TrustRadius

Retool vs. Stream Chat

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Retool
Score 9.1 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
Stream Chat
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Stream.io offers a chat API for Custom Messaging Apps used to build real-time chat messaging to ship in-app messaging, via Stream.io's chat infrastructure and SDKs.N/A
Pricing
RetoolStream Chat
Editions & Modules
Team
$10
per month per user
Business
$50
per month per user
Enterprise
Custom Quote
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RetoolStream Chat
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
RetoolStream Chat
Low-Code Development
Comparison of Low-Code Development features of Product A and Product B
Retool
8.2
2 Ratings
2% below category average
Stream Chat
-
Ratings
Drag-and-drop Interfaces5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Security10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform User Management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reusability8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Scalability10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
RetoolStream Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.6
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
RetoolStream Chat
Likelihood to Recommend
Retool
If you need to build an admin panel or any other backend system, Retool is the right tool for you.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Stream.IO, Inc.
Based on my experience, here are some scenarios where Stream Chat is well suited: 1. If you want to build a real-time chat system then it is a very important use case. 2. Also good if you want to integrate it into gaming applications. However, there are also scenarios where Stream Chat may be less appropriate. For example: 1. stream chat use cases are mostly for real-time messaging use cases only but if you are someone who don't have such use case than you can skip stream chat
CJ
Chirag jangra
product analyst
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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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Stream.IO, Inc.
  • Well, if there's a need for real-time messaging need then stream chat is there for the help.
  • Multi-platform support of Stream chat is really good. It supports a range of platforms like web, desktop, mobile.
  • Also it is very easy for developer to customise there need with the help of its documentation which make it very easy to implement.
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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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Anonymous
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Stream.IO, Inc.
  • Better documentation on more subtle use-case scenarios
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Usability
Retool
Because even though it is quite intuitive it is not the best tool I have ever seen.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Stream.IO, Inc.
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Alternatives Considered
Retool
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Stream.IO, Inc.
Why we prefer stream chat over Twilio was as follows: 1. User interface customization: Stream Chat provides wide range of user interface customization feature than Twilio. 2. Moderation tools: Stream chat provides a lot of moderation tools to manage chat and content being generate real time on the app. 3. Collaboration features: collaboration feature of stream chat is really good. Very simple collaboration features are provided by Stream Chat
CJ
Chirag jangra
product analyst
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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.
Verified User
Anonymous
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Stream.IO, Inc.
  • stream chat saved a lot of our cost which we may have invested in building our own messaging system
  • stream chat saved a lot of our time which we may have invested in building our own messaging system
  • overall the ROI for us with stream chat was higher
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Anonymous
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