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Comparison

Retool vs Workato

No clear leader: Workato (69.1) and Retool (68.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Retool68
Workato69
Score
Vioscale score
Retool68 / 100medium · 71%updating
Workato69 / 100medium · 58%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Retool✓
Workato–
Model
Retoolfreemium
Workatocommercial
Price level
Retoolmid
Workatounknown
Transparent
Retool✓
Workato✓
Integrations
Count
Retool7
Workato1,200
Security
Disclosure policy
Retool✓
Workato–
Gdpr
Retool✓
Workato✓
Hipaa
Retool–
Workato✓
Iso27001
Retool✓
Workato✓
Pci
Retool–
Workato✓
Soc2
Retool✓
Workato✓
Reliability
Status page
Retool✓
Workato✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for no-code automation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Builder
Visual flow builder
Retool✓
Workato✓
Inline code steps (JS/Python)
Retool-
Workato-
Branching / conditionals
Retool-
Workato-
Loops / iteration
Retool-
Workato-
Error handling / retries
Retool-
Workato-
AI / LLM actions
Retool✓
Workato✓
Front-end app builder
Retool✓
Workato-
Connectors
Pre-built connectors
RetoolPostgreSQL, MySQL, REST APIs, GraphQL, Stripe, Firebase, GitHub
Workato1200+ pre-built connectors
Custom HTTP connector
Retool✓
Workato✓
Deployment
Hosting
RetoolCloud + self-hosted
WorkatoCloud + self-hosted
Governance
Environments + version control
Retool✓
Workato-
RBAC + audit log
Retool✓
Workato✓
Pricing
Pricing metric
RetoolSeat
Workato-
Free tier
Retool✓
Workato-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Retool

A low-code platform for building production-ready internal software with AI-assisted app generation, workflows, and direct secure connections to enterprise data sources.

Independently observed

Workato

Connects business applications and automates workflows across organizations, with built-in AI agents and enterprise-grade security, governance, and compliance.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Retool

from £40/moSubscriptionFree tier

From £80/builder/mo. Free tier available. Annual billing provides 20% savings.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited web & mobile apps
    • 500 workflow runs/month
    • 5GB data storage
    • Up to 5 users
    • 20 hours/month of Agents
    • +1 more
  • Team£80/builder/mo + £40/internal user/mo
    • Everything in Free
    • 5,000 workflow runs/month
    • Staging environment
    • App release versions
    • Support for >5 users
    • +1 more
  • Business£400/builder/mo + £120/internal user/mo
    • Everything in Team
    • Audit logging
    • Rich permission controls
    • Portals and embedded apps
    • Unlimited environments
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Business
    • SAML / OpenID Connect SSO
    • Source control
    • Custom branding
    • Independent workspaces
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Workato

Subscription
  • StandardContact sales
    • Application integration & process automation
    • 1 Standard Workbot
    • SAML SSO and MFA
    • Custom OAuth profiles
    • Role-based access control
    • +2 more
  • BusinessContact sales
    • Everything in Standard
    • Pre-Built MCP servers
    • AI/MCP Gateway
    • Enterprise Skill builder
    • Data integration (ETL, ELT, reverse ETL)
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Business MCP
    • Data Pipelines
    • Event Streams
    • Intelligent Document Processing (IDP)
    • AI by Workato
    • +6 more
  • Workato ONEContact sales
    • Everything in Enterprise MCP
    • Agent Studio
    • Workato Knowledge Base
    • Workato GO (Employee Assistant, Enterprise Search, Action Board)
    • 30 OPAs for on-premise connectivity
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Retool✓
Workato✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Retool✓
Workato✓
Self-hosted
Retool✓
Workato✗
Hybrid
Retool✗
Workato✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Retool

7 total
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • REST APIs
  • GraphQL
  • Stripe
  • Firebase
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Workato

8 total
  • Marketo
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • AWS Secrets Manager
  • Azure Key Vault
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Trello
  • GitLab
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.