Retool vs. ServiceNow Now Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Retool
Score 9.0 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
ServiceNow Now Platform
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
The ServiceNow Now Platform is a digital workflow building and extension tool for ServiceNow featuring a number of low-code / no code tools.N/A
Pricing
RetoolServiceNow Now Platform
Editions & Modules
Team
$10
per month per user
Business
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Quote
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RetoolServiceNow Now Platform
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
RetoolServiceNow Now Platform
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
RetoolServiceNow Now Platform
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Retool
8.2
2 Ratings
3% below category average
ServiceNow Now Platform
-
Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces5.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Security10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform User Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reusability8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Scalability9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
RetoolServiceNow Now Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(26 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(19 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(20 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(6 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
RetoolServiceNow Now Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Retool
If you need to build an admin panel or any other backend system, Retool is the right tool for you.
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ServiceNow
ITSM is straight forward creation of Incidents and Requests. It can get more confusing as you layer more modules on top of it with event management, risk, project, etc. It also becomes more costly as everything is a different license. Integration between other external applications is very easy to do with their API. You can easily create endpoints for external apps to talk to or create REST messages for the platform to reach out directly.
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Pros
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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ServiceNow
  • The best ITSM management just in 1 tool.
  • User friendly for no IT people when they must raise a IT issue.
  • It offer very good workflow during incident or request item.
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Cons
Retool
  • Loading speed - not sure if this is just us, but in my experience, it's not the fastest loading platform.
  • More customization with colors and fonts.
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ServiceNow
  • Providing admins/devs with easier mechanisms for providing businss stakeholders with self-service admin capabilities across the platform
  • Tutorials on how to be the best at reporting in servicenow
  • Guided tour functionaltiy is a bit rigid and could use more workflow capabilities
  • Making it easier to push form variables to the user so there is more context when providing an approval. The out of box approval UI/form is terrible in my opinion.
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Likelihood to Renew
Retool
No answers on this topic
ServiceNow
While we are very likely to renew, we are also assessing if we should renew all of what we currently subscribe to as we try to reduce costs. Some parts of the business feel there may be a better tool out there to fit their process requirements. We are currently working with them to identify what those requirements are to see if it makes sense while also pointing out a reduced cost of tooling is not always the best fit if we have an increased cost of customization and maintenance between tools.
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Usability
Retool
Because even though it is quite intuitive it is not the best tool I have ever seen.
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ServiceNow
It provides a lot of modification options which is wonderful for certain team usage but becomes too much of a job when it comes to the Service Desk. Also on the app support side, since too much information can be carried, it affects the GUI and makes it complex.
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Support Rating
Retool
No answers on this topic
ServiceNow
The platform is provided as a SaaS solution and support from the vendor has been good. There are regular software releases with bug fixes, new features and enhancements, and furthermore we are given the opportunity to fully test these before rolling these new releases out into the production environment to minimise the risk of business disruption
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Implementation Rating
Retool
No answers on this topic
ServiceNow
We went through a re-implementation last year with a partner and were very pleased with the outcome. We looked at several partners and chose one that was able to provide an entire scope and cost upfront of what would be required to complete our requirements. We worked very closely with the dedicated team assigned to our project throughout the process and they fully delivered on all of our requirements that we presented in the initial scope.
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Alternatives Considered
Retool
No answers on this topic
ServiceNow
ServiceNow is by far a better tool over Remedy. Its ability to integrate so seamlessly to so many tools allows for plenty of opportunity to streamline and improve processes. Servicenow has intuitive flows that allow you to quickly pivot if process change. Its adaptiveness is what makes it far better solution over Remedy
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Retool
No answers on this topic
ServiceNow
Our base managed service MSA is very clear and focused on our use of ITSM (ITIL role license). Other parts of the platform use some sort of transaction count licensing. This type of pricing does not work for an implementation of our scale.
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Professional Services
Retool
No answers on this topic
ServiceNow
Very easy to use. Capture more data from the Incident and problem management. Easier to escalate and following the change management process to resole the issues.
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Return on Investment
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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ServiceNow
  • Fast implementation of our Sales & Operation/Projects controls and process - tool adapted to our needs, not us to adapt to the tool.
  • Once we are a consulting/implementation company, our customers are happy to see that we use what we sell, and it is easy to show them how this platform/tool can have an impact on our own business.
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