# Free alternatives to Retool

> Retool (Team) costs $120 a year. Free alternatives: Appsmith, ToolJet and Budibase. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/retool/
- Category: Developer Tools (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/developer-tools/)
- Vendor: Retool
- Plan: Team
- Price: $10/month, $120/year
- Billing: per builder per month, billed annually; plus $5/mo per internal user
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Team Billed annually Save 20% with annual billing $ 10 / mo per builder"
- Price source: https://retool.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Appsmith

- Website: https://www.appsmith.com
- Repository: https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith (41,077 stars, last push 2026-10-16)
- License: Apache-2.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/appsmith/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### ToolJet

- Website: https://tooljet.com
- Repository: https://github.com/ToolJet/ToolJet (41,104 stars, last push 2026-10-17)
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/tooljet/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Budibase

- Website: https://budibase.com
- Repository: https://github.com/Budibase/budibase (28,329 stars, last push 2026-10-16)
- License: GPL-3.0 (per-package licenses)
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/budibase/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Retool?

Yes. The 3 free alternatives are Appsmith (open source, Apache-2.0), ToolJet (open source, AGPL-3.0) and Budibase (open source, GPL-3.0).

### How much does Retool cost?

Retool's Team plan costs $10 a month, which is $120 a year (per builder per month, billed annually; plus $5/mo per internal user). Source: the official pricing page at retool.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Retool alternatives run on Linux?

Appsmith (self-hosted server; web UI), ToolJet (self-hosted server; web UI) and Budibase (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Retool alternative?

Yes. Appsmith, ToolJet and Budibase run on your own server.

### Are these Retool alternatives open source?

Yes. All 3 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Appsmith (Apache-2.0), ToolJet (AGPL-3.0) and Budibase (GPL-3.0).

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