SpecialistNonprofit offer

Retool

Build internal apps fast; nonprofits can apply for 25 free seats.

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Proceed with cautionDeveloper-oriented internal app builder that is a poor fit for most nonprofits.

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Price

Free plan · paid from US$10/builder/month (Team, billed annually)

Nonprofit offer

Yes

Available in

🌍Anywhere

Suits

Small · Medium · Large

Eligible nonprofits get a monthly coupon of US$1,625 on the Team or Business plan (monthly billing only), enough to cover 25 Business-standard users.

Sign up for a free Retool account with your nonprofit email, submit the Nonprofit Program Application, then upgrade to a monthly Team or Business plan in billing settings. It cannot be used on Enterprise or annual plans.

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Great for

Charities with a developer who needs to build internal tools quickly
Organisations with data in several databases or systems
Teams wanting self-hosting
Generous nonprofit programme
Powerful for custom internal tools
Self-hosting option

Watch out for

Non-technical teams with nobody who can write queries
Organisations that only need a simple spreadsheet database
Needs technical skill
Nonprofit offer is for monthly plans only
Overkill for simple needs

Problems it solves

“We need a custom case management app and have a volunteer developer”“Our staff need an admin screen on top of our database”“We need an approval app for expenses and grants”“Can nonprofits get Retool for free”“Our data lives in several systems and we want one dashboard”

About Retool+

Retool is a low-code platform for building internal tools such as case dashboards, admin panels and approval apps on top of your databases and APIs. It is aimed at technical users, so it fits a charity with a developer or technical volunteer. Retool runs a nonprofit programme that covers 25 users on its paid plans.

Pricing: Cloud plans: Free (up to 5 users, unlimited apps, 500 workflow runs a month), Team US$10 per builder per month billed annually (US$12 monthly), Business US$50 annual (US$65 monthly), Enterprise custom. Internal users and external users are priced separately. Self-hosting is available on all tiers. Annual billing saves about 20%.

Key features+

Drag-and-drop app builderConnects to databases and APIsWorkflows and automationsRole-based permissionsSelf-hosting option

Works with (5)+

PostgreSQLMySQL

Google Workspace for Nonprofits

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Airtable

AI features+

AI credits are included on plans (250 a month on Free); AI app and workflow building features exist.

Data & privacy+

Self-hosting is available for organisations that must keep data on their own infrastructure.

How sure are we?+

Prices and offers confirmed on the vendor's own pages. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with Retool before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-05