ToolJet
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Low-code development platform, SaaS |
| Founded 📆 | April 2021 |
| Founders 👔 | Navaneeth Padanna Kalathil, Shubham Gupta |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Navaneeth Padanna Kalathil (CEO) |
| Products 📟 | Low-code development platform, Internal Tool Builder, AI Agent Builder, ToolJet Database |
| Revenue🤑 | ₹9.38 crore (2024) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 51–200 (2025) |
| 🌐 Website | Official website |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
ToolJet is an enterprise-focused low-code platform used for building internal business applications, dashboards, and automated workflows. Founded in 2021, the open-source platform has evolved into an "AI-native" ecosystem, enabling users to generate full-stack applications and autonomous AI agents using natural language prompts. ToolJet is widely regarded as an open-source alternative to proprietary platforms such as Retool and Mendix.
Quick facts
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Legal entity | ToolJet Solutions, Inc. (United States) / ToolJet Solutions Private Limited (India) |
| Current stable version | v3.20.x-LTS (released December 2025) |
| Primary tech stack | React, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL |
| Headquarters | 355 Bryant St, San Francisco, California, United States |
| Secondary office | HSR Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Total funding | Approximately US $7.65 million (Seed + Pre-Series A) |
| Investors | Nexus Venture Partners, M12 (Microsoft), GitHub, January Capital |
| License | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (Community Edition) |
History
ToolJet was founded in April 2021 by Navaneeth Padanna Kalathil. The initial version was developed within two months and publicly launched on Hacker News and Reddit in June 2021, where it gained over 1,000 GitHub stars within its first eight hours.[1]
In January 2023, ToolJet raised US $4.6 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners, following an initial US $1.55 million seed round.[2] In July 2023, strategic investments from M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund) and GitHub increased the company’s total funding to approximately US$7.65 million.[3]
In November 2024, ToolJet released version 3.0, signaling a shift toward AI-native functionality.[4] As of late 2025, the platform reported over 36,000 GitHub stars and more than 600 community contributors.[5]
Platform architecture
ToolJet is designed with a modular architecture that separates presentation logic from secure data handling.
- App Builder – A React-based integrated development environment (IDE) featuring approximately 50–75 pre-built widgets for drag-and-drop user interface construction.[6]
- ToolJet Server – A Node.js backend that acts as a secure proxy layer, executing queries and managing credentials without persisting returned data, thereby enhancing data privacy.[7]
- ToolJet Database (TJDB) – A built-in PostgreSQL-based database that enables users to create and manage data tables directly within the ToolJet interface.[8]
Features
AI and automation
- AI Agent Builder – Introduced in late 2025, enabling users to build autonomous agents capable of multi-step reasoning across integrated data sources.[9]
- Workflows – A visual orchestration engine supporting conditional logic, loops, and parallel execution for automation.[10]
- AI Copilot – An in-editor assistant that generates JavaScript, SQL queries, and UI components from natural language prompts.
Integrations and extensibility
ToolJet supports over 80 native integrations, including:
- Databases – PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Snowflake, ClickHouse
- AI platforms – OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, Pinecone
- SaaS tools – Stripe, Slack, Google Sheets, Salesforce
The platform can be extended using the ToolJet CLI to build custom plugins and React-based components.[11]
Security and deployment
ToolJet is designed for enterprise compliance and governance:
- Compliance – SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and ISO 27001 compliant[12]
- Deployment – ToolJet Cloud, self-hosting via Docker or Kubernetes, and air-gapped deployments
- Governance – Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Single Sign-On (SSO) via SAML, OIDC, and LDAP, and audit logging
Market positioning
ToolJet operates within the enterprise low-code application platform (LCAP) market. It competes in the developer-focused segment alongside platforms such as Retool and Appsmith, while differentiating itself through its open-source core and AI-native architecture.
Competitive differentiation
- AI-native architecture – ToolJet integrates AI agents as a core platform capability rather than an add-on feature.[13]
- Self-hosting and data sovereignty – Enterprises can deploy ToolJet entirely within private infrastructure, ensuring full data control.[14]
- Developer extensibility – Supports JavaScript and Python for complex logic beyond no-code constraints.[15]
- Performance at scale – Benchmarks in 2025 showed lower UI latency compared to competing open-source platforms when handling large datasets.[16]
References
- ↑ Kalathil, N. P. (2021-06-13). "How ToolJet Grew From 10 to 2000 Stars on GitHub in 3 Days". ToolJet Blog.
- ↑ "ToolJet raises $4.6M in Pre-Series A round led by Nexus Venture Partners". The Economic Times. 2023-01-11.
- ↑ "Total Funding, Funding Over Time, and Investors". Inc42. 2023-07-17.
- ↑ "Introducing ToolJet 3.0 — AI-Native Low-Code". ToolJet Official YouTube. 2024-11-21.
- ↑ "ToolJet GitHub Repository Metrics". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ↑ "App Builder Overview and Component Catalog". ToolJet Documentation.
- ↑ "Security and Compliance: SOC 2 and Data Protection". ToolJet Documentation.
- ↑ "ToolJet Database: Built-in PostgreSQL Guide". ToolJet Documentation.
- ↑ "AI Agent Builder for Enterprise Workflows". ToolJet Official Website.
- ↑ "ToolJet Workflows: Automate Complex Processes". ToolJet Documentation.
- ↑ "App Builder Overview and Component Catalog". ToolJet Documentation.
- ↑ "Security and Compliance: SOC 2 and Data Protection". ToolJet Documentation.
- ↑ "ToolJet AI Agents: The Future of Agentic Low-Code". ToolJet Official. 2025-12-20.
- ↑ "Securing Enterprise Data with ToolJet On-Premise". ToolJet Documentation.
- ↑ "Retool vs ToolJet: A 2025 Engineering Perspective". Enterprise Tooling Insights. 2025-12-01.
- ↑ "Performance Benchmarking of Modern Low-Code Platforms". ToolJet Blog. 2025-11-20.
External links
This article "ToolJet: An Enterprise-focused Low-code platform" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:ToolJet: An Enterprise-focused Low-code platform. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
