AppSheet vs Retool

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

AppSheet

$120/yr

33% less than Retool

Who has a free plan
  • AppSheethas a free plan
  • Retoolhas a free plan
Easiest to rebuild

AppSheet, Retool

With trade-offs

On price, AppSheet wins.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONAppSheetNo-code appsRetoolNo-code apps
Monthly billing$10/moCore$15/moTeam
Per year$120/yr$180/yr
Billing modelPer personPer person
Free tierPrototype use for up to 10 test users; production deployment is not included5 total users; 500 workflow runs/month; 5 GB storage; 20 agent hours; 250 AI credits
Additional costsStarter/Core/Enterprise are per active user, so external-user count drives cost; Publisher Pro is $50 per public app and removes authenticated-user security; Google Workspace may bundle Core, but otherwise Workspace itself is a separate subscriptionBuilder and internal-user seats have different rates; extra workflow capacity costs $75 per 5,000 runs, AI credits are pooled and reset without rollover, Agents are metered separately, and external-user pricing changes after the included band
Can you rebuild it?With trade-offsmulti-dayWith trade-offsmulti-day
Free alternatives+2+2
Checked on10/20/202607/31/2026
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