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Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

#111

If you switch to PostgreSQL, then PostgREST would be a nice solution. It turns your DB into a webserver with REST API for data interaction. Add a simple frontend like you mentioned and it's done.

And you can have the postgrest api up and running with https://subzero.cloud/ you just bring your own db that you control

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

#112

If you switch to PostgreSQL, then PostgREST would be a nice solution. It turns your DB into a webserver with REST API for data interaction. Add a simple frontend like you mentioned and it's done.

And you can have the postgrest api up and running with https://subzero.cloud/ you just bring your own db that you control

And even the frontend is probably already written for the use-case that you have https://github.com/priyank-purohit/PostGUI

“ A React web application to query and share any PostgreSQL database”

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

#113
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Hi, We've built Lowdefy [0] for exactly this reason. It it is open-source, low-code and self hosted. On our team we have data analysts and implementation engineers (non-developers) creating apps in Lowdefy. For Lowdefy I would say that the minimum tech expertise required is someone who can learn to write data queries. We are currently working on SQL support and should have the first SQL connectors out next week. Plea…

I love Lowdefy (I've seen it a couple week back here on HN) but I have dismissed it given that there's no SQL connector right now. It's great to hear that you're working on that!

Thanks! Glad you love it :) SQL support and inline JS is next on the roadmap, and actually mostly implemented, we're busy documenting and doing more testing. So we are really excited to ship it soon!

We also implemented OpenID Connect support so you can "bring your own" auth service. Will be making a post again when these new features ship in the very near future.

Hope you give it a shot! And let us know if we can help!

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

#115
Thank you all for the many great answers! Definitely a lot to look at! Currently Appsmith (and/or) Lowdefy seem to fit best for me.

In case you're interested, these are all the products/resources given so far:

http://superset.apache.org

https://adsharma.github.io/flattools-programs/

https://adsharma.github.io/fquery/

https://apex.oracle.com

https://app.spanrr.com

https://arctype.com

https://baserow.io

https://bubble.io

https://deepnote.com

https://directus.io

https://django-sql-explorer.readthedocs.io

https://doc.seekwell.io

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/intro/tutorial02

https://first-django-admin.readthedocs.io/

https://frappeframework.com

https://getzenbase.com

https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith

https://github.com/directus/directus

https://github.com/marmelab/react-admin

https://github.com/metabase/metabase

https://github.com/netlify/netlify-cms

https://github.com/oxan/djangorestframework-dataclasses

https://github.com/priyank-purohit/PostGUI

https://github.com/shannah/xataface

https://github.com/skorokithakis/django-project-template

https://github.com/strapi/strapi

https://hypermachine.substack.com

https://lowdefy.com

https://metacpan.org/pod/CGI::FormBuilder

https://ninox.com/de

https://powerapps.microsoft.com

https://retool.com

https://saltcorn.com

https://seekwell.io

https://solutions.appsheet.com/how-to-create-an-app

https://stackerhq.com

https://subzero.cloud/

https://tableplus.com/

https://voyager.devdojo.com/

https://www.appsmith.com/

https://www.basedash.com

https://www.datatrucker.io/

https://www.forestadmin.com

https://www.glideapps.com/

https://www.noodl.net/

https://www.nubuilder.com/

https://www.stackerhq.com/

https://nocode.tech

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

#116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I find answers in this format annoying. Why not? Maybe he's never heard of it. Great answer, but let's not assume he's considered it and decided not to.

I had written it this way because the OP had specifically ruled out using Django. Point taken though.

I think you came across as friendly and helpful. To me "why not" is a gentle suggestion, and not a literal question. Maybe that changes in different parts of the world?

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

#117
If you are looking for a super simple CRUD site, then Ruby on Rails is best in class.

1. Up and running immediately.

2. Generate 99% of the code if you don't care about styling.

3. The small portion of your site where you need something more complex is simple Ruby code instead of spending months reading No-Code documentation.

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

#118

I'm a founder of Appsmith that has already been mentioned here. It's an open source project to help you build CRUD UI on top on any database(MySQL, Postgres included) or API. We give UI components to create forms, charts, tables, etc. GitHub link: https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith

We also like appsmith quite a bit: it is simple and just works.

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

#119

If there is no logic to be needed, wouldn't any of the RDBMS web-management things work out? (think: phpmyadmin etc.) Alternatively, FileMaker still exists, including a direct web interface option. I often find that if you truly want a 'low-code/no-code' thing, you're stuck with no-logic no-interaction software. As soon as you start adding logic, you're essentially migrating from programming in a somewhat re-usable l…

> If there is no logic to be needed, wouldn't any of the RDBMS web-management things work out? (think: phpmyadmin etc.)

Because phpmyadmin would be too easy. It looks like this OP needs some busywork.

There's also UI tools provided by the first parties that do these things.

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

#120

I'm a founder of Appsmith that has already been mentioned here. It's an open source project to help you build CRUD UI on top on any database(MySQL, Postgres included) or API. We give UI components to create forms, charts, tables, etc. GitHub link: https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith

It looks great. So impressive.

I am going through the "Create Standup Application" tutorial.

Did u use a specific library to add the hints/popups or is it all manually patched in?

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