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USD · US · source: www.8base.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
FREE — Free
Free

$0 / mo.

Flat · $0 / mo. Standalone · Free
DEVELOPER — Developer Highlighted
USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment

$25 / mo.

Seat · $25 / mo. Standalone · Fixed
PROFESSIONAL — Professional
USD 50 monthly · USD 50 / month with annual commitment

$50 per developer / mo. Minimum 3 Developers

Seat · $50 per developer / mo. Minimum 3 Developers Standalone · Fixed

USD · US · source: retool.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free
Free

Free

Flat · published offer Standalone · Free
Team
USD 10 monthly

$10/month per builder and $5/month per internal user

Seat · per builder per month; internal users priced separately Standalone · Fixed
Business Highlighted
USD 50 monthly

$50/month per builder and $15/month per internal user

Seat · per builder per month; internal users priced separately Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise
Contact sales

Get pricing

Flat · published offer Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

8base

FREE — Free

Users and Development Environment

Team Members

1

Included

Users and Development Environment

Client App Users

5

Included

Users and Development Environment

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

No

Excluded

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Applications per Project

1

Included

Frontend Application Development

Client App Users

5

Included

Frontend Application Development

Preview Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Deploy Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Application Hosting (8base AWS)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Asset Storage

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Theming and Styling

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Build Data Models

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Data Viewer

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CLI Access

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CI/CD Environments

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Authorization Profiles

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

8base Authentication

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Utilize External Identity Provider

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Configure Self-Sign Up

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Custom Functions

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Auto-Generated GraphQL API

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom API Domain w/SSL

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

GraphQL Subscriptions

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Database Views and Custom Indexes

1

Included

Application Hosting

Application Hosting

Select Hosting Region

Included

Application Hosting

Upgrade Database Environment

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Accessible Replicas

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Encryption in Transit

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption at Rest

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Backup/Restore

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Fault Tolerance

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Frontend Application CDN

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Custom URL with SSL

No

Excluded

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Database Rows: 2,500; File Storage: 0.5 GB; Serverless Computing: 1 GB-Hours; Bandwidth: 2 GB /mo.; Client App Users: 5

Included

Support

Support

Community support

Included

DEVELOPER — Developer

Users and Development Environment

Team Members

1

Included

Users and Development Environment

Client App Users

Unlimited w/ Own Authentication Provider

Included

Users and Development Environment

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Applications per Project

1

Included

Frontend Application Development

Client App Users

Unlimited

Included

Frontend Application Development

Preview Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Deploy Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Application Hosting (8base AWS)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Asset Storage

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Theming and Styling

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Build Data Models

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Data Viewer

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CLI Access

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CI/CD Environments

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Authorization Profiles

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

8base Authentication

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Utilize External Identity Provider

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Configure Self-Sign Up

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom Functions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Auto-Generated GraphQL API

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom API Domain w/SSL

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

GraphQL Subscriptions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Database Views and Custom Indexes

1

Included

Backend Application Development

Integrate with Auth0

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Application Hosting

Select Hosting Region

Included

Application Hosting

Upgrade Database Environment

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Accessible Replicas

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption in Transit

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption at Rest

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Backup/Restore

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Fault Tolerance

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Frontend Application CDN

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Custom URL with SSL

Yes

Included

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Database Rows: 500,000; File Storage: 50 GB; Serverless Computing: 20 GB-Hours; Bandwidth: 50 GB /mo.; Client App Users: 1,000

Included

Support

Support

Community support, Email support, Dedicated Slack Channel, Dedicated Customer Success Manager

Included

Compliance and Invoicing

Compliance and Invoicing

HIPAA Compliance, GDPR Compliance, SOC 2 Compliance, Payment by invoice

Included

PROFESSIONAL — Professional

Users and Development Environment

Team Members

5

Included

Users and Development Environment

Client App Users

Unlimited w/ Own Authentication Provider

Included

Users and Development Environment

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Applications per Project

2

Included

Frontend Application Development

Client App Users

Unlimited

Included

Frontend Application Development

Preview Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Deploy Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Application Hosting (8base AWS)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Asset Storage

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Theming and Styling

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Build Data Models

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Data Viewer

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CLI Access

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CI/CD Environments

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Authorization Profiles

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

8base Authentication

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Utilize External Identity Provider

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Configure Self-Sign Up

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom Functions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Auto-Generated GraphQL API

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom API Domain w/SSL

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

GraphQL Subscriptions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Database Views and Custom Indexes

1

Included

Backend Application Development

Integrate with any OpenID Provider

Unlimited

Included

Application Hosting

Application Hosting

Select Hosting Region

Included

Application Hosting

Upgrade Database Environment

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Accessible Replicas

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption in Transit

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption at Rest

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Backup/Restore

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Fault Tolerance

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Frontend Application CDN

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Custom URL with SSL

Yes

Included

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Database Rows: 5,000,000; File Storage: 500 GB; Serverless Computing: 200 GB-Hours; Bandwidth: 500 GB /mo.; Client App Users: 10,000

Included

Support

Support

Community support, Email support, Dedicated Slack Channel, Dedicated Customer Success Manager

Included

Support

Platform Service-Level Agreements (SLAs)

24-Hour Response

Included

Support

Professional Services for Onboarding, Training and Development

Included

Included

Compliance and Invoicing

Compliance and Invoicing

HIPAA Compliance, GDPR Compliance, SOC 2 Compliance, Payment by invoice

Included

Retool

Free

Plan card

Users

Up to 5

Limited

Plan card

Agent hours

Up to 20/month

Limited

Plan card

AI credits

250/month

Limited

Team

Plan card

Workflow runs

5,000/month

Limited

Plan card

Staging environment

1

Limited

Plan card

AI credits

1,000/month

Limited

Business

Plan card

Audit logging

0

Limited

Plan card

Role controls

1

Limited

Plan card

AI credits

3,000/month

Limited

Enterprise

Plan card

SSO and SCIM

0

Limited

Plan card

Managed or self-hosted deployment

1

Limited

Plan card

Enterprise support

2

Limited

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

8base

  1. Source
    • FREE — Free: Free
    • DEVELOPER — Developer: USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment
    • PROFESSIONAL — Professional: USD 50 monthly · USD 50 / month with annual commitment

Retool

  1. Source
    • Free: Free
    • Team: USD 10 monthly
    • Business: USD 50 monthly
    • Enterprise: Contact sales