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JFrog Artifactory vs Retool comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

JFrog Artifactory
Ranking in AI Software Development
24th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Repository Managers (2nd)
Retool
Ranking in AI Software Development
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Rapid Application Development Software (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the AI Software Development category, the mindshare of JFrog Artifactory is 0.4%. The mindshare of Retool is 0.5%, down from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
AI Software Development Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Retool0.5%
JFrog Artifactory0.4%
Other99.1%
AI Software Development
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2787339 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Integrated pipelines have improved enterprise deployments and now automate secure dependency flows
Regarding improvements for JFrog Artifactory, I remember that the documentation was more focused on the on-premises JFrog version. I was mostly redirected toward that, so I found a lack of specific or clear documentation on using JFrog Artifactory with AWS. I felt this gap two years ago, and there were capabilities such as X-ray or integrations with other AWS features that I found lacking at the time. I do not have much more to say about the needed improvements in integration or documentation, but I want to mention that, coming from a quality background, I think built-in quality gates for intelligent automation, vulnerability checks, or improved visibility and communication during slow responses or service downtime would be useful for visibility in distributed environments. Looking back, I think the learning curve for JFrog Artifactory could be eased, and the installation process could feel less overwhelming. While it is not that difficult, I have seen new joiners struggle with the initial setup. I think JFrog Artifactory could improve with some UX revamps since many tools these days provide very intuitive user experiences, and I believe that could be something to look into for the future.
YL
IT consultant for healthcare sector at Freelancer
Has provided a quick way to build mobile apps and could improve usability for non-technical users
The best features Retool offers include the ability to quickly create a mobile app and use this mobile app in a native mobile app for Android. I found the process of creating and deploying those mobile apps for Android with Retool to be smooth as the documentation is very good, and I found answers and examples to create a mobile app. I can access a debug mode in the mobile app which was really convenient to make tests and find what can be improved, where I have a problem, and how to correct it. Retool positively impacted my organization as the proof of concept we built gave us a way to convince power users and key users before developing the real software. It was a way to maintain the launch date of the project, which helped speed up the project timeline and save resources.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature I have found is the JFrog CLI."
"The package registries have been helpful. GitLab, our previous solution, wasn't managing that well."
"HPE was using it for a lot of things, and they certainly had a massive implementation."
"The core functionality is most valuable for indexing and metadata of all the artifacts, but within the last year or two, we've been using the Projects feature, which has been very helpful. We can now assign individual admins for different projects and repos so that they can self-manage their own user permissions for their data. My IT DevOps team doesn't have to be the facilitators of that. It's now more of a self-service capability for them."
"The feature that I like is Permission Targets. If I want to give permission to only deploy the cache, I can give that permission to a set of users. Similarly, if I want to overwrite an artifact with the same name from the same pipeline, I can give permission for that as well to particular users."
"For the most part, it's pretty stable."
"The most valuable feature is that it is a centralized repository and that you can open multiple repositories for different types of artifacts."
"Retool positively impacted my organization as the proof of concept we built gave us a way to convince power users and key users before developing the real software."
"The most valuable feature of Retool is the workflow because I can integrate multiple features, such as RESTful API, JavaScript API, or different databases on the same dashboard."
"Retool positively impacted my organization as the proof of concept we built gave us a way to convince power users and key users before developing the real software."
"Retool provides us with the opportunity to save time and be more efficient."
"Retool's most valuable features are its drag-and-drop components and the ability to customize them extensively."
"Retool provides built-in features with all processing happening within the platform, which is a significant advantage."
"Retool positively impacted my organization as the proof of concept we built gave us a way to convince power users and key users before developing the real software."
"There are several key aspects to Retool that make it stand out. Firstly, its extensive range of components makes integration straightforward. Secondly, its support for SQL and JavaScript allows for the implementation of complex logic, which is particularly beneficial for developers like yourself with experience in .NET development."
 

Cons

"The documentation is a bit sparse. That's our only complaint."
"Sometimes the documentation was sort of messy because there are many possibilities for where and how to install Artifactory."
"It's an enterprise product that acts like an enterprise product. In other words, it's not a product where they focus on user experience. I wasn't an administrator, so I primarily worked with the command line tool to upload and download parts of the product. I was not impressed with that because it wasn't well documented. It was challenging to figure out how to get things to work."
"We're looking for something that has additional reporting capabilities on data growth and data aging. This goes back to storage lifecycle management so that the actual Artifactory itself can provide these reports to either the administrators or the users. I don't know if it has those capabilities. That's something we have to look into regarding the self-service dashboard, but the tool itself having those capabilities would be great rather than trying to do it at the underlying storage hardware layer."
"The latest version that I am using is 7.41. It has been upgraded graphics-wise, but there is a bit of slowness. They can improve the graphical interface for the admin jobs and make it faster."
"In some of the latest versions of JFrog's SaaS solution, they changed the user interface, the SSO settings, how you interact with them over API, and how you generate tokens. It was very confusing for me. The overall user management is very complicated."
"I would like to see written technical support instead of having to contact them directly."
"AI tools, features, and machine learning capabilities should be added as they would be helpful in the future."
"Retool should add more resource integration."
"The UI of Retool could be improved, as I am not fond of the current design, and there should be a platform for learning how to use Retool efficiently, especially since our software team customizes it for their needs, leaving the operational team with limited knowledge on how to customize it."
"The components are changed frequently, which is very irritating."
"The part where we can add some custom logic or custom plugins could be better."
"In the mobile app development, you have to use JavaScript to interact with components, and for non-technical users, it's already too technical, so Retool has to add some integrated solutions."
"In the mobile app development, you have to use JavaScript to interact with components, and for non-technical users, it's already too technical, so Retool has to add some integrated solutions."
"Retool could enhance support, including efforts to establish support centers in Europe, which was lacking previously. However, the community is still in the growth phase, leading to potential delays in receiving responses to queries."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not aware of its cost, but it is worth investing in this. My guess is that its price is not much because we generally prefer open-source solutions, and if we are investing, we don't go for expensive ones. Our selection is based on the market demand and needs, and we invest only if something is worth the cost."
"It is a bit expensive. It could be a little bit lower or have an a la carte option because, in our case, we had to go to the next version of Enterprise X because we needed one feature, which was more than three projects. We don't need all the other capabilities, but we're paying for all those. It's almost twice the cost of the previous version. So, it would be nice to have something along those lines."
"I don't know Retool's current pricing, but it cost around $12 per month earlier."
"The tool is a little bit expensive."
"For me, I'm in India right now, and we have Retool's subscription for one team member for $10 per month."
"The pricing is very expensive. It costs for each user, for automated users, open-end users, et cetera."
"For new users, evaluate the scale of their administrative needs as Retool provides excellent free services for smaller setups, but larger deployments might require transitioning to a paid plan."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
14%
University
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with JFrog Artifactory?
JFrog could improve this product with tighter integration capabilities.
What is your primary use case for JFrog Artifactory?
JFrog Artifactory is designed for software management. We used it for storing all assets and packages that were downloaded from external package systems, making them available for our development t...
What advice do you have for others considering JFrog Artifactory?
I am no longer using JFrog Artifactory in my current role as I moved away from the team. The metadata management features were very useful, particularly for managing packages inside JFrog Artifacto...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Retool?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing experience were good as the free plan was enough for us.
What needs improvement with Retool?
Retool, being a low-code/no-code platform, could improve by allowing users, particularly non-technical users, to use it more easily. In the mobile app development, you have to use JavaScript to int...
What is your primary use case for Retool?
My main use case for Retool involves an inventory app project. I built a mobile app to make an inventory of chemistry products. Retool helped me with that project as it was a good way to show a qui...
 

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