{"data":{"slug":"tooljet","name":"ToolJet","tagline":"AGPL-3.0 low-code builder for internal tools on your own data","category":"devops","categoryName":"DevOps","url":"https://www.tooljet.com","github":"https://github.com/ToolJet/ToolJet","pricing":"open-source","hook":"ToolJet builds admin panels, dashboards and internal apps on top of your existing databases, APIs and SaaS tools with a drag-and-drop editor, and it now ships an MCP server so a coding agent can generate and edit ToolJet apps.","whatsGood":"AGPL-3.0 community edition (ToolJet/ToolJet), release v3.20.246-lts (2026-10-15). The free edition includes the visual builder with 80+ components, a built-in database, multi-page apps with multiplayer editing, 90+ data sources, JavaScript and Python inside apps, SSO, and self-hosting on Docker, Kubernetes or the main clouds. Plugins and connectors are built with the ToolJet CLI, and LTS releases get security and bug fixes. ★~41k.","theCatch":"The AI features (app generation, AI query builder, agent builder) are Enterprise, and the README's quick-start Docker image is the enterprise LTS build, so check what you are running. The MCP server is in beta. AGPL-3.0 matters if you modify it and offer it as a service. Appsmith is the closest alternative.","verdict":"A solid self-hosted Retool alternative — pick the community edition knowingly.","addedAt":"2026-10-19","featured":false,"domain":"DevOps","subSpecialty":"Infrastructure","subcategory":"Internal Tools","tags":["mcp","web-ui","self-host","copyleft","coding-agents","active"],"capabilities":["mcp"],"surfaces":["MCP","Self-host","Hosted"],"ecosystem":["Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"AGPL-3.0","githubStars":41106,"starsPerWeek":142,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2021-03-30","pushedAt":"2026-10-19","license":"AGPL-3.0","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"}},"related":[{"slug":"github-actions","name":"GitHub Actions","tagline":"CI/CD that lives where your code does"},{"slug":"docker","name":"Docker","tagline":"Container runtime that changed deployment"},{"slug":"kubernetes","name":"Kubernetes","tagline":"Container orchestration at scale"},{"slug":"pulumi","name":"Pulumi","tagline":"Infrastructure as code in real languages"},{"slug":"fly-io","name":"Fly.io","tagline":"Deploy apps to VMs close to your users"}],"links":{"self":"/api/gems/tooljet","html":"/gems/tooljet","markdown":"/gems/tooljet.md","category":"/api/gems?category=devops","categoryPage":"/stacks/devops"}}