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Manus vs. Retool

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Manus
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Developed by Butterfly Effect Pte. Ltd., Manus is a general AI agent designed to perform multi-step digital tasks across web and desktop environments. Unlike standard conversational models, Manus utilizes a "plan-and-execute" architecture to navigate interfaces, interact with third-party applications, and deliver completed work products without manual user intervention for each sub-task.
$20
per month 4,000 credits per month
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
ManusRetool
Editions & Modules
Standard usage
$20
per month 4,000 credits per month
Customizable usage
$40
per month starting with 8,000 credits per month
Extended usage
$200
per month 40,000 credits per month
Team
$10
per month per user
Business
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Quote
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ManusRetool
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.—
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Community Pulse
ManusRetool
Considered Both Products
Manus

No answer on this topic

Retool
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose 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. …
Features
ManusRetool
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Manus
-
Ratings
Retool
6.8
Ratings
21% below category average
Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Platform Security00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Platform User Management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Reusability00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Platform Scalability00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
ManusRetool
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ManusRetool
Likelihood to Recommend
No answers on this topic
If you need to build an admin panel or any other backend system, Retool is the right tool for you.
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Pros
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  • 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
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  • 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
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Because even though it is quite intuitive it is not the best tool I have ever seen.
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Alternatives Considered
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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
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  • Good ROI to give our teams the data they need.
  • Some dashboards can be slow so it can take more time/ bandwidth.
  • As apps grow more complex, troubleshooting logic or query dependencies can be time-consuming.
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Anonymous
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