UI Bakery — Self-Hosted, Open-Source

Build internal tools, customer portals, and CRUD apps quickly. Configure scheduled jobs and webhooks. Create structure and manage data through a GUI.

UI Bakery is commonly used as a self-hosted alternative to Retool, Bubble, Zapier. Replacing a SaaS tool with a self-hosted equivalent lets you avoid recurring subscription fees, keep full control of your data, and continue working even when the original vendor changes pricing, ships limits, or shuts down.

Built with: Shell. Website: https://uibakery.io. Source: https://github.com/uibakery/self-hosted.

Installation

See official install docs: https://uibakery.io/on-premise-ui-bakery

Why self-host UI Bakery

Self-hosting gives you three things SaaS can’t: data ownership (the files live on disks you control), cost predictability (a one-time setup vs. recurring per-seat fees that grow with your household or team), and longevity (open-source means the app keeps working even if the maintainers move on, since you can pin a working version). The trade-off is that you take on the operational work of running a server, applying updates, and handling backups.

Hardware notes

Minimum 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB memory and 20 GiB of storage.

UI Bakery replaces

  • Retool
  • Bubble
  • Zapier

Where to go from here

  • Browse the full self-hosted app directory
  • Compare self-hosted alternatives side-by-side
  • DevOps roadmap — learn the skills to run your own server