What is Softr?
Softr is a no-code platform that lets businesses turn existing databases into functional web and mobile apps quickly, with integrations, responsive design, and optional custom code.
Template: Zoho-inspired CRM
Use this template to import a Zoho-style CRM into your Retool, while maintaining the freedom to be creative and mould the CRM to your company's specific needs.
Building in Notion: Automations and Integrations
This 4th part of our ‘Building in Notion’ series introduces how you can maximise your use of Notion using automation and integrations.
Building in Notion: Permissions and Security
In Part 3 of ‘Best Ways to Build in Notion’, we’re looking at Permissions and Security, following on from Part 1, on Documentation Systems and Part 2 - Core workflows.
Building in Notion: Core Workflows for Ops and Project Management
Part 2 of our 'Building in Notion' guide will focus on using Core Workflows for maximising efficiency in your company's operations and project management.
Building in Notion: Internal Documentation Systems
In part 1 of this guide to building in Notion, we look into internal documentation and wikis; all companies need them, so how can they be best set up to aid your business, big or small?
Customer Stories: Vimeo x Bold Tech
Bold Tech is delighted to call Vimeo one of its valued clients. Here's how we've helped them with their internal tools on Retool.
Setting up Global Search and Quick Actions in Retool
In this tutorial, we walk you through how to build a Global Search feature for a CRM application in Retool, with built-in quick actions.
What is Laravel?
Laravel is a free, open-source framework built on PHP, that helps developers create highly custom websites and web apps.
How to trigger a Zapier Webhook from a Retool app
Need to trigger your Zaps from Retool? In this tutorial, we show you how to trigger a Webhook to send your Retool data to a Zapier automation.
Retool custom audit logging app - template
This custom audit log app template allows On-Prem users to query Retool's audit logs with SQL and create bespoke audit trail functionality. Newsletter members can download for free!
How scalable is Make.com?
We assess Make’s scalability through the lens of data scalability, flexibility, affordability, and compliance to determine whether Make can grow with your needs.
Hospitable template - building a property management portal in Retool
Here’s how we built a Hospitable app clone in Retool - newsletter members can download the template for free!
Customer Stories: Bilt x Bold Tech continued
Bold Tech and Bilt have been working together since 2021. Here's an update with the team on how it's all going, more than 4 years on.
Retool for Enterprises: Accessing audit log data via SQL for on-prem deployments
In this Retool for Enterprises article, we show you how to connect to audit log data for on-prem deployments of Retool, so you can build your own custom audit trail app.
Airtable vs Notion: Which is the right tool for your team?
In this article, we’re not picking favorites - we’re asking a more useful question: is Notion or Airtable more suited to the way you work?
5 ways to make your Glide apps more beautiful
In this guide, we’ll walk through five of the most fun (and effective) ways to make your Glide apps more beautiful - complete with examples, resources, and some things you’ll wish you’d learned sooner.
5 tips to build the best automations with Make.com
Looking to build efficient business automations in Make, without all the mess? Here are 5 key tips to keep your workflows as efficient to run and maintain as possible.
Five years of building boldly with Retool
To celebrate our five year anniversary on Retool we reflect on five years of building on Retool, how much the platform has changed and how far we've come.
How Scalable is Glide?
In this article, we’re going to assess how truly scalable Glide is as well as considering how it compares to other no-code tools in the market.
Top 6 platforms for building business automation
In this guide, we’ll break down the best automation platforms - who should use them, what they’re great at, and where they fall short. If you’re looking for a no-nonsense guide to the top tools worth considering - this is it.
UI tips: Creating dropdown actions in Retool
In this tutorial we show you a great UI tip in Retool - using table buttons to set up dropdown actions that save space in your apps.
Tutorial: Automatically generate PDF invoices with Glide and Carbone
In this guide, we’ll show you how to integrate Glide with Carbone to automatically generate invoices in PDF form.
Create Stripe invoices automatically from Glide
In this tutorial, we’ll walk through how to integrate Glide with Stripe in order to generate invoices with a click of a button and without leaving Glide.
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Internal tools 101: How to build for scale
Effective internal tools are essential for start-up growth, but how do you calculate ROI on your internal tool, and how do you plan and develop these tools best?
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The three best ways to build internal tools
With the rapid growth of low-code platforms and advanced developer tools, there is a spectrum of ways to create internal apps beyond custom coding from scratch. In this article, we’ll break these options down for you, including examples of software, and the pros and cons of using each.
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Internal Tools: The Ultimate Build vs Buy Guide
Build vs Buy is a grand debate in internal tooling, where SaaS products are often brilliant, they're sometimes too generalized to fulfill all companies’ needs. We run through some of your options, how to decide when to build or buy, and the pros and cons of each option.
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