# Pipedream vs Retool

| Attribute | Pipedream | Retool |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 76.5 (70% (medium)) | 76.4 (73% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A developer platform that provides pre-built components and workflow automation tools to connect thousands of applications and services. Includes AI agent deployment, webhook handling, and support for custom code in multiple languages. It is indexed under No-Code Automation Tools.","source":"https://pipedream.com/pricing","question":"What is Pipedream?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Pipedream offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $2 per external_user per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://pipedream.com","question":"Is Pipedream free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Pipedream. 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://pipedream.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Pipedream support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Pipedream, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://pipedream.com/pricing","question":"Can Pipedream be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 22 integrations for Pipedream, including Slack, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Gmail, GitHub, Linear, Notion and Shopify, plus 14 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://pipedream.com/pricing","question":"What does Pipedream integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Pipedream. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Pipedream not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://pipedream.com/pricing","question":"What security certifications does Pipedream have?","confidence":0.6}]` | `[{"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 managed platform that handles OAuth authentication for thousands of APIs and offers pre-built integrations, enabling developers to quickly add thousands of integrations to AI agents, workflows, and applications without managing credentials or OAuth flows. | 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":"both","ai_steps":true,"free_tier":true,"code_steps":true,"rbac_audit":true,"app_builder":true,"pricing_metric":"consumption","visual_builder":true,"prebuilt_connectors":"3,000+ apps with pre-built triggers and actions","custom_http_connector":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 | 3,000 | 50 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"Google Drive"},{"name":"Gmail"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"Anthropic"},{"name":"Airtable"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"RSS"},{"name":"HTTP"},{"name":"Email"},{"name":"Salesforce","native":true},{"name":"AWS","native":true},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true},{"name":"Stripe","native":true},{"name":"HubSpot","native":true},{"name":"Zapier","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":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["100 credits/mo","1M AI tokens","3 active workflows","3 connected accounts","Unlimited workflow testing","Pipedream Connect in development","3,000+ integrated apps"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals getting started with workflow automation","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"100/mo","ai_tokens":"1M","active_workflows":"3","connected_accounts":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$29/mo ($348/year)","features":["2,000 credits/mo","20M AI tokens","10 active workflows","5 connected accounts","3,000+ integrated apps","All Free features"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":29,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals with growing needs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"2,000/mo","ai_tokens":"20M","active_workflows":"10","connected_accounts":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"$49/mo ($588/year)","features":["2,000 credits/mo","50M AI tokens","Unlimited workflows","Unlimited connected accounts","Control flow operators","GitHub Sync","Premium apps","3,000+ integrated apps","All Basic features"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams running production workflows","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"2,000/mo","ai_tokens":"50M","active_workflows":"unlimited","connected_accounts":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Connect","summary":"$99/mo ($1,188/year) + $2 per additional external user","features":["10,000 credits/mo","Pipedream Connect in production","Auth for 100 external users","Custom OAuth clients","API Proxy","Deploy MCP servers","3,000+ integrated apps","All Advanced features"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"external_user","amount":2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For developers building integrations","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"10,000/mo","external_users":"100"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Volume pricing","Custom invoicing","Priority integration development","Dedicated support in Slack","Support for HIPAA workloads","Uptime and availability SLAs","Single Sign-On (SSO)","Virtual Private Clouds","Unique egress IPs","VPC peering","All Advanced and Connect features"],"description":"For companies building production integrations and automations at scale","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional external users","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":2,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $29/mo (Basic). Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pipedream.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:19:59.134Z","startingPrice":{"amount":2,"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 | free | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | free | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":8,"currency":"GBP"}` |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","status":"active"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://retool.com/app-gallery/security-operations-console |

## Capabilities (No-Code Automation Tools)

| Capability | Pipedream | 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 | 3,000+ apps with pre-built triggers and actions | PostgreSQL, MySQL, REST APIs, GraphQL, Stripe, Firebase, GitHub |
| Custom HTTP connector | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud + self-hosted | Cloud + self-hosted |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Environments + version control | - | ✓ |
| RBAC + audit log | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Pricing metric | Consumption | Seat |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:14:24.726Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*