Five vs. Retool

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Five
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
A low-code platform to build custom business applications using an SQL databases. It enables users to rapidly build online database applications on a MySQL database, add custom code in JavaScript, TypeScript, or SQL almost anywhere, and deploy to development, testing or production in a single click.
$0
Retool
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Retool 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
FiveRetool
Editions & Modules
Basic
$29.99
per month per application
Enterprise
Custom
with enterprise-grade application security and disaster recovery
Team
$10
per month per user
Business
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Quote
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FiveRetool
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
FiveRetool
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Five
-
Ratings
Retool
6.9
3 Ratings
20% below category average
Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Platform Security00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Platform User Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Reusability00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Platform Scalability00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
User Ratings
FiveRetool
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
FiveRetool
Likelihood to Recommend
Five Software Pty Ltd.
No answers on this topic
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
Five Software Pty Ltd.
No answers on this topic
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
Five Software Pty Ltd.
No answers on this topic
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
Five Software Pty Ltd.
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
Five Software Pty Ltd.
No answers on this topic
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
Five Software Pty Ltd.
No answers on this topic
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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