- Data modeling: Build a MySQL database visually or connect to external databases and APIs.
- Generated interfaces: Create responsive forms, charts, dashboards and reports from the data model.
- Full-code options: Add SQL, JavaScript or TypeScript when visual tools are not enough.
- User access: Set up login, SSO, roles and record-level permissions for app users.
- Testing and deployment: Develop, test and host browser-based applications on managed infrastructure.
Five.co
Build and deploy database-backed business apps with low-code tools.
Updated August 11, 2026
Five.co Overview
Five is a low-code development platform for technical users who need to build database-backed business software. It can start with its own MySQL database or connect to outside databases and REST APIs.
Developers use visual builders for data models, forms, dashboards and user access, then add SQL, JavaScript or TypeScript when a project needs custom logic. Five also provides development, testing and production environments and can host the finished web app. It is an application-building tool, not a ready-made HR system or business app.
Key Features
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | $0 for 7 days | Full-featured trial with a payment card required at sign-up |
| Basic | US$27.49/month with annual billing US$29.99 month to month |
One application, 10 end users and 4 GB storage |
| Team | US$91.66/month with annual billing | Unlimited end users, added developers, more storage and collaboration tools |
| Business | US$256.66/month with annual billing | Higher compute, storage and production capacity |
| Enterprise | Custom quote | Custom infrastructure, support and disaster recovery |
Annual billing gives twelve months for the price of eleven. Free trial: 7 days. The sign-up page asks for payment details and says the Basic monthly charge begins after the trial unless it is cancelled.
Pricing source: Five pricing page and Five trial sign-up page
Pros
| Competitor | Where this tool may fit better |
|---|---|
| Salesforce Platform | Five lets a team build a database-backed business app without starting from a large CRM platform such as Salesforce Platform. A focused internal app can move from schema to interface quickly. That narrower path is the attraction. |
| OutSystems | If OutSystems is on the shortlist, the product offers a lower-code route with public entry pricing for Basic, Team and Business plans. Smaller development groups can evaluate the builder without beginning with an enterprise-scale platform discussion. |
| Retool | Next to Retool, Five positions the output as deployable full-stack applications, not dashboards alone. It deserves a closer look when the project needs its own data model, user interface and deployment path in one builder. |
Cons
| Competitor | Where the rival may have the edge |
|---|---|
| Salesforce Platform | Salesforce Platform brings a mature CRM foundation and a much larger set of enterprise tools. Five does not offer that same ecosystem. Organizations that already run Salesforce should count the value of existing data, permissions, partners and administrator skills before adding another platform. |
| OutSystems | OutSystems may be a better long-term fit when enterprise governance drives the project. Five’s public prices rise at the Team and Business levels, while its enterprise setup still needs a sales discussion. Buyers should test deployment, roles and lifecycle controls before treating the lower entry plan as the long-term cost. |
| Retool | A team mainly building internal day-to-day interfaces may find Retool’s established component and integration model closer to the task. Five should prove production hosting, oversight and maintenance with a representative application, not a toy demo. |
Reviews
- Five reviews on G2 (4.3/5 from 3 reviews): One reviewer praises the ready-made interfaces, dashboards, user roles and themes but reports trouble connecting MongoDB and slower production deployment. Another likes the database options and Docker deployment but says the tool can use a lot of memory.
Three reviews are too few to establish a reliable pattern, and G2 says the sample is not large enough for buying insight. A buyer should still build one real app with the intended database, permissions and deployment setup.
