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12 reviews tracked

The Bottom Line

Entry price

Free plan available, paid tiers above

Biggest pro

Open source workflow engine

Biggest con

Learning curve

TL;DR - Windmill

  • Windmill is an open-source developer platform for internal tools
  • It runs scripts and workflows with a visual builder
  • Free self-hosted option, Cloud available
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
4.9/5 across review platforms

What is Windmill?

Editorial review
Windmill turns scripts into workflows and UIs. Python and TypeScript scripts become apps-rapid internal tool development. The script-to-app transformation is fast. The workflow building is visual. The platform is open source. Teams wanting to turn scripts into tools explore Windmill for rapid app building.

Available on: Web

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Open source workflow engine
  • Scripts and flows
  • Self-hostable
  • Good UI
  • Active development

Cons

  • Learning curve
  • Documentation improving
  • Smaller community
  • Enterprise features limited
  • Setup complexity

Ratings Across the Web

4.9(12 reviews)

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Key Features

Scripts platformFlowsAppsSelf-hostedMulti-languageOpen source

Pricing

Freemium

Windmill offers a generous free tier with optional paid upgrades for advanced features.

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Reviews

4.9/5

Across 12 verified user reviews on G2, Capterra

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Windmill FAQ

Is Windmill free?

Self-hosted is free and open source. Cloud from $10/month per user. AGPLv3 license.

What is Windmill?

Windmill is an open-source developer platform. Scripts, workflows, and UIs from code. Retool alternative.

Windmill vs Retool?

Windmill is open source and code-first. Retool is more visual. Windmill for developers; Retool for non-devs.

What languages does Windmill support?

TypeScript, Python, Go, Bash, SQL, and GraphQL. Multi-language workflows. Run any code.

Source: windmill.dev

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