Adalo Components & Alternatives
Components are the visual building blocks of an Adalo screen. When the component you need does not exist, you have three options: build it from existing components, use a marketplace component, or embed a hosted interface. This page helps you choose.
Composing with native components
A surprising amount can be assembled from lists, inputs, containers and visibility conditions, including search, tabs and multi-step forms. It is the cheapest option and stays native, so try it first.
Marketplace and custom components
Marketplace components extend Adalo natively and are the best fit for genuinely visual components. Custom components require development against Adalo's component SDK, which is a real project rather than an afternoon.
Embedded tools as a component alternative
Interfaces with their own logic and state, a chat thread, a multi-file uploader, are usually faster to embed than to rebuild natively. A WebView renders them inside your screen and the hosted page handles the complexity.
- Chat interface → AI Chatbots embedded in a WebView.
- Multi-file upload → Multi Image Picker embedded in a WebView.
How to decide
If it is purely visual and static, compose or use a component. If it has its own state, its own backend, or needs storage, embed it.
Related tools
Questions
Can I build my own Adalo component?
Yes, Adalo provides a component SDK, but it requires development work and ongoing maintenance.
Is an embedded tool as good as a native component?
For interactive interfaces it is often better, because the logic lives on a page you control. For simple visual components a native component feels smoother.