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# UI Bakery: The End of $50K Internal Dashboards?
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**Source:** X Thread by [@hasantoxr](https://x.com/hasantoxr)
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**Date:** February 21, 2026
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**URL:** https://x.com/hasantoxr/status/2025202192073064837
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## Overview
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Hasan Toor shares an in-depth look at **UI Bakery**, a low-code platform that generates fully functional internal apps in 2 minutes using AI. The thread positions it as a potential disruptor to traditional internal tool development that often costs $50K+ and takes months.
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## Main Post (The Hook)
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> "RIP to every dev team charging $50K to build an internal dashboard. UI Bakery just made every internal tool your dev team ever built look like a waste of time. It's called UI Bakery, it builds and deploys a fully functional internal app in 2 minutes. No sprint. No Jira ticket. No engineer bottleneck."
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**Engagement:** 35 replies, 94 reposts, 331 likes, 510 bookmarks, 68.6K views
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## What UI Bakery Actually Does
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The platform enables users to:
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1. **Connect to 45+ databases** including:
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- Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB
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- Snowflake, Redis
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- OpenAI integration
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2. **Describe the app in plain language** - Natural language input
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3. **AI Agent generates and deploys** - Fully functional app in 2 minutes
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4. **Production-ready output** - Not a prototype, but a real app on live data with SOC 2 compliance
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## Key Features
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| Feature | Description |
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| **80+ Pre-built React Components** | Use anything, no restrictions |
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| **One-click Deploy** | Auto-scaling, SSL, CDN included |
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| **Enterprise Security** | Built-in RBAC, audit logs, MFA out of the box |
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| **Self-host Option** | For air-gapped environments |
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| **React-based** | Modern, extensible stack |
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## Real-World Use Cases
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Teams are reportedly building:
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- **Inventory management** on live databases
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- **Invoice approval workflows**
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- **Customer portals**
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- **Admin panels** with role-based access
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- **Digital marketing dashboards**
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All connected to real data and shipped in minutes.
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## Social Proof & Traction
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- **55,000+ GitHub stars** across open-source repos
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- **4.7/5 rating** on G2
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- **Product Hunt #1 Product of the Day**
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- **Thousands of companies** using it worldwide
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## Pricing
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- **Free to start** - No credit card required
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- Website: [uibakery.io](https://uibakery.io)
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## Key Takeaways
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### For Business Leaders:
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- Potential dramatic reduction in internal tool development costs
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- Faster time-to-market for operational dashboards
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- Reduced dependency on engineering teams for internal tooling
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### For Developers:
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- May shift focus from building internal tools to integrating/extending them
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- Could reduce "ticket-driven" internal tool work
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- React-based architecture suggests extensibility for technical users
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### For the Industry:
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- Part of the broader trend of AI-powered app generation
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- Suggests commoditization of basic CRUD/internal dashboard development
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- May force rethinking of how internal tooling budgets are allocated
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## Critical Questions to Consider
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1. **Vendor Lock-in:** How portable are apps built with UI Bakery?
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2. **Complexity Ceiling:** Where does it break down for sophisticated use cases?
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3. **Enterprise Integration:** How well does it play with existing enterprise systems?
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4. **Long-term Viability:** Is the pricing sustainable as adoption scales?
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## Related Tools & Ecosystem
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This fits into the broader category of:
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- **Low-code/No-code platforms** (Retool, Appsmith, Budibase)
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- **AI app generators** (v0, Bolt, Replit Agent)
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- **Internal tool builders** (ToolJet, Refine)
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## Action Items (If Exploring)
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- [ ] Sign up for free tier at uibakery.io
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- [ ] Test with a simple CRUD use case
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- [ ] Evaluate data source connectors for your stack
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- [ ] Compare against current internal tool development costs
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- [ ] Assess security/compliance requirements for your org
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*Thread compiled from X post by @hasantoxr. Engagement metrics captured at time of reading.*
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