Ask HN: Best (Low-/No-Code) Solution for Simple Web-Based Database Front Ends

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Retool

Not open source nor self-hosted AFAIK, but it sounds like you're looking for something like Retool (<a href="https://retool.com" rel="nofollow">https://retool.com</a>).

#No Code #Rapid Application Development #Productivity 89 social mentions

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Baserow

You might want to take a look at Baserow (<a href="https://baserow.io" rel="nofollow">https://baserow.io</a>), which is an open source self hosted no-code database tool and Airtable alternative. It is not possible to interact with an existing database, but the databases and tables created are stored in a PostgreSQL database. It might be possible for you to migrate your existing MySQL data to Baserow. The repository: <a href="https://gitlab.com/bramw/baserow" rel="nofollow">https://gitlab.com/bramw/baserow</a>. It is build in Django and Vue.js.

#Tech #SaaS #Open Source 94 social mentions

3

Directus

#CMS #Blogging #Blogging Platform 117 social mentions

4

Deepnote

> if you truly want a 'low-code/no-code' thing, you're stuck with no-logic no-interaction software<p>I think this used to be the case but the landscape is changing quickly. Deepnote[0], for example, looks like a really interesting programming interface that's not quite traditional programming and lowers the barrier to entry significantly and is (arguably) in the low-code space.<p>Low-code products for data engineering show that we're not too far away from these sorts of solutions in a more generalized offering. Spreadsheets aren't the only answer.<p>[0] - <a href="https://deepnote.com/" rel="nofollow">https://deepnote.com/</a>.

#Data Science And Machine Learning #Data Science Tools #Data Science Notebooks 32 social mentions

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Netlify CMS

#CMS #Blogging #Blogging Platform 3 social mentions

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TablePlus

Have you looked at TablePlus?<p><a href="https://tableplus.com/" rel="nofollow">https://tableplus.com/</a><p>It gives you a spreadsheet UI on top of your tables that can be edited directly. All edits are baked into a transaction so when you hit save the transaction is committed. We’ve had a lot of success using it with developers and non-technical product managers designers.

#Database Management #Databases #MySQL Tools 56 social mentions

7

Apache Superset

Thank you all for the many great answers! Definitely a lot to look at! Currently Appsmith (and/or) Lowdefy seem to fit best for me.<p>In case you're interested, these are all the products/resources given so far:<p><a href="http://superset.apache.org" rel="nofollow">http://superset.apache.org</a>.

#Data Analysis And Visualization #Business Intelligence #Data Dashboard 51 social mentions

8

subZero

And you can the postgrest api up and running with <a href="https://subzero.cloud/" rel="nofollow">https://subzero.cloud/</a> you just bring your own db that you control.

#Developer Tools #Realtime Backend / API #App Development 6 social mentions

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Laravel Voyager

#Developer Tools #Productivity #GitHub 9 social mentions

10

Bubble.io

Surprised nobody has mentioned Bubble. It's probably the low/no-code platform I've heard the best things about. It's not self-hosted though.<p><a href="https://bubble.io" rel="nofollow">https://bubble.io</a>.

#No Code #Application Builder #Website Builder 428 social mentions

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NoCode.tech

#No Code #No Code List #API Tools 1 social mentions

12

Oracle Application Express (APEX)

#Project Management #Workflow Automation #Web Service Automation 5 social mentions

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Apache NiFi

#Analytics #Web Analytics #Mobile Analytics 16 social mentions