Retool logo

Retool

Build custom internal apps quickly with data and AI integration.

Retool primary screenshot

What is Retool?

Try Retool

Retool is an enterprise platform for building AI apps, production-ready workflows, and AI agents that connect to your live business data and systems. With AppGen you can generate apps based on your real schemas, roles, and permissions, then refine them using prompt-based, context-aware editing. With Workflows, you can orchestrate multi-step automation and ship with monitoring and full audit trails—secure by default across your organization.

What can Retool help you build?

Retool helps you build internal apps, AI-powered tools, and operational automation that run on your existing data and connect to your services. You can also orchestrate multi-step workflow automations so you can replace ad hoc scripts with governed processes for business logic and events.

How do you go from prompts to a production-ready AI app?

Retool’s AppGen scaffolds apps on your live production data and uses your real schema, roles, and permissions from the start. You can then make context-aware edits by selecting parts of the app or components and prompting direct changes, so updates are grounded in full app context rather than guesswork.

How does Retool Workflows help you automate complex processes?

With Workflows, you chain together AI actions, data transformations, and business logic in a single orchestration. You get built-in monitoring and audit trails that track every AI action and workflow execution, so you can see what worked and what didn’t.

Is Retool a no-code tool, or will I need to write code?

Retool is designed to support low-code development while still allowing deeper customization. For Workflows specifically, you can define process logic using code (like Python or JS) or structured blocks, and you can use AI assistance to generate and refine automation logic on the canvas.

Can Retool generate apps and workflows that follow our enterprise security policies?

Yes. AI-generated apps and workflows inherit enterprise security by default, including SSO, RBAC, and compliance, while respecting data-level permissions. Retool also provides full audit trails so you can control what data is shared with models and maintain traceability.

Can I use my own model providers with Retool?

Yes. Retool supports using your own AI model providers and connects to your existing data sources, including direct model providers (like OpenAI and Anthropic), cloud service providers (like AWS and Azure), and bring-your-own options.

Last updated
Sep 3, 2026
Date listed
Apr 13, 2026