Saltcorn Collective Ltd
Saltcorn Collective develops Saltcorn, an open-source, self-hostable database application builder for creating web and mobile apps around structured relational data. Its visual builders let organisations create forms, dashboards, portals and workflows without code while retaining control of their data and deployment.
At a Glance
- Individual power users and individual developers
- Digital agencies and ITSM providers
- Small but growing companies with non-standard processes
- Large enterprises and local government
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Saltcorn
Open Source No Code App Builder
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Saltcorn 1.6.0: interactive workflow editor, enhanced visual builder, AI-assisted editing and Agent Copilot/AppConstructor improvements
Saltcorn 1.5.0: multi-node deployments, RTL languages, entities list, air-gap mode and mobile offline synchronisation
Saltcorn 1.4.0: real-time collaboration, push notifications and Agents, Record-and-rerun, Postgres-tables and Overlays modules
Saltcorn 1.2.0: first stable workflows release, transactional isolation, Capacitor.js mobile builder and expanded Copilot capabilities
Products & Services
Free, open-source, MIT-licensed and self-hostable no-code database application builder for web and mobile apps. It provides a relational data foundation plus visual table, view, page and workflow builders, an extensible module system, multitenancy and deployment options ranging from local Docker/npm installs to hosted instances.
Consulting services from the platform's original developer: application discovery and build, business analysis and design, build support, training, platform improvement sponsorship, custom modules/development and bespoke hosting.
Market Position
Saltcorn positions itself as an open-source, no-license-fee and self-hostable alternative to closed SaaS/no-code and enterprise application platforms. Its differentiation is a structured relational-data foundation, extensibility and visual builders combined with deployment and ownership control: customers can run it behind their own firewall, avoid vendor lock-in and keep improving applications as processes change.
Leadership
Founders
Thomas (Tom) Aagaard Nielsen
Founder and original developer of Saltcorn; he describes himself as a data-science team leader building predictive-analytics products, and is the company's director and controlling shareholder.
Executive Team
Thomas Aagaard Nielsen
Director; Founder and original developer
British-Danish founder who started Saltcorn in 2020 and has led its product and open-source development; his public profile describes him as a data-science team leader building predictive-analytics products.
Founding Story
Tom Nielsen began creating Saltcorn in March 2020 and worked on it more or less full-time during lockdown. He wanted a mentally stimulating project, but also saw open-source no-code as a way to democratise software creation and give organisations—including those handling sensitive data or unable to afford proprietary products—an option they could self-host, own and control. The initial vision was a long-term, value-focused alternative to closed enterprise platforms and rent-extracting implementations.
Business Model
Revenue Model
The core Saltcorn software is free, open source and has no license fee. Saltcorn Collective monetises through professional services—application discovery/build, business analysis, support, training, sponsored open-source platform improvements, custom development and bespoke hosting—while also accepting community contributions through Open Collective. Client-sponsored improvements are released back into the open-source core, and clients retain the intellectual property in applications built for them.
Pricing Tiers
The hosted saltcorn.com service is offered for trying out the platform; the project states that there are no guarantees about security or availability for this exploratory service.
Optional financial contribution membership.
Optional financial contribution membership.
Optional financial contribution membership.
Target Markets
- Individual power users and individual developers
- Digital agencies and ITSM providers
- Small but growing companies with non-standard processes
- Large enterprises and local government
- Organisations needing self-hosting, privacy, air-gap operation or deployment behind a firewall
- Industries including IT services, nanotechnology R&D, semiconductor manufacturing, gyms, climate mitigation, local government and financial cooperatives
- Operational process hubs and project trackers
- Equipment tracking and monitoring/evaluation systems
- Approval, compliance and reporting workflows
- Internal databases and spreadsheet or Microsoft Access replacement
- Customer, staff and CRM portals
- Reservations and payments
- CamData GmbH
- A credit union running on Saltcorn
- Projects involving IT service providers, nanotech R&D, semiconductor manufacturers, gyms, climate mitigation, local government and beach-hut rentals