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Ionic vs. Retool

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ionic
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Ionic empowers teams and businesses to build, secure, and deliver enterprise-grade mobile and web apps. The vendor states that with Ionic, enterprise development teams can speed up and simplify app development, including: Build app experiences with over 100 UI building blocks Edit and customize using familiar web languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) Connect to new or existing cloud services or backend systems Deploy directly to app…N/A
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
IonicRetool
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Team
$10
per month per user
Business
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Quote
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
IonicRetool
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
IonicRetool
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Ionic
-
Ratings
Retool
6.9
3 Ratings
20% below category average
Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Platform Security00 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Platform User Management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Reusability00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Platform Scalability00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
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User Ratings
IonicRetool
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(3 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
IonicRetool
Likelihood to Recommend
Ionic
- Inexpensively and rapidly creating multi-device (Android, iPhone) native apps. - Quick ramp-up time allows for rapid development. - Open source tools can be used to develop. - Lightweight code-based can be easily shared and developed in a team environment. - Use of React, Vue, and angular leverages well-known coding and application design frameworks that are transportable.
Jeff Hanson | TrustRadius Reviewer
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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
Ionic
  • Nice command line interface for repetitive development and deployment tasks.
  • Realtime preview (in web browser) during development.
  • Easy to update and keep current (open source) via command line.
  • Provides nice set of mobile widgets for consistency across devices.
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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
Ionic
  • Slightly better documentation when it comes to command line build troubleshooting.
  • Increased widget library (even though it's much improved today).
  • Native chart/graphing widgets.
Jeff Hanson | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Lead Developer
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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
Ionic
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
Ionic
Android Studio
  • Busy
  • Confusing
  • Marginal IDE
  • Large footprint
  • Single device development
IonicFramework
  • Lean, no IDE needed
  • Web browser preview
  • Multi-device development
  • Scripting of build packages for deployment
Jeff Hanson | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Lead Developer
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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
Ionic
  • The ability to create a mobile app quickly by a single developer (saving $20K).
  • Increased customer satisfaction.
  • Avoids outsourcing costs of $10k-$20k.
Jeff Hanson | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Lead Developer
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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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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