Pega 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 2 for Pega, and ranks ahead in 50% of the answers that name both.

Choose Pega if…

You need SOC 1 Type II or ISO 27001 or ISO 42001 or ISO 22301:2019 or ISO 9001 or CSA or PCI DSS or Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus or HITRUST or GDPR or FedRAMP or HIPAA or IRAP coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)
Strong fit for workflow automation, RPA, case management, and decisioning
Named among leading low-code vendors in analyst evaluations

Choose Retool if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (29.9 vs 2)
AI answers describe it more positively (41% vs 20% positive)
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	Pega	Retool
Visibility score	2%	29.9%
Change vs last week	down−0.9%	down−4%
Rank in Low-Code & No-Code	#34	#4
Share of voice	0.9%	7.8%
Mentions this run	6	46
Positive in AI answers	20%	41%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Pega −0.6000000000000001pp · Retool −4pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Retool leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

4.1%

34.3%

AI Mode

22.4%

Perplexity

33%

PegaRetool

Head to head in AI answers

6 engine answers name both brands

3Pega ranked higher

3Retool ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Pega	Retool
Best low-code platform for enterprise	ChatGPT	#8	#7
Compare the leading Low-Code & No-Code platforms	ChatGPT	#8	#7
Which Low-Code & No-Code vendors do analysts recommend?	ChatGPT	#7	#9
Which Low-Code & No-Code vendors do analysts recommend?	Perplexity	#10	#7
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	ChatGPT	#7	#11
Official website of the top low-code platform vendors	Perplexity	#7	#11

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Pega	Retool
Pricing model	—	Per seat
Entry price	—	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo
Free plan	—	Yes
Deployment	Cloud (Pega Cloud, fully managed SaaS)	Retool Cloud, self-hosted, or air-gapped
Integrations	200+	—
Compliance	SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, ISO 22301:2019, ISO 9001, CSA, PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, HITRUST, GDPR, FedRAMP, HIPAA, IRAP	SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Founded	1983	2017
Headquarters	Waltham, Massachusetts, United States	San Francisco, CA, United States
Employees	5,000+	201–500
Funding	IPO	Series C2 · $141M raised
Best for	Large enterprises in regulated industries that need governed workflow automation and decisioning	Enterprises and business teams that want to build internal tools with AI while IT keeps governance, security review and audit trails.