4.8/5

Innovative Enterprises Choose Superblocks Over Retool

Unlike Retool, Superblocks combines the speed of low code with the flexibility of full code ownership, giving you zero vendor lock-in, limitless customization, and freedom from costly, legacy on-premise deployments.

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“Self-hosting Retool required running 6 RDS databases across 3 VPCs. Switching to the Superblocks On-Premise Agent has allowed us to seamlessly build apps across multiple VPCs with minimal additional overhead, maximizing our ROI.”

Nadeesha Cabral

SVP of Engineering, me&u

Why are enterprises choosing Superblocks over Retool?

Self-hosting without compromising ROI
The Superblocks AI co-engineer allows you to build your UI, write code, and more using natural language, enabling more junior developers to build faster with zero learning curve.
Zero vendor lock-in
Under the hood, every Superblocks app is just a React project you can modify directly or export and host yourself, ensuring your development investments are always protected.
Native AI Co-Engineer
The Superblocks AI co-engineer allows you to build your UI, write code, and more using natural language. Simply prompt, review the changes, and apply to your app.
Enterprise support & long-term partnership
Superblocks provides a best-in-class partnership, as evidenced by hundreds of 5-star reviews on G2, a near 100% CSAT, and glowing customer anecdotes.

Why Superblocks is the best alternative to Retool


Data residency in your VPC with minimal DevOps overhead Keep data in your network by deploying a single stateless Docker image. No need to deploy multiple services, perform database migrations to upgrade, or run complex third-party distributed systems.	✓	✗
Export any application to code Retain full control over the underlying React project for your UI and code files for your APIs. Edit directly in code or export and host the entire application.	✓	✗
Designed for multi-environment, multi-cloud, and multi-region Easily serve customers across the globe by deploying a single agent into each environment, minimizing infra costs, reducing DevOps & engineering burden, and increasing operational efficiency.	✓	✗
Familiar, simple, fully extensible developer experience Get started quickly with easy-to-use building blocks while retaining full control with pixel-level styling & layouts, multi-step APIs, and extensibility in Python, JavaScript, NodeJS, and React. Connect to your preferred tools for observability, testing, and more.	✓	✗
Edit your app with natural language Use a generative AI-powered co-engineer to conversationally add components, connect them to data, and modify their properties. Simply prompt, review proposed changes, and apply. And, when writing code, get AI-powered autocomplete just like GitHub Copilot.	✓	✗
New features & bug fixes delivered on demand over the air New features & bug fixes delivered to customers on demand from the Cloud. No need to wait for quarterly stable releases and schedule downtime for upgrades.	✓	✗
Best-in-class support & partnership Priority engineering support from the best team in the industry, prviding crucial support as you build and run mission-critical operations apps. Superblocks support is rated #1 on G2 and has a near 100% CSAT score.	✓	✗