How is a Retool dashboard different from a BI tool like Tableau or Looker?

BI tools show you what happened. Retool lets you do something about it. Approve a loan, process a refund, update a record — directly from the same dashboard where you spotted the issue. You get visualization and action in one governed interface.

Can I connect to multiple data sources in one dashboard?

Yes. Retool connects natively to PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, BigQuery, Snowflake, Firebase, Elasticsearch, REST APIs, GraphQL, and more. A single dashboard can pull from multiple sources simultaneously — no middleware required.

How long does it take to build a dashboard in Retool?

Most teams ship a working dashboard in hours. Describe what you need and Retool’s AI generates a schema-aware starting point connected to your data. From there, drag and drop components, wire up queries, and deploy. Engineers refine; no one builds from scratch.

Can my team take action from the dashboard, or is it read-only?

Retool dashboards are fully interactive. Your team can search, filter, update records, trigger workflows, approve requests, and resolve issues — all from the same view. Write operations are query-controlled by engineering for safety.

Can I control who sees what on the dashboard?

Yes. Retool includes role-based access controls that restrict who can view specific data and who can take action. Audit logs track every interaction. For regulated industries, on-prem deployment is available for full data control.

Do I need to be a developer to build a Retool dashboard?

No. The drag-and-drop builder and 100+ prebuilt components are designed for anyone who can write a SQL query. For more complex logic, JavaScript is available anywhere in the app — so engineering teams can extend as needed

Dashboards your team can act on — not just look at

Build dashboards that pull everything into one view — where teams can search, filter, update records, and take action. Connect any data source. Ship in hours, govern with confidence.

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A Retool app showing a company's financial dashboard

See everything and act from one place
Pull data from every source into a single view. Your team can look up, update, approve, and resolve — without jumping between tabs or filing an engineering ticket.
Build on your data, not someone else’s schema
Connect to whatever powers your business — Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, BigQuery, Snowflake, Firebase, REST APIs. Build a dashboard UI on top of it in hours, not months.
Go beyond charts — take action directly
Retool dashboards are interactive. Approve a loan, process a refund, update a customer record — all from the same governed view where you spotted the issue.

Real impact

Customized automation that evolves with your business

“We went from 1-2 months on each tool we needed to build to 30-60 minutes.”

See how DoorDash saved $6M

DoorDash saved $6M managing its delivery network

Actionable dashboards for every team — from customer success to finance

A fast and simple admin dashboard

Save hundreds of hours with pre-made templates, integrations, and components.

Customer 360 dashboard

Build an app that allows customer support teams to view customers’ activities: what they bought, what was refunded, emails they opened, surveys they’ve given, and more.

Customer insights dashboard

Build a robust customer dashboard that acts as a centralized control center for business teams to view, edit, and configure customer accounts.

Conversion funnel dashboard

Build a customer funnel dashboard to track aggregated conversion metrics and drill down to identify customers progressing through your conversion funnel.

Inventory management dashboard

Build an app to see what's in stock, add SKUs, track the status of orders.

Experiment tracking tool

Build a custom experiment tracking tool to keep tabs on the experiments you run and grow your business faster.

Food delivery tracker

Build a customer support tool tailored to food delivery and two-sided marketplaces use cases.

Loan approval dashboard

Build a tool to automate loan approvals by pulling in applicant information into an easy-to-use tool that simplifies loan approval management.

Attendance tracker

Build a student/classroom dashboard to track attendance, learning, and students' wellbeing.

Auto repair management dashboard

Build a central application to manage the status of repairs and all the moving parts associated with providing a detailed customer experience.

Build a React dashboard 10x faster in Retool

Save hundreds of hours with pre-made React templates, integrations, and components.

Dashboard to track KPIs and metrics

Retool gives you chart components and the tools to manipulate your data and make it actionable

Everything you need to build, ship, and govern dashboards that drive action

AI-assisted app generation

Describe the dashboard you need in plain language. Retool generates a working UI grounded in your actual schema, connected to your data sources. Engineers review, edit, and deploy — no black box.

Complete drag-and-drop component library

Tables, charts (powered by Plotly.js), text inputs, dropdowns, buttons, date pickers, tabbed containers — all prebuilt and composable. No frontend engineering required.

Native connections to any data source

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, BigQuery, Snowflake, Firebase, S3, Elasticsearch, REST APIs, GraphQL, and more. One dashboard can combine data from multiple sources.

Read and write from the same view

Query and display data, but also trigger updates, approvals, or actions directly from the dashboard. Your team can resolve issues where they spot them.

Search and filter built in

Text inputs, dropdowns, and date range pickers let teams look up individual records within aggregate views. Find any data point in seconds.

Drill down from summary to detail

Bird’s eye metrics at the top. Click into a row to get the full picture on a specific customer, order, applicant, or experiment.

Complete governance and access control

Control who can see what and who can take action. Queries and actions are locked down by engineering. Audit logs track every interaction for compliance.