Kissflow 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 7.7 for Kissflow, and ranks ahead in 71% of the answers that name both.

Choose Kissflow if…

You need SOC 1 or SOC 2 or SOC 3 or ISO/IEC 27001 or HIPAA or GDPR or CCPA coverage
rapid business process automation
conversational and agentic AI app generation
unified enterprise process automation

Choose Retool if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (29.9 vs 7.7)
AI answers describe it more positively (41% vs 17% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need SOC 2 Type II or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Kissflow	Retool
Visibility score	7.7%	29.9%
Change vs last week	down−5%	down−4%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#13	#4
Share of voice	2.3%	7.8%
Mentions this run	13	46
Positive in AI answers	17%	41%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Kissflow −4.999999999999999pp · Retool −4pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Retool leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

34.3%

AI Mode

22.4%

Perplexity

15%

33%

KissflowRetool

Head to head in AI answers

7 engine answers name both brands

2Kissflow ranked higher

5Retool ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Kissflow	Retool
Alternatives to the most popular low-code platform	AI Mode	#8	#5
Best low-code platform with AI features	ChatGPT	#9	#3
What is the typical pricing model for Low-Code & No-Code software?	ChatGPT	#7	#8
Which low-code platform has transparent pricing?	Perplexity	#9	#2
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	ChatGPT	#13	#11
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	AI Mode	#5	#8
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	Perplexity	#14	#11

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Kissflow	Retool
Pricing model	—	Per seat
Entry price	—	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo
Free plan	—	Yes
Deployment	Public and private cloud hosting	Retool Cloud, self-hosted, or air-gapped
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO/IEC 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA	SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Support	Dedicated support throughout transformation, Training and enablement for teams, Hands-on implementation	—
Founded	2003	2017
Headquarters	Wilmington, Delaware, United States	San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees	201–500	201–500
Funding	Angel · $1M raised	Series C2 · $141M raised
Best for	Large enterprises and IT teams that build and govern custom internal apps on one platform.	Enterprises and business teams that want to build internal tools with AI while IT keeps governance, security review and audit trails.