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Best Retool alternatives (2026)

Stop paying $10-$50/user/mo for Retool. These 4 open-source alternatives are production-ready, self-hostable, and free to use.

💰 Switching from Retool could save your team $10-$50/user/mo per month
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What Retool does well
  • ✓ Fast to build
  • ✓ Good component library
  • ✓ Database integrations
Why teams switch away
  • ✗ Expensive for growing teams
  • ✗ Proprietary lock-in
  • ✗ Performance limits
  • ✗ No self-hosting on paid
Top alternatives · Ranked by BizOps Score
#1 80
Appsmith
Build internal tools visually — drag-and-drop Retool alternative.
Open Source ★ 33,000
#2 76
ToolJet
Open-source low-code framework for building internal tools.
Open Source ★ 28,000
#3 74
Budibase
Build internal apps and automate workflows — open-source Retool.
Open Source ★ 22,000
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Nocobase
Open Source
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