Show HN: Budibase – An open-source low code platform

Hi HN! I'm one of the creators of Budibase, and today, we're excited to launch Budibase out of beta.

Budibase is a low code platform for creating CRUD apps, and an open-source alternative to PowerApps, Mendix, and OutSystems.

The Github repo is : https://github.com/Budibase/budibase

And our website is: https://budibase.com

Before Budibase, my cofounder and I worked together, and we were constantly tasked with creating CRUD apps for internal operations - the development process was repetitive, frustrating, and time-consuming. At the time, I looked at low-code options, but there was no standout open-source option.

So, my cofounders and I have spent the last 3 years creating Budibase, an open-source low code platform, to make it faster, easier, and more enjoyable to build CRUD apps [forms, admin panels, approval apps, portals].

We believe low-code platforms should seamlessly integrate with a company's tools and operations. With Budibase, you can create apps using: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Rest API, and more. Or you can start from scratch with Budibase's built-in database (built on Apache CouchDB). Right now, Budibase supports Open ID Connect and Google Auth. It also supports automations using Slack, email, Zapier, Integromat, Webhooks, JavaScipt, and you can run scripts, queries, CRON jobs.

To design your apps, you basically add pre-built components [forms, tables, charts, buttons] to screens, then bind data to those components using Handlebars or JavaScript. Budibase apps work across desktop, tablet, and mobile.

As you create more apps and automate more processes, the reliance on Budibase grows. So, we think it's important that you can 100% own your data and self-host Budibase on your own infrastructure (Docker, Digital Ocean, Kubernetes). Deploy Budibase with our pre-packaged Redis, MinIO, and CouchDB or connect to your own existing Amazon S3 compliant buckets, Redis clusters or CouchDB instances.

Happy to answer any questions. We have a lot more to build and love to hear use cases and feedback.

If you are interested, try it out:

https://github.com/Budibase/budibase

https://budibase.com

I've been using Budibase for a while now to build different business apps. Really impressed with how easy it is to get deployable tools up and running (as someone who's not the best coder). Can't wait to see what else is in the pipeline!

I don't have much to say other than your landing page actually told me exactly what I could do with Budibase, which seems to not happen as often as I would expect. I always check out new stuff like this, and I'm often left wondering how this new thing works. Nice work explaining what you do! It's not something I'd likely need, but at least I know what it does.

Looks great! I've used budibase before and it's looking really well these days, loving the UX improvements. Are there any plans for out of the box metrics or monitoring? e.g. with open source tools like prometheus

that sounds great - thanks for the quick reply looking forward to it