Retool vs Supabase
Retool confirms 4 of the features we check on its own site; Supabase confirms 13. Starting prices: Retool not published, Supabase USD 25/mo · from. Both integrate with OpenAI.
Retool
Engineering and IT teams building internal tools on top of their own databases and APIs.
Watch out: Free plan lacks SSO, audit logs and granular roles.
Supabase
Developers building apps on a Postgres backend with auth, storage and realtime.
Watch out: Free projects are paused after a week of inactivity and limited to 2 active projects.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools & APIs | Developer Tools & APIs |
| Specialty | Internal app builder | Backend platform |
| Based in | 🇺🇸 United States | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | Unconfirmed | USD 25/mo · from |
| Free plan | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Free tier for developers · Core features | ✓Free plan at $0, up to 5 users | ✓Free plan at $0/month |
| REST / GraphQL API · Core features | ✓Connect to any REST API or GraphQL | ✓Auto-generated REST and GraphQL APIs |
| Official SDKs · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Client libraries for JavaScript and Flutter |
| CLI · Core features | ✓Use MCP server or CLI to build apps | ✓CLI to develop locally and deploy |
| Self-hosting option · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Self-host on your own cloud |
| Open source · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Described as open source vector database |
| Monitoring / logs · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Log retention and Log Drains |
| Choice of data regions · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Many globally-distributed data centres |
| Usage-based billing · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Pay As You Go beyond plan quotas |
| Public documentation · Core features | ✓Docs for MCP, CLI and app import | ✓Documentation linked site-wide |
| Public API · Platform | Unconfirmed | ✓Instant ready-to-use REST APIs |
| Email support · Support | Unconfirmed | ◐Email support from Pro plan; Free is community |
| SSO / SAML · Security & compliance | ◐SSO, SCIM, 2FA not included in Free plan | Unconfirmed |
| Two-factor authentication · Security & compliance | ◐2FA not included in Free plan | Unconfirmed |
| Roles & permissions · Security & compliance | ◐Granular roles not included in Free plan | ✓Row Level Security and advanced permissions |
| SOC 2 · Security & compliance | Unconfirmed | ✓SOC2 Type 2 compliant |
| Audit log · Security & compliance | ◐Audit logs not included in Free plan | Unconfirmed |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | OpenAI, Google Sheets, PostgreSQL, Firebase, GraphQL, Claude Code, AlloyDB, Amazon Athena, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon DynamoDB, Lovable, Replit, GitHub | OpenAI, Hugging Face |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.