#18 in Frameworks & LibrariesUpdated 2026-08

Budibase

by Budibase · Open-source internal tools, automations and AI agents

60.8 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Budibase is an open-source platform for internal tools, automations and AI agents. Teams connect databases, spreadsheets and business systems, then build apps with a drag-and-drop designer, automations with a builder, and agents that create records, route approvals and notify teams from chat tools. It runs on Budibase Cloud or self-hosted infrastructure.

Best for: IT and ops teams building internal apps, approval workflows and AI agents over existing systems
Pricing: Budibase Cloud plans run from $19/month (Pro) through $49 (Premium) and $299 (Business), each with a 14-day free trial, plus custom Enterprise pricing; the product is also open source and self-hostable.
Runs on: WebSelf-hostedCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Open source; self-host or run on managed Budibase Cloud
SSO, RBAC, backups, audit logs and a public API for scaling
Connects databases, spreadsheets and business apps as data sources
Agents work in Slack, Microsoft Teams and Discord

Trade-offs

Pro includes 1 creator and 0 end users; seats cost $5–$50/user/mo extra
Action allowances are hard limits rather than overage billing
Audit logs, SCIM and air-gapped deployment are Enterprise-only
Automation and agent log retention is 1 day on Pro, 7 on Premium

Pricing

Published plans from Budibase’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Budibase pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Pro	$19flat per month	2K Budibase AI credits, 1 creator, 1 workspace 1 day of logs, unlimited agents Budibase Cloud hosting; end users $5/user/mo add-on
Premium	$49flat per month	10K AI credits, 1 creator, 10 workspaces, 7 days of logs Custom branding, backups and restore, SSO Add-ons: end users $5/user/mo, creators $50/creator/mo
Business	$299flat per month	50K AI credits, 3 creators, unlimited workspaces 30 days of logs, environment variables, user groups Enforced SSO and email support
Enterprise	Contact sales	Active Directory/SCIM, audit logs, 365 days of logs Priority support with SLAs, micro frontends Add-ons: air-gapped deployment, onboarding and training

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 20 out of 100
Documentation: 100 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 100 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 75 out of 100
Operational trust: 60 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 55 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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