Appsmith
Build admin panels, CRUD apps and workflows. Build everything you need, 10x faster.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 56% of tracked projects; popularity more than 95%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 41k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v2.4.2 · 24 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | Java, Docker, K8S |
Is Appsmith actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 338 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 136 of them.
The most recent tagged release, v2.4.2, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Appsmith ranks #8 of 12 tracked software development - low code projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Appsmith actually does
Appsmith is an open-source low-code framework designed for constructing administrative interfaces, data-entry forms, and internal business workflows. It provides visual UI components that connect to data sources, allowing developers to assemble custom internal tooling faster than writing code from scratch.
Best fit: Development teams who need to quickly build and maintain internal dashboards or database interfaces without designing custom front ends.
Worth knowing: Self-hosting involves running a complex containerised stack with a substantial memory footprint, which may be heavy for minimal server setups.
Deployment notes
You can typically deploy the application using Docker Compose or Kubernetes, though you will need to provision persistent storage for state and configure an external reverse proxy for TLS termination.
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