UI Bakery

UI Bakery is a low-code builder for internal tools, customer portals, and dashboards, suited to teams working with business data and developers who want to customize generated apps. Its strongest case is the mix of data connections, access controls, and cloud or self-hosted deployment; teams needing mobile apps or predictable cloud quotas should look elsewhere.

Overview

UI Bakery combines drag-and-drop building with an AI-only app generator. The generator turns text or visual prompts into functional apps, and developers can edit the resulting React code. That flexibility is useful when a generated starting point needs further work, but it is a weaker fit for teams that require a strictly no-code process.

It connects to relational databases, REST and GraphQL APIs, and third-party services. The catalog has more than 45 connectors, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, OpenAPI, Salesforce, Slack, Snowflake, Stripe, and Zendesk. A hosted PostgreSQL database gives teams another way to get started. For external data sources, UI Bakery says it acts as a proxy, does not retain returned data, and keeps sensitive credentials out of the browser.

UI Bakery states that it is SOC 2 compliant and makes SOC and penetration-test reports available through its Trust Portal. Role-based authorization includes Admin, Editor, User, and custom roles, with TOTP-based MFA. These controls make it better suited to internal software with distinct user permissions than a simple one-person app project.

Key features

Building and customization

Visual building and prompt-based generation give teams two ways to create apps. React customization adds room for developer intervention, but also means the AI experience does not remove the need for coding when deeper changes are required.

Data, access, and deployment

Cloud plans include 5GB of hosted PostgreSQL storage. The pricing comparison sets monthly automation allowances at 1,000 executions for one cloud tier and 5,000 for higher cloud tiers, with $50 for each additional 5,000 executions. Those caps matter for workflows that run frequently. Self-hosting runs in Docker containers on customer-managed infrastructure and supports SAML or OpenID Connect/OAuth 2.0 SSO, giving organizations more control over deployment at the cost of managing that infrastructure themselves.

Pricing

UI Bakery has free and paid cloud and self-hosted plans. The plan prices below are stated per developer where that billing basis is given.

• Free: free. It includes unlimited apps and data-source connections, monthly AI trial credits, unlimited public app users, a hosted database, and community support. The free plan is a useful starting point, but its AI credits are trial credits rather than a stated recurring paid allowance.
• Builder: $2,025 a month, billed annually (-20%) or monthly. It includes $25 in AI usage credits, up to 50 workspace viewer seats, app and data-source environments, app export, and built-in roles. It suits teams that need the development and deployment basics, though the seat cap and built-in roles are limits to weigh.
• Team: $3,540 a month, billed annually (-12.5%) or monthly. It adds $40 in AI usage credits, role-based access control, audit logs, and premium support. Teams needing more formal permission management or audit records have a clearer reason to move up from Builder.
• Enterprise: custom pricing for more than 50 workspace viewer seats.
• Self-hosted Free: free, billed monthly. It includes unlimited apps and data-source connections, a hosted database, and app export.
• Self-hosted Team: $35 a month, billed annually, with up to 50 workspace viewer seats.
• Self-hosted Enterprise: custom pricing for more than 50 workspace viewer seats.

The pricing comparison gives cloud plans 5GB of hosted PostgreSQL storage, and automation overages cost $50 per extra 5,000 executions. The pricing note gives a general starting point of $20/mo (annual), but the plan prices above are the stated plan amounts; teams should confirm the applicable quote and billing terms before choosing a tier.

Platforms

UI Bakery supports web apps and lists Linux, Windows, and self-hosted platforms. It includes database and backend capabilities, custom domains, and both cloud and self-hosted deployment. Mobile apps are not supported, so it is not the right choice for teams whose users need a native mobile app.

Who it's for

UI Bakery is best for teams building internal tools, dashboards, or customer portals around existing databases and services, particularly when they need role-based access or a self-hosting option. It is less suitable for mobile-first products, teams that want no-code-only customization, or workloads likely to exceed cloud automation or storage limits.

Pros and cons

• Pro: More than 45 connectors and support for databases, REST and GraphQL APIs help teams bring existing business systems into internal apps.
• Pro: React customization, role-based permissions, TOTP MFA, and self-hosted deployment provide useful flexibility for developer-led and access-sensitive projects.
• Con: No mobile apps excludes teams that need a mobile application rather than a web app.
• Con: Cloud storage is capped at 5GB, and automation quotas can require paid overages for busier workflows.
• Con: AI credits and viewer-seat limits vary by tier, so teams must match expected usage and audience size to the plan.

Alternatives

Noloco is worth considering when a free plan with unlimited team seats, 50 active clients, 2,000 records, and 30 monthly AI credits better matches the project.

Retool is an alternative for teams comparing a free tier with a Team plan priced at $10 a month and per-user charges.

ToolJet may suit a small cloud team that can work within its free tier of 2 builders, 50 end users, and 2 apps.

Windmill is another freemium option for teams considering a free and open-source plan with 3 workspaces, 50 users, and 10 GiB of workspace object storage.

Budibase is an alternative with a Pro plan priced at $19 a month, including 2K AI credits and one creator.

Glide may fit teams building web apps that can work within its free-plan limits of 2 team members, 10 projects, and no published apps.

Jet Admin is another freemium option, with a free plan that includes 1 GB of storage.

Zoho Creator may suit a small project that fits its free plan's one user, one app, 1,000 records, and 250 MB of storage.

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Verdict

Choose UI Bakery if your team is building data-connected internal software and values React-level customization, access controls, and the option to self-host. Its principal trade-offs are the absence of mobile apps and the cloud storage and automation caps; teams that need either mobile delivery or higher, predictable quotas should compare alternatives.