Refine blog · Jan 2026
Refine announced a split into two products: Refine (AI-powered internal app builder) and Refine Core (open-source framework), with core docs and community resources moving to refine.dev/core.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Refine is an AI-powered development and configuration platform for enterprise internal tools and B2B apps, built on the open-source Refine Core React framework and positioned as a code-ownership-first alternative to low-code platforms.
Primary product
AI-powered internal application builder for enterprise internal tools and B2B apps
Founded
2022
Headquarters
Newark, Delaware, United States
Team size
10-20
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI-powered internal tools / developer tools
Offices
447 Sutter St 405, San Francisco, California, United States
256 Chapman Road, Newark, Delaware, United States
Business model
open-core
subscription SaaS
usage-based credits
enterprise/custom plans
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$3.8M
Latest round
Seed · May 2024
Latest amount
$2.8M
People & investors
Leadership
CEO & Co-Founder
Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Product Officer
Founders
Co-Founder & CTO
Work & culture
Open-source, community-driven, developer-first, transparent, and distributed internationally; the company emphasizes full code ownership, no platform lock-in, and active community contributions.
Product & market
Pricing
Freemium/usage-based credits with Starter, Pro, and Enterprise tiers; enterprise pricing is custom.
Differentiators
- —open-source React code ownership
- —headless architecture with no vendor lock-in
- —AI-generated production-grade internal apps
- —self-hosting for compliance
- —broad backend and UI integrations
- —enterprise security and access-control support
- —flat pricing instead of per-seat pricing
Technology
React
TypeScript
TanStack Query
Next.js
Remix
Supabase
REST APIs
GraphQL
Ant Design
Material UI
Mantine
Chakra UI
Tailwind CSS
shadcn/ui
i18n
ACL
RBAC
ABAC
Web IDE
Netlify
Customers
enterprise teams building internal tools
teams building admin dashboards
teams building CRM and CMS platforms
HR teams
customer operations teams
project-tool builders
B2B SaaS teams
developers building CRUD-heavy web apps
Competitors
Retool
Appsmith
Tooljet
Budibase
Superblocks
React Admin
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
about $3.8M estimated annual recurring revenue (public estimate)
Latest news
Refine blog · Sep 2025
Major Refine Core release with React 19 and TanStack Query v5 support, cleaner APIs, codemods, and performance improvements.
Refine blog · May 2025
Refine said Claude 4 improved output quality and token efficiency, lowering costs and improving the app-generation experience.
Refine blog · May 2024
Refine announced a $2.8M seed round with investors including Senovo, 500 Emerging Europe, Palmdrive Capital, 8vdx, STONKS, David J. Phillips, and Theo Browne.
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