Appsmith
Engineering
From$15/user/mo
10 people: $150 a month · $1,800 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 2 plans · priced per user
Appsmith vs Budibase: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Appsmith starts at $15/user/mo (Business) and Budibase at $19/mo (Pro). For 10 people that's $150 vs $19 a month: Budibase is $131 a month (87%) cheaper than Appsmith on list price.
Budibase
Cheaper for 10 people
From$19/mo
10 people: $19 a month · $228 a year
- No free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Appsmith and Budibase plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Appsmith
Free
Up to 5 cloud users · 5 workspaces · Git version control (3 repos)
Free
Business
Up to 99 users · Unlimited workspaces and Git repos · Workflows and custom roles
$15/user/mo
Business is $15/user/month, billed monthly by card (no annual discount listed). Enterprise is listed at $2,500/month for 100 users via contact sales, typically billed annually (SAML/OIDC SSO, SCIM, CI/CD). Open-source Community edition is free to self-host.
Prices from Appsmith's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Budibase
Pro
1 creator, 1 workspace · 2K AI credits · 5K-10K automation actions/month
$19/mo
Premium
1 creator, 10 workspaces · 10K AI credits · Custom branding and SSO
$49/mo
Business
3 creators, unlimited workspaces · 50K AI credits, 250K actions · Enforced SSO and user groups
$299/mo
Plan prices as displayed per month on the official page ($19/$49/$299); the FAQ says yearly billing is the base rate and monthly billing is 20% higher, but the page does not state which toggle the plan prices reflect. Add-ons: end users $5/user/mo and extra creators $50/creator/mo on yearly billing ($6/$60 monthly). Open-source self-host edition is free. Enterprise (cloud and self-host): contact sales.
Prices from Budibase's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | Appsmith (Business) | Budibase (Pro) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $75/mo$900/yr a year | $19/mo$228/yr a year | Budibase $56 less a month |
| 10 people | $150/mo$1,800/yr a year | $19/mo$228/yr a year | Budibase $131 less a month |
| 25 people | $375/mo$4,500/yr a year | $19/mo$228/yr a year | Budibase $356 less a month |
Appsmith is priced per user. Budibase is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Appsmith vs Budibase: questions
Which is cheaper, Appsmith or Budibase?
Appsmith starts at $15/user/mo (Business) and Budibase at $19/mo (Pro). For 10 people that's $150 vs $19 a month: Budibase is $131 a month (87%) cheaper than Appsmith on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Appsmith and Budibase have free plans?
Appsmith has a free plan (Free). Budibase has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
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