Budibase vs Superblocks (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Budibase and Superblocks share a 2.2 GPA, and only Budibase has a free plan.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Budibase grades higher on the free plan and features. Superblocks grades higher on value for money and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Budibase
Open-source platform for internal apps, automations and AI agents
Superblocks
Governed platform for AI-built internal apps and agents
Which one is for you
Pick Budibase if
- Fits if you can run your own server and want internal tools with no per-seat fee
- Works for teams that want the data to stay on infrastructure they control
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want it hosted: Cloud is $299 a month and up, billing basis not shown
- Skip it if you have no one to run a server, as the free edition is self-managed
- Tight if you rely on Cloud actions: they are a hard monthly limit with no overage, and more means sales
- Watch out: extra creators are $50 to $60 a month and extra end users $5 to $6
- Watch out: the Community edition keeps a 1-day automation log and has no Budibase AI
Pick Superblocks if
- Makes sense if IT wants control over the internal apps its teams build
- Fits if you have up to 15 builders to put on one plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan: only a 14-day trial exists
- Pricey if you're one person: Teams is $100 a month flat
- Watch out: Teams stops at 15 builders and 1 hosted app, then apps are $10 each a month
- Watch out: SSO, role-based access, audit logs and source control are Enterprise only
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABudibaseFair | 2.2GPASuperblocksFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DCloud starts at $299 a month, about fifteen times the category's middle of $20, for 2 creators and 20 end users. Self-hosting is free, but that needs a server of your own. | C$100 a month covers up to 15 builders, so $20 each for five, the category's middle. One person still pays the full $100. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe Community edition is free to self-host with unlimited users, apps and automations, plus a 14-day Cloud trial. You need a server for it, and it has one workspace. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial of Teams. The listing doesn't say if it needs a card. |
| Features | BApp, automation and agent builders, data sources, a service portal and self-hosting. No gap shows in the job, only limits on the free edition. | CClark agent, integration gateway, sandboxes and security checks. Extra apps and agent-unit packs cost more, and Enterprise holds VPC, SSO and audit logs. |
| Ease of use | CA web builder where the work is building the apps themselves. No store rating on record. | CNo store rating on record. It's a platform you set up with integrations, environments and permissions. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and the listing names no integrations beyond its data sources. | BWeb app with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Azure DevOps and with Claude, Codex, Cursor and Copilot. |
| Best for | internal apps and automations, self-hosted | governed internal apps built by AI |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Budibase and Superblocks. How we grade
Price against what you get
Budibase starts at $299 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Superblocks starts at $100 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Superblocks starts $199 a month lower. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 29 score higher than Budibase for less, and 29 score higher than Superblocks for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Budibase is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Budibase also covers workflow automation and no-code.
At a glance
| Budibase | Superblocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $299 per month and up (Budibase Cloud, billing basis not shown) | $100 per month for up to 15 builders, billed annually ($125 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Community edition: free to self-host, with unlimited users, apps, agents and automations. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of Budibase Cloud | 14-day free trial of the Teams plan |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Budibase, Inc. | Superblocks |
| Price read from | budibase.com | superblocks.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Budibase
- Budibase Cloud starts at $299 a month; the page does not say whether that figure assumes annual billing.
- Cloud actions are a hard monthly limit with no overage billing, and a larger allowance means contacting sales.
- Extra creators cost $50 a month with annual billing or $60 monthly, and extra end users $5 or $6.
- The free Community edition has one workspace, a 1-day automation log and no synchronous webhooks or Budibase AI.
Superblocks
- Teams includes 100 Governed Agent Units a month and 1 hosted app; additional GAU packs and apps ($10 each a month) are extra.
- Teams is capped at 15 builders.
- VPC deployment, SSO, RBAC, audit logs and source control are Enterprise-only and priced through sales.
- There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
Key features
Budibase
- App builder
- A drag-and-drop designer for end-user web apps that work with workspace data and automations.
- Automation builder
- Backend workflows are chained from triggers and action steps, with 20+ triggers and actions and synchronous webhooks on the Enterprise edition.
- Agent builder
- AI agents are set up with instructions, tools, models and knowledge sources, with tool calling and evals. The Community edition uses your own AI key.
- Data sources
- Budibase's own database can be used beside external data sources, which the pricing page lists as unlimited on both self-hosted editions.
- Self-hosting
- Runs on private cloud, on-premise and air-gapped setups, according to the homepage.
- Service portal
- Apps, requests and approvals can be gathered into one portal for internal users.
Superblocks
- Clark AI agent
- An AI agent for building internal apps, with a user memory, included in the Teams plan within a monthly allowance of Governed Agent Units.
- Integration gateway
- Governed access to business systems, with SSO and permissions managed in one place.
- Secure sandboxes
- Cloud development and production sandboxes where any coding agent or model can run in an environment IT controls.
- Infrastructure and security controls
- Policies for approved infrastructure on AWS, a secure development lifecycle check, and monitoring of assets, vulnerabilities and costs.
- Enterprise deployment
- The Enterprise plan adds deployment in your own VPC, source control and secrets managers.
Plans
Budibase
Community (self-managed)$0
Open-source edition you host yourself: unlimited users, apps, agents and automations, standard SSO and 1 workspace. No Budibase AI, but you can bring your own AI key.
CloudFrom $299
per month and up
Hosted by Budibase with 2 creators, 20 end users, 250K monthly actions and 50K monthly AI credits. Actions are a hard monthly limit; larger allowances are priced through sales.
Enterprise (self-managed)Custom
Custom package with unlimited users, creators and workspaces, audit logs, enterprise identity controls, air-gapped deployment options and dedicated support.
Superblocks
Teams$100
per month for up to 15 builders, billed annually ($125 billed monthly)
100 Governed Agent Units a month, the Clark AI agent and user memory, staging and production environments, 50+ integrations and 1 hosted app; extra apps are $10 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Adds VPC deployment, SSO, RBAC, audit logs, source control, secrets management, embedded apps, security scans, a dedicated account team and SLAs.
Ways to pay less
Budibase
- Annual discount
Lower add-on prices with annual billing
Creator and end-user add-ons cost 20% more with monthly billing than with annual billing.
- Nonprofit
Charity pricing
A flexible pricing package for nonprofit teams, arranged through the contact form.
Superblocks
- Annual discount
20% off Teams with annual billing
The pricing page shows Teams at $125 a month billed monthly and $100 a month billed annually, a 20% saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Budibase or Superblocks?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Superblocks is cheaper to start with: $100 a month, against $299 a month for Budibase. Budibase starts at $299 per month and up (Budibase Cloud, billing basis not shown), and Superblocks starts at $100 per month for up to 15 builders, billed annually ($125 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Budibase or Superblocks?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Budibase has a free plan. Superblocks does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.