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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ComponentOne

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AComponentOne Studio, from software company GrapeCity in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, provides Visual Studio controls.

    $1,299

    per year per developer

    Retool

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ARetool is a UI software component library presenting a fast way to build custom internal tools, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, California.

    $10

    per month per user

    Pricing
    ComponentOneRetool
    Editions & Modules
    Enterprise
    $1,299.00
    per year per developer
    Team
    $10
    per month per user
    Business
    $50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ComponentOneRetool
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    ComponentOneRetool
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of ComponentOne and Retool
    Feature
    ComponentOne
    -
    Ratings
    Retool
    6.7
    3 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Platform Security00 Ratings6.62 Ratings
    Platform User Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reusability00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Platform Scalability00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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    ComponentOneRetool
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    User Ratings
    ComponentOneRetool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ComponentOneRetool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MESCIUS
    C1 is great for creating custom reports. We have client apps where we've created some fairly complicated reports such as invoices and real estate inspections. We also use the True DBGrid in many of our apps since it is so customizable. Its grouping and filtering features are very nice and can provide summary counts and totals at the bottom or right side of the grid that are very handy.
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    Retool
    Works well in: Connecting directly to databases and APIs holding candidate data. Allows teams to easily drill into records from different data sources. Quick to build dashboards. It wouldn't work well without a team to actually get it set up. There is limited design/ branding, making it look very basic. Your team requires training because data can be overwritten easily. Having some knowledge with your whole team is super important, and if you work with contractors or non-tech people, this can be a huge issue.
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    Pros
    MESCIUS
    • The True DBGrid control is nice for showing parent/child relationships and being able to drill down and show the child data. It also is nice for showing summary totals.
    • The report engine is great for building custom reports for Win Forms or web apps. It can do everything that Crystal Reports can do.
    • They have a good selection of controls that can do just about anything you can imagine.
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    Retool
    • Ease of use - someone with small amount of experience can use it.
    • Adaptability - you can build a lot of things with it.
    • Reliability - works quite well.
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    Cons
    MESCIUS
    • Sometimes it is difficult to figure out where things are in the properties of controls since there are so many things you can drill down into.
    • I find myself using Bing or Google a lot to look up how to do something. Some things are not very intuitive.
    • Of course, I would always like the price to be cheaper. The high price has caused us to not keep current and have the latest version.
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    Retool
    • Some Retool apps can become slow to load or refresh.
    • When multiple team members work on the same app, changes can overwrite each other or break functionality.
    • The UI/UX is pretty basic.
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    Usability
    MESCIUS
    No answers on this topic
    Retool
    Because even though it is quite intuitive it is not the best tool I have ever seen.
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    Alternatives Considered
    MESCIUS
    We have been in business since 1992, so we have used many different products over the years. The two other products we've primary used that are similar to ComponentOne, are Infragistics and Crystal Reports. Infragistics has a vast array of controls similar to ComponentOne. We use both to be honest and I'm not sure which one I would pick over the other. I guess that would depend on what you're trying to accomplish and if one had some control or capability that the other didn't. ComponentOne does have the reporting capabilities, where Infragistics does not.
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    Retool
    We selected Retool because it offers the best balance of usability and power compared to alternatives like Appsmith, ToolJet, and OutSystems. It allows us to build much faster, with broad integrations and strong enterprise features like permissions and environment management. Competing tools were either too limited, required more engineering effort. Overall, retool support has been decent too.
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    Return on Investment
    MESCIUS
    • ComponentOne allows us to add additional features to our apps that wouldn't be found in apps written with just Visual Studio itself. That allows our clients to get more creative in their requirements, which in turn, means more work and billable hours for us!
    • Our apps appear more professional when using ComponentOne which helps us get projects for new clients.
    • ComponentOne also helps us to save clients some money since we are not having to develop things that it can do from scratch.
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    Retool
    • Major impact - ability to build a backend system is huge.
    • Major impact - used every day by multiple people.
    • Major impact - ability to be used by less technical teammates.
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