Softr AI Co-Builder - Build business apps with AI - that actually work

👋 Hey Product Hunt community,

2025 was the era of shiny demos. 2026 is the era of useful business software your business runs on.

If you've ever tried to build a custom business tool - a client portal, a vendor management system, an internal CRM - you know the options aren't great. Off-the-shelf software almost fits, but not quite. Hiring a developer takes months and costs more than expected. And AI or vibe coding tools? Great for prototypes, but the moment real users and real data get involved, things fall apart fast.

Today, we're bringing Softr’s AI Co-Builder to the Product Hunt community: the first AI platform for building real business software. Not prototypes. Not demos. Software that works, every single time.

Here's what makes it different:

🏗️ Generate real business software from a prompt: Describe what you need, and Softr’s new AI Co-Builder instantly creates the database, application, and business logic - already connected, secure, and ready for real users.

🔁 Refine with AI or edit visually: Switch between AI prompting and visual editing at any time. You build it, own it, and iterate on it - no black box, no developer required.
Need something custom? Use the vibe coding block to build your own design and logic exactly the way you want.

🔒 Secure and fully-functional by default: Logins, roles, permissions, and security are built in from day one, so you can actually launch it to your team or clients without it falling apart.

🧩 Connect your data and tools: Your data, your apps, and your workflows all live in Softr. Connect your existing tools, automate processes, and manage your complete business operations without switching context.

👉 Try it free at https://softr.io/

Over 1 million builders worldwide already use Softr. We can't wait to see what the next million builds!

Let us know what you think - we'll be in the comments all day to answer questions.

– Mariam and the Softr Team

I'm very happy to see app building became even faster and easier in Softr. Shout out to the team!

Really proud of what the team has shipped here! Excited for what people will build with it 💪🏻

Really game changer. Now the only thing which limits you in Softr is your imagination.

So proud of this one!

Real software building for non technical people, where they can reason visually versus getting stuck in code editing

I've been building apps with Softr for 4 years and I must say that this AI cobuilder is actually useful, and actually works.

It implemented very nice layouts that I never thought about and it's super nice to get this extra inspiration and support as I'm building.

Manually configuring 12 blocks in an app was a bit repetitive and long (couple hours, nothing dramatic when building full stack business apps) so I'm now skipping some parts thanks to the co-builder.

I recommend anyone to test this prompt "Add a new page to my app to show 5 analytics charts you think are relevant".

1 prompt away from adding a nice analytics page to any app.

This looks seriously powerful <3

Building with AI app builders, you bump into the same issues: you start from scratch. I've tried the AI app building capabilities of Softr and it actually delivers what it promises: within a ridiculous short amount of time, you have an app you can actually use for your team, business or a client. The crazy part is that this is only the beginning!

Big congrats to the @Softr team--you've built something people love.

The quality of this launch, and especially the video, reminds me of how AI has improved because your outputs are on a very professional level. Nice job.

This is a complete package now. Everything handled very well. Even the Auth, which I used to struggle a lot with. I now make apps while in between my meals.