# Microsoft Power Automate vs Retool

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Retool

| Attribute | Microsoft Power Automate | Retool |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.3 (35% (low)) | 76.4 (73% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A business automation platform that enables organizations to streamline operations through low-code workflow design and artificial intelligence capabilities. It is indexed under No-Code Automation Tools.","source":"https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/golf/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/clientlibs/clientlib-product-pricing.ACSHASHde5a77dc6cdb73df9c3096397924a3f0.min.css","question":"What is Microsoft Power Automate?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Microsoft Power Automate offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $15 per user per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/golf/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/clientlibs/clientlib-product-pricing.ACSHASHde5a77dc6cdb73df9c3096397924a3f0.min.css","question":"Is Microsoft Power Automate free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Microsoft Power Automate supports the web and Windows. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/golf/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/clientlibs/clientlib-product-pricing.ACSHASHde5a77dc6cdb73df9c3096397924a3f0.min.css","question":"What platforms does Microsoft Power Automate support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Microsoft Power Automate, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/clientlibs/clientlib-product-pricing.ACSHASHde5a77dc6cdb73df9c3096397924a3f0.min.css","question":"Can Microsoft Power Automate be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for Microsoft Power Automate, including SAP, Dataverse, Microsoft Teams, Excel, SharePoint and Power BI. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/golf/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/clientlibs/clientlib-product-pricing.ACSHASHde5a77dc6cdb73df9c3096397924a3f0.min.css","question":"What does Microsoft Power Automate integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Microsoft Power Automate is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/golf/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/clientlibs/clientlib-product-pricing.ACSHASHde5a77dc6cdb73df9c3096397924a3f0.min.css","question":"Where is Microsoft Power Automate available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"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 business automation platform that enables organizations to streamline operations through low-code workflow design and artificial intelligence capabilities. | 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,"visual_builder":true,"branching_logic":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 | 1,000 | 50 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"SAP"},{"name":"Dataverse"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Excel"},{"name":"SharePoint"},{"name":"Power BI"}]` | `[{"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 | `{"web":true,"windows":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Experience Power Automate, including premium features, free for 30 days.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$15.00/user/month, paid yearly","features":["Cloud flows","Attended desktop flows","Premium connectors","Process mining"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Scale workflows with cloud and attended desktop flows enhanced with premium connectors, process mining, and more.","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free 30-day trial. Premium from $15.00/user/month billed yearly.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/golf/etc.clientlibs/onecloud/clientlibs/clientlib-product-pricing.ACSHASHde5a77dc6cdb73df9c3096397924a3f0.min.css","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T09:39:11.462Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["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 | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":8,"currency":"GBP"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://retool.com/app-gallery/security-operations-console |

## Capabilities (No-Code Automation Tools)

| Capability | Microsoft Power Automate | 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 | - | 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 | - | Seat |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:26:59.603Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*