Retool vs. Solar Comparison


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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.		About Solar is a fast, flexible AI-powered platform that enables users to build custom AI agents, workflow automations, and full-stack applications, from Python backends and databases to modern front-ends and authentication, in seconds via a visual editor and collaborative canvas. It combines the power of code with no-code readability, offering integrations for email, scraping, LLM calls, tables, file storage, logic, and more, all deployable with a single click. Solar supports robust enterprise features including role-based access control, guardrails, and bring-your-own-cloud options, ensuring secure and scalable deployments. Backed by engineering expertise from renowned companies like Y Combinator, Palantir, and Jane Street, Solar caters to users ranging from solo engineers to collaborative teams by offering a generous free tier (500 credits and up to five projects), with paid plans unlocking advanced integrations, higher usage credits, team collaboration, and enterprise-grade security.
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		Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
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		Audience Engineering teams and technical product builders in search of a solution to prototype and deploy full-stack AI-infused applications
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported		API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $10 per user per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing $30 per month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
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		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
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 Supported In Person Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Retool Founded: 2017 United States retool.com		Company Information Solar Founded: 2024 United States try.solar/
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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		Categories Agentic AI Supported AI Agent Builders Supported AI App Generators Supported AI Automation Supported Workflow Automation 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 Active Directory Supported Amazon DynamoDB Supported Amazon Redshift Supported Amazon S3 Supported Anthropic Supported Claude Code Supported Cursor Supported Elasticsearch Supported Firebase Supported Gemini Supported Google Sheets Supported Indent Supported Koala Supported Mailtrap Supported Okta Supported Python Not Supported Redis Supported Tailor Supported Zoho Directory Supported journy.io Supported Show More Integrations View All 46 Integrations		Integrations Active Directory Not Supported Amazon DynamoDB Not Supported Amazon Redshift Not Supported Amazon S3 Not Supported Anthropic Not Supported Claude Code Not Supported Cursor Not Supported Elasticsearch Not Supported Firebase Not Supported Gemini Not Supported Google Sheets Not Supported Indent Not Supported Koala Not Supported Mailtrap Not Supported Okta Not Supported Python Supported Redis Not Supported Tailor Not Supported Zoho Directory Not Supported journy.io Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 1 Integration
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