Retool vs. WaveMaker Comparison


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About Securely deploy vibe-coded apps in one governed platform. Build in Retool, import from tools like Claude Code, Replit, or Lovable, or connect via MCP. However your team builds, every app ships safely, with governance built in. People across your organization are already vibe-coding internal tools with no SSO, no RBAC, no audit logs, and no connection to your existing data controls. Retool is where secure vibe coding happens by default. Build from scratch, import an app from another AI builder, or connect an agent via MCP — governance lives in the platform, not in each individual app.		About The most advanced and open low-code development platform to build modern applications twice as fast and at half the cost. For over a decade, tens of thousands of developers have relied on WaveMaker's award-winning low-code platform to modernize applications, build line of business apps and deliver engaging multi-channel apps. WaveMaker is the only full-stack development platform that combines the speed of low-code with the power of custom code.
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 Supported iPad Supported Android 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 Enterprise Developers
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support 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 Pricing based on number of developers. Unlimited Apps. Unlimited App Users. Open source runtime. Host apps anywhere. 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 4.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 4.0 / 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!		Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Very easy to develop mobile application makes convenient to use. It supports many types of app categories to develop. It gives features to build business application for recording revenue and staff work progress. Cons As of now I haven't faced any Cons about this app. It's a time saving way to develop apps. Complete subscription is expensive.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information Retool Founded: 2017 United States retool.com		Company Information WaveMaker Founded: 2003 United States www.wavemaker.com/rapid-application-development-platform/
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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 App Design Supported App Makers Supported Application Development Supported Drag and Drop App Builders Supported Low-Code Development 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 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 Show More Features 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		App Design Features Change Management Not Supported Collaboration Supported Design Templates Supported Drag & Drop Supported Feature Library Not 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 Low-Code Development Features AI-Assisted Development Supported Business Process Automation Not Supported Collaborative Development Supported Data Aggregation and Publishing Not Supported Deployment Management Supported Drag & Drop Supported Integrations Management Supported Iteration Management Supported Performance Monitoring Not Supported Requirements Management Not Supported Templates Supported Visual Modeling Supported Web / Mobile App Development Supported Workflow Management Supported
Integrations Amazon DynamoDB Supported Anthropic Supported Apache Cassandra Supported DynAdmic Not Supported Firebase Supported Gemini Supported GitHub Not Supported Google Calendar Not Supported GraphQL Supported Indent Supported Kubernetes Supported Mailtrap Supported Microsoft Azure Not Supported MongoDB Supported Okta Supported Redis Supported Snowflake Supported Stackreaction Supported ToDesktop Supported Zoho Directory Supported Show More Integrations View All 46 Integrations		Integrations Amazon DynamoDB Not Supported Anthropic Not Supported Apache Cassandra Not Supported DynAdmic Supported Firebase Not Supported Gemini Not Supported GitHub Supported Google Calendar Supported GraphQL Not Supported Indent Not Supported Kubernetes Not Supported Mailtrap Not Supported Microsoft Azure Supported MongoDB Not Supported Okta Not Supported Redis Not Supported Snowflake Not Supported Stackreaction Not Supported ToDesktop Not Supported Zoho Directory Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 11 Integrations
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