CodeSandbox vs. Retool Comparison


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About CodeSandbox is a cloud development platform that empowers development teams to code, collaborate, and ship projects of any size from any device in record time. Run your code in powerful microVMs and build anything without limits. We configure your environment for you and keep your code always ready, behind a URL. Boxy, the CodeSandbox AI coding assistant, is also now available to all Pro subscribers.		About Retool is the AI-native enterprise app development platform where teams build and ship production-ready apps — at AI speed, with enterprise governance built in. Describe what you need and get a working app, import React-based apps from Lovable, Replit, or Claude Code, or connect your AI agent via MCP. However your team builds, every app lands in Retool with RBAC, SSO, audit logging, and your existing permissions already in place. Retool connects to databases, APIs, LLMs, and external tools out of the box. Teams can build AI agents, dashboards, workflows, and full-stack apps — with a visual editor for speed and direct code access for precision. Trusted by over 10,000 organizations including Amazon, Stripe, DoorDash, and OpenAI to get AI-built apps safely to production.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Supported		Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Developers interested in a full-stack coding platform		Audience Data teams, engineers, and operations teams at startups and enterprises looking to rapidly build secure, AI-powered internal tools that integrate with their existing systems
Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported		API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $12 per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing $10 per user per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software		Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
		Pros from Real Users Pros For our internal workflows and tooling, we now use retool for everything. It is super easy and quick to get our critical operations workflows built. Excellent support from their team too!
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information CodeSandbox Founded: 2017 Netherlands codesandbox.io		Company Information Retool Founded: 2017 United States retool.com
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Categories AI Code Generators Supported AI Code Review Supported AI Coding Assistants Supported AI Tools Supported Code Collaboration Supported Code Editors Supported Code Review Supported IDE Supported Pair Programming Supported Sandbox Supported		Categories Agentic AI Supported AI Agent Builders Supported AI Agents Supported AI App Generators Supported AI Automation Supported AI Code Generators Supported AI Coding Agents Supported AI Coding Assistants Supported AI Development Supported AI IDEs Supported AI Mobile App Builders Supported App Design Supported App Makers Supported Application Development Supported Database Supported Database Clients Supported Drag and Drop App Builders Supported IDE Supported Low-Code Development Supported Mobile App Development Supported MongoDB GUI Clients Supported No-Code Development Supported PostgreSQL GUI Clients Supported Rapid Application Development (RAD) Supported Vibe Coding Supported Web App Development Supported Workflow Management Supported
IDE Features Code Completion Supported Compiler Supported Cross Platform Support Supported Debugger Supported Drag and Drop UI Not Supported Integrations and Plugins Supported Multi Language Support Supported Project Management Not Supported Text Editor / Code Editor Supported Show More Features Code Collaboration Features Audio Conferencing Supported Chat / Messaging Supported Code Review Supported Discussion Threads Supported IDE Integration Supported Remote Control Not Supported Remote Pair Programming Supported Screen Sharing Not Supported Video Conferencing Not Supported Code Editors Features API Supported Auto-Complete Supported Code Folding Supported Column Editing Supported Customizable Themes Supported Debugging Supported Formatting / Table Editing Supported Keyboard Shortcuts Supported Multi-Monitor Editing Supported Syntax Highlighting Supported WYSIWYG Not Supported		Show More Features App Design Features Change Management Supported Collaboration Supported Design Templates Supported Drag & Drop Supported Feature Library Supported Prototyping Supported Testing Management Supported Visual Interface Supported Low-Code Development Features AI-Assisted Development Not Supported Business Process Automation Supported Collaborative Development Supported Data Aggregation and Publishing Supported Deployment Management Supported Drag & Drop Supported Integrations Management Supported Iteration Management Supported Performance Monitoring Supported Requirements Management Supported Templates Supported Visual Modeling Supported Web / Mobile App Development Supported Workflow Management Supported No-Code Development Features AI-Assisted Development Not Supported Business Process Automation Supported Collaborative Development Supported Data Aggregation and Publishing Supported Deployment Management Supported Drag & Drop Supported Integrations Management Supported Iteration Management Supported Performance Monitoring Supported Requirements Management Supported Templates Supported Visual Modeling Supported Web / Mobile App Development Supported Workflow Management Supported
Integrations Docker Supported Git Supported Adaptive Not Supported Amazon Athena Not Supported Amazon DynamoDB Not Supported Amazon Redshift Not Supported Angular Supported Cursor Not Supported Go Supported GraphQL Not Supported Java Supported Model Context Protocol (MCP) Not Supported MongoDB Not Supported Nocode HQ Not Supported Reason Supported Secoda Not Supported Stackreaction Not Supported Vertica Not Supported Vite Supported VuePress Supported Show More Integrations View All 43 Integrations		Integrations Docker Supported Git Supported Adaptive Supported Amazon Athena Supported Amazon DynamoDB Supported Amazon Redshift Supported Angular Not Supported Cursor Supported Go Not Supported GraphQL Supported Java Not Supported Model Context Protocol (MCP) Supported MongoDB Supported Nocode HQ Supported Reason Not Supported Secoda Supported Stackreaction Supported Vertica Supported Vite Not Supported VuePress Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 46 Integrations
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