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Budibase pricing
Budibase publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Budibase pricing is free across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Open-source
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Yes
Budibase plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Free | 2 | Entry tier |
| Free | Free | 2 | +$0/month, 2 more features |
| Premium | $50/month | 2 | +$50/month, 2 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Open Source
FreeThe entry tier. It covers self-hosted, community support.
Free
FreeOver Open Source, this tier adds:
- Cloud hosted
- Limited features
Premium
$50/monthOver Free, this tier adds:
- Advanced features
- Email support
Where Budibase stops being free
Open Source, Free
- Self-hosted
- Community support
Premium, $50/month
The first thing you pay for:
- Advanced features
- Email support
What the product covers
The full Budibase feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Drag-and-drop builder
- Database design
- REST API
- User management
- Custom code
- Workflows
- Responsive design
Integrations
- 100+ integrations
- REST API
- Databases
- Webhooks
Security
- GDPR
- Self-hosted option
- Authentication
Deployment
- Cloud deployment
- Self-hosted deployment
- Docker deployment
Platform
- Web support
- Self-hosted support
Localization
- JavaScript language support
- SQL language support
People bring Budibase in for building internal tools over existing databases, self-hosting an open source low-code platform, admin panels and crud apps for operations teams, automations triggered by data changes. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Budibase are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Spreadsheets
Too few spreadsheets tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budibase (this page) | Free | open-source | - | |
| Google Sheets | Free | Free personally, bundled into paid Google Workspace for organisations | - | vs Budibase |
| Numbers | Free | Free with Apple hardware, optional Apple Creator Studio subscription for AI features | - | vs Budibase |
| Zoho Sheet | Free | Free standalone, bundled into paid Zoho Workplace for organisations | - | vs Budibase |
| SeaTable | Free, then €7/month | Per user per month | - | vs Budibase |
| Quadratic | Free, then $18/month | Per user per month | - | vs Budibase |
| Sigma Computing | On request | quote | - | vs Budibase |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Budibase badges page.
Before you pay for Budibase
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between Free and $50/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Budibase runs on web, self-hosted, and is published by Budibase of London, UK. The full record is on the Budibase review, and the rest of the category is under best spreadsheets tools.
Budibase pricing questions
- How much does Budibase cost?
- Budibase publishes 3 tiers, from Free for Open Source up to $50/month for Premium. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Budibase have a free plan?
- Yes. The Open Source tier costs nothing and covers self-hosted, community support. Paying starts at $50/month for Premium.
- What is the difference between Open Source and Free on Budibase?
- Free costs Free against Free, and adds cloud hosted, limited features.
- Which spreadsheets tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 spreadsheets tools listed alongside Budibase have a free tier: Google Sheets, Numbers, Zoho Sheet, SeaTable, Quadratic.
- What am I actually paying for with Budibase?
- The record lists 21 features across 6 areas: other, integrations, security, deployment, platform, localization. In practice it is brought in for building internal tools over existing databases, self-hosting an open source low-code platform, admin panels and crud apps for operations teams.
- Does Budibase charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Budibase prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Budibase against before paying?
- The closest spreadsheets tools in this directory are Google Sheets, Numbers, Zoho Sheet, SeaTable. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Budibase covering price, platforms and features.