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paxys on Nov 14, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Open-source alternative to Retool

They are very different use cases. Retool & the like are for building stuff used by yourself/your company. You can connect to internal data sources/APIs and build dashboards. SaaS builders are for building your app for a broader audience. They mainly offer features like authentication, user management, CRM, marketing, subscriptions, billing.

ckluis on Nov 14, 2022 [–]

I think of it differently. The internal tool building companies focus on 1 of the 3 legs of building.

1. building

2. marketing

3. managing

A lot of internal tools would be externally viable as well (not all).

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