Retool
A low-code platform specifically designed for developers to rapidly build robust internal tools, admin panels, and dashboards by connecting visual UI components to any database or API.
What it is
Retool accelerates internal tool development. Developers drag and drop pre-built components (tables, charts, forms) and connect them to their company's existing data sources (Postgres, GraphQL, REST APIs) using small snippets of SQL or JavaScript. It handles the UI boilerplate, letting engineers focus on data logic.
When you would use it
You use Retool when your engineering team needs to build functional, secure internal operational tools quickly, without wasting time designing custom React frontends.
Common operations
- Quickly building a customer support admin panel that reads from a live database.
- Creating internal dashboards to visualize company metrics.