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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 bb is a local-first, fully customizable IDE for working with AI coding agents, designed to control, automate, and even modify itself. Almost anything in the environment can be changed with a single prompt: users can add panels, CLI commands, skills, plugins, and workflows that immediately become available to their agents. Many of bb’s own capabilities, including GitHub integration, agent memory, scheduled jobs, and remote access, are built as plugins using the same tools available to users. Its CLI is open to external programs such as shell scripts, cron jobs, or bots in Telegram, Signal, and Slack, allowing them to spawn work threads that remain available in the sidebar. bb supports multiple coding agents, including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Pi, OpenCode, Grok, omp, and Hermes, letting users assign tasks to the best-suited agent or have one agent spawn and manage another in separate threads. Work runs on the user’s own machine and can continue independently until they return.
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 Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Not 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 Software developers and engineering teams wanting to orchestrate multiple AI coding agents, automate development workflows, and customize a local-first programmable IDE around their own needs
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 Free Free Version Supported Free Trial Not 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 Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Retool Founded: 2017 United States retool.com		Company Information bb Founded: 2026 United States getbb.app/
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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 Coding Agents Supported AI IDEs Supported IDE 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 Claude Code Supported Cursor Supported AccessOwl Supported Amazon Athena Supported Amazon DynamoDB Supported Amazon Redshift Supported Apache CouchDB Supported Elasticsearch Supported Gemini Supported Git Supported Grok Not Supported Hermes Agent Not Supported Mailtrap Supported MongoDB Supported OpenAI Codex Not Supported OpenClaw Not Supported Oracle Database Supported Secoda Supported Telegram Not Supported Zoho Directory Supported Show More Integrations View All 46 Integrations		Integrations Claude Code Supported Cursor Supported AccessOwl Not Supported Amazon Athena Not Supported Amazon DynamoDB Not Supported Amazon Redshift Not Supported Apache CouchDB Not Supported Elasticsearch Not Supported Gemini Not Supported Git Not Supported Grok Supported Hermes Agent Supported Mailtrap Not Supported MongoDB Not Supported OpenAI Codex Supported OpenClaw Supported Oracle Database Not Supported Secoda Not Supported Telegram Supported Zoho Directory Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 15 Integrations
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