# Bubble vs Retool

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Retool

| Attribute | Bubble | Retool |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 70.9 (73% (medium)) | 76.4 (73% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A platform for creating web and native mobile applications using visual development tools and a usage-based pricing model with a free tier to get started. It is indexed under No-Code Automation Tools.","source":"https://bubble.io/pricing","question":"What is Bubble?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Bubble offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Free, Starter, Growth and Team. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://bubble.io/pricing","question":"Is Bubble free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Bubble supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://bubble.io/pricing","question":"What platforms does Bubble support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Bubble, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://bubble.io/pricing","question":"Can Bubble be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 and GDPR for Bubble. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Bubble not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://bubble.io/security","question":"What security certifications does Bubble have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Bubble is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://bubble.io/pricing","question":"Where is Bubble available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A low-code platform for building production-ready internal software with AI-assisted app generation, workflows, and direct secure connections to enterprise data sources. It is indexed under No-Code Automation Tools.","source":"https://retool.com/","question":"What is Retool?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Retool offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at £40 per internal_user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://retool.com/","question":"Is Retool free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Retool. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://retool.com/","question":"What platforms does Retool support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Retool can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://retool.com/","question":"Can Retool be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Retool, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, REST APIs, GraphQL, Stripe, Firebase and GitHub. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://retool.com/","question":"What does Retool integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Retool. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Retool not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.retool.com","question":"What security certifications does Retool have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"air_gapped":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A no-code application development platform combining visual editors with AI prompting to create scalable web and mobile apps. Applications deploy to web browsers and native iOS/Android stores with built-in cloud hosting and backend infrastructure included. | Retool is a platform that enables teams to quickly build production-ready internal software and customer-facing applications. It connects to existing databases and APIs, includes an AI-native visual builder, and supports multiple deployment options including cloud, self-hosted, and air-gapped configurations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"hosting":"cloud","ai_steps":true,"free_tier":true,"app_builder":true,"pricing_metric":"consumption","visual_builder":true,"prebuilt_connectors":"8,000+ plugins","custom_http_connector":true,"environments_versioning":true}` | `{"hosting":"both","ai_steps":true,"free_tier":true,"code_steps":true,"rbac_audit":true,"app_builder":true,"error_handling":true,"pricing_metric":"seat","visual_builder":true,"prebuilt_connectors":"PostgreSQL, MySQL, REST APIs, GraphQL, Stripe, Firebase, GitHub","custom_http_connector":true,"environments_versioning":true}` |
| integrations.count | 8,000 | 50 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"API connector","native":true}]` | `[{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"MySQL"},{"name":"REST APIs"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Firebase"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"REST API","native":true,"category":"api","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Google Sheets","native":true,"category":"productivity","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Amazon S3","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Anthropic","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Asana","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"AWS Lambda","native":true,"category":"backend","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"BigQuery","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Analytics","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Maps","native":true,"category":"mapping","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Gemini","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"HubSpot","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Jira","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Kafka","native":true,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"MongoDB","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Oracle","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Salesforce","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Snowflake","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Zendesk","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"SendGrid","native":true,"category":"email","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Datadog","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Cohere","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Presto","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Vertica","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Elasticsearch","native":true,"category":"search","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"CircleCI","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Cassandra","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"CouchDB","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cosmos DB","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Databricks","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Twilio","native":true,"category":"communications","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"AlloyDB","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Athena","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Amazon Bedrock","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Amazon DynamoDB","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Claude Code","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Front","native":true,"category":"communications","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage","native":true,"category":"storage","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud Datastore","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"LaunchDarkly","native":true,"category":"development","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"RethinkDB","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"SAP HANA","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Close","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["Development version","API connector","1 app editor","50K workload units/month","6 hours of server logs","Web app","Component library","Web debugger","Mobile app","Native mobile editor","Mobile debugger","On-device testing"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Projects that are under construction","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"app_editors":"1","server_logs":"6 hours","workload_units":"50K/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$59/month (billed annually)","features":["Everything in Free","Recurring workflows","Basic version control","175K workload units/month","2 days of server logs","Branding","Live website","Custom domain","5 build submissions/month","3 live app versions","Unlimited OTAs"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":59,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Projects that are ready to launch","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"server_logs":"2 days","workload_units":"175K/month","live_app_versions":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$209/month","features":["Everything in Starter","Premium version control","Two-factor authentication","2 app editors","10 custom branches","250K workload units/month","14 days of server logs","10 build submissions/month","5 live app versions"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":209,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Best for team collaboration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"app_editors":"2","server_logs":"14 days","workload_units":"250K/month","custom_branches":"10"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$549/month","features":["Everything in Growth","Sub apps","5 app editors","25 custom branches","500K workload units/month","20 days of server logs","20 build submissions/month","8 live app versions"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":549,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Best for scaling your team and business","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"app_editors":"5","server_logs":"20 days","workload_units":"500K/month","custom_branches":"25","build_submissions":"20/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Team","Custom workload units","Choice of hosting location","Customizable server","Dedicated support team","Pay by invoice or ACH","Custom builds/month","Custom live app versions"],"contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Workload tiers"},{"name":"File storage","components":[{"per":{"qty":100,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":3,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Plugin subscriptions"}],"summary":"Free plan with 50K workload units/month. Starter at $59/month (annual billing). Growth at $209/month. Team at $549/month. Enterprise custom pricing. Consumption-based workload add-ons available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://bubble.io/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T14:37:07.332Z","startingPrice":{"amount":59,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free tier with 250 AI credits monthly","features":["250 AI credits per month","Audit logs with streaming","App builder access","Workflow steps","API integrations"],"description":"Free tier with monthly AI credit allowance for building and automation","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"250/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"From £8.00 per builder per month, 20% annual discount","features":["1,000 AI credits per month","Audit logs","20% discount with annual billing","Role-based access controls (RBAC)","Mobile app deployment (iOS, Android, PWA)","External user support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"builder","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Team collaboration plan with increased AI credits and audit capabilities","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"1,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Custom pricing from £40/month, 10,000 credits monthly","features":["10,000 AI credits per month","Bring your own API key for AI","Custom pricing available","Multiple deployment options (Cloud, self-hosted, air-gapped)","Advanced security and compliance features"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"builder","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Enterprise-grade plan with custom pricing and maximum AI credits","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"credits":"10,000/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing - contact sales","features":["Custom AI credit allocation","Flexible deployment (Cloud, self-hosted, air-gapped)","Advanced governance and compliance","Dedicated support and consulting"],"description":"Fully customized solution for large organizations with specialized requirements","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional AI Credit Packs"}],"summary":"Free tier with 250 credits monthly. Paid plans start at £8/builder/month (Team) or £40/builder/month (Business). Annual billing saves 20%.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://retool.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-06T22:12:57.566Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"builder","amount":8,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":59,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":8,"currency":"GBP"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://bubble.io/security_acknowledgements | https://retool.com/app-gallery/security-operations-console |

## Capabilities (No-Code Automation Tools)

| Capability | Bubble | Retool |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Builder** |  |  |
| Visual flow builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inline code steps (JS/Python) | - | ✓ |
| Branching / conditionals | - | - |
| Loops / iteration | - | - |
| Error handling / retries | - | ✓ |
| AI / LLM actions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Front-end app builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Connectors** |  |  |
| Pre-built connectors | 8,000+ plugins | PostgreSQL, MySQL, REST APIs, GraphQL, Stripe, Firebase, GitHub |
| Custom HTTP connector | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Environments + version control | ✓ | ✓ |
| RBAC + audit log | - | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing metric | Consumption | Seat |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:12:35.390Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*