beta (Business Cloud / Self-hosted Enterprise; checked 6 October 2026) · Appsmith AI datasource end of life (checked 6 October 2026) · Appsmith on GitHub · ToolJet pricing · ToolJet MCP on GitHub

About ToolJet

ToolJet is an open-source, AI-native platform for building internal tools and business applications, with Workflows and AI agents on Self-hosted only. The Community Edition is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and has over 41,000 GitHub stars and 650 contributors. It runs on ToolJet Cloud or self-hosted on Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, on-premise, with air-gapped deployment through an Enterprise add-on. Apps can be generated by the built-in ToolJet AI on GPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok, composed by Claude Code or Codex over an MIT-licensed MCP server, or built visually with 78+ components and 100+ integrations. ToolJet is SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR compliant and is used in production by Tencent, Swisscom, Duolingo, Gojek, Orange, Unity, ClearScore, Bandwidth, Toss, Endeavour Group, ShareChat, YMCA NYC and hundreds of other organisations. Plans: Free; Basic at $29 per builder per month billed monthly; Pro at $79 and Team at $199 per builder per month billed annually ($99 and $249 respectively when billed monthly). Team includes up to 100 end users, SSO, audit logs, Git sync and white labelling; Self-hosted Team also includes multiple environments. Enterprise has custom pricing with unlimited end users, SCIM, Cloud multi-environment, an optional Self-hosted air-gapped add-on, custom data retention and a dedicated support manager.

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR

Frequently asked questions

Is ToolJet enterprise-ready, and who uses it?

Yes. ToolJet runs in production at Tencent, Swisscom, Duolingo, Gojek, Orange, Unity, ClearScore, Bandwidth, Toss, Endeavour Group, ShareChat and YMCA NYC, among others. It is SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR compliant. The Team plan includes SSO with SAML, OpenID Connect and LDAP, audit logs, Git sync, custom user groups and white labelling. Self-hosted Team includes multiple environments; Cloud requires Enterprise for this feature. Enterprise adds SCIM provisioning, custom data retention and a dedicated support manager; air-gapped deployment is a Self-hosted Enterprise add-on.

Are both ToolJet and Appsmith open source?

Yes. ToolJet's Community Edition is AGPL-3.0 and Appsmith is Apache-2.0. ToolJet has over 41,000 GitHub stars; Appsmith has around 40,800. ToolJet includes built-in AI app generation, an MCP server for coding agents, production Workflows on Self-hosted only and a built-in database. Appsmith offers Ask AI code assistance, MCP beta on Business Cloud and Self-hosted Enterprise, workflows in open beta and an integrated PostgreSQL.

Can Claude Code or Codex build Appsmith apps?

Yes, through Appsmith's MCP beta on Business Cloud and Self-hosted Enterprise. An administrator must enable it, and each user creates a key that grants only their existing Appsmith permissions. Compatible clients include Claude Code and Codex and can build and edit apps and resources. ToolJet's MIT-licensed MCP server provides native app tools so the agent composes a native app directly, on Cloud or Self-hosted, without ToolJet AI credits. On Self-hosted only, MCP can create and edit workflow drafts, validate them, and run them explicitly or inspect executions; authoring never runs or publishes a workflow automatically. Coding-agent usage and platform costs still apply.

Does Appsmith generate whole apps from a prompt?

Appsmith's Ask AI generates JavaScript and SQL snippets while you build, on self-hosted instances with your own model key. Separately, compatible coding agents can build and edit Appsmith apps through its opt-in MCP beta on Business Cloud and Self-hosted Enterprise. ToolJet includes complete multi-page app generation with Luna on Free and Haiku 5.5 on paid plans, or driven from your coding agent, and the output opens in the visual builder for manual edits.

Does Appsmith support bring-your-own-key for AI?

Yes, and more broadly than ToolJet at lower tiers. Appsmith's in-editor Ask AI requires your own Anthropic, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI or locally hosted Ollama key on any self-hosted instance, and its LLM datasource supports OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic and custom or self-hosted models with built-in RAG. ToolJet includes managed AI with credits on every plan, and offers builder BYOK on Enterprise plans for both Cloud and Self-hosted. A customer-hosted AI gateway is a separate Self-hosted Enterprise add-on; fully local AI also needs a supported local model.

How does Appsmith's pricing compare to ToolJet's?

Appsmith Business is $15 per user per month for every user, builder or end user, up to 99 users, after which Enterprise starts at $2,500 a month for 100 users. ToolJet charges per builder and includes end users up to the plan limit: 50 on Free and Pro, 100 on Team at $199 per builder per month, billed annually, unlimited on Enterprise. ToolJet's cheapest paid plan is Basic at $29 per builder per month, billed monthly, with 2,000 AI credits.

Does Appsmith support Python?

No. Appsmith supports JavaScript for queries, transformations and business logic. ToolJet supports both JavaScript and Python in queries, transformations and event handlers, and in workflows.

Does Appsmith have workflow automation?

Appsmith Workflows is in open beta for Business and Enterprise, with human-in-the-loop steps and scheduled jobs. ToolJet's workflow builder is generally available on Self-hosted only. Its visual, node-based canvas supports JavaScript and Python logic. MCP can create and edit drafts, validate them, and run them explicitly or inspect executions; authoring never runs or publishes automatically. Workflows are not available on ToolJet Cloud.

Does Appsmith have a built-in database?

Yes. Appsmith ships an integrated PostgreSQL that also serves as a vector store for AI features. ToolJet Database adds a spreadsheet-style no-code editor on top of PostgreSQL, so an app can be built before anyone provisions a database.

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