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Internal tools builders — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for internal tools builders, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INAirtable entered the top 10 (#13 → #10)
▼ OUTGit left the top 10 (#8 → #11)
▲Airtable moved #13 → #10
▼Git moved #8 → #11
▲Superblocks moved #9 → #7
▲Appsmith moved #2 → #1
▼Retool moved #1 → #2
▲Budibase moved #4 → #3
▼ToolJet moved #3 → #4
▼Microsoft Power Apps moved #7 → #8
▲Glide moved #10 → #9
▲Appsmith +10.6pp (76.9% → 87.5%)
▲Budibase +8.7pp (53.8% → 62.5%)
▼ToolJet -7.7pp (57.7% → 50%)
▼Microsoft Power Apps -7.7pp (32.7% → 25%)
▼Git -6.4pp (23.1% → 16.7%)
▼Microsoft -5.2pp (38.5% → 33.3%)
▲Softr +3.2pp (38.5% → 41.7%)
▲Retool +2.5pp (80.8% → 83.3%)
▲Superblocks +1.9pp (23.1% → 25%)

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

▲ INGlide entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTReact left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Glide moved #11 → #10
▼React moved #10 → #11
▼Retool -2.3pp (83.1% → 80.8%)
▼Git -2.3pp (25.4% → 23.1%)
▼Superblocks -2.3pp (25.4% → 23.1%)
▲Microsoft Power Apps +2.2pp (30.5% → 32.7%)
▼Budibase -2.1pp (55.9% → 53.8%)
▼ToolJet -1.6pp (59.3% → 57.7%)
▲Softr +1.2pp (37.3% → 38.5%)
▲Microsoft +1.2pp (37.3% → 38.5%)
▼React -1.1pp (20.3% → 19.2%)

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

▲ INReact entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTGlide left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲React moved #12 → #10
▲Softr moved #6 → #5
▼Microsoft moved #5 → #6
▲Git moved #9 → #8
▼Superblocks moved #8 → #9
▼Glide moved #10 → #11
▲Git +4.1pp (21.3% → 25.4%)
▼Microsoft Power Apps -3.3pp (33.8% → 30.5%)
▲Appsmith +2.5pp (73.8% → 76.3%)
▼Superblocks -2.1pp (27.5% → 25.4%)
▲Retool +1.8pp (81.3% → 83.1%)
▲ToolJet +1.8pp (57.5% → 59.3%)
▼Microsoft -1.5pp (38.8% → 37.3%)
▼React -1pp (21.3% → 20.3%)
▼Glide -1pp (21.3% → 20.3%)

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

▲ INGit entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▲ INGlide entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
▼ OUTZoho left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▼ OUTReact left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲Git moved #11 → #9
▲Glide moved #12 → #10
▼Zoho moved #9 → #11
▼React moved #10 → #12
▼Microsoft Power Apps -2.7pp (36.5% → 33.8%)
▼Microsoft -1.7pp (40.5% → 38.8%)
▼Retool -1.1pp (82.4% → 81.3%)
▲Git +1pp (20.3% → 21.3%)
▲Glide +1pp (20.3% → 21.3%)

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INReact entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTGit left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▼Git moved #9 → #11
▲Softr moved #7 → #6
▼Microsoft Power Apps moved #6 → #7
▲Zoho moved #10 → #9
▲React moved #11 → #10
▲Appsmith +5.1pp (67.9% → 73%)
▼Git -2.9pp (23.2% → 20.3%)
▼ToolJet -2.6pp (60.7% → 58.1%)
▲Budibase +2.3pp (51.8% → 54.1%)
▲Softr +2.1pp (35.7% → 37.8%)
▲Retool +2pp (80.4% → 82.4%)
▼Zoho -1.6pp (23.2% → 21.6%)
▼React -1.6pp (23.2% → 21.6%)
▼Microsoft Power Apps -1pp (37.5% → 36.5%)

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

▲Microsoft moved #7 → #5
▼Softr moved #5 → #7
▲Git moved #10 → #9
▼Zoho moved #9 → #10
▲Microsoft +8.2pp (32.9% → 41.1%)
▲ToolJet +5pp (55.7% → 60.7%)
▼Softr -2.9pp (38.6% → 35.7%)
▲Appsmith +2.2pp (65.7% → 67.9%)
▲Retool +1.8pp (78.6% → 80.4%)
▲Budibase +1.8pp (50% → 51.8%)
▲Git +1.8pp (21.4% → 23.2%)

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲Zoho moved #10 → #9
▼Git moved #9 → #10
▲Microsoft Power Apps +3.3pp (33.8% → 37.1%)
▲Microsoft +3pp (29.9% → 32.9%)
▼Git -2pp (23.4% → 21.4%)
▼Appsmith -1.8pp (67.5% → 65.7%)
▲Superblocks +1.3pp (27.3% → 28.6%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

▲ INGit entered the top 10 (#12 → #9)
▲ INZoho entered the top 10 (#13 → #10)
▼ OUTUI Bakery On-Premise left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▼ OUTGlide left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▲Git moved #12 → #9
▲Zoho moved #13 → #10
▼UI Bakery On-Premise moved #9 → #11
▼Glide moved #10 → #12
▲Microsoft +4.6pp (25.3% → 29.9%)
▼Budibase -3.2pp (53.8% → 50.6%)
▲Superblocks +3.1pp (24.2% → 27.3%)
▼UI Bakery On-Premise -2.3pp (23.1% → 20.8%)
▼Glide -2.3pp (23.1% → 20.8%)
▼Softr -1.9pp (39.6% → 37.7%)
▲Microsoft Power Apps +1.9pp (31.9% → 33.8%)
▼Appsmith -1.7pp (69.2% → 67.5%)
▲Git +1.4pp (22% → 23.4%)
▲Zoho +1.2pp (20.9% → 22.1%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202624 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Appsmith87.5%
#2Retool83.3%
#3Budibase62.5%
#4ToolJet50%
#5Softr41.7%
#6Microsoft33.3%
#7Superblocks25%
#8Microsoft Power Apps25%
#9Glide20.8%
#10Airtable16.7%

Sep 7, 202624 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Appsmith87.5%
#2Retool83.3%
#3Budibase62.5%
#4ToolJet50%
#5Softr41.7%
#6Microsoft33.3%
#7Superblocks25%
#8Microsoft Power Apps25%
#9Glide20.8%
#10Airtable16.7%

Sep 6, 202624 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Appsmith87.5%
#2Retool83.3%
#3Budibase62.5%
#4ToolJet50%
#5Softr41.7%
#6Microsoft33.3%
#7Superblocks25%
#8Microsoft Power Apps25%
#9Glide20.8%
#10Airtable16.7%

Sep 5, 202624 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Appsmith87.5%
#2Retool83.3%
#3Budibase62.5%
#4ToolJet50%
#5Softr41.7%
#6Microsoft33.3%
#7Superblocks25%
#8Microsoft Power Apps25%
#9Glide20.8%
#10Airtable16.7%

Sep 4, 202652 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v4-7

#1Retool80.8%
#2Appsmith76.9%
#3ToolJet57.7%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr38.5%
#6Microsoft38.5%
#7Microsoft Power Apps32.7%
#8Git23.1%
#9Superblocks23.1%
#10Glide21.2%

Sep 3, 202652 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v4-7

#1Retool80.8%
#2Appsmith76.9%
#3ToolJet57.7%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr38.5%
#6Microsoft38.5%
#7Microsoft Power Apps32.7%
#8Git23.1%
#9Superblocks23.1%
#10Glide21.2%

Sep 2, 202652 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v4-7

#1Retool80.8%
#2Appsmith76.9%
#3ToolJet57.7%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr38.5%
#6Microsoft38.5%
#7Microsoft Power Apps32.7%
#8Git23.1%
#9Superblocks23.1%
#10Glide21.2%

Sep 1, 202652 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v4-7

#1Retool80.8%
#2Appsmith76.9%
#3ToolJet57.7%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr38.5%
#6Microsoft38.5%
#7Microsoft Power Apps32.7%
#8Git23.1%
#9Superblocks23.1%
#10Glide21.2%

Aug 31, 202652 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v4-7

#1Retool80.8%
#2Appsmith76.9%
#3ToolJet57.7%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr38.5%
#6Microsoft38.5%
#7Microsoft Power Apps32.7%
#8Git23.1%
#9Superblocks23.1%
#10Glide21.2%

Aug 30, 202659 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v4-7

#1Retool83.1%
#2Appsmith76.3%
#3ToolJet59.3%
#4Budibase55.9%
#5Softr37.3%
#6Microsoft37.3%
#7Microsoft Power Apps30.5%
#8Git25.4%
#9Superblocks25.4%
#10React20.3%

Aug 29, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1Retool81.3%
#2Appsmith73.8%
#3ToolJet57.5%
#4Budibase55%
#5Microsoft38.8%
#6Softr37.5%
#7Microsoft Power Apps33.8%
#8Superblocks27.5%
#9Git21.3%
#10Glide21.3%

Aug 28, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1Retool81.3%
#2Appsmith73.8%
#3ToolJet57.5%
#4Budibase55%
#5Microsoft38.8%
#6Softr37.5%
#7Microsoft Power Apps33.8%
#8Superblocks27.5%
#9Git21.3%
#10Glide21.3%

Aug 27, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1Retool81.3%
#2Appsmith73.8%
#3ToolJet57.5%
#4Budibase55%
#5Microsoft38.8%
#6Softr37.5%
#7Microsoft Power Apps33.8%
#8Superblocks27.5%
#9Git21.3%
#10Glide21.3%

Aug 26, 202674 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Retool82.4%
#2Appsmith73%
#3ToolJet58.1%
#4Budibase54.1%
#5Microsoft40.5%
#6Softr37.8%
#7Microsoft Power Apps36.5%
#8Superblocks28.4%
#9Zoho21.6%
#10React21.6%

Aug 25, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4

#1Retool80.4%
#2Appsmith67.9%
#3ToolJet60.7%
#4Budibase51.8%
#5Microsoft41.1%
#6Microsoft Power Apps37.5%
#7Softr35.7%
#8Superblocks28.6%
#9Git23.2%
#10Zoho23.2%

Aug 24, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4

#1Retool80.4%
#2Appsmith67.9%
#3ToolJet60.7%
#4Budibase51.8%
#5Microsoft41.1%
#6Microsoft Power Apps37.5%
#7Softr35.7%
#8Superblocks28.6%
#9Git23.2%
#10Zoho23.2%

Aug 23, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4

#1Retool78.6%
#2Appsmith65.7%
#3ToolJet55.7%
#4Budibase50%
#5Softr38.6%
#6Microsoft Power Apps37.1%
#7Microsoft32.9%
#8Superblocks28.6%
#9Zoho22.9%
#10Git21.4%

Aug 22, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4

#1Retool78.6%
#2Appsmith65.7%
#3ToolJet55.7%
#4Budibase50%
#5Softr38.6%
#6Microsoft Power Apps37.1%
#7Microsoft32.9%
#8Superblocks28.6%
#9Zoho22.9%
#10Git21.4%

Aug 21, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4

#1Retool79.2%
#2Appsmith67.5%
#3ToolJet55.8%
#4Budibase50.6%
#5Softr37.7%
#6Microsoft Power Apps33.8%
#7Microsoft29.9%
#8Superblocks27.3%
#9Git23.4%
#10Zoho22.1%

Aug 20, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4

#1Retool79.2%
#2Appsmith67.5%
#3ToolJet55.8%
#4Budibase50.6%
#5Softr37.7%
#6Microsoft Power Apps33.8%
#7Microsoft29.9%
#8Superblocks27.3%
#9Git23.4%
#10Zoho22.1%

Aug 19, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4

#1Retool79.1%
#2Appsmith69.2%
#3ToolJet56%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr39.6%
#6Microsoft Power Apps31.9%
#7Microsoft25.3%
#8Superblocks24.2%
#9UI Bakery On-Premise23.1%
#10Glide23.1%

Aug 18, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1Retool79.1%
#2Appsmith69.2%
#3ToolJet56%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr39.6%
#6Microsoft Power Apps31.9%
#7Microsoft25.3%
#8Superblocks24.2%
#9UI Bakery On-Premise23.1%
#10Glide23.1%

Aug 17, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1Retool79.1%
#2Appsmith69.2%
#3ToolJet56%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr39.6%
#6Microsoft Power Apps31.9%
#7Microsoft25.3%
#8Superblocks24.2%
#9UI Bakery On-Premise23.1%
#10Glide23.1%

Aug 16, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Retool79.1%
#2Appsmith69.2%
#3ToolJet56%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr39.6%
#6Microsoft Power Apps31.9%
#7Microsoft25.3%
#8Superblocks24.2%
#9UI Bakery On-Premise23.1%
#10Glide23.1%

Aug 15, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Retool79.1%
#2Appsmith69.2%
#3ToolJet56%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr39.6%
#6Microsoft Power Apps31.9%
#7Microsoft25.3%
#8Superblocks24.2%
#9UI Bakery On-Premise23.1%
#10Glide23.1%

Aug 14, 202691 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Retool79.1%
#2Appsmith69.2%
#3ToolJet56%
#4Budibase53.8%
#5Softr39.6%
#6Microsoft Power Apps31.9%
#7Microsoft25.3%
#8Superblocks24.2%
#9UI Bakery On-Premise23.1%
#10Glide23.1%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/internal-tools-builders/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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