A rare comparison where both sides take the EU seriously. Budibase is open-source low-code you can self-host, which is the strongest possible answer to who controls your data. The question it leaves open is who runs the platform, keeps the apps consistent and answers for permissions across all of them. With Cordango that job is the product.
If open source is a requirement and you have people to run it, Budibase is a solid choice.
Cordango gives you the sovereignty without the ops rota.
| Cordango | Budibase | |
|---|---|---|
| No infrastructure to operate | ✓ | ~ |
| Build an app by describing it | ✓ | ~ |
| One data core across all apps | ✓ | ~ |
| Directory, SSO & audit built in | ✓ | ~ |
| EU data residency | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom-built apps on request | ✓ | ✗ |
| Shared company context by default | ✓ | ~ |
| Governance built into every app | ✓ | ~ |
| Company-owned rather than builder-owned | ✓ | ~ |
| Every user shapes their own interface | ✓ | ✗ |
| One platform price instead of per-tool subscriptions | ✓ | ~ |
✓ built in · ~ possible with plan or setup work · ✗ not offered
Two honest EU answers. The difference is whose job the platform is: yours or ours.
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