Comparisons · Updated
The best no-code AI for running a business (2027)
For running a business, the best no-code AI is Lazarus: describe your business and it designs your company’s whole system, with CRM, operations and AI agents, free and without code (we make it). For narrower jobs: for a custom web or mobile app, Bubble. For client portals and internal tools on data you already have, Softr. For apps on top of your spreadsheets, Glide. For automations across the apps you use, Zapier, or n8n when they get complex. For AI agents that work inside your current tools, Gumloop or Lindy. For a shared database your team edits, Airtable.
Disclosure: OpenLazarus makes Lazarus, our top pick on this page. Every price and licence of the other tools comes from their own pages, checked on October 26, 2026 (sources at the end).
The short answer
- Lazarus (our top pick): best for designing your whole company system, with AI agents inside, by describing the business.
- Airtable: best for a flexible shared database your team edits, with apps on top.
- Bubble: best for custom web and mobile apps you launch to customers.
- Glide: best for apps on top of the spreadsheets your business already runs on.
- Gumloop: best for AI agents across the SaaS tools a company already uses.
- Lindy: best for handing day-to-day tasks to an AI assistant.
- n8n: best for complex, branching automations and agents built by a technical team.
- Softr: best for client portals and internal tools on data you already keep.
- Zapier: best for connecting the SaaS apps you already use.
Side by side
| Tool | Best for | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Lazarus (top pick) | designing your whole company system, with AI agents inside, by describing the business | Designing is free, with no account. Running it: managed hosting from $150 a month; developer support from $4,500 a month. |
| Airtable | a flexible shared database your team edits, with apps on top | Free (1,000 records per base, 100 automation runs a month). Team $20 per editor a month billed annually, $24 monthly. |
| Bubble | custom web and mobile apps you launch to customers | Free to build, but you can’t go live. Starter (web) $32 a month billed annually, $39 monthly. Usage is measured in workload units. |
| Glide | apps on top of the spreadsheets your business already runs on | Free plan can’t publish apps. Basic $25 a month, billed monthly (100 credits, 2 published apps). |
| Gumloop | AI agents across the SaaS tools a company already uses | Pro from $37 a month (20,000 credits, unlimited seats), with a 14-day free trial. |
| Lindy | handing day-to-day tasks to an AI assistant | $50 in free credits that last 7 days. Team from $49.99 a month per active user, billed monthly (5,000 credits). |
| n8n | complex, branching automations and agents built by a technical team | No free cloud plan (a free trial); the self-hosted edition is free. Cloud Starter €20 a month billed annually, €24 monthly (2,500 executions), as shown in euros. |
| Softr | client portals and internal tools on data you already keep | Free (5 app users, 5,000 records). Basic $19 a month billed annually, $25 monthly, per workspace. |
| Zapier | connecting the SaaS apps you already use | Free (100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps). Pro $19.99 a month billed annually, $29.99 monthly (750 tasks). Agents are billed separately in activities. |
1. Lazarus: our top pick
Best for designing your whole company system, with AI agents inside, by describing the business
A builder where you describe your business and an AI designer, Sacha, designs your company’s own system as you talk: its modules (CRM, operations, finance), custom views and AI agents. You see it in a live preview and get the monthly price, without an account.
- Price:
- Designing is free, with no account. Running it: managed hosting from $150 a month; developer support from $4,500 a month.
- Pick it when:
- you want one system your company owns, with its records and AI teammates in one place, rather than another app on top of your current tools.
2. Airtable
Best for a flexible shared database your team edits, with apps on top
A relational database with apps on top. Omni, its conversational AI, builds tables, interfaces and automations, and agents run AI tasks on records.
- Price:
- Free (1,000 records per base, 100 automation runs a month). Team $20 per editor a month billed annually, $24 monthly.
- Pick it when:
- many teammates need to edit the same structured data, such as content calendars, product ops or inventories.
- Watch for:
- AI is metered in credits per seat, and you can’t bring your own model key. Building with Omni doesn’t use credits.
3. Bubble
Best for custom web and mobile apps you launch to customers
A visual editor and AI app generator for full-stack web and native mobile apps: SaaS products, marketplaces, booking apps.
- Price:
- Free to build, but you can’t go live. Starter (web) $32 a month billed annually, $39 monthly. Usage is measured in workload units.
- Pick it when:
- you’re building a customer-facing product and want control of every screen.
- Watch for:
- workload units meter usage, so costs grow with traffic. You design the app yourself.
4. Glide
Best for apps on top of the spreadsheets your business already runs on
Turns Excel and Google Sheets into business apps, with AI agents and workflows on the same data.
- Price:
- Free plan can’t publish apps. Basic $25 a month, billed monthly (100 credits, 2 published apps).
- Pick it when:
- your operations already live in spreadsheets and you don’t want to move the data.
- Watch for:
- AI and usage are metered in credits; annual plans aren’t offered yet.
5. Gumloop
Best for AI agents across the SaaS tools a company already uses
A multiplayer AI agent builder: describe work in plain language and get agents connected to Slack, Gmail, Salesforce, HubSpot and Notion.
- Price:
- Pro from $37 a month (20,000 credits, unlimited seats), with a 14-day free trial.
- Pick it when:
- many people across the company should build agents on the tools you already pay for, under IT governance.
- Watch for:
- model usage is billed in credits plus an orchestration fee. You can bring your own API key.
6. Lindy
Best for handing day-to-day tasks to an AI assistant
An AI assistant that plugs into your tools, learns how you work and takes on tasks: inbox, support triage, outreach, reports and scheduled routines.
- Price:
- $50 in free credits that last 7 days. Team from $49.99 a month per active user, billed monthly (5,000 credits).
- Pick it when:
- you want tasks done inside the tools you have, not a new system of record.
- Watch for:
- each task costs credits, from a few to thousands, depending on its size.
7. n8n
Best for complex, branching automations and agents built by a technical team
Workflow automation and AI agents on a visual canvas with code steps, billed per workflow execution with unlimited steps and users.
- Price:
- No free cloud plan (a free trial); the self-hosted edition is free. Cloud Starter €20 a month billed annually, €24 monthly (2,500 executions), as shown in euros.
- Pick it when:
- you have someone technical and need multi-step automations across many APIs, or a self-hosted option.
- Watch for:
- it’s low-code more than no-code for anything complex, and the cloud plans have execution caps.
8. Softr
Best for client portals and internal tools on data you already keep
An AI app builder for business operations: client and vendor portals, internal tools, intranets and CRMs, with built-in databases, workflows and AI agents.
- Price:
- Free (5 app users, 5,000 records). Basic $19 a month billed annually, $25 monthly, per workspace.
- Pick it when:
- you need a portal with logins and permissions on data in Airtable, Sheets, Notion or HubSpot.
- Watch for:
- app users, records and workflow actions are capped by plan, and AI uses monthly credits.
9. Zapier
Best for connecting the SaaS apps you already use
A no-code automation platform connecting more than 9,000 apps, with Zaps (automations), Agents and Chatbots.
- Price:
- Free (100 tasks a month, two-step Zaps). Pro $19.99 a month billed annually, $29.99 monthly (750 tasks). Agents are billed separately in activities.
- Pick it when:
- you mostly need simple trigger-to-action automations between tools you already have.
- Watch for:
- tasks, AI steps and agent activities are metered separately, so heavy use adds up.
How to choose
- If you want your whole company on one system with AI agents, designed by describing it: Lazarus.
- If you’re building a product for customers: Bubble.
- If you need a portal on data you already have: Softr.
- If your business runs on spreadsheets: Glide.
- If you want to connect the apps you use: Zapier, or n8n when it gets complex.
- If you want AI agents inside your current tools: Gumloop or Lindy.
- If your team shares one editable database: Airtable.
How we chose
- We included no-code tools that small and mid-size businesses use to run their operations with AI: app builders, portals, automation and agent platforms.
- Each one is described in its own words. Every price is the lowest paid plan on its pricing page on the date shown, with the billing period it states.
- Each other tool is “best for” the job its own product is built around, described from its own pages.
- Lazarus is our top pick and listed first; we make it. The others follow alphabetically.
Questions
What is the best no-code AI?
For running a business, Lazarus: you describe the business and it designs the whole company system with AI agents inside (we make it). For narrower jobs: Bubble for custom apps, Softr for portals, Glide for spreadsheet apps, Zapier and n8n for automations, Gumloop and Lindy for AI agents in your current tools, Airtable for a shared database.
Can I build AI agents without code?
Yes. Gumloop, Lindy, Zapier Agents, Softr, Glide and Airtable all let you set up agents without code. Lazarus designs the agents together with the system they work in.
How do these tools charge for AI?
Most meter AI in their own credits (Airtable, Softr, Glide, Gumloop, Lindy, Bubble). Zapier uses tasks and agent activities, and n8n counts workflow executions. Gumloop and self-hosted n8n let you bring your own API key; Airtable doesn’t.
Is no-code enough to run a whole business?
For many small businesses, yes, with one system of record and automations or agents around it. The choice is between assembling it from several tools (a database, a portal builder, an automation tool) or starting from one system designed around the company.
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