ToolJet vs Superblocks

ToolJet vs Superblocks: AI, hosting and governance.

Superblocks offers managed Cloud, Hybrid and Cloud-Prem deployments, with AI metered in Governed Agent Units. ToolJet offers an open-source Community Edition you operate yourself, managed Cloud, and app building through your own coding agent without ToolJet AI credits.

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

At a glanceToolJetSuperblocks

Open sourceAGPL-3.0Proprietary

Free tierYesNo, 14-day trial

Self-hostingWhole platformHybrid: data plane; Cloud-Prem: full platform

Air-gappedEnterprise add-onNot documented

SSO / audit logs / Git syncTeam planEnterprise

Coding-agent buildsAgent composes a native appBuilder MCP relays to Clark

Credits for agent buildsNo ToolJet AI credits via MCP; coding-agent usage is separateGAUs, same as any Clark session

Model choiceLuna on Free; Haiku 5.5 and frontier models on paid plansModes, not models; Clark decides

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

Self-host the whole platform
Control plane, data plane and app definitions run on your infrastructure, with air-gapped deployment through an Enterprise add-on. Superblocks Hybrid keeps the control plane, your app definitions and Clark's inference in their cloud.
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- Google Cloud Run
- Azure Container Apps
Our agent builds it, or yours does
ToolJet AI is built in with Luna on Free; Haiku 5.5, GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok are available on paid plans. Or let Claude Code or Codex compose the app over an MIT-licensed MCP server with no ToolJet credits. Superblocks' Builder MCP is a chat channel to Clark, so every build still burns GAUs.
- Claude Code
- Codex
- GitHub Copilot
- Cursor
- Grok Build
SSO, audit logs and Git sync on Team
A published price: $199 per builder per month, billed annually. On Superblocks all three are Enterprise-only, and Enterprise has no published price.
- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
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Self-hosting

What you actually get to run

Superblocks' Hybrid model is documented plainly: the data plane in your VPC, the control plane in theirs, connected outbound-only.

SuperblocksHybrid or Cloud-Prem

Hybrid runs your queries, not your platform.

An agent in your AWS, GCP or Azure VPC executes queries and code.
Configuration, permissions, app definitions and Clark's inference stay in Superblocks' cloud, reached outbound-only. Disconnected operation isn't possible.
Cloud-Prem on Enterprise runs the full platform, including AI inference, in the customer’s AWS environment, managed by Superblocks. Air-gapped operation is not documented.

ToolJetWhole platform

Everything runs where you put it.

Control plane and data plane in your infrastructure; app definitions in your database.
The free Community Edition self-hosts the platform. The Self-hosted Enterprise air-gapped add-on supports fully offline operation, including licensing.
The Self-hosted Enterprise AI gateway add-on can run locally; fully local AI also requires a supported local model.

Coding agents

Two approaches to building from a coding agent

Superblocks does connect to AI tools. The question is whether your agent does the work, or whether it's a chat window into theirs.

SuperblocksChat with Clark

Your agent talks to Clark. Clark builds.

Builder MCP: import, create, edit and publish apps from Claude by conversing with Clark.
Clark plans, asks clarifying questions and does the building, so every build consumes GAUs.
Admin MCP lets Cursor, Claude Code and Windsurf administer the org. It does not build apps and is an Enterprise feature.

ToolJetOurs, or yours

Our agent, or the one you already use.

ToolJet AI is built in with Luna on Free; Haiku 5.5, GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok are available on paid plans.
Or connect Claude Code, Codex or any MCP client to build native apps over the MIT-licensed MCP server on Cloud or Self-hosted, without ToolJet AI credits. On Self-hosted, MCP also authors and validates workflow drafts; execution is explicit.
App builds produce native app configuration you can inspect and edit visually, without a separate frontend codebase; queries and workflow nodes can include code.

Claude Code
Codex
GitHub Copilot
Cursor
Grok Build

The AI bill

How app-building usage is metered

Superblocks meters AI in Governed Agent Units. Examples in the Superblocks docs include an 8-GAU sales dashboard. Actual usage varies with the request.

SuperblocksShared AI usage

Budget for builds and follow-up edits.

Teams includes 100 monthly GAUs shared across builders. The 8-GAU dashboard example is not a guaranteed app allowance.
Additional capacity is available through GAU packs, automatic refills or one-time top-ups. Check billing terms and spend limits.
GAUs reset monthly. Building from Claude over the Builder MCP draws from the same pool.

ToolJetTop up, or use your coding agent

Credits you top up, or skip entirely.

Basic includes 2,000 credits per builder at $29 per builder per month, billed monthly. Team includes 3,000 per builder, with pay-as-you-go top-ups instead of a bigger subscription.
Build over MCP with Claude Code or Codex without ToolJet AI credits. Your coding-agent usage and ToolJet plan costs still apply.
Builder BYOK is available on Enterprise plans for both Cloud and Self-hosted; external model providers bill their usage without consuming ToolJet AI credits.

Feature by feature

ToolJet vs Superblocks, feature by feature

Comparison baseline checked against Superblocks'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	Superblocks
Licensing & deployment
Open source	Community Edition, AGPL-3.0	Closed source, proprietary
Free tier	Yes, self-hostable	No; 14-day trial of Teams
What you self-host	The whole platform, control plane and data plane	Hybrid: data plane only, control plane in Superblocks' cloud. Cloud-Prem: full platform in the customer’s AWS environment, operated by Superblocks
Where app definitions live	Your database, on your infrastructure	Superblocks' cloud on Hybrid
Works without reaching the vendor	Offline operation with the Self-hosted Enterprise air-gapped add-on	No on Hybrid; the agent needs outbound access to the control plane
Air-gapped	Self-hosted Enterprise air-gapped add-on, including offline licensing	Not documented
Self-hosting plan requirement	Free, Team and Enterprise	Hybrid and Cloud-Prem are Enterprise only
Pricing
Cheapest paid plan with AI	$29/builder/mo Basic, billed monthly: 2,000 credits, top-ups, choice of models	$125/mo monthly or $100/mo annual: 100 GAUs, 15 builders, 1 hosted app
Apps	Unlimited on Team	1 hosted app included, $10/mo per additional app
Builders	Per builder, uncapped	Flat fee up to 15; Enterprise beyond, no published price
End users	Up to 100 on Team, unlimited on Enterprise	Unlimited
AI metering	3,000 credits per builder on Team, or no ToolJet AI credits via MCP; your coding agent usage is separate	GAU packs from $1 to $1.25 per unit depending on billing; 100 per month on the base plan; reset monthly
AI & coding agents
Build from your coding agent	Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Copilot or any MCP client composes the app directly via an MIT-licensed MCP server; no ToolJet AI credits	Builder MCP: Claude at launch, Slack, ChatGPT and Teams planned. It converses with Clark, which does the building and consumes GAUs
Administer from your coding agent	Same MCP server: workspaces, users, permissions, instance queries	Admin MCP for Cursor, Claude Code and Windsurf; listed under Enterprise
What the agent produces	Native, visually editable ToolJet app configuration, without a separate frontend codebase	A Superblocks app built by Clark
Which model does the work	Luna on Free; Haiku 5.5, GPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok on paid plans; Enterprise BYOK on Cloud and Self-hosted	You pick a mode (Max, Standard or Smart), Superblocks picks the model. Clark was announced on Claude Opus 4.6 in Feb 2026; Smart mode routes steps to frontier or open-source models behind the scenes
Bring your own LLM key	Enterprise (Cloud or Self-hosted)	Not for Clark, except inference through your own Amazon Bedrock on AWS Cloud-Prem. Deployed apps can use your own provider keys
AI entirely inside your network	Self-hosted Enterprise AI gateway add-on plus a supported local model	Clark inference runs in Superblocks' cloud on Hybrid; Bedrock in your account on Cloud-Prem only
AI debugging	One-click issue identification and fix	Not documented
Runtime AI inside apps	OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Cohere and more via marketplace plugins; bring your own LLM in Self-hosted workflows	11 providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Cohere, Mistral, Groq, Perplexity
Security & governance
SSO	SAML, OIDC and LDAP on Team and above; Google/GitHub login on Self-hosted Free and above	SSO / SAML / OIDC on Enterprise only
Audit logs	Team plan	Enterprise only
Source control / Git sync	Team plan; cloud or self-hosted Git, custom branches, CI/CD	Enterprise only: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps
Secrets management	AWS, Azure, GCP, HashiCorp Vault	Enterprise only
RBAC	Built-in plus custom user groups	Yes
Environments	Self-hosted Team and above; Cloud Enterprise	Staging and production on Teams
White labelling	Team plan	Not listed on Teams
Embedded apps	Enterprise	Enterprise
Platform
Training & certification	ToolJet Academy: hands-on courses and certifications. Explore Academy	Documentation, tutorials, and training and onboarding resources.
Components	78+ built in, custom via React	Component library, count undisclosed
Integrations	100+	50+
Workflows	Visual builder with JS and Python; MCP draft authoring and validation, explicit execution; Self-hosted only	Workflows as REST endpoints
Python queries	Yes	Yes
Community	41,000+ GitHub stars, 650+ contributors	Proprietary platform

Sources: Navitas: 31 internal applications in 60 days · MGID: 20 active internal applications · ToolJet enterprise security and AI deployment controls · ToolJet vs Superblocks: same-prompt AI app-building tests (published 7 October 2026) · ToolJet Academy · Superblocks training and onboarding · Superblocks deployment models (checked 30 September 2026) · Superblocks pricing · GAU usage and refill options (checked 9 October 2026) · Superblocks Hybrid architecture · Superblocks Builder MCP · Superblocks Admin MCP · 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.

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ISO 27001
GDPR

Frequently asked questions

Is ToolJet enterprise-ready, and who uses it?

ToolJet is an enterprise internal-app platform for teams that need AI app generation, a visual builder and control over deployment. Navitas reports 31 internal applications delivered in 60 days; MGID reports 20 active applications. Team includes SSO, audit logs and GitSync. Enterprise adds SCIM, builder BYOK on Cloud and Self-hosted, and a dedicated support manager. Customer-hosted AI gateways and air-gapped operation are separate Self-hosted Enterprise add-ons. Review the plan, permissions and deployment requirements for your rollout.

Can Superblocks be fully self-hosted?

It depends on deployment. Superblocks Hybrid runs an on-premise agent, the data plane, in your AWS, GCP or Azure VPC, while the control plane, including configuration, orchestration, metadata, governance and permission checks, stays in Superblocks' cloud along with your application definitions and Clark's inference. The agent communicates outbound-only to that control plane, so a disconnected deployment is not possible. Enterprise customers can get AWS Cloud-Prem, the full platform including AI inference in your AWS account, operated by Superblocks as a managed service. ToolJet runs the entire platform in your infrastructure on Free, Team and Enterprise.

Does Superblocks support air-gapped deployment?

Hybrid cannot: the on-premise agent must reach the Superblocks control plane over an outbound connection to function. The AWS Cloud-Prem documentation does not mention air-gapped or offline operation. ToolJet supports offline operation with the Self-hosted Enterprise air-gapped add-on. Fully local AI also requires the AI gateway add-on and a supported local model.

Can I use Claude Code or Codex to build Superblocks apps?

Superblocks has two MCP servers. The Builder MCP lets you create, edit and publish apps from Claude, with Slack, ChatGPT and Teams planned, but it works by conversing with Clark, Superblocks' own agent, which does the building and consumes GAUs like any Clark session. The Admin MCP lets Cursor, Claude Code and Windsurf administer your organisation; it does not build apps and is listed as an Enterprise feature. ToolJet's MIT-licensed MCP server, packaged for Claude Code and Codex, provides native app tools so your agent constructs the app directly, with no ToolJet credits consumed. 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.

Can I choose which model Superblocks uses, or bring my own key?

Not the model. Superblocks exposes three execution modes, Max, Standard and Smart, and its docs state that customers do not need to manually select models: Superblocks handles model orchestration behind the scenes. Clark was announced on Claude Opus 4.6 in February 2026, and Smart mode routes individual steps to frontier or open-source models to cut cost. No bring-your-own-key option for Clark is documented, except Amazon Bedrock inference on AWS Cloud-Prem for Enterprise. Deployed apps can call your own provider keys through the App AI setting. On ToolJet, Luna is available on Free, and Haiku 5.5, GPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok are available on paid plans; builder BYOK is available on Enterprise plans for both Cloud and Self-hosted. The customer-hosted AI gateway is a separate Self-hosted Enterprise add-on. Fully local AI requires that gateway and a supported local model.

What is a Governed Agent Unit and how much does it cost?

A GAU is Superblocks' AI metering unit, consumed by every Clark interaction based on request complexity. The Teams plan includes 100 GAUs a month, with additional packs and automatic or one-time refills available. GAUs reset monthly. Published 100-GAU packs cost $100/month with annual billing or $125/month with monthly billing; usage depends on the request.

How does ToolJet's AI pricing compare?

Luna is available for app generation on Free. Haiku 5.5 requires a paid plan. ToolJet includes credits per plan, 2,000 on Basic at $29 per builder per month, billed monthly, and 3,000 per builder on Team, with pay-as-you-go top-ups rather than a larger recurring subscription. Building through a coding agent over the MCP server consumes no ToolJet credits at all, and Enterprise builder BYOK on Cloud and Self-hosted consumes no ToolJet credits; provider usage is billed separately.

Which plan includes SSO, audit logs and Git sync?

On ToolJet, all three are included on the Team plan at $199 per builder per month, billed annually, with SAML, OpenID Connect and LDAP. Google/GitHub login is also available on Self-hosted Free. On Superblocks, SSO/SAML/OIDC, audit logs and source control are all Enterprise-only, and Superblocks does not publish Enterprise pricing.

Is Superblocks cheaper than ToolJet?

On the entry price, yes: Superblocks Teams starts at $100 a month billed annually for up to 15 builders, against ToolJet Team at $199 per builder per month, billed annually. But Superblocks Teams excludes SSO, audit logs, source control, secrets management and VPC deployment, includes one hosted app, and meters AI usage in GAU packs. The plans that clear a security review are ToolJet Team and Superblocks Enterprise, and only one of those has a published price.

Is Superblocks open source?

No. The platform is closed source and proprietary. Only the on-premise agent is published. ToolJet's Community Edition is open source under AGPL-3.0 with over 41,000 GitHub stars and 650 contributors, and its MCP server is MIT.

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Self-host the whole platform on the free Community edition, or start on cloud and move later. Either way, the app definitions are yours.