Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Bult.ai
The modern platform as a service for developers who want to build and scale applications without the hassle.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier.
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Velt▲254Add commenting & collaboration to your product crazy fast
2024 · velt.dev · its alternatives →
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Hey HN. I'm Fabien, principal engineer, 25 years shipping production systems (Ruby, Swift, now Rust). I built Moltis because I wanted an AI assistant I could run myself, trust end to end, and make extensible in the Rust way using traits and the type system. It shares some ideas with OpenClaw (same memory approach, Pi-inspired self-extension) but is Rust-native from the ground up. The agent can create its own skills at runtime. Moltis is one Rust binary, 150k lines, ~60MB, web UI included. No Node, no Python, no runtime deps. Multi-provider LLM routing (OpenAI, local GGUF/MLX, Hugging…
Feb 2026 · moltis.org · its alternatives →
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SimplAIfree tier, from $5/mo▲589Hey HN, I've been building SimplAI for the past several months — it's a platform for building, testing, and deploying LLM-powered agents and multi-step workflows. The problem I kept running into: spinning up an AI agent pipeline means stitching together prompt management, tool calling, memory, evals, and deployment — often from scratch every time. SimplAI tries to be the layer that handles all of that so you can focus on what your agent actually does. What it does: - Visual + code-first workflow builder for chaining LLM calls, tools, and APIs - Built-in prompt versioning and A/B testing…
2025 · simplai.ai · its alternatives →
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moltbook▲580Pretty bizarre. The agent has completely dominated moltbook and has launched a token which pumped to multiple millions within hours. It makes sense that agents would have their own currency. But pretty wild, imo.
Feb 2026 · moltbook.com · its alternatives →
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Build, deploy, and manage internal tools with Retool's unified engine. Connect to any database, API, or LLM. Leverage AI throughout your business.
2018 · tryretool.com · its alternatives →
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Blocks▲448Hi HN, We just launched Blocks - an AI platform where anyone can build custom work apps and AI agents in minutes, no coding required. We’re seeing a shift in how software is built and used. With AI, software isn’t just about tracking processes anymore - it can actively help people get work done. The problem is that most teams still face 2 options: either buy off-the-shelf tools that never quite fit, or invest a lot of time and money into custom development. Neither works well. Blocks is the third option. It’s an AI-native platform where teams can create apps and AI agents for their workflows…
2025 · blocks.diy · its alternatives →
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Clears▲376Move beyond AI coding to Agentic Software Delivery
Aug 2026 · clears.ai · its alternatives →
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Budibase 2.0▲381Hi there, Mike here from Budibase. We’ve recently launched AI Agents into Beta, alongside our existing open-source app-building and automation tools. We built Budibase Agents for teams that want to leverage AI within real-world workflows, using their own LLMs, data, and APIs. Because of this, our Agents can be powered by any LLM with an OpenAI-compatible API, including open-source and locally-hosted models. This means you can build Agents that connect to your existing toolstack, within your own environment. Some more details: - Agents' behavior is configured using natural language…
2022 · budibase.com · its alternatives →
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CTO.ai▲393Build, share & run developer workflows in the CLI + Slack
2020 · cto.ai · its alternatives →
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Veltrix AI▲252AI finance copilot for cash flow, margins, and growth
Jun 2026 · veltrix.com · its alternatives →
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Moltcraft▲100Visualize your AI agents work in a pixel world
Feb 2026 · moltcraft.xyz · its alternatives →
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2015 · moltin.com · its alternatives →
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OpenMolt▲132Hi HN! I built OpenMolt, an open-source framework for creating programmatic AI agents in Node.js. Instead of wiring complex workflows (that can break), you define agents in code with instructions, tools, integrations, and memory. The agent then plans steps and executes actions like calling APIs, updating data, or interacting with services. When things break or change, the agent can adapt instead of failing like static workflows. The goal is to make agents behave more like real software systems than prompt scripts. It includes: - a planning/execution loop - tool and API integrations -…
Mar 2026 · openmolt.dev · its alternatives →
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Basevolt▲4Build AI-ready admin panels from your database. No cloud.
Apr 2026 · basevolt.app · its alternatives →
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Leap▲112We just launched Leap, an AI developer agent that helps you build and deploy apps with real backends to your own AWS or GCP cloud. We built it because every AI app builder we tried fell short. They were fine for prototypes, but not for real systems. No support for proper backend infra, no isolated test environments, and sometimes shockingly no way to own your code. We build Leap to be more appropriate for developers: - Connect GitHub to put your code in a repo you control - Work with code generation using pull request–style revisions with diffs - Get Architecture diagrams and API docs for…
2025 · leap.new · its alternatives →
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