Retool vs Auth0
The low-code platform for internal tools, workflows, and AI agents
vs. Customer identity platform from Okta
Pricing tiers
Retool
Free
$0. Up to 5 users. Unlimited apps + mobile. 500 workflow runs/month. 5GB DB + storage. 20 hrs/mo Agents.
Free
Team
$10/builder/mo + $5/internal user/mo. 5k workflow runs. Staging env. App releases.
$10/mo
Business
$50/builder/mo + $15/internal user/mo. Audit logs, rich permissions, portals, embedded apps, external user pricing.
$50/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SAML/OIDC SSO, source control, error monitoring, full white-labeling, volume discounts.
Custom
Auth0
B2C Essentials
Starting at 500 MAUs. Pro MFA, RBAC, passwordless, SAML, 10 orgs.
$35/mo
B2B Essentials
Unlimited orgs, 3 SSO connections, RBAC.
$150/mo
B2C Professional
Starting at 500 MAUs. Includes attack protection, custom DB, enterprise MFA.
$240/mo
B2B Professional
5+ SSO connections, attack protection, custom DB.
$800/mo
Enterprise
Custom. 99.99% SLA, dedicated support.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Retool vs b2c-essentials on Auth0.
| Metric | Retool | Auth0 |
|---|---|---|
| mau start | — | 500 MAU |
| sso connections | — | 0 conns |
Features
Retool · 14 features
- Apps (Web + Mobile) — Drag-drop UI builder with 100+ components.
- Audit Logs — Track every user action.
- Custom JavaScript — Write JS anywhere in app logic.
- MCP Support — Expose Retool workflows to AI agents.
- Modules — Reusable component bundles.
- Retool Agents — AI agents that use Retool queries + apps as tools.
- Retool Database — Managed Postgres with GUI + collab.
- Retool Embed — Embed apps into your SaaS.
- Retool Forms — Public forms that write to DBs.
- Retool Portals — External-facing apps for customers.
- SAML/OIDC SSO (Ent) — Enterprise auth.
- Source Control (Ent) — Git-backed version control for apps.
- White-labeling (Ent) — Full brand customization.
- Workflows — Cron + webhook-triggered automations with branching.
Auth0 · 14 features
- Attack Protection — Bot detection, brute-force protection, breached-password detection, suspicious I…
- Auth0 Actions — Node.js + TS hooks that run during auth flows (login, post-login, signup, MFA). …
- Auth0 FGA (OpenFGA) — Fine-grained relationship-based authorization (ReBAC). Based on Google Zanzibar.
- Custom Database — BYO user DB: scripts in Actions read from your database and create Auth0 users o…
- Custom Domain — Serve auth at auth.yourbrand.com with managed cert.
- Enterprise SSO — SAML 2.0 + OIDC + AD/LDAP enterprise connections. Per-tenant or per-org.
- Log Streaming — Stream tenant logs to Datadog, Splunk, Sumo Logic, Azure Sentinel, HTTP, Mixpane…
- Machine-to-Machine — Client-credentials grant for backend services.
- Multi-Factor Auth — SMS, Voice, Email, TOTP, WebAuthn (biometrics), Push (Guardian app), Duo.
- Organizations — Multi-tenant B2B: orgs with invitations, roles, branding, enterprise connections…
- Passkeys — FIDO2/WebAuthn passkey sign-in.
- Passwordless — Email magic link + code, SMS code, WebAuthn.
- RBAC — Roles, permissions, API scopes — attach to users or orgs.
- Universal Login — Hosted login page with customization, multi-factor flows, passwordless, social, …
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Retool | Auth0 |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | — | Auth0 CLI |
| SDK | — | Auth0 Android, Auth0 iOS/Swift, @auth0/nextjs-auth0, Auth0 React SDK, Auth0 SPA.js SDK, Go Auth0 SDK, Node Auth0 Backend SDK, Python Auth0 SDK |
| REST | Retool REST API (Workflows) | Authentication API, Management API |
| MCP | Retool MCP | — |
| OTHER | Retool Database, Retool Editor, Self-Hosted (on-prem) | — |
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