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ToolJet vs ZoneMinder

A side-by-side editorial comparison of ToolJet and ZoneMinder — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

ToolJet vs ZoneMinder: at a glance

FeatureToolJetZoneMinder
SectorInfra & APIsInfra & APIs
Velocity score5.02.5
Sparks · 30d00
Top themeslow-code, internal-tools, ai-app-builder, mcpsecurity-hardening, rbac, api-authorization, maintenance-branch
Last editorial update1d ago2mo ago
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What is ToolJet?

ToolJet ships AI Builder release 4 to its LTS line, with Gemini 4 Argon support.

ToolJet's LTS v3.20.250 brings AI Builder release 4 into the enterprise edition, with cancellation handling and Gemini 4 Argon as a model option; v3.20.248 added workspace MCP OAuth with SSO login. The beta line spent the week on Node 22.23.4 for the October security release, file-permission and license-check fixes, a page-panel crash fix, and an environment flag that limits ToolJet Database edits to admins.

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What is ZoneMinder?

1.38.4 is a security release in all but name, closing ACL gaps across the API.

The 1.38 line is in maintenance, and 1.38.4 is almost entirely authorization work: per-monitor access control enforced on event, frame, zone, tag and media endpoints, two auth bypasses fixed in token validation, and SQL injection and overflow hardening. The 1.36 branch still receives backports, with 1.36.38 carrying its own SQL injection fix. The last feature release was 1.38.0 in February, which brought role-based access control, WebRTC and Go2RTC streaming, and the split of monitor function into separate capturing, analysing, and recording settings.

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ToolJet vs ZoneMinder: editorial side-by-side

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ToolJet
INFRA · APIS
5.0

ToolJet ships AI Builder release 4 to its LTS line, with Gemini 4 Argon support.

◆ Current state

ToolJet's LTS v3.20.250 brings AI Builder release 4 into the enterprise edition, with cancellation handling and Gemini 4 Argon as a model option; v3.20.248 added workspace MCP OAuth with SSO login. The beta line spent the week on Node 22.23.4 for the October security release, file-permission and license-check fixes, a page-panel crash fix, and an environment flag that limits ToolJet Database edits to admins.

◆ Where it's heading

The AI Builder work that sat in beta is now reaching LTS customers, alongside MCP connections that respect SSO. Most other changes on both lines are security bumps and hardening, which fits a product selling to enterprises that run the LTS track.

◆ Prediction

Expect AI Builder to keep adding models and EE controls on LTS, and more admin-level permission flags like the database-edit restriction.

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ZoneMinder
INFRA · APIS
2.5

1.38.4 is a security release in all but name, closing ACL gaps across the API.

◆ Current state

The 1.38 line is in maintenance, and 1.38.4 is almost entirely authorization work: per-monitor access control enforced on event, frame, zone, tag and media endpoints, two auth bypasses fixed in token validation, and SQL injection and overflow hardening. The 1.36 branch still receives backports, with 1.36.38 carrying its own SQL injection fix. The last feature release was 1.38.0 in February, which brought role-based access control, WebRTC and Go2RTC streaming, and the split of monitor function into separate capturing, analysing, and recording settings.

◆ Where it's heading

Every release since 1.38.0 has been consolidation of what that release opened up. RBAC shipped as a headline feature in February, and the four maintenance drops since have been finding the endpoints it did not cover — the familiar pattern when a permission model is retrofitted onto an API that predates it. Cadence is slow and irregular, months apart, with a 1.39 spec bump already visible in the repo but nothing from that series shipped.

◆ Prediction

Expect more per-endpoint ACL fixes on the 1.38 line before anything from 1.39 reaches release.

Alternatives to ToolJet and ZoneMinder

Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either ToolJet or ZoneMinder.

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Recent activity from ToolJet and ZoneMinder

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1d agoToolJetv3.21.86-beta: AI Builder sync, keyboard a11y, signup toggle fix
  2. 2d agoToolJetv3.20.251-lts: license-check and promo-code fixes
  3. 2d agoToolJetv3.21.85-beta: code search in the App Builder sidebar
  4. 3d agoToolJetv3.20.250-lts: AI Builder release 4 with Gemini 4 Argon
  5. 5d agoToolJetv3.21.84-beta: fix crash when adding a page
  6. 6d agoToolJetv3.21.83-beta: flag to limit ToolJet Database edits to admins
  7. 2mo agoZoneMinder1.38.4 closes API ACL gaps and two auth bypasses
  8. 4mo agoZoneMinder1.38.3 supersedes 1.38.2 with RBAC and injection fixes
  9. 4mo agoZoneMinderchore: bump redhat spec version to 1.39.11
  10. 8mo agoZoneMinder1.36.38 backports a SQL injection fix to the legacy branch
  11. 8mo agoZoneMinder1.38.1 unifies four ONVIF control modules into one
  12. 8mo agoZoneMinder1.38.0 adds RBAC, WebRTC streaming, and a monitor function split ⚡

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between ToolJet and ZoneMinder?

They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. ToolJet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is ToolJet better than ZoneMinder?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. ToolJet is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 2.5), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to ToolJet?

Top ToolJet alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ToolJet alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/tooljet for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to ZoneMinder?

Top ZoneMinder alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "ZoneMinder alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/zoneminder for the full list with editorial commentary on each.