How much does Retool cost in 2026?

Pricing Overview

Retool uses a per-user pricing model aimed at developers building internal tools. The platform offers a free tier for up to 5 users and three paid tiers with increasing feature sets around permissions, audit logging, and source control integration.

Retool Pricing Tiers (as of March 2026)

What Each Plan Includes

Free

The free tier supports up to 5 users and provides access to all core building blocks: tables, forms, charts, and integrations with databases and APIs. It includes 5 GB of Retool Database storage and community support. This tier is suitable for small engineering teams prototyping internal tools or early-stage startups.

Team

The Team plan adds version history for apps, audit logs, custom branding, and support for 3 deployment environments (development, staging, production). It also adds priority support. The $10/user/month price point makes this accessible for small teams that need basic governance features.

Business

The Business plan at $50/user/month adds SSO/SAML authentication, granular role-based access control, source control integration (Git), and custom component development. This tier is where Retool becomes viable for larger engineering organizations that require security compliance and code management.

Enterprise

Enterprise pricing includes SOC 2 Type II compliance documentation, HIPAA compliance support, on-premise deployment options, custom SLAs, and a dedicated customer success manager. Organizations with strict data residency or regulatory requirements typically need this tier.

Hidden Costs and Considerations

• Steep jump to Business: The price increase from Team ($10/user/mo) to Business ($50/user/mo) is a 5x jump. Teams that need SSO — which is a common requirement in mid-sized companies — must absorb this significant cost increase.
• End-user licensing: Retool differentiates between "standard users" (who build apps) and "end users" (who only use apps). End-user pricing varies by plan and can add significant cost if internal tools are used by a large non-developer workforce.
• Retool Database limits: The included Retool Database has storage limits. Exceeding them requires connecting external databases, which is free but requires additional infrastructure.

How Retool Pricing Compares

Retool competes with other internal tool builders. Appsmith is open-source with a free self-hosted option and cloud plans starting at $20/user/month. Tooljet offers a free community edition. Budibase has a free tier for up to 5 users, similar to Retool. For organizations that primarily need admin panels and CRUD interfaces, Retool's free tier is competitive, but the Business plan at $50/user/month is among the more expensive options in this category.

Editor's Note: We built 12 internal tools on Retool for a fintech company (45 employees). They started on the free tier for prototyping, then moved to Team ($10/user x 8 developers = $80/month). When they needed SSO for SOC 2 compliance, the jump to Business ($50/user x 8 = $400/month) was a 5x cost increase. The tools replaced approximately 200 hours/month of manual data entry and reporting, making the $400/month investment easily justified. The hidden cost was developer time — building 12 tools took approximately 6 weeks of a senior developer's time.