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  "description": "Appsmith is an open-source low-code platform that enables developers to build, deploy, and maintain internal business tools. It allows users to create custom user interfaces by dragging and dropping pre-built widgets and connecting them to databases or APIs using JavaScript.",
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      "slug": "budibase",
      "name": "Budibase"
    },
    {
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      "slug": "superblocks",
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      "slug": "bubble-group",
      "name": "Bubble Group, Inc."
    },
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    "founded": "2019",
    "headquarters": "San Francisco, CA",
    "pricing_model": "Freemium (Free Cloud/Community versions with usage-based Enterprise pricing)",
    "core_products": "Appsmith Community Edition, Appsmith Business, Appsmith Enterprise",
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    "target_markets": "Software Engineering teams, IT Departments, Operations teams in mid-market and enterprise companies.",
    "employee_count": "Not publicly available",
    "funding_stage": "Not publicly available",
    "subcategory": "Low-Code Development Platforms (LCDP)"
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      "self-hosted retool alternative",
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