Retool tech stack
Retool builds mostly with JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, SQL. Its stack also includes AWS, React.js, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes. JavaScript is named in 9 of the 22 job postings Retool published in the last 12 months (41%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Retool, updated Oct 2, 2026.
What programming languages does Retool use?
JavaScript is named in 41% of job postings at Retool, followed by TypeScript (32%), Python (23%), SQL (18%).
What frameworks and libraries does Retool use?
React.js is named in 23% of job postings at Retool.
React.js
5 23%
What databases does Retool use?
PostgreSQL is named in 18% of job postings at Retool, followed by Snowflake (5%).
PostgreSQL
4 18%
Snowflake
1 5%
What cloud and platforms does Retool use?
AWS is named in 27% of job postings at Retool, followed by Kubernetes (14%), GCP (14%), Azure (9%).
AWS
6 27%
Kubernetes
3 14%
GCP
3 14%
Azure
2 9%
Databricks
2 9%
Amazon EKS
1 5%
Apache Kafka
1 5%
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What developer tools does Retool use?
Model Context Protocol is named in 18% of job postings at Retool, followed by Terraform (14%), Docker (9%), Claude Code (5%).
Model Context Protocol
4 18%
Terraform
3 14%
Docker
2 9%
Claude Code
1 5%
Cursor
1 5%
Docker Compose
1 5%
Helm
1 5%
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What AI and ML technologies does Retool use?
LLM is named in 14% of job postings at Retool, followed by Claude (5%).
Which engineering practices does Retool ask for?
AI Agents is named in 45% of job postings at Retool, followed by LLM Guardrails (36%), Platform Engineering (9%), Tool Use (9%).
AI Agents
10 45%
Platform Engineering
2 9%
Embeddings
2 9%
Function Calling
1 5%
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What does each Retool team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
8 postingsHow does your stack fit Retool?
How is the Retool stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Retool stack?
Retool scores 84 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Retool stack in its industry?
Share of the 59 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
Companies with a stack like Retool
Questions about the Retool tech stack
What programming languages does Retool use?
The languages named in Retool job postings are JavaScript (41%), TypeScript (32%), Python (23%), SQL (18%), Node JS (18%), as a share of the 22 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Retool use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 5 of 22 job postings (23%) and required in 3 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Retool use?
The cloud and platforms named in Retool job postings are AWS (6), Kubernetes (3), GCP (3) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Retool?
Backend postings at Retool most often require LLM (3), Node JS (3), React.js (3), TypeScript (3), out of 8 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Retool tech stack changing?
Yes. Tool Use, Databricks, Model Context Protocol first appeared in Retool job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Retool tech stack?
Retool scores 84 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Retool tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Retool publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 22 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 2, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Retool tech stack: 47 technologies from 22 job postings", as of Oct 2, 2026. https://alion.io/company/retool/technologies