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Rock-Solid Stability That Fits Every Use Case
What do you like best about the product?
It’s the most stable software my company has ever used. It fits all of our use cases, both internally and externally.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing at all to complain about. They keep improving all the time, and it shows.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
All of my company’s internal tools.
Effortless Dashboard Creation with Retool
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate Retool because it allows me to create administrative dashboards quickly and clearly. It offers up-to-date dashboards without needing to code or maintain anything, which simplifies my life. What I like the most is its drag-and-drop principle, which quickly brings our ideas to life by simply selecting the right components. This makes it a functional system where data is displayed correctly without any hassle. Moreover, the initial setup with the self-hosted version was super simple.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only thing I would have improved would be to add a messaging component.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Retool to create clear and fast administrative dashboards without having to code. It's easier to maintain because it is self-hosted, and the drag-and-drop principle allows me to realize my ideas quickly.
ReTool Lets You Build Exactly What You Need—Fast and Easy
What do you like best about the product?
ReTool is fantastic for tech-enabled business owners. You create EXACTLY what you need with relative ease.
What do you dislike about the product?
I can't think of anything that I dislike, maybe the prefab boxes could have a better UI
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have our entire CRM backend tool on ReTool, to get something like this made would cost 5 figures and have an ongoing maintenance contract from the supplier.
Perfectly Implemented and Super User-Friendly
What do you like best about the product?
This feature has been implemented perfectly for the work we do. I use this over 10 times a day and never have any issues. Super user friendly.
What do you dislike about the product?
There isn't anything I dislike about the product.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Retool for a variety of tasks, including sales data input and KPI monitoring.
Retool Streamlines Backend Product Management for Faster Launches
What do you like best about the product?
I like Retool because it streamlines our backend product processes and makes it easier to manage and prepare products so they’re ready for customer-facing platforms.
What do you dislike about the product?
The system can feel slow when many users access it at the same time, which can delay getting products online for a large team of 500+ users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
By making information, images, and features instantly accessible when a consumer clicks, Retool solves the issue of maintaining and organising product data. This helps us by speeding backend procedures and producing a seamless and engaging customer experience.
Retool Supercharges App Development with Seamless AI and CI/CD Integration
What do you like best about the product?
There are many great things about Retool.
1. Creating enterprise quality applications very quickly.
2. Ability to connect with source control.
3. Ability to connect and kick off CI/CD.
4. Built in unit tests that automatically run on changes. So, very "pushed left" into the app developer environment.
5. Very useful integration of AI. The editor makes AI a collaborator. AI can handle iterative development.
1. Creating enterprise quality applications very quickly.
2. Ability to connect with source control.
3. Ability to connect and kick off CI/CD.
4. Built in unit tests that automatically run on changes. So, very "pushed left" into the app developer environment.
5. Very useful integration of AI. The editor makes AI a collaborator. AI can handle iterative development.
What do you dislike about the product?
No known issues at this point. We are early in our adoption process.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The big one is application development acceleration. We have a very large backlog of pending work.
Intuitive and powerful tool
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate how Retool enables us to build intuitive and multi-functional interfaces in a very short amount of time. Its capacity to construct strong workflows that effectively call APIs to interact with our working environment really stands out for me. I love that it's capable of not only connecting with agents to execute diverse tasks such as web searching and summarizing but also of calling or updating data resources seamlessly. The powerful agent feature is a remarkable aspect of Retool, and its quick learning curve makes it extremely accessible and easy to master. I find the inspirations provided by Retool particularly helpful. Moreover, the initial setup was very easy, which I highly value. Overall, my experience with Retool has been overwhelmingly positive, and I would highly recommend it.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would like to improve documentation for workflow and response time of asking AI assist
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Retool helps me build intuitive interfaces quickly, create strong workflows interacting with APIs and agents, and manage diverse tasks, enhancing productivity and functionality in hackathons.
Flexible, highly performance and customisable tool
What do you like best about the product?
Retool has allowed me to both spinup prototypes as well as extremely functional internal tooling that has given me fine control of the components that I am utilising for the application
It's a great combination of off the shelf components, as well as lots of opportunities to use JavaScript to add almost limitless functionality beyond what other low-code tools are able to allow.
It's a great combination of off the shelf components, as well as lots of opportunities to use JavaScript to add almost limitless functionality beyond what other low-code tools are able to allow.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some of the online tutorials are slightly outdated, but the need to use them is extremely infrequent
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I needed a tool that allowed me to access multiple databases, query that data, and send processed data to a number of webhooks to trigger a chrome extension that I have built.
It has been extremely quick to drag and drop the components that I needed to make it all work, and simple to create the queries that allow this to happen
It has been extremely quick to drag and drop the components that I needed to make it all work, and simple to create the queries that allow this to happen
Has helped me "wow" everyone at every job I've had.
What do you like best about the product?
The ease and speed in which you can deploy very impressive internal apps is something that I have never experienced before. It has honestly changed the way I look at internal tools and helped me wow all my bosses in every single job I've ever had. Has also boosted my creativity when it comes to finding creative solutions to any software/tool problem I or the company I'm working for faces :)
What do you dislike about the product?
There really isn't any significant downside, the only thing is that it might be a bit limited when it comes to base customization of things, however with the custom components and some cool workarounds you can basically do everything you'd ever want.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has helped me automate and optimize processes with ease. I can find a solution to any process with retool.
Fastest Way to Build Internal Tools with Real-Time Data Access
What do you like best about the product?
Retool significantly reduces the time required to build internal dashboards and admin panels. The drag-and-drop UI makes it easy to lay out components, while the ability to write custom JavaScript enables flexible logic. We were able to connect to our database and internal APIs within minutes. The built-in components (like tables, forms, and modals) are polished and production-ready, which saved us days of front-end work.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Retool is very capable, there are occasional layout limitations that may require minor workarounds. Pricing could also be a consideration for teams that are rapidly scaling. For more complex workflows, non-engineers might find the logic setup slightly challenging at first — though the documentation and community support help bridge that gap.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Retool streamlines internal tool development by letting us build data-driven UIs without writing full front-end code. It reduces engineering overhead and speeds up iteration by connecting directly to our databases and APIs.
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