Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Airtable
Airtable clearly comes out ahead of Retool on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $24/mo for Airtable and $10/mo for Retool.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | hybrid |
| Company | - | Retool, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | easy | - |
| Integration | low | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Development | DevelopmentDesignEducation & EdTechAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | project-managementdatabase | databaseno-code |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | airtable | retool |
|---|---|---|
| Everything In Business | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Everything In Team | ||
| 1,000 Records Per Base | ||
| 5,000 Workflow Runs/Month | ||
| 1,000Gb Attachment Storage Per Base | ||
| 500 Workflow Runs/Month | ||
| 100 Automation Runs Per Month | ||
| 5Gb Of Data Storage | ||
| 100,000 Automation Runs Per Month | ||
| Access To External User Pricing | ||
| 100Gb Attachment Storage Per Base | ||
| Additional Agent Hours Available | ||
| 125,000 Records Per Base | ||
| App Release Versions | ||
| 15,000 Ai Credits Per Paid User/Month | ||
| Audit Logging | ||
| 20,000 Ai Credits Per Paid User/Month | ||
| Custom Branding | ||
| 20Gb Attachment Storage Per Base | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| 25,000 Ai Credits Per Paid User/Month | ||
| Independent Workspaces | ||
| 25,000 Automation Runs Per Month | ||
| Platform Apis And Workflow Triggers | ||
| 50,000 Records Per Base | ||
| Portals And Embedded Apps | ||
| 500 Ai Credits Per Editor/Month | ||
| Rich Permission Controls | ||
| 500,000 Automation Runs Per Month |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Airtable comes out ahead overall, though Retool can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Airtable's paid plans start at $24/mo and Retool's start at $10/mo, so Retool is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Airtable and Retool offer a free tier.
Retool scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
