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Great tool
What do you like best about the product?
I have 0 experience in development but building an app is super easy with Retool
What do you dislike about the product?
I have zero dislikes about Retool. I have not found them yet.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am creating a dashboard with information that comes from an API.
Dream To Reality with Retool
What do you like best about the product?
I was at beginner level in coding and still am. I used it for a week and had my app done within that time frame. Very easy to use. Simple. I have managed to make a mobile app that I can pilot and use.The Implentation of compoenets and widget tools was very easy to use. In editing, colouring, fraimng my pages for each its use. Watch the space because something life changing for us, the people.... is coming. I'm definetely going to recommend this to my friends and family. If you have an Idea, do not be afraid to put it to good use. My first ever app and honestly, Im proud of what I see. Thank you Retool!! You have a lifetime friend overhere.
What do you dislike about the product?
Had a few errors in the beginning as some tools were hard to use but after persistence I managed to get exactly what I wanted. Honestly, the only dislike is that I cant make it into an apk file and be able to share and use it as , not everyone i shared with for pilot use was keen on wanting to hace to download the app then open via a link after creating an account.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Some drag and drop applications and softwares I used previously were not this easy to use. I could share the project with friends and family too. I thought making an App would be a lot harder and require alot more of my time. I wish I had done this 5 years ago
Fast way to build powerful tools
What do you like best about the product?
Retool is fantastic. I was able to create a fully functional app in just a couple of days, even without much coding or web architecture experience. The interface is clear, and it’s especially great for adding AI features easily. Highly recommend if you want to move fast and build reliable tools.
What do you dislike about the product?
The UI can be a bit unclear at times. It’s easy to spend several minutes clicking around to figure out how to do something simple. A bit more guidance or clearer workflows would help.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Retool lets me build internal apps without needing to involve the tech team. I can quickly create AI prototypes, experiment with workflows, and automate parts of our company processes. This saves time, reduces dependency on developers, and helps us move faster.
Retool makes me feel like a team of 10 :)
What do you like best about the product?
Retool is honestly one of the best tools I’ve worked with in the last few years. It’s crazy how easy it is to build powerful internal apps or middleware without getting lost in boilerplate code or endless setup.
A few years ago, building what I can now do with Retool would’ve taken a full team, but now I can do it all myself in a fraction of the time.
The UI is intuitive, connecting to APIs or databases is fast, and scripting logic into your tools is quick.
I’ve used it to automate tasks, build dashboards, and link systems together that didn’t talk before, and it just works very very well.
If you’re looking to move fast and flexible, and enjoy building tools, give Retool a try: it’s a productivity boost I didn’t know I needed.
AAA+ for me.
A few years ago, building what I can now do with Retool would’ve taken a full team, but now I can do it all myself in a fraction of the time.
The UI is intuitive, connecting to APIs or databases is fast, and scripting logic into your tools is quick.
I’ve used it to automate tasks, build dashboards, and link systems together that didn’t talk before, and it just works very very well.
If you’re looking to move fast and flexible, and enjoy building tools, give Retool a try: it’s a productivity boost I didn’t know I needed.
AAA+ for me.
What do you dislike about the product?
NO FTP CLIENT INTEGRATION! :)
Please give it to us!!! (legacy enterprises still use it)
Please give it to us!!! (legacy enterprises still use it)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Integrate with different systems it's very very easay
Versatile approach for quick solutions
What do you like best about the product?
The thing I love about Retool is that allows you to solve operational issues in a pretty straightforward way: "can we solve it with a retool?" If the answer is no, then we automatically justify assigning proper resources to a given development.
Retool is so powerful in its applications yet so simple in its implementations, that 90% of the regular problems that could arise in production can be handled by an app that can regularly be completed in under an hour (without aesthetic efforts). If you cannot make it easily in Retool, perhaps you shouldn't make it in Retool
Be it interacting with your DB, your backend, making specific calculations, working with your cloud provider, Retool is the path to avoid relying on scripts in some intern's laptop.
Retool is so powerful in its applications yet so simple in its implementations, that 90% of the regular problems that could arise in production can be handled by an app that can regularly be completed in under an hour (without aesthetic efforts). If you cannot make it easily in Retool, perhaps you shouldn't make it in Retool
Be it interacting with your DB, your backend, making specific calculations, working with your cloud provider, Retool is the path to avoid relying on scripts in some intern's laptop.
What do you dislike about the product?
Honestly, only my biased dislike of javascript, as it is the used for pretty much anything that is not an out-of-the-box interaction for a given element. Besides that point (which is really not an issue), Retool is great for what it does.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
anytime i need someone to interact with our database, where there is not a provided BE solution directly available, i can simply make a Retool that makes said interaction in a predefined, validated and secure way. it is also a great way
A developer’s dream
What do you like best about the product?
Retool is a one stop shop for trying out an idea quickly. It’s free to get started and can scale if you find a fit. It’s exceptionally flexible and reliable. I find myself thinking up fun ways to use it just to automate personal projects.
What do you dislike about the product?
It can get expensive for a big team. But for hobbiests and startups it’s excellent.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Automation and integrations. Quick prototypes.
Retool can truly be used in every way possible for software development!
What do you like best about the product?
Retool makes all front-end work very simple, which saves a lot of time that I can dedicate to developing background processes. With the help of Workflows and custom queries, it becomes much easier for a programming beginner like me.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes, it can be challenging to create fully customized processes, but the ability to write JavaScript and CSS everywhere makes this manageable. The Retool team constantly improves the platform based on user needs, adding great new features—like the recent Multi-Page App support, which has been highly appreciated!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Retool helps me streamline and automate property management processes by providing an easy way to build custom applications without spending too much time on frontend development. It simplifies database interactions, API integrations, and background automation through Workflows. This allows me to focus more on backend logic and optimizing real estate data processing. The flexibility of JavaScript and SQL within Retool makes it easy to customize solutions while still benefiting from a low-code environment.
Just the best app for internal tools
What do you like best about the product?
I am a coder, but simply creating internal tools from scratch is too much work.
Retool UI is beautiful, state management is good, it has all the connectors I needed and composable to an extreme. It is the king of the category 'no-code tools for developers)
Retool UI is beautiful, state management is good, it has all the connectors I needed and composable to an extreme. It is the king of the category 'no-code tools for developers)
What do you dislike about the product?
I just miss a proper advanced management system so applications are super optimised.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Internal users need custom dashboards to manage and solve our users queries. I deploy everyday changes and development is extremely rapid.
A powerful and simple tool for rapid application development
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most about Retool is how quickly it allows you to develop applications without needing extensive coding knowledge. It's super easy to use and connect with databases or APIs. Additionally, the interface is very intuitive, which makes the development process much more agile. Ideal for saving time and focusing on what really matters.
What do you dislike about the product?
Honestly, not much. I've been developing an advanced CRM for a few weeks, and if I had to mention something, it would be that it doesn't have a system to rename components dynamically (or at least I haven't detected one). Changing the name of each object one by one can be quite tedious when working with larger scenes. But other than that, everything's great.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The reduction of time in the development and setup of the CRM, the quick setup, and the possibility to test it quickly (Trial and error made easier)
Seamless Integration with Looker
What do you like best about the product?
The seamless integration with Looker was one of the best things. With this we were able to directly pull looker datasets regarding associates' productivity into retool and used that to create interactive dashboards and availability of customise tools for specific operational needs also played a great role in simplifying our work
What do you dislike about the product?
The retool platform is powerful but sometimes it showed us failure in loading the dashboards and some features, even though it was not happening regularly but still, it was a little bit irritating
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
By integrating looker data we could centralise data for productivity KPIs, also manage line adherence on real-time basis, and manage quality KPIs by creating interactive dashboards for the same. For our Czech Republic-based client it was helping them in better visibility into key metrics, the current status of pending cases and their quick resolution
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