Retool vs. dbFront 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 dbFront is a RAD (Rapid Application Development) tool specifically designed for use by DBA's and Analysts. dbFront requires no code, is simple to administer, and is straightforward for users. dbFront can be locally installed or hosted via Azure, Amazon or the hosting service of your choice. dbFront connects to your own data and your own security infrastructure. No 3rd party dependencies. With dbFront, you can quickly build a client application for your existing database that is immediately useful. In addition, dbFront dynamically updates itself as your database changes.
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 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 DBAs, System Analysts, Any Industry including Areospace, Manufacturing, Medical, or Oil&Gas
Support Phone Support 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 Not Supported
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Pricing $10 per user per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing $199.00/one-time Free (3 users, 1 database) $199 - PRO (100 users, unlimited objects) $599 - Enterprise (1 server, unlimited users) $1199 - Site (3 server, unlimited users) Canadian Pricing Free Version 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 Big Ideas Computing Ltd. / dbFront Works Founded: 2015 Canada dbfront.com
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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 Application Development Supported Data Entry Supported Database Supported Low-Code Development Supported No-Code Development Supported Rapid Application Development (RAD) Supported SQL Server 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 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		Application Development Features Access Controls/Permissions Supported Code Assistance Supported Code Refactoring Not Supported Collaboration Tools Not Supported Compatibility Testing Not Supported Data Modeling Not Supported Debugging Not Supported Deployment Management Not Supported Graphical User Interface Supported Mobile Development Supported No-Code Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Software Development Supported Source Control Not Supported Testing Management Not Supported Version Control Not Supported Web App Development Supported Database Features Backup and Recovery Supported Creation / Development Supported Data Migration Supported Data Replication Not Supported Data Search Supported Data Security Supported Database Conversion Supported Mobile Access Supported Monitoring Not Supported NOSQL Not Supported Performance Analysis Not Supported Queries Supported Relational Interface Supported Virtualization Not Supported Low-Code Development Features AI-Assisted Development Not Supported Business Process Automation Not Supported Collaborative Development Not Supported Data Aggregation and Publishing Not Supported Deployment Management Not Supported Drag & Drop Supported Integrations Management Not Supported Iteration Management Not Supported Performance Monitoring Not Supported Requirements Management Not Supported Templates Supported Visual Modeling Not Supported Web / Mobile App Development Supported Workflow Management Not Supported No-Code Development Features AI-Assisted Development Not Supported Business Process Automation Not Supported Collaborative Development Not Supported Data Aggregation and Publishing Not Supported Deployment Management Not Supported Drag & Drop Supported Integrations Management Not Supported Iteration Management Not Supported Performance Monitoring Not Supported Requirements Management Not Supported Templates Supported Visual Modeling Not Supported Web / Mobile App Development Supported Workflow Management Not Supported Show More Features Data Entry Features Abbreviation Detection Not Supported Data Capture and Transfer Not Supported Data Cleansing Supported Data Entry Verification Supported Data Search Flexibility Supported Duplicate Detection Not Supported Flexible Search Supported Image Entry Supported Library Conversion Not Supported Mis-Keyed Variation Detection Not Supported Phonetic Variation Detection Not Supported SQL Server Features CPU Monitoring Not Supported Credential Management Not Supported Database Servers Supported Deployment Testing Not Supported Docker Compatible Containers Not Supported Event Logs Supported History Tracking Not Supported Patch Management Not Supported Scheduling Not Supported Supports Database Clones Not Supported User Activity Monitoring Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Not Supported
Integrations Okta Supported SQL Server Supported AI Agent Builder Supported Active Directory Supported Amazon DynamoDB Supported Amazon Redshift Supported Amazon S3 Supported Anthropic Supported Firebase Supported Git Supported Indent Supported Kubernetes Supported Mailtrap Supported Microsoft Azure Not Supported Model Context Protocol (MCP) Supported MongoDB Supported Redis Supported Tailor Supported Zoho Directory Supported journy.io Supported Show More Integrations View All 46 Integrations		Integrations Okta Supported SQL Server Supported AI Agent Builder Not Supported Active Directory Not Supported Amazon DynamoDB Not Supported Amazon Redshift Not Supported Amazon S3 Not Supported Anthropic Not Supported Firebase Not Supported Git Not Supported Indent Not Supported Kubernetes Not Supported Mailtrap Not Supported Microsoft Azure Supported Model Context Protocol (MCP) Not Supported MongoDB Not Supported Redis Not Supported Tailor Not Supported Zoho Directory Not Supported journy.io Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 5 Integrations
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