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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    React Native

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AReact Native enables users to create native apps for Android and iOS using React. React Native combines native development with React, a JavaScript library for building user interfaces.N/A

    Retool

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ARetool 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

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    React NativeRetool
    Editions & Modules
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    Team
    $10
    per month per user
    Business
    $50
    per month per user
    Enterprise
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    Pricing Offerings
    React NativeRetool
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    React NativeRetool
    Low-Code Development
    Comparison of Low-Code Development features of React Native and Retool
    Feature
    React Native
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    Ratings
    Retool
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Drag-and-drop Interfaces00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Platform Security00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Platform User Management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reusability00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Platform Scalability00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    React NativeRetool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
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    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    React NativeRetool
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Open Source
    We are implementing React Native framework for the development of the Front-End for the machine learning models maintenance and monitoring website. It provides meaningful error messages, and time-saving and robust tools make it a premium choice over other platforms. Moreover, it provides intelligent debugging tools and error report mechanisms. And most importantly for us, it provides the aesthetic minimal functionality to learn in order to implement it, thereby eliminating the need to work in Xcode or Android Studio for iOS or Android apps respectively.
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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
    Open Source
    • Customized Components
    • State Management
    • Extensibility
    • Usage and Community
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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
    Open Source
    • Performance is still lower than native app development (Kotlin, Swift, etc.)
    • Not efficient design-wise (if you are planning to implement some advanced design, then you should reconsider the approach provided by React Native)
    • Issues with the update to the last release of React Native
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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
    Open Source
    No answers on this topic
    Retool
    Because even though it is quite intuitive it is not the best tool I have ever seen.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Open Source
    Decision for React Native came mainly from the big popularity of the framework. Thus, we had a big base of resources we could come back to. We also used it because it is a javascript framework. Thus, we could utilize the already existing experience in javascript and web development to ensure a smoother implementation of the app.
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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
    Open Source
    • Decreased the development process time via robust and easy-to-use platform
    • Easier to debug with a provided intelligent tool as well as error-prone messages, which allows developing in a paced manner for the decreased Time-To-Market
    • Reusable code base can directly impact lead time and thereby on ROI in a positive manner
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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.
    Incentivized
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