Bolt.new vs Retool

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Retool is the stronger AI pick in Low-Code & No-Code: it has a visibility score of 29.9 versus 0.3 for Bolt.new, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Bolt.new if…

You need ISO 27001 or GDPR coverage
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than per seat
Best for rapid prototyping and validating ideas

Choose Retool if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (29.9 vs 0.3)
You want a lower entry price ($10 vs $25)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Bolt.new	Retool
Visibility score	0.3%	29.9%
Change vs last week	New	down−4%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#43	#4
Share of voice	0.2%	7.8%
Mentions this run	1	46
Positive in AI answers	—	41%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Bolt.new +0.3pp · Retool −4pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Retool leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

34.3%

AI Mode

0.9%

22.4%

Perplexity

33%

Bolt.newRetool

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Bolt.new ranked higher

1Retool ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Bolt.new	Retool
Best low-code platform for startups	AI Mode	#9	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Bolt.new	Retool
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $25 / mo	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	—	Retool Cloud, self-hosted, or air-gapped
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR	SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Support	Community, Email, Priority support on Pro and Teams, 24/7 priority support on Enterprise	—
Founded	2017	2017
Headquarters	San Francisco, CA, United States	San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees	51–200	201–500
Funding	Series B · $135M raised	Series C2 · $141M raised
Best for	Entrepreneurs, small businesses, product managers, marketers, agencies and students who want to build apps or websites by prompting	Enterprises and business teams that want to build internal tools with AI while IT keeps governance, security review and audit trails.