Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Anvil

Build web apps with drag-and-drop and Python

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Anvil launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Anvil▲80

   A better way to build Python web apps

   2023 · anvil.works · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Anvil▲8

   Drag-n-Drop to make phyton web apps

   2016 · anvil.works · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Anvil, Visual Basic reimagined for the web▲7

   Anvil is a free Python-based drag-and-drop web app builder

   2016 · anvil.works · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Dragula▲137

   A drag and drop library for developers

   2015 · bevacqua.github.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dropbase – Build internal web apps with just Python▲207

   Hey HN, I’m Jimmy, co-founder of Dropbase (https://www.dropbase.io). We are an internal tools builder for Python developers. All you have to do is import any Python scripts/libraries, declare UI components, and layer app permissions so you can share them with others. We’re a middle ground between Airplane and Retool—simpler UI creation than Airplane, more code-centered than Retool. UI building is declarative and you can bind Python scripts/functions to UI components. You can write Python scripts/functions using our App Studio with support from a Python Language…

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Assembly HTML▲217

   With self deployable drag and drop website builder

   2016 · assemblyline.in · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Reflex▲856

   Build web apps in pure Python

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Widgera▲866

   Create Web-apps with Superpowers!

   2024 · nairos.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Angular 2.0▲244

   Learn one way to build applications

   2016 · angularjs.blogspot.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Cargo 2▲172

    Tools to design and build unique websites

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hello Web App▲156

    Learn Python & Django by building a web app (pre-order)

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Beaver Builder▲233

    A drag and drop design system for WordPress

    2017 · wpbeaverbuilder.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Anvil▲6

    Full stack web apps with nothing but Python.

    2021 · anvil.works · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Swizzle▲271

    Build apps in your browser with natural language

    2024 · getluckycard.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    No-Code Widget Builder▲190

    Build interactive widgets and stand-alone pages without code

    2020 · involve.me · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Pivot▲301

    Drag and drop real-time HTML page building

    2015 · mediumra.re · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Simbla▲90

    Drag & drop responsive website builder

    2016 · simbla.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Websites by MailerLite▲256

    Create a website in 1 day! Free no-code, drag & drop builder

    2020 · mailerlite.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Appratio▲290

    Build apps for iOS, Android, and the web without coding 💥

    2019 · apprat.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Dragdis▲103

    Simple Drag and Drop bookmarking

    2014 · bookmarkos.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Silk 1.5▲133

    Publish data online and create interactive visualizations

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    FormBit▲94

    Create beautiful forms and surveys using drag and drop

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Gappsy▲156

    No code mobile app builder like Bubble with faster drag/drop

    2020 · gappsy.com · its alternatives →

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    Colordrop▲144

    Color a website by dragging and dropping

    2016 · apoorv.pro · its alternatives →

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