Retool vs Budibase

Fit:

Migration notes

Rebuild Retool screens, queries and access rules against supported data sources. Validate connector coverage and workflow/edition gates before migration. No verified direct Retool app import.

Sources: budibase.com, retool.com · checked 2026-10-21

RetoolPaid incumbent

Entry priceUSD 10 / seat / month

Pricing modelmixed, billed annual

OwnerRetool, Inc.

Team: $10/builder/month and $5/internal user/month, billed annually; free plan for up to five users. Usage and higher tiers differ. Source

Retool plans reviewed
Team	entry	USD 120 / builder / yr
Business	business	USD 600 / builder / yr
Enterprise	enterprise	Quote only

BudibaseOpen-source alternative

Fit for Retool

License

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Paid-feature tier C

Self-host

Paid-feature limits3 noted

Budibase plans reviewed
Open source	free self-hosted core	Free
Business	vendor commercial cloud	USD 3,588 / workspace account,3 creators and250,000 actions/month / yr
Enterprise self-host	paid self-host license	Quote only

What you may give up

Open source limited to one workspace
Built-in backups and restore, environment variables and custom branding
Enforced SSO, user groups, Active Directory/SCIM and audit logs

Tier C: GPLv3 core and MPL-2.0 generated-app packages; paid packages/pro uses non-OSI BSL. Unlimited OSS apps/users/actions, but one workspace plus paid backup/environment capabilities warrant C. License source

What running it takes

CouchDB
App, worker and reverse proxy

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Requirements verified against stablev3.50.0 Compose, including LiteLLM/Postgres supporting services often missing in older summaries. Database/data connectors such as MySQL/Postgres are not alternative platform state stores. Infrastructure and staff time are not priced here; this page does not compare total cost.