Retool bills $50/builder plus $15 for every support or ops teammate who opens an internal dashboard—and traps your logic inside brittle {{ query1.data }} browser textboxes. Port your Retool apps to FrogBot: auto-generated Admin UI, real Git + TypeScript, free SAML SSO, and $29/mo flat with $0 per viewer.
Install the frogbot skill from github.com/frogbotai/frogbot and convert our Retool Postgres queries and action buttons into a typed FrogBot admin app.Retool started as a shortcut for engineers, then became a $10,800–$64,000/year tax that gates Git sync, SAML SSO, and row-level permissions behind Enterprise contracts. In 2026, your coding agent writes a 68-line FrogBot config faster than you can drag a Retool table onto a canvas—and gives you real Next.js + TypeScript you own forever.
Give 40 or 4,000 support, ops, and finance teammates access without a $15/seat monthly penalty.
Every table, action, and permission lives in type-checked TypeScript reviewed in normal GitHub PRs.
SAML/OIDC SSO, row-level RBAC, and audit logs ship free in the open-source MIT core.
“Paying $15/mo for every support agent who opens a refund tool twice a week killed our internal adoption.”
“Debugging chained Retool JS queries in tiny modal inputs is 10x harder than a typed Next.js repo.”
Retool → FrogBot Feature Port
Click each Retool component to see how it ports into FrogBot (and why engineers prefer maintaining it):
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Your coding agent converts your SQL queries and table schemas automatically:
Hand your existing Postgres schema or exported Retool app JSON to Claude Code or Cursor. The FrogBot skill generates typed CollectionConfig files and custom actions in minutes.
Prompt: "Port this Retool refund app JSON into FrogBot"Replace Retool’s Enterprise-gated permission groups with 1-line TypeScript access functions, immutable version/audit history, and free SAML/OIDC SSO.
access: { read: isOpsOrSupport, update: isSupportLead }Deploy to Dojo with npx frogbot share ($0 per builder, $0 per viewer) or run the standard Docker container inside your own AWS/GCP VPC for $0 forever.
6 builders + 40 users: $10,800/yr → $348/yr| Internal Tool Requirement | FrogBot + Dojo | Retool Business | Retool Enterprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 builders + 40 internal users | $348/yr ($29/mo flat) | $10,800/yr ($50/bldr + $15/usr) | $64,000/yr median contract |
| Add 100 more internal viewers | +$0 | +$18,000/yr | Annual seat true-up |
| Source control & PR code review | ✓ Standard Git repo | ✕ Browser JSON (no Git sync) | ✓ Gated to Enterprise |
| SAML / OIDC SSO & SCIM | ✓ Free in MIT | ✕ Not included | ✓ Gated to Enterprise |
| AI agents & durable workflows | ✓ Native in core | Metered workflow runs | Paid AI & workflow tiers |
| Custom React views (no iframe) | ✓ Native Next.js | Sandboxed iframe only | Sandboxed iframe only |
Sept 2026 list prices: Retool Business is $50/builder/mo + $15/end-user/mo ($10,800/yr for 6 builders + 40 users); Git sync and SAML require Enterprise.
Yes. Point FrogBot’s postgresAdapter at your existing database URL (or a read/write replica), or use FrogBot’s outbound Local Runner to reach private databases inside your VPC without opening inbound firewall ports.
With a coding agent, it’s faster. Tell Claude Code or Cursor what tables, filters, and action buttons you want; the FrogBot skill writes a 68-line config and gives you a working Admin UI, REST API, and RBAC in under two minutes.
Typed access control + human approval waitpoints. Restrict who can trigger an action via access functions, log every mutation in the audit trail, and require a second manager click (waitpoint) for refunds over a set dollar threshold.
Because FrogBot is a real code framework, not a browser-locked canvas. Your app is already a normal Git repository, and we ship SAML/OIDC in the MIT open-source core so teams never have to choose between security and budget.
They’re $0 per user too. Unlike Retool’s separate external-user pricing tiers, a single $29/mo Dojo app supports unlimited internal staff and external portal users with row-level data isolation.
Port your first internal dashboard locally for $0. Deploy to Dojo for $29/mo flat with unlimited builders and viewers.