Noloco vs Saltcorn

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.

Saltcorn is an open-source database app builder for making custom applications, workflows, and interfaces. Its visual tools let users create relational tables and assemble forms, dashboards, portals, and workflows with drag-and-drop components. It runs on PostgreSQL or SQLite and includes a JSON REST API for other systems to read and write data. Plugins can add data types, views, and themes; listed extensions include Apple Pay, CalDAV, CAPTCHA, charts, and AI agents. Applications can be packaged for iOS and Android, with offline use supported by local SQLite storage and later synchronization. Deployment options include Docker, Kubernetes, npm, marketplace templates, desktop use, and air-gapped self-hosting. Self-hosted instances make no telemetry calls and can run offline behind a firewall. The MIT-licensed platform has no licence fee or per-seat cost. The open-source platform is free; DigitalOcean marketplace deployment is $6 a month, and managed hosting via Elestio is $16 a month. Shared free evaluation hosting is not intended for production or real data.