Jitterbit Vinyl vs Retool comparison

Jitterbit and Retool are both solutions in the Rapid Application Development Software category. Jitterbit is ranked #28, while Retool is ranked #16 with an average rating of 8.3. Jitterbit holds a 0.5% mindshare in RADS, compared to Retool’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Jitterbit users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Retool users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 17, 2024

Jitterbit Vinyl and Retool are competing platforms in the realm of business operations and integrations. Jitterbit Vinyl holds an advantage with its integration capabilities and competitive pricing, while Retool's advanced customization justifies its higher cost.

Features: Jitterbit Vinyl simplifies complex data integrations offering scalability, flexibility, and seamless integration across multiple systems. Retool provides a customizable interface with powerful drag-and-drop components and supports API integration for tailored solutions.

Room for Improvement: Jitterbit Vinyl can enhance its user interface and reduce dependency on technical expertise for advanced customizations. Retool may improve pricing transparency, simplify its setup process for non-technical users, and expand integration options beyond RESTful APIs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Jitterbit Vinyl boasts an easy deployment process with strong support, ensuring a smooth setup. Retool, requiring more technical knowledge for deployment, compensates with exceptional customer service addressing setup challenges efficiently.

Pricing and ROI: Jitterbit Vinyl offers a budget-friendly solution with quick ROI due to low setup costs. Retool, though more expensive, provides significant long-term value with its extensive features, appealing to businesses seeking comprehensive solutions.

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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

Jitterbit Vinyl

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

28th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Low-Code Development Platforms (25th), No-Code Development Platforms (16th)

Retool

Ranking in Rapid Application Development Software

16th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Rapid Application Development Software category, the mindshare of Jitterbit Vinyl is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Retool is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Larry Egan

VP Strategic Technologies at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc

Can connect to any data source so we don't need to replicate data into a data warehouse to do reporting analytics

Having been a customer of theirs for a long time, I think the UI needed improvements early on. But, they have done a remarkable job catching up in that regard. They have always been great at connecting to a variety of data sources. They are a leader in that space. They do a great job, from a business analyst perspective, helping you shape what the ultimate system is going to look like. There really aren't a lot of areas that need improvement. The areas that they have, they are keenly aware of and have made great strides in recent releases.

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PriyankJain

Full-stack Developer at Dashy Dash

Has notably streamlined the creation and management of admin panels in my organization

One area for improvement in Retool is expanding its library support to include a broader range of third-party JavaScript libraries. This would enhance the tool's versatility and allow more complex functionalities to integrate seamlessly into the admin panels. Retool should include enhanced graphical customization tools in its next release, particularly for creating more dynamic visual representations within the admin panels.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It gives us an accurate idea of where we stand as a business, on many different levels. It also gives our sales department more of an idea of how they are doing for the month, every month. And it gives us more capabilities within our systems, to pull information out."

"The way that they've done some of the reports, they've created really great data dumps. If I want to see a snapshot of something in time, for a given timeframe, I can download it. From that download, I can create further analysis or do my own thing with it, which is really helpful. I'm even able to go back several years and get data."

"The integration is a huge accelerator into enabling new business processes. As a small company, we have a few different systems that otherwise couldn't talk to each other. We recognize, from an IT perspective, the value that data and change in status of certain data in one area could influence the ability to take action in another. With these integration points, we are able to essentially create that communication from one system to another, letting system B know that something has been completed or is ready in system A. That allows our users to know that they are ready to complete a task. Without that, we would be relying on a lot of manual communication. We would be relying on individuals sending emails, saying, "Hey, by the way, this is ready in system A." Now, we have the system recognizing it and shooting that email off automatically, with all the instructions necessary."

"The ease of moving around the platform cannot be understated."

"The product has reduced the time that it takes us to produce apps."

"It's made things seamless and it's more efficient, and there's an audit trail where it wasn't there before."

"This is an extremely scalable solution because it enables us to interface with all types of disparate information."

"The ZPM system enables us to organize projects and monitor their progress. The ease of logging into the VINYL app to test new features makes testing smoother, and we feel more involved in the creation of the app and its functions at every step of the way."

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"Retool's most valuable features are its drag-and-drop components and the ability to customize them extensively."

"The stability is okay."

"Retool provides us with the opportunity to save time and be more efficient."

"We can create the dashboards quickly."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is connectivity with APIs and other databases."

"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."

"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

"I would love to have the home screen a little more customizable because, as we're building more and more reports, it would be nice to have more options in how they're organized on the screen."

"During the initial rollout, the text editor wasn't 100% what we were looking for, but we were able to get the job done. After some discussions and finding ways to use different plugins during the short term, Zudy actually came back a few months later and said that they have integrated a standard product into their text editing that checked all the boxes for us."

"Once or twice, when a new version of VINYL comes out, it has had a negative impact on a feature. However, we do everything in a test environment. Unless we miss something in test, we don't go live with it if it isn't perfect. Zudy hasn't had too many stumbles along the way, but there have been a couple times, and it's been minor."

"I'd like to see the next release of VINYL have more user interface solutions to it, so that it could be a more user-friendly product on the front end for the customers that are utilizing the tool. We didn't have a solution to help automate all of our reporting in the past which identified the need to make sure that we could tap into our data sources and automate all of our reporting, which is exactly why we needed the tool."

"One of the troubles we have sometimes is the amount of data we're processing within the applications. That can really add a lot of "laggy-ness." That's an ongoing struggle we're going to have while we use it. It doesn't happen for all our applications, only some of them that are heavy on the reporting."

"When designing the user interface, there are many built-in features; however, Vinyl could use some more extensive design elements that are used in marketing, such as Canva or Web design tools. These would allow for more extensive design elements to be added more easily."

"I would like them to build out more tools for communication, particularly the ability to do a multinode panel via email."

"Upload time of documents that needed to be uploaded was a request that we were having an issue with. That issue got resolved in [near] real time, within probably 30 minutes."

More Jitterbit Vinyl cons

"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."

"There are restrictions on the front-end side."

"The components are changed frequently, which is very irritating."

"One area for improvement in Retool is expanding its library support to include a broader range of third-party JavaScript libraries."

"Retool should add more resource integration."

"The part where we can add some custom logic or custom plugins could be better."

"The solution lacks inbuilt customization to customize bar charts."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The value for us for VINYL is that we've got one fee that we're paying per year and we can deploy and build as many apps and bring in as many users as we need."

"The key thing here is that the pricing is just one price. We can do as much or as little with the product as we want to which is very attractive. I don't have to worry about if I build a new app, I have to pay more. Or, if I put 20 more people logging into the app, I don't have to pay any extra for that either."

"The licensing costs we pay are, I believe about 5,000 a month. That's every quarter. We've been doing it for about a year now, and the prices have remained steady. We feel it's a reasonable cost for what we're getting because it's unlimited users. So as big as you want to make it, you're not constrained by a per-user licensing cost or any of those other restrictions, so that's going to stifle your development."

"We also pay for the managed services help that we get from them. But, to me, it is a very effective cost model. Licenses are relatively inexpensive, then you pay by the drink in terms of the managed services that you are going to need, which has been great. We figure out where we want to apply those services and try to be pretty diligent about managing the costs there."

"It is affordable."

"Compared to if I used traditional methods, such as hiring developers and setting up systems, VINYL is costing me less than half of what it would normally cost."

"The pricing and licensing of Zudy are fair."

"We have seen a 30 percent decrease in time for some of our workflows."

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"The pricing is very expensive. It costs for each user, for automated users, open-end users, et cetera."

"I don't know Retool's current pricing, but it cost around $12 per month earlier."

"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."

"For me, I'm in India right now, and we have Retool's subscription for one team member for $10 per month."

"The tool is a little bit expensive."

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Overview

Jitterbit's Vinyl (previously Zudy) is an enterprise low-code application platform that makes it easy to build scalable, end-to-end apps that are easily integrated with new and existing systems. Designed for large enterprises to solve complex business problems at scale, Vinyl empowers anyone to create fully integrated, bi-directional applications in weeks. Powerful enough for Full Stack Developers, intuitive enough for Citizen Developers/Business Technologists, Vinyl empowers you to create secure apps that run on any device, automate any business process, and integrate any data source without coding.

Create fully integrated, bi-directional applications
Utilize guided development and visual rule builders
Predictable pricing with no per-user fees
Integrate the entire ecosystem without impacting source data
Protect apps with enterprise-grade security
Integrate real-time data
Deploy apps via enterprise cloud, on-premise or hosted
Improve customer digital experience

For more information: www.jitterbit.com/product/viny

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Retool enables rapid construction of internal tools with minimal coding, streamlining workflows across HR, customer support, and compliance. Praised for its drag-and-drop interface, extensive component library, and SQL support, it boosts organizational efficiency by automating tasks and enhancing data management.

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Sample Customers

Aetna, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., Alvarez and Marsal, Audacy, Barstool Sports, Brooks Brothers, Cal-Maine Foods Inc., CNH Financial, Collette Travel, Darn Tough Vermont, DXL, Fresh Direct, iHeartMedia, Intra-Cellular Therapies, JBS Foods, J.Crew, Kraft Sports Group, MEMIC, New England Patriots, PGT Trucking Inc., United Healthcare, Worley

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