UI Bakery
vs. Appsmith

57 components available.

There is a feature that allows for convenient searching of components and grouping them by meaning.

Adding of component can be by two ways: by clicking and by drag-n-dropping on a working area.

Custom component available.

45 components.

Custom component not available.

UI Bakery uses 24-column layout and 4px row layout for working area and cards.

UI bakery has better UX experience while interacting with canvas.

Appsmith offers two layout modes: Auto layout and Fixed layout. The Fixed layout operates similarly to the layout systems found in solutions provided by Appsmith’s competitors. On the other hand, Auto layout offers a different approach, functioning like a large display-container that facilitates the creation of equally wide columns, with limited customization in terms of widths and heights. While this feature may have its applications, some developers creating internal apps might find it useless for their specific needs.

In Fixed layout mode Appsmith uses 64-column layout and 8px row.

If the component is too large to fit in the card, it will shift the other components and cause a scrollbar to appear.

If the component is too large to fit in the card, it will shift the other components and cause a scrollbar to appear.

Dark theme - that helps to differentiate the development UI and end-user interface. Also, dark theme is considered a better one for human eyes in case developer works with the tool daily.

Multiple action steps within a single action.

Action folders.

Action scope: global and page-specific.

Auto-triggers for actions.

Logs available.

Performance information.

Scheduling back-end jobs and creating webhooks using automations.

BUT: Action type list might be a little bit confusing because of the large number of actions.

Auto-triggers for actions.

Logs available.

BUT: There is no Multiple action steps, no system in the actions, all in one list, and NO Performance information.

UI Bakery has an embedded environments feature which provides a way to maintain different app versions on a single UI Bakery instance.

UI Bakery allows to have multiple isolated environments by installing multiple self-hosted instances.

Appsmith allows using multiple environments ONLY by installing multiple self-hosted instances.

Great performance of the builder and published apps.

NO performance information.

UI Bakery has 3 standard pre-defined roles (admin, editor, user). You can also create additional roles with granular access to datasources and applications. Custom roles are available from the Team plan

Appsmith has 3 standard pre-defined roles (administrator, developer, app user), which don't have granular access. User can also create additional roles with granular access. Custom roles are available from the Business plan

Audit logs are available.

Audit logs are available.

By connecting a Git repository,  it is possible for the apps to be developed by multiple users in parallel. The changes can then be pushed to Git repo, and it is possible to do a code review before merging changes to the main branch which is protected by default.

Appsmith provides similar experience with Git version control.

The onboarding process for UI Bakery includes a discreet tour that allows you to learn the basics of using the application, from connecting a data source to adding users to an organization. The tour is unobtrusive and offers the option to exit or navigate to documentation links.

Appsmith has a 9-step onboarding process in where a user goes through a process of creation of a basic table and a form, or can read a note with 3 main steps how to start the creation process.