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Retool

✓ verifiedFreemium

AI-assisted low-code platform for building governed internal tools and workflows that connect directly to production data.

1.7K saves

Jet Admin

✓ verifiedFreemium

No-code and AI builder for internal tools, admin panels, CRMs and customer portals on top of your existing databases.

44K visits/mo

Cirql

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Forward-deployed engineering firm that embeds with industrial teams on retainer to build custom internal tools.

403 visits/mo

Base44

✓ verifiedFreemium

No-code AI platform that builds full-stack apps, websites and agents from plain-language prompts with hosting built in.

18M visits/mo

Windsurf Editor

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AI-powered code editor with agentic workflows for developers.

3.3M visits/mo

Pricing

Free: $0/mo (up to 5 users, 500 workflow runs/month)

Team: $10/mo per builder + $5/mo per internal user (5,000 workflow runs/month)

Business: $50/mo per builder + $15/mo per internal user (audit logging, unlimited resource environments)

Free trial available

No public pricing

Standard retainer: $10,000/mo (unlimited requests)

Free: $0

Starter: $16/mo

Builder: $40/mo

Pro: $80/mo

Elite: $160/mo

No public pricing

Core features

✦AI prompt-to-app builder for production-ready internal tools
✦MCP server for building apps from external AI coding agents
✦Import of apps built in other platforms via ZIP or GitHub sync
✦Direct, permission-governed connections to production data sources
✦Workflow automation and orchestration across systems
✦Mobile app support alongside web apps
✦Enterprise access controls, SSO and audit logging
✦Self-hosting option for regulated environments

✦Drag-and-drop visual app builder
✦Auto-generated admin panels from databases
✦External data sync into a single source of truth
✦Workflow automation with 5,000+ integrations
✦Granular permissions and sharing
✦AI apps and AI agent builder
✦Self-hosted option

✦Embedded forward-deployed engineers
✦On-site workflow mapping and process mining
✦Custom internal tool development
✦Weekly shipping cadence
✦Unlimited requests on a flat retainer
✦Client ownership of delivered code

✦Prompt-to-app full-stack generation
✦Built-in backend, database and auth
✦One-click integrations (Slack, Notion, HubSpot, etc.)
✦Instant hosting and custom domains
✦Superagents for automated workflows
✦GitHub sync and code export

✦AI-powered code completion and suggestions
✦Automated lint fixing
✦Cascade agent for advanced coding assistance
✦Integrated app building and deployment
✦MCP server support for custom tools
✦Terminal command integration
✦Memory of codebase structure and workflow

Use cases

→Engineering and ops teams building internal admin tools fast
→IT centralizing governance over AI-generated business apps
→Enterprises building embedded portals for external users
→Teams automating multi-step operational workflows

→Internal tools for support, ops and sales
→Custom CRMs and admin panels
→Customer and partner portals
→Approval and dashboard apps

→Automating quoting and data-entry workflows
→Streamlining RFQ and vendor follow-up
→Freeing staff from repetitive back-office work
→Adding engineering capacity without new hires

→Building internal tools and dashboards
→Launching websites and landing pages
→Creating customer portals and CRMs
→Deploying AI agents that automate tasks

→Accelerating software development by automating repetitive tasks
→Reducing onboarding time for new developers
→Improving code quality and reducing tech debt
→Streamlining the app building and deployment process
→Enhancing developer productivity by keeping them in a state of flow

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