RAD Studio vs. Retool Comparison


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About The Ultimate RAD environment loved by developers for quickly building high-performance native cross-platform applications in modern C++ and Delphi using powerful visual design tools and integrated toolchains. Smarter code navigation when refactoring. Auto code completion with Tab key. LSP awareness of Include files. Auto restart of LSP server. Class helper support. Array suggestions when assigning arrays. Inactive code highlighting in Code Editor. High-DPI support in the IDE, with full support for the latest 4k+ monitors, and cleaner and sharper fonts and icons throughout. Improved FMX High-DPI support for Windows and Desktop with a visibly superior desktop UI. Reduces the complexities of rapidly building and deploying a multi-tier turn-key enterprise REST API application server with Swagger support.		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 Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not 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 looking for a powerful Application Development solution		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 Not Supported		API Offers API Supported
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Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing $10 per user per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 3.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews		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 & Cons from Real Users Pros RAD Studio is a pretty powerful tool. Clean interface and functionality that has improved my ability to develop across multiple platforms which is usually never fun. Cons For a while I felt like I wasn't using it to its full potential, but after diving into documentation I was able to get over the hump and take advantage of most of the features that were relevant to me.		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 Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Embarcadero Founded: 1993 United States www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio		Company Information Retool Founded: 2017 United States retool.com
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Categories App Design Supported Application Development Supported IDE Supported Mobile App Development Supported Rapid Application Development (RAD) 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
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 Application Development Features Access Controls/Permissions Supported Code Assistance Supported Code Refactoring Supported Collaboration Tools Supported Compatibility Testing Supported Data Modeling Supported Debugging Supported Deployment Management Supported Graphical User Interface Supported Mobile Development Supported No-Code Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Software Development Supported Source Control Supported Testing Management Supported Version Control Supported Web App Development Not Supported IDE Features Code Completion Supported Compiler Supported Cross Platform Support Supported Debugger Supported Drag and Drop UI Supported Integrations and Plugins Supported Multi Language Support Supported Project Management Supported Text Editor / Code Editor Supported Mobile App Development Features Access Controls / Permissions Supported Any App Development Language Supported Collaboration Tools Supported Compatibility Testing Supported Data Modeling Supported Debugging Supported Drag and Drop Editor Supported Enterprise Mobility (EMM/MAM) Supported FaceID and TouchID Supported For Consumer Apps Supported For Enterprise Apps Supported Integration Options Supported Mobile App Security Supported Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Supported Multiple Apps from Same Base Supported No Dependencies Supported No-Code Supported Reporting / Analytics Supported Single Sign-On (SSO) Supported Source Control Supported Visual Editor Supported		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 Show More Features 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 MongoDB Supported MySQL Supported PostgreSQL Supported SQL Server Supported AccessOwl Not Supported Amazon Athena Not Supported Cursor Not Supported Doc-O-Matic Supported Elasticsearch Not Supported FastCube FMX Supported FastReport VCL Supported Gemini Not Supported Google Sheets Not Supported GraphQL Not Supported Indent Not Supported Kubernetes Not Supported Mailtrap Not Supported Oracle Database Not Supported Stackreaction Not Supported Visual Studio Code Supported Show More Integrations View All 23 Integrations		Integrations MongoDB Supported MySQL Supported PostgreSQL Supported SQL Server Supported AccessOwl Supported Amazon Athena Supported Cursor Supported Doc-O-Matic Not Supported Elasticsearch Supported FastCube FMX Not Supported FastReport VCL Not Supported Gemini Supported Google Sheets Supported GraphQL Supported Indent Supported Kubernetes Supported Mailtrap Supported Oracle Database Supported Stackreaction Supported Visual Studio Code Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 46 Integrations
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