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Retool vs Sentry

Retool and Sentry are both developer tools tools. Retool is aimed at developers and enterprise, while Sentry is aimed at developers. Retool costs less, from $12/mo versus $29/mo for Sentry. Both have a free plan.

Retool

Internal tools built fast

Sentry

Error and performance monitoring

PricingFreemium · $12Freemium · $29
Starting price$12/mo$29/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial—14 days
Built forDevelopers, EnterpriseDevelopers
Platformswebweb
CountryUS · 2017US · 2012
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Choose Retool if

Engineering and operations teams at startups and enterprises who need internal tools fast.

  • Fastest way to build internal tools
  • Rich component library and connectors
  • Free for 5 users

Look elsewhere if: Customer-facing apps or non-technical builders without SQL/JS basics.

Choose Sentry if

Engineering teams of any size that want to know when and why code breaks.

  • Best developer experience for debugging errors
  • SDKs for everything
  • Free tier for individuals

Look elsewhere if: Infrastructure metrics and logs at scale (Datadog, Grafana).

Retool vs Sentry pricing

Retool

  • Free$0Up to 5 users, 500 workflow runs/mo
  • Team$12/builder/mo$10 billed annually; internal users $7 ($5); 5,000 runs/mo
  • Business$65/builder/mo$50 billed annually; internal users $18 ($15); audit logs
  • EnterpriseCustomSSO, SCIM, Git, up to 6 instances

Sentry

  • Developer$01 user, 5k errors, 5 GB logs
  • Team$29/mo$26/mo billed annually; unlimited users, 50k errors
  • Business$89/mo$80/mo billed annually; 50k errors, 90-day lookback
  • EnterpriseCustomCustom quotas and support

Retool · Key features

  • 100+ components with drag-and-drop layout
  • Native connectors to databases and APIs; SQL and JS everywhere
  • Retool Workflows for automation and cron
  • Retool Mobile for native internal apps
  • AI components and Retool Agents
  • Permissions, audit logs, source control and self-hosting (Enterprise)

Cons

  • Per-user pricing adds up for large orgs
  • Complex apps hit the limits of the model
  • JavaScript knowledge needed for real logic

Sentry · Key features

  • Error tracking with stack traces, breadcrumbs and release tracking
  • Performance tracing and profiling
  • Session Replay tied to errors
  • Cron and uptime monitoring
  • Seer AI for root cause and fix suggestions
  • Suspect commits, issue ownership and alerting rules

Cons

  • Costs scale with event volume; sampling needed
  • Self-hosting is heavy
  • Alert noise without tuning

Retool vs Sentry: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Retool or Sentry?

Retool starts at $12/mo and Sentry at $29/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Retool and Sentry have a free plan?

Yes, both Retool and Sentry have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?