Appsmith vs Windmill
A side-by-side comparison of Appsmith and Windmill — stars, license, self-host difficulty, deploy options, and what each replaces.
| Tagline | Open-source low-code platform to build internal apps and admin panels fast | Developer platform to turn scripts into workflows and internal apps |
| Category | Databases & Spreadsheets | Automation & iPaaS |
| Replaces | Retool | Zapier, Make, Retool |
| GitHub stars | 37k | 17k |
| Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Self-host difficulty | 3/5 Moderate | 3/5 Moderate |
| Deploy options | One-Click Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual | Docker Docker Compose Kubernetes Manual |
| Managed hosting | ||
| Last updated | 14 days ago | 4 days ago |
| View repo | View repo |
