Xlinesoft

Xlinesoft is a software company based in Herndon, Virginia, best known for PHPRunner, a low-code application builder that generates a complete web application around an existing database. Its sister product, ASPRunner.NET, does the same for ASP.NET. Both are desktop development tools: you design the application visually, extend it with code, and deploy the generated application to your own web server rather than to a vendor cloud. Pointed at a database, PHPRunner produces list, add, edit, view, search, export and print pages, then layers on authentication, user groups and permissions, reports, charts and dashboards. A drag-and-drop Page Designer and Bootstrap themes handle layout, while events let developers add business logic at points such as after a record is added or before a page is shown. Recent versions include built-in AI assistance for writing that custom code. It also handles master-detail relationships, a visual SQL editor, file uploads and more than 30 interface languages. PHPRunner works with MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft Access, IBM DB2, Informix, SQLite and ODBC-compatible databases. The development application runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, and generated applications run on Apache or IIS with PHP. Typical projects are internal database applications, admin interfaces, customer or partner portals and replacements for Microsoft Access applications. Licences are one-off purchases per developer and include a year of email support and upgrades. PHPRunner Professional is $599, Enterprise is $999 and adds multiple database and REST API connections, data encryption and Active Directory, Okta, Azure AD, OpenID and SAML login, and the MultiDev Edition is $3,599 for three Enterprise licences with simultaneous work on one project. ASPRunner.NET Professional is also $599. Xlinesoft additionally sells ready-made application templates, including invoicing, helpdesk, document management, workflow and resource calendar, and a plugins marketplace. The company states that more than 75% of Fortune 100 companies use its software.

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  Caspio

  Caspio: Builds database applications without code but hosts them in Caspio's cloud on a subscription, where PHPRunner generates code you host yourself for a one-off licence.

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  Zoho Creator

  Zoho Creator: Hosted low-code platform with its own database and per-user subscription, better suited to teams that do not already have a SQL database.

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  Appsmith

  Appsmith: Open-source internal tool builder that also connects to existing databases and can be self-hosted, but assembles apps from widgets rather than generating a full CRUD application.

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  Retool

  Retool: Internal tool builder on existing databases and APIs, priced per user per month and primarily cloud hosted.