What AI assistants actually recommend when buyers ask about open-source no-code app builders — measured weekly across 5 engines, published as open data.
Updated 2026-08-01 · 66 sampled answers · rolling 4-week window · methodology
Rankings are measured from sampled AI answers — never editorial, never paid. Orbator builds AI-visibility tooling; when Orbator itself appears in any category, it is measured by the same rules as everyone else.
Sample: 66 AI answers · Window: Jul 4, 2026 – Aug 1, 2026 (4-week rolling) · trend vs prior 4 weeks (21 answers)
Across 66 sampled AI answers from 5 engines, Budibase is recommended most often — appearing in 83.3% of recommendations, followed by Appsmith (80.3%) and NocoBase (78.8%).
This is a measurement of share of voice across 5 AI engines — not an editorial pick. See the full ranking below.
| # | Product | Share | Trend | Engines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budibase budibase.com Best for: AI recommends Budibase most when buyers ask “best open-source no-code app builder I can self-host to build internal tools without writing code” (100% of those answers) | 83.3% 95% CI 72.6–90.4% 55 mentions · avg pos 3.6 first pick 29.1% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 87.5%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 42.9%PERPLEXITY 84% | Claim |
| 2 | Appsmith appsmith.com Best for: AI recommends Appsmith most when buyers ask “best open-source no-code app builder I can self-host to build internal tools without writing code” (100% of those answers) | 80.3% 95% CI 69.2–88.1% 53 mentions · avg pos 2.6 first pick 34% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 87.5%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 80% | Claim |
| 3 | NocoBase nocobase.com Best for: AI recommends NocoBase most when buyers ask “best open-source no-code app builder I can self-host to build internal tools without writing code” (92.3% of those answers) | 78.8% 95% CI 67.5–86.9% 52 mentions · avg pos 4.4 first pick 13.5% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 83.3%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 80% | Claim |
| 4 | ToolJet tooljet.com Best for: AI recommends ToolJet most when buyers ask “best open-source no-code app builder I can self-host to build internal tools without writing code” (100% of those answers) | 74.2% 95% CI 62.6–83.3% 49 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 8.2% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 83.3%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 57.1%PERPLEXITY 60% | Claim |
| 5 | Baserow baserow.io Best for: AI recommends Baserow most when buyers ask “open-source no-code alternatives to expensive hosted visual app building platforms” (69.2% of those answers) | 59.1% 95% CI 47–70.1% 39 mentions · avg pos 4.3 first pick 17.9% | — | GROK 60%GEMINI 70.8%CHATGPT 40%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 60% | Claim |
| 6 | Airtable airtable.com Best for: AI recommends Airtable most when buyers ask “open-source no-code alternatives to expensive hosted visual app building platforms” (76.9% of those answers) | 48.5% 95% CI 36.8–60.3% 32 mentions · avg pos 6.7 first pick 12.5% | — | GROK 60%GEMINI 45.8%CHATGPT 60%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 52% | Claim |
| 7 | Saltcorn saltcorn.com Best for: AI recommends Saltcorn most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a no-code builder that connects to PostgreSQL and lets my team build apps visually” (76.9% of those answers) | 37.9% 95% CI 27.1–49.9% 25 mentions · avg pos 5.4 first pick 16% | — | GROK 20%GEMINI 37.5%CHATGPT 20%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 52% | Claim |
| 8 | Docker docker.com Best for: AI recommends Docker most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a no-code builder that connects to PostgreSQL and lets my team build apps visually” (92.3% of those answers) | 34.8% 95% CI 24.5–46.9% 23 mentions · avg pos 3.9 first pick 26.1% | — | GROK 100%GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 60%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 24% | Claim |
| 9 | NocoDB nocodb.com Best for: AI recommends NocoDB most when buyers ask “open-source no-code alternatives to expensive hosted visual app building platforms” (53.8% of those answers) | 31.8% 95% CI 21.8–43.8% 21 mentions · avg pos 7.8 first pick 9.5% | — | GROK 40%GEMINI 20.8%CHATGPT 60%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 36% | Claim |
| 10 | PostgreSQL postgresql.org Best for: AI recommends PostgreSQL most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a no-code builder that connects to PostgreSQL and lets my team build apps visually” (100% of those answers) | 30.3% 95% CI 20.6–42.2% 20 mentions · avg pos 12.7 first pick 30% | — | GROK 20%GEMINI 33.3%CHATGPT 100%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 16% | Claim |
| 11 | Kubernetes kubernetes.io Best for: AI recommends Kubernetes most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a no-code builder that connects to PostgreSQL and lets my team build apps visually” (53.8% of those answers) | 22.7% 95% CI 14.3–34.2% 15 mentions · avg pos 6.1 first pick 26.7% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 25%CHATGPT 40%PERPLEXITY 12% | Claim |
| 12 | Webstudio webstudio.is Best for: AI recommends Webstudio most when buyers ask “open-source no-code alternatives to expensive hosted visual app building platforms” (69.2% of those answers) | 19.7% 95% CI 11.9–30.8% 13 mentions · avg pos 20.7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20%GEMINI 12.5%CHATGPT 20%PERPLEXITY 32% | Claim |
| 13 | Retool retool.com Best for: AI recommends Retool most when buyers ask “open-source no-code alternatives to expensive hosted visual app building platforms” (38.5% of those answers) | 18.2% 95% CI 10.7–29.1% 12 mentions · avg pos 6.2 first pick 8.3% | — | GROK 80%GEMINI 4.2%CHATGPT 60%CLAUDE 28.6%PERPLEXITY 8% | Claim |
| 14 | Directus directus.io Best for: AI recommends Directus most when buyers ask “open-source no-code alternatives to expensive hosted visual app building platforms” (38.5% of those answers) | 15.2% 95% CI 8.4–25.7% 10 mentions · avg pos 12 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20%GEMINI 20.8%CHATGPT 40%PERPLEXITY 8% | Claim |
| 15 | Dev.to dev.to Best for: AI recommends Dev.to most when buyers ask “what open-source no-code platform should I use to let operations teams build their own tools” (46.2% of those answers) | 13.6% 95% CI 7.3–23.9% 9 mentions · avg pos 4.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 40%PERPLEXITY 28% | Claim |
| 16 | Node.js nodejs.org Best for: AI recommends Node.js most when buyers ask “how do I self-host a no-code builder that connects to PostgreSQL and lets my team build apps visually” (61.5% of those answers) | 12.1% 95% CI 6.3–22.1% 8 mentions · avg pos 15.1 first pick 0% | — | GROK 40%GEMINI 8.3%PERPLEXITY 16% | Claim |
| 17 | n8n n8n.io Best for: AI recommends n8n most when buyers ask “what open-source no-code platform should I use to let operations teams build their own tools” (30.8% of those answers) | 10.6% 95% CI 5.2–20.3% 7 mentions · avg pos 3.5 first pick 28.6% | — | GEMINI 20.8%CHATGPT 20%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 18 | Emergent emergent.sh Best for: AI recommends Emergent most when buyers ask “best open-source no-code app builder I can self-host to build internal tools without writing code” (46.2% of those answers) | 9.1% 95% CI 4.2–18.4% 6 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 24% | Claim |
| 19 | WeWeb weweb.io Best for: AI recommends WeWeb most when buyers ask “open-source no-code alternatives to expensive hosted visual app building platforms” (30.8% of those answers) | 7.6% 95% CI 3.3–16.5% 5 mentions · avg pos 78 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20%CHATGPT 20%PERPLEXITY 12% | Claim |
| 20 | Windmill windmill.dev | 6.1% 95% CI 2.4–14.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 4.8 first pick 25% | — | GEMINI 12.5%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 21 | Zapier AI zapier.com Best for: AI recommends Zapier AI most when buyers ask “open-source no-code alternatives to expensive hosted visual app building platforms” (30.8% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.4–14.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20%PERPLEXITY 12% | Claim |
| 22 | Zendo zite.com Best for: AI recommends Zendo most when buyers ask “best open-source no-code app builder I can self-host to build internal tools without writing code” (30.8% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.4–14.6% 4 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20%PERPLEXITY 12% | Claim |
| 23 | Softr softr.io Best for: AI recommends Softr most when buyers ask “open-source no-code alternatives to expensive hosted visual app building platforms” (30.8% of those answers) | 6.1% 95% CI 2.4–14.6% 4 mentions first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 20%PERPLEXITY 12% | Claim |
| 24 | Teable teable.io | 4.5% 95% CI 1.6–12.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 8.3%CHATGPT 20% | Claim |
| 25 | GDPR | 4.5% 95% CI 1.6–12.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 8.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 26 | HIPAA | 4.5% 95% CI 1.6–12.5% 3 mentions · avg pos 8.3 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 8.3%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 27 | Joget joget.org | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions · avg pos 1.5 first pick 50% | — | CLAUDE 28.6% | Claim |
| 28 | REI3 | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions · avg pos 3 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 28.6% | Claim |
| 29 | Refine refine.dev | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions · avg pos 4 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 8.3% | Claim |
| 30 | Frappe frappe.io | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 20%PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
| 31 | PocketBase pocketbase.io | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions · avg pos 6.5 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2%CHATGPT 20% | Claim |
| 32 | Lowdefy | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 8% | Claim |
| 33 | ISO 27001 | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 34 | SOC 2 | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2%CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 35 | Lowcoder | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions · avg pos 14 first pick 0% | — | GROK 40% | Claim |
| 36 | NGINX nginx.org | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions · avg pos 33.5 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20%CHATGPT 20% | Claim |
| 37 | Bubble bubble.io | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
| 38 | OpenAlternative openalternative.co | 3% 95% CI 0.8–10.4% 2 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 8% | Claim |
| 39 | Appsemble appsemble.io | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 40 | ILLA | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 2 first pick 0% | — | CLAUDE 14.3% | Claim |
| 41 | Mendix mendix.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
| 42 | OutSystems outsystems.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 5 first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
| 43 | Activepieces activepieces.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 7 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 44 | Apache Atlas | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 45 | OpenMetadata | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 8 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 46 | AppWrite appwrite.io | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 47 | Noloco noloco.io | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 9 first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 48 | Superblocks superblocks.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 18 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 49 | WaveMaker wavemaker.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 20 first pick 0% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 50 | GrapesJS grapesjs.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions · avg pos 93 first pick 0% | — | CHATGPT 20% | Claim |
| 51 | AWS aws.amazon.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
| 52 | Appsmith Community Edition | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
| 53 | DigitalOcean digitalocean.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
| 54 | F6S f6s.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
| 55 | Knack knack.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
| 56 | Skyve skyve.org | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GEMINI 4.2% | Claim |
| 57 | UI Bakery On-Premise uibakery.io | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
| 58 | Whop whop.com | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | GROK 20% | Claim |
| 59 | orbator.ioCustomer orbator.io | 1.5% 95% CI 0.3–8.1% 1 mentions first pick 0% | — | PERPLEXITY 4% | Claim |
Reading the numbers: Share is a point estimate on 66 sampled answers, so each row also shows its 95% CI — the Wilson score interval around that share. When two products' intervals overlap, the gap between them isn't statistically meaningful at this sample size. First pick is the share of a product's recommending answers where it was named first, which separates “always mentioned” from “usually the top recommendation”. Full methodology.
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