Anvil Pros and Cons

Anvil makes it dead simple to get a web app deployed to the web. It is Python native (uses Skulpt on the client side) and has a Postgres backed integrated database with their own ORM. This makes it super fast to get going.

I have used Anvil to make very simple apps and very complex apps. Both are possible but the amazing thing is that the simple apps are very easy to get going. Anvil allows you a minimum amount of boilerplate (they generate it for you). When you need to make a complex app, you have the power of Python to create abstractions that are readable and reusable.

When my business needs an app up and running TODAY, Anvil is what enables this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Really the only dislike I have about Anvil is the database speed. It isn't actually slow, but it's not as fast as you would get with your own database server. You can always connect your own database and use a Python library on the server side to connect to it. So there are ways around this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like it. Abstracts a lot of headaches and allows quick iteration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One downside is that there's no way to embed any AI for coding with the online IDE. Feels like an opportunity lost there for even faster iteration speed particularly for code completion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Excellent IDE

Easy coding in python

Front end coding in python

fast and easy deployment

good for coworking Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Speed of database could be a bit faster for our customers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Even as a beginner in programming, I found it surprisingly easy to build complex web applications that would have otherwise required a steep learning curve. Instead of spending time learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, databases, servers, backends, APIs, and more, I only needed a basic understanding of Python. The platform even allows seamless access to JavaScript APIs directly in Python, ensuring that no limitations hold you back. Plus, the community and staff are incredibly supportive and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Overall, everything is positive about Anvil. Just a few downtimes can become an issue sometimes. However, the Anvil team promptly takes care of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Speed to prototype is excellent since components are just drag and drop. Adding Python libraries and customizing packages is supported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some features don't work properly so getting to a refined production-level result is either very difficult or impossible. (e.g. Data Grid component full-width doesn't work, so users are squinting at tiny text). Getting support is effectively impossible, and customer forums are inconsistent and occasionally hostile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anvil is the most useful and effective website for developing apps using Python and it helps to learn developing a new app and the interface is simple and easy to understand Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Just a feedback to review the pricing and not a dislike, also adding new options would be great and make it a bit more user friendly as sometimes it gets hung up while code writing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.