SAP Build Apps

What the product is

SAP Build Apps is a low-code and no-code application builder from SAP, aimed at enterprise teams that want business professionals and developers building apps on one canvas. SourceForge's product listing describes it as "a no-code app builder tool to help business professionals develop enterprise-grade applications for desktop, browser, and mobile," and adds that it also lets professional developers build software faster. It began life as AppGyver. Newly and Adalo, two competing builders, both report that SAP acquired AppGyver in 2021 and folded it into the SAP Build suite under the new name.

The company behind it is large. BARC, an analyst firm reviewing SAP's analytics products, says SAP was founded in 1972 as a business applications company and now has revenues of €36.8 billion and more than 110,000 employees. That context matters for the reader: this is a builder that sits inside a very large software vendor's catalog, not a standalone startup tool.

What you build and how

SourceForge's listing, which compares SAP Build Apps with Kodular and Thunkable, lays out the pitch in a few sentences. You compose "enterprise-grade custom apps with drag-and-drop ease." You connect "to SAP and non-SAP solutions securely with pre-built components, connectors, and integrations." The product is described as a professional application development solution "designed for anyone to quickly create apps without code regardless of role or skill level," and as a way to extend SAP S/4HANA with low-code app development. The same listing mentions low-code mobile app development that automates maintenance processes.

Newly, a competitor, puts the integration story more narrowly. It says SAP Build Apps makes sense if you are deeply invested in the SAP ecosystem and need native integration with S/4HANA, SuccessFactors or Ariba. Adalo, also a competitor, says that if your organization already pays for SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Build Apps can be a cost-effective way to build internal apps. Both framings agree on the main use: internal and enterprise apps that sit next to SAP systems.

On mobile, the details matter. Adalo's comparison states that SAP Build Apps can generate iOS and Android builds, but they run in a web container, and it contrasts that with its own true native apps. In the same article Adalo calls the AppGyver lineage a producer of hybrid apps. The practical reading is cross-platform reach from one project, with the usual trade-offs of a web-based runtime. Adalo also says that for regulated industries or organizations with strict IT governance, AppGyver has a clear edge over Glide, another app builder.

The third-party pages do not describe the editor beyond drag and drop. They do not document a built-in database, a template library, logic blocks, collaboration features, custom domains or an API, so none of those are claimed here.

The analytics side is a separate product. The membership in dashboards-bi comes from SAP Analytics Cloud, a sibling on the same domain. BARC describes it as "combining comprehensive BI, augmented and predictive analytics, and enterprise planning capabilities in an integrated cloud platform," and notes that SAP's data and analytics direction is now Business Data Cloud, a managed SaaS platform launched in 2025. A reviewer quoted on a SoftwareReviews page says SAP Analytics Cloud combines business intelligence, planning and predictive analytics in a single cloud-based platform, so you do not need separate tools. Those are sentences about the analytics product, not about the app builder, and a team would buy and learn them separately.

What third parties say about pricing, support and limits

Pricing is the clearest point of agreement. Adalo says SAP Build Apps is now part of SAP Business Technology Platform licensing, which means sales conversations, annual contracts and no visible pricing until you get a custom quote. Newly, which sells a competing builder, states that the enterprise version is part of SAP Business Technology Platform with pricing starting around $13,000+ annually. That figure is a competitor's claim and should be checked with SAP, but it shows the scale of commitment the sources describe.

Both competitors also describe what happened to the free tier. Adalo says the community edition that made AppGyver popular was shut down, new signups closed and existing users were given migration timelines. Newly says a free Community Edition still exists with limited features. The two accounts disagree, so a reader who wants a free start should confirm the current state with SAP. Adalo adds that the interface, documentation and support channels all moved under SAP, and that searching for AppGyver mostly returns legacy content.

On code ownership, Newly says AppGyver Community Edition and SAP Build Apps do not provide full source code export, and calls that a vendor lock-in limitation. No third-party page mentions self-hosting, compliance certifications or hosting regions for SAP Build Apps, so a regulated team has to take those questions to SAP directly.

Softr, another competitor, writes that SAP Build, formerly AppGyver, has been struggling to keep users since the 2021 acquisition. It points to limited scalability, a complex pricing model and infrequent product updates over the years, and says SAP Build is no longer the top choice for business builders. Read that as a rival's view. Adalo's own wording is more balanced: none of the changes means SAP Build Apps is bad, and for an organization already paying for SAP Business Technology Platform it can be cost-effective.

For the analytics sibling, reviewers on BARC and SoftwareReviews pages are mixed. BARC reviewers praise the interface and standardized IBCS charts and one calls it a tool for planning, forecasting and real-time data visualization for finance. Others cite performance and complexity, and one says you have to warm up to it. A SoftwareReviews contributor lists a steep learning curve for new users and limited integration with non-SAP platforms as the main dislikes, and another says close involvement of IT specialists is needed to expand functionality.

Who it suits and who it does not

It suits a company that already runs SAP systems and wants a governed way to build apps beside them, with IT and business developers sharing one tool. The sources consistently tie its value to the SAP ecosystem: S/4HANA, SuccessFactors and Ariba in Newly's words, and existing Business Technology Platform spend in Adalo's.

It suits less well a solo founder, a small agency or a team that wants a public price list, a free plan, or the option to take the code elsewhere. Based on the third-party accounts, getting started means a sales conversation and an annual contract, and the app depends on SAP's platform and roadmap. A team with no SAP footprint should compare it with simpler builders before committing.

Every statement above comes from third-party pages, several written by vendors who sell competing products. For plans, limits, hosting and compliance, confirm the details with SAP before deciding.