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Retool vs. Superblocks

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Retool
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Retool is a UI software component library presenting a fast way to build custom internal tools, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, California.
$10
per month per user
Superblocks
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Superblocks is an IDE for internal tooling – a programmable set of building blocks for developers to create mission-critical internal operational software. The Superblocks Application Builder to assemble flexible components and connect to databases and APIs. Users can create REST, GraphQL, and gPRC endpoints call them programmatically from code or 3rd party web-hooks while Superblocks handles infrastructure.
$41
per month per creator
Pricing
RetoolSuperblocks
Editions & Modules
Team
$10
per month per user
Business
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Quote
Starter
$41
per month per creator
Pro
$70
per month per creator
Enterprise
$141
per month per creator
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RetoolSuperblocks
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
RetoolSuperblocks
Considered Both Products
Retool
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Retool
We selected Retool because it offers the best balance of usability and power compared to alternatives like Appsmith, ToolJet, and OutSystems. It allows us to build much faster, with broad integrations and strong enterprise features like permissions and environment management. …
Superblocks
Features
RetoolSuperblocks
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Retool
8.2
Ratings
2% below category average
Superblocks
-
Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Security10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform User Management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Reusability8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Scalability10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
Retool
-
Ratings
Superblocks
8.6
Ratings
7% above category average
Ease of building user interfaces00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Scalability00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Platform management overhead00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Workflow engine capability00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Platform access control00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Development environment creation00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Development environment replication00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Issue recovery00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes00 Ratings9.80 Ratings
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User Ratings
RetoolSuperblocks
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.8
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
RetoolSuperblocks
Likelihood to Recommend
If you need to build an admin panel or any other backend system, Retool is the right tool for you.
Verified User
Anonymous
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When you've connected your data sources, Superblocks make integrating data from several sources a breeze, which is the key to our development success.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Pros
  • Ease of use - someone with small amount of experience can use it.
  • Adaptability - you can build a lot of things with it.
  • Reliability - works quite well.
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • Easy to use User Interface builder for building internal apps
  • Scheduled Jobs and Workflow builder in multiple languages
  • API builder for support your User Interface for your internal apps
Nima Gardideh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Nima Gardideh
CTO (Chief Technical Officer)
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Cons
  • Some Retool apps can become slow to load or refresh.
  • When multiple team members work on the same app, changes can overwrite each other or break functionality.
  • The UI/UX is pretty basic.
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Anonymous
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  • More flexibility on UI component designs
Nima Gardideh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Nima Gardideh
CTO (Chief Technical Officer)
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Usability
Because even though it is quite intuitive it is not the best tool I have ever seen.
Verified User
Anonymous
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No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
We selected Retool because it offers the best balance of usability and power compared to alternatives like Appsmith, ToolJet, and OutSystems. It allows us to build much faster, with broad integrations and strong enterprise features like permissions and environment management. Competing tools were either too limited, required more engineering effort. Overall, retool support has been decent too.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Nima Gardideh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Nima Gardideh
CTO (Chief Technical Officer)
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Return on Investment
  • Good ROI to give our teams the data they need.
  • Some dashboards can be slow so it can take more time/ bandwidth.
  • As apps grow more complex, troubleshooting logic or query dependencies can be time-consuming.
Verified User
Anonymous
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  • We've saved thousands of developer hours that would have otherwise spent on maintaining infrastructure
Nima Gardideh | TrustRadius Reviewer
Nima Gardideh
CTO (Chief Technical Officer)
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