Jitterbit Vinyl vs Retool comparison

Jitterbit and Retool are both solutions in the Rapid Application Development Software category. Jitterbit is ranked #26, while Retool is ranked #15 with an average rating of 8.1. Jitterbit holds a 1.3% mindshare in RADS, compared to Retool’s 1.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Jitterbit users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Retool users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Jitterbit Vinyl and Retool are competing platforms in the realm of business operations and integrations. Jitterbit Vinyl holds an advantage with its integration capabilities and competitive pricing, while Retool's advanced customization justifies its higher cost.

Features: Jitterbit Vinyl simplifies complex data integrations offering scalability, flexibility, and seamless integration across multiple systems. Retool provides a customizable interface with powerful drag-and-drop components and supports API integration for tailored solutions.

Room for Improvement: Jitterbit Vinyl can enhance its user interface and reduce dependency on technical expertise for advanced customizations. Retool may improve pricing transparency, simplify its setup process for non-technical users, and expand integration options beyond RESTful APIs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Jitterbit Vinyl boasts an easy deployment process with strong support, ensuring a smooth setup. Retool, requiring more technical knowledge for deployment, compensates with exceptional customer service addressing setup challenges efficiently.

Pricing and ROI: Jitterbit Vinyl offers a budget-friendly solution with quick ROI due to low setup costs. Retool, though more expensive, provides significant long-term value with its extensive features, appealing to businesses seeking comprehensive solutions.

To learn more, read our detailed Jitterbit Vinyl vs. Retool Report (Updated: February 2026).

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Jitterbit Vinyl

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

26th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Low-Code Development Platforms (24th), No-Code Development Platforms (13th)

Retool

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

15th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

AI Software Development (11th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Jitterbit Vinyl is 1.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Retool is 1.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Rapid Application Development Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Retool	1.3%
Jitterbit Vinyl	1.3%
Other	97.4%

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Mobile Dog Product Manager at BioPet Laboratories

It has sped up the app development process, enabling us to release a public version of the app much quicker

Some aspects of VINYL are limiting from a B2C standpoint. For example, it would be nice to have more flexibility with what the VINYL parameters allow us to develop within the app. It is difficult to think of an example off the top of my head, but there have been times when we couldn't develop something a particular way because VINYL didn't support it. However, the team Zudy assigned to us has been great about adjusting and finding ways around these hurdles.

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Yannick LE GAL

IT consultant for healthcare sector at Freelancer

Has provided a quick way to build mobile apps and could improve usability for non-technical users

The best features Retool offers include the ability to quickly create a mobile app and use this mobile app in a native mobile app for Android. I found the process of creating and deploying those mobile apps for Android with Retool to be smooth as the documentation is very good, and I found answers and examples to create a mobile app. I can access a debug mode in the mobile app which was really convenient to make tests and find what can be improved, where I have a problem, and how to correct it. Retool positively impacted my organization as the proof of concept we built gave us a way to convince power users and key users before developing the real software. It was a way to maintain the launch date of the project, which helped speed up the project timeline and save resources.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Zudy has increased development speed. What would take us months to be able to complete, we're getting done in a matter of weeks. I have a number of projects that we were working on that I thought that we'd [only] be able to get completed by next year. We've already completed them and we're still in the year 2020."

"App development, database storage, and 3rd party app integrations are great."

"The way that they've done some of the reports, they've created really great data dumps. If I want to see a snapshot of something in time, for a given timeframe, I can download it. From that download, I can create further analysis or do my own thing with it, which is really helpful. I'm even able to go back several years and get data."

"The ease of moving around the platform cannot be understated."

"There are two most valuable features: one is the ability to pull data from a bunch of different places and put them together. And the second is the speed at which you can get a new app developed. So instead of waiting months for this new app to come out, if you have an internal team putting it together, you can roll it out in weeks. I've even seen days. It's incredible how fast you can make changes."

"It's made things seamless and it's more efficient, and there's an audit trail where it wasn't there before."

"It's extremely easy to use in getting into the IDE and then back down to your applications, and getting from your applications to your pages, and navigating through all your tables. That's very simple and pretty intuitive."

"It is very scalable from its licensing to design. We have not had any performance issues when scaling."

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"Retool positively impacts our organization by saving costs compared to using other data repositories, and teams prefer Retool for daily tasks that perform customizations to showcase web pages or link their data backend, making it more efficient and cost-effective than other software available in the market."

"Retool positively impacted my organization as the proof of concept we built gave us a way to convince power users and key users before developing the real software."

"There are several key aspects to Retool that make it stand out. Firstly, its extensive range of components makes integration straightforward. Secondly, its support for SQL and JavaScript allows for the implementation of complex logic, which is particularly beneficial for developers like yourself with experience in .NET development."

"Retool can be used with many applications as it is language independent; anyone can use it easily and create various visualizations regardless of their programming knowledge—this is the main reason I recommend it."

"The stability is okay."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is connectivity with APIs and other databases."

"The most valuable feature of Retool is the workflow because I can integrate multiple features, such as RESTful API, JavaScript API, or different databases on the same dashboard."

"Retool positively impacted my organization as the proof of concept we built gave us a way to convince power users and key users before developing the real software."

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Cons

"The documentation isn't everything it could be, and the user forum is not always the most helpful."

"The calendar has room for improvement, but that's what they're going to be working on next, to make a Gantt chart."

"I would like them to build out more tools for communication, particularly the ability to do a multinode panel via email."

"Right now it's very dependent on having an imagination to understand."

"The features that I'd like to see in VINYL next would be the ability to have more control over, or have a rule-based control over column headings and column labels."

"There are some acknowledged technical limitations. I was looking to do some metadata manipulation, which is very atypical. Zudy said that they will work on building me a workaround. If there is a weakness, that would be it."

"During the initial rollout, the text editor wasn't 100% what we were looking for, but we were able to get the job done. After some discussions and finding ways to use different plugins during the short term, Zudy actually came back a few months later and said that they have integrated a standard product into their text editing that checked all the boxes for us."

"There are a lot of almost "hidden" features captured in these Edge Case settings... If you want a scroll bar at the bottom, instead of having it select rows to show, you have to select Disable Panel Location Service, which doesn't sound at all like what it's supposed to do. Naming conventions could be changed a little bit."

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"In the mobile app development, you have to use JavaScript to interact with components, and for non-technical users, it's already too technical, so Retool has to add some integrated solutions."

"Retool could enhance support, including efforts to establish support centers in Europe, which was lacking previously. However, the community is still in the growth phase, leading to potential delays in receiving responses to queries."

"The solution lacks inbuilt customization to customize bar charts."

"AI tools, features, and machine learning capabilities should be added as they would be helpful in the future."

"The components are changed frequently, which is very irritating."

"The part where we can add some custom logic or custom plugins could be better."

"The UI of Retool could be improved, as I am not fond of the current design, and there should be a platform for learning how to use Retool efficiently, especially since our software team customizes it for their needs, leaving the operational team with limited knowledge on how to customize it."

"In the mobile app development, you have to use JavaScript to interact with components, and for non-technical users, it's already too technical, so Retool has to add some integrated solutions."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs we pay are, I believe about 5,000 a month. That's every quarter. We've been doing it for about a year now, and the prices have remained steady. We feel it's a reasonable cost for what we're getting because it's unlimited users. So as big as you want to make it, you're not constrained by a per-user licensing cost or any of those other restrictions, so that's going to stifle your development."

"It is affordable."

"We also pay for the managed services help that we get from them. But, to me, it is a very effective cost model. Licenses are relatively inexpensive, then you pay by the drink in terms of the managed services that you are going to need, which has been great. We figure out where we want to apply those services and try to be pretty diligent about managing the costs there."

"The key thing here is that the pricing is just one price. We can do as much or as little with the product as we want to which is very attractive. I don't have to worry about if I build a new app, I have to pay more. Or, if I put 20 more people logging into the app, I don't have to pay any extra for that either."

"The pricing and the licensing of Zudy are reasonable. Pricing is always a tricky thing. It could be a little simpler, but they're doing well. I'm happy with it."

"We have seen a 30 percent decrease in time for some of our workflows."

"The pricing and licensing of Zudy are fair."

"Pricing is less than the cost of a consultant and the value you receive is much greater."

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"The tool is a little bit expensive."

"The pricing is very expensive. It costs for each user, for automated users, open-end users, et cetera."

"For me, I'm in India right now, and we have Retool's subscription for one team member for $10 per month."

"For new users, evaluate the scale of their administrative needs as Retool provides excellent free services for smaller setups, but larger deployments might require transitioning to a paid plan."

"I don't know Retool's current pricing, but it cost around $12 per month earlier."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Marketing Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Manufacturing Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

14%

University

10%

Outsourcing Company

10%

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	14

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	3

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The pricing, setup cost, and licensing experience were good as the free plan was enough for us.

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Retool, being a low-code/no-code platform, could improve by allowing users, particularly non-technical users, to use it more easily. In the mobile app development, you have to use JavaScript to int...

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My main use case for Retool involves an inventory app project. I built a mobile app to make an inventory of chemistry products. Retool helped me with that project as it was a good way to show a qui...

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Overview

Jitterbit's Vinyl (previously Zudy) is an enterprise low-code application platform that makes it easy to build scalable, end-to-end apps that are easily integrated with new and existing systems. Designed for large enterprises to solve complex business problems at scale, Vinyl empowers anyone to create fully integrated, bi-directional applications in weeks. Powerful enough for Full Stack Developers, intuitive enough for Citizen Developers/Business Technologists, Vinyl empowers you to create secure apps that run on any device, automate any business process, and integrate any data source without coding.

Create fully integrated, bi-directional applications
Utilize guided development and visual rule builders
Predictable pricing with no per-user fees
Integrate the entire ecosystem without impacting source data
Protect apps with enterprise-grade security
Integrate real-time data
Deploy apps via enterprise cloud, on-premise or hosted
Improve customer digital experience

For more information: www.jitterbit.com/product/viny

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Retool enables rapid construction of internal tools with minimal coding, streamlining workflows across HR, customer support, and compliance. Praised for its drag-and-drop interface, extensive component library, and SQL support, it boosts organizational efficiency by automating tasks and enhancing data management.

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Sample Customers

Aetna, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., Alvarez and Marsal, Audacy, Barstool Sports, Brooks Brothers, Cal-Maine Foods Inc., CNH Financial, Collette Travel, Darn Tough Vermont, DXL, Fresh Direct, iHeartMedia, Intra-Cellular Therapies, JBS Foods, J.Crew, Kraft Sports Group, MEMIC, New England Patriots, PGT Trucking Inc., United Healthcare, Worley

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