Retool

What it is for

Retool is a hosted internal-app desk: you open a Table bound to a query, and Free is $0 / month per builder. Use it when the job is internal tables you ship at $0, not when you need a $20 chat seat.

What makes it unique: the cover is the official Retool Table (Alice Johnson Premium / Bob Smith Basic, 26 results, getUsers → ID primary key) from the docs still — not a pricing card. The rows themselves are ops of Tables. Retool bills per builder + internal users, not a chat seat.

Key features

• Tables — a data grid you bind to a query (cover still; docs). One grid. Cover Alice Johnson and the 26-result footer sit here.
• Workflows — a block automation you trigger on a schedule or webhook (docs; pricing extra runs $75 / 5,000). A workflow, not a table. Runs sit here.
• Retool Database — a hosted Postgres you edit beside the app (docs). A database, not a workflow. Rows you own sit here.
• Mobile — an iOS / Android app you ship from the same org (docs). A mobile app, not a web table. Offline sit here.
• Forms — a public form that writes back into a resource (docs). A form, not a mobile app. External submitters sit here.

The getUsers query inspector on the cover is the bind. Free / Team / Business tiles are the meter. External-user tiers ($8 / $6 / $4) are a second meter, not a sixth desk we fold into Tables.

Who it's for

Best fit: ops / internal-tools teams who will stay on Free at $0 per builder (and $0 internal users) while they open a first Table, then buy Team at $10 / month per builder (yearly toggle; $5 / month per internal user) or Business at $50 / month per builder ($15 internal) when they need permissions and more runs.

Pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) from retool.com/pricing. Tiles print Free $0 / mo per builder, Team $10 / mo per builder, and Business $50 / mo per builder next to Save 20% with annual billing.

• Free — $0 / month per builder. $0 / month per internal user. Unlimited web / mobile apps and workflows on the copy we fetched.
• Team — $10 / month per builder (yearly toggle). $5 / month per internal user. Staging environment and more on the compare table.
• Business — $50 / month per builder (yearly toggle). $15 / month per internal user. Audit log, retainment, and more on the table.
• External users — 0–50 Free; 51–250 $8 / month; 251–500 $6 / month; over 500 $4 / month.
• Workflow overage — additional runs $75 per 5,000 runs / month.
• Enterprise — custom / get pricing.

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Limitations / costs

• $10 / $50 are the yearly-toggle tiles. Do not invent a month-to-month builder dollar the page did not print.
• Internal users are a second seat. Team’s $5 and Business’s $15 are not free once you leave Free.
• An internal-app desk, not an open-source builder you self-host. For Appsmith see Appsmith. For ToolJet see ToolJet.

Alternatives

• Appsmith — open-source internal apps when you want Appsmith’s self-host, not Retool’s $0 / $10 Table.
• ToolJet — open-source low-code when you want ToolJet’s builders, not Retool’s $50 Business tile.
• Budibase — open-source internal tools when you want Budibase’s data apps, not Retool’s builder + internal-user meters.

Official tutorial

Official Retool channel video: Getting Started with Retool | Full Platform Walkthrough (2026) (oEmbed author: Retool). First-party platform walkthrough; the Table still is the cover. Workflows on the video are a second desk, not generate-on-Tables.

Written path: retool.com/pricing plus the Table still.

Website

https://retool.com

Repository

https://github.com/tryretool

Source

Catalog row curated for AI Tools Nav. Cover is the official Retool Table still from the docs CDN. Dollars checked on retool.com/pricing (Free $0/builder; Team $10/builder yearly toggle + $5 internal; Business $50/builder + $15 internal; external $8/$6/$4; workflow overage $75/5k). Tutorial oEmbed author: Retool.

Last verified

2026-10-23 (Asia/Shanghai) editorial check.