Find the plan that works for you

You can build web apps, mobile apps, AI-powered apps, and custom logic and automations in Retool. Retool’s platform makes it fast and easy to connect any datastore or API, build business software, and securely share what you've built with users—all in one place.

Developers are the most common builders in Retool. It usually takes a developer around 10 minutes to understand how Retool works, and another hour for it to feel natural.

But anyone who knows SQL can learn to build pretty quickly. (Many of Retool’s most active builders were once non-technical end users!)

If you need native performance and mobile-specific features, build a mobile app using Retool Mobile. These apps run natively on iOS and Android.

More about mobile apps

If you’re looking to build browser-based apps, build a web app. (Retool’s web apps only support mobile layouts.)

More about web apps

User types are based on user activity:

• A standard user is a user that edited an app or workflow during the billing cycle.
• An end user is a user that didn't edit an app or workflow during the billing cycle. You can restrict end users from making edits via the permission controls (available on Business and Enterprise plans).

More about billing and usage

All plans are available as either:

• A cloud version (that means Retool hosts)
• Self-hosted (that means you host).

To get other people to use your app, simply invite them to join your Retool organization.

If your organization has stringent data requirements, you can deploy Retool on-premises in your own VPC with the self-hosted plan. Set up↗ via Docker and get up and running in about 15 minutes. Except for a license check that happens every six hours, Retool doesn't require any external data connectivity.

To get started, sign up↗ for the plan that works for you or schedule a setup call↗.

Retool offers the levels of security, reliability, and access controls that the most regulated enterprises require, along with the flexibility, choice, and customization that developers need.

For more information, read Retool’s security documentation↗.

Yes, Retool has special offers for students, educators, and nonprofit organizations:

• Students and educators: Complete a student and educators application↗ to claim a free Business account.
• Nonprofits: Complete a nonprofits application↗ to claim 25 free seats.

Discounts can be used towards either cloud-hosted or self-hosted plans.

Agents are AI-powered digital workers that use large language models (LLMs) to complete tasks, make decisions, and automate workflows.

We price agents per hour to mirror how teams already value labor. This model is intuitive and transparent, scaling with real business value. Instead of worrying about tokens, runs, or usage tiers, you’re paying for productive time—just like with any employee.

To model how human workers are paid differently based on experience, specialization, or productivity. We offer a constantly updated range of models with different capabilities—from efficient for simple tasks to more sophisticated for complex reasoning and execution. You choose what matches the job and pay accordingly.

Agents excel at automating labor-intensive, repetitive tasks, including:

• Customer support ticket triage
• Data analysis and report generation
• Sales follow-up and outreach
• Cybersecurity alert handling
• Research and data compilation
• Multi-step workflow orchestration

The speed, 24/7 availability, and cost efficiency of agents benefit these use cases.

Runtime is measured as wall-clock time, from when an agent starts working on a task to when it finishes.

Including:

• Executing steps
• Waiting on APIs or tool responses
• Model invocation and response processing

Excluding:

• Idle time, like waiting for human input

Start with the free allocation. Usage dashboards and analytics are available to understand your hourly consumption and peak needs. We recommend a six-week usage review to estimate future needs and choose the right paid allocation.

Yes.

• Using models provided through Retool: LLM costs are included in your hourly rate
• Using customer-managed keys: You pay your model provider directly for LLM usage

Each Retool surface is priced to match its value:

• Apps → per seat
• Workflows → per run
• Agents → per hour

When you use up your free Agent hours, Agent execution will pause. You’ll be prompted to upgrade to a paid plan to continue using Agents without interruption.