UI tips for building efficient data dashboards in Retool
In this UI guide, we run through some practical tips and tricks to apply to your data dashboards and admin panels to ensure the best user experience for your team.
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8 posts — What are internal tools? How should you build them? Our internal tool guides give you the best insight into what tools to build, where to build them, and what shouldn’t be built at all. Here we share our insights from building out hundreds of internal apps on platforms like Retool.
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?
10 tips to increase speed and performance in Retool
In this article, we summarize 10 tips to help you speed up your Retool apps and ensure they stay performant.
Airplane.dev is shutting down. What next?
Airplane.dev has just announced it will be shutting down, and customers must exit the platform by March 1st 2024. Here are some alternative platforms to (re)build your internal tools and scripts.
What is Appsmith and how does it compare to other internal tool platforms in 2023?
Appsmith is a developer tool that expedites companies’ internal tool development through pre-built drag-and-drop components, built-in permissioning & authentication, and resource integrations.
How to build powerful sales apps in Retool: unleash your Salesforce data with Sequin
This article will guide you through some solutions to common Salesforce issues. It includes a step-by-step process of how to leverage Retool and Sequin to build a tailored app that enriches Salesforce data with ease.
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.
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.
