Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Retool
Retool clearly comes out ahead of Xano on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $85/mo for Xano and $10/mo for Retool.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Xano, Inc. | Retool, Inc. |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentDesignSaaS & Cloud | DevelopmentDesignEducation & EdTechAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | databaseno-code | databaseno-code |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | xano | retool |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Workspace | ||
| 5,000 Workflow Runs/Month | ||
| 10 Total Team Seats | ||
| 500 Workflow Runs/Month | ||
| 100 Gb Image And File Storage | ||
| 5Gb Of Data Storage | ||
| 14-Day Rolling Backup | ||
| Access To External User Pricing | ||
| 24/7 Monitoring | ||
| Additional Agent Hours Available | ||
| 3 Total Workspaces | ||
| App Release Versions | ||
| 5 Total Team Seats | ||
| Audit Logging | ||
| 5 Total Workspaces | ||
| Custom Branding | ||
| 7-Day Rolling Backup | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| 99.99% Sla | ||
| Everything In Business | ||
| Advanced Logging | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Agent & Mcp Builder For Agentic Ai Workflows | ||
| Everything In Team | ||
| Automatic Backups | ||
| Independent Workspaces | ||
| Background Tasks | ||
| Platform Apis And Workflow Triggers | ||
| Branching And Merging | ||
| Portals And Embedded Apps |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Retool comes out ahead overall, though Xano can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Xano's paid plans start at $85/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 Xano 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.
