Retool VS Supabase

Comprehensive feature-by-feature breakdown, real pricing tiers, community sentiment, and active discounts for Retool and Supabase.

TOOL A

TOOL B

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Retool

The fastest way to build custom internal tools, admin panels, and operational apps

$0/mo starting

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The open source Firebase alternative with Postgres, Auth, and Edge Functions

$0/mo starting

Detailed Specification & Feature Matrix

BEST SUITED FOR

Retool:Engineering teams, product managers, operations teams, and startups building back-office tools

Supabase:Full-stack web and mobile developers, Next.js startups, and teams needing raw SQL power

PRICING MODEL

Freemium (Starts at $0/mo)

ACTIVE DISCOUNT OFFERS

0% OFF (PRICING)

STANDOUT ADVANTAGES

Saves engineering teams hundreds of hours of repetitive CRUD frontend work

Free plan supports up to 5 users with full database connectivity and workflow builders

Retool for Startups program provides up to $25,000 in free cloud credits

100% open source with zero vendor lock-in — can be self-hosted on any VPS

Rock-solid PostgreSQL database beneath the hood rather than proprietary NoSQL

Generous free tier with 2 free projects and 500MB database storage

KNOWN SHORTCOMINGS

Per-user pricing for internal operators can scale significantly as non-technical staff expand

Complex custom styling requires familiarity with CSS and Retool component state variables

Projects pause after 1 week of inactivity on the free hobby tier

Self-hosting configuration requires Docker Compose and networking knowledge