Great Open Source Alternative to Build Complex Internal Tools
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As an organization we need apps to track internal KPS and data. Appsmith is a great tool to build internal apps for your teams. It can connect to multiple data sources as well as Google Sheets. You can transform data using JS and can also use their premade blocks to create front-end UI. You can populate UI elements with data dynamically by using JS query. You can use JS almost anywhere in the application and that makes this a very powerful tool to build any complex and dynamic apps.
Pros
- Connect to external data sources like Google Sheets
- Using JS to manupulate data
- Can use JS almost everywhere within design
Cons
- UI could be more responsive. Its bit hassle to create a UI which would fit mobile devices.
- If there are multiple UI blocks it gets cumbersome to adjust their size and appearance as you have to do it one by one.
Most Important Features
- Its Open Source
- Has multiple data sources
- Use of custom JS queries
Return on Investment
- Saves tons of money to hire a vendor to build apps or hire a specialist within org to build internal apps
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