Forest Admin vs Noloco

Forest Admin is an operational backend that connects operations teams and AI agents with databases, compliance suppliers, and workflows. It presents use cases including KYC onboarding, KYB/UBO, requests for information, transaction monitoring, and dispute handling. Forest says it reads and writes directly to databases and APIs without an ETL or copy layer, with the backend deployed in the customer's infrastructure. Workflow tools include case inboxes, dispatch rules, SLAs, multi-step workflows, approvals, escalations, and human review gates. Human users and AI agents share role-based permissions; record-level audit logs can include agent reasoning traces. Listed connectors include PostgreSQL, MongoDB, BigQuery, Snowflake, REST APIs, and GraphQL APIs. The integrations page names Adyen for triggering refunds, holds, reversals, and dispute responses. Forest lists SOC 2, HIPAA, PSD3, GDPR, and the EU AI Act in its compliance section. Pricing includes a free Sandbox, Starter at $499 a month, Professional at $2,199 a month, and Enterprise from $5,999 a month with an annual upfront payment discount. A free 30-day trial is also available.

Noloco is a platform for building web and mobile apps, with a built-in database, user authentication, API integrations, and mobile publishing. It supports web, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, and lists both internal and client-facing app types. The Free plan includes unlimited team seats, up to 50 active clients, 2,000 records, and 30 AI credits per month. Build costs $79 a month, billed monthly, and includes 10 team seats, up to 1,000 active clients, 25,000 records, and 250 AI credits per month. Enterprise lists unlimited records and custom team and client seats, with no price stated. The pricing note describes paid access from $65/mo on an annual basis and a 14-day trial; that differs from the listed monthly Build price. Noloco was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Its combination of app creation, database, authentication, and integrations is intended for teams making web or mobile tools, with separate allowances for team seats, clients, records, and AI credits by plan.