March 16, 2023

Internal Tools

Want to build an internal tool or a client portal for your team? Sick of wrangling with Excel sheets and waiting for your IT department to deliver? You can build your own custom software without needing any technical skills or learning to code: whether that's whipping up dashboards, automating workflows, controlling access to data and plenty else besides.

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Which No-Code Platform is the Best? / What No-Code tool is the best?

When considering a no-code tool, we always recommend taking 4 key factors into account:

Ease of use. How easy is it for a non-technical person with no coding skills to use this tool to make apps? Is there a big learning curve? Can someone who has a basic grasp of Microsoft Office also get a grasp of this tool? Or does it require a lot of up-front training? This is perhaps the most important factor to consider.

Flexibility. How much flexibility does this tool have in terms of what you can build? Can it handle complex decision-making behind the scenes and allow you to bring any app idea to life without any coding at all?

We award extra points here for tools which allow you to integrate with other tools for extra functionality, or let you add your own custom code. Consider whether or not all of your desired functionality is supported by a tool before you use it.

Design freedom. Does the tool give you full freedom to bring a design to life? Not all no-code tools have complete flexibility. Remember, this can be a double-edged sword. If you're not confident in your design abilities, you may wish to pick a tool with less design freedom, as often these tools will set beautiful defaults for you.

Glide is a great example of this. You can customise the branding colours and the order of components, but Glide ensures your design stays looking like a proper app appropriate for either the iOS or Android platform.

Cost-effectiveness. Simply, how affordable is this tool? Remember, this can get complex. Some tools will start with a trial while you build, but charge you to publish your app live. Other tools have specific limits, such as a certain number of records in your database or not being able to integrate other tools into your app without paying extra. As long as you can afford the lower tier plans and have a solid monetisation for your app, don't worry too much about scaling or long term costs as often you'll have income in future to supplement these.

Remember: A low score in any one category does not mean the tool is bad. For example, a tool with a high ease of use, but low flexibility and design freedom could simply indicate that this tool is incredible easy to use and perfect for a beginner. It could also mean the tool is focused on being the best tool on the market for a very specific type of app, like a portal or marketplace.

Make sure you check out our individual reviews for more information.

TOP No-Code

Internal Tools

Best for quick building
20
Stacker

Customer portals and internal tools powered by your data.

Best for complex databases
64
Retool

Build custom internal tools, fast.

Best for enterprise
65
Betty Blocks

The #1 citizen development platform for enterprises.

ALL No-Code

Internal Tools

Internal
Internal
This tools supports native mobile apps
This tools creates Progressive Web Apps
This tool creates Web Apps

Priced from $Free/month

Free

Build custom internal tools without code.

Ease of use
Flexibility
Design freedom
Cost-effectiveness
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Internal
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Internal is my favourite platform for building internal tools (pun only half-intended!) and makes it super simple to incorporate data from multiple sources and allow users to take action.

Great for building apps you only want your team to use or where you need tight audit control of data changes. Focused AND Powerful!

Stacker
Stacker
This tools supports native mobile apps
This tools creates Progressive Web Apps
This tool creates Web Apps

Priced from $79/month

79

Customer portals and internal tools powered by your data.

Ease of use
Flexibility
Design freedom
Cost-effectiveness
OUR VERDICT
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Stacker
visit TOOL site
visit TOOL site

Stacker is incredibly slick, quick and easy to set up on top of your existing data sources and lets you quickly build customer or colleague portals.

Great choice for getting started quickly, especially if non-technical and not fussed about customising everything to a granular degree.

Working in a large company? THIS is the tool for you!

Betty Blocks
Betty Blocks
This tools supports native mobile apps
This tools creates Progressive Web Apps
This tool creates Web Apps

Priced from $Free/month

Free

The #1 citizen development platform for enterprises.

Ease of use
Flexibility
Design freedom
Cost-effectiveness
OUR VERDICT
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Betty Blocks
visit TOOL site
visit TOOL site

Betty Blocks stand out among its peers as truly the only Enterprise-Ready "No-Code" tool. No technical knowledge required, no sneaky requirement to learn SQL or a similar "query language" and no need to dive into code to make a functional app.

If you need your non-technical staff to be capable of building software without learning to code or months and months upskilling, look no further than this Gartner Visionary.

JetAdmin
JetAdmin
This tools supports native mobile apps
This tools creates Progressive Web Apps
This tool creates Web Apps

Priced from $Free/month

Free

A no-code builder for creating internal tools and portals.

Ease of use
Flexibility
Design freedom
Cost-effectiveness
OUR VERDICT
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JetAdmin
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visit TOOL site

Building a partner or customer portal? JetAdmin stands out in this category, with brilliant support for charts and graphs, easy integrations with all your existing SaaS tools and it's all wrapped up in an easy-to-use drag n drop interface

Processica
Processica
This tools supports native mobile apps
This tools creates Progressive Web Apps
This tool creates Web Apps

Priced from $500/month

500

The no-code micro automation suite.

Ease of use
Flexibility
Design freedom
Cost-effectiveness
OUR VERDICT
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Processica
visit TOOL site
visit TOOL site

Interested in NoCode and Automation, but frustrated with the lack of integrations with Microsoft 365, Azure and other platforms?

Processica has you covered - Think of it as Zapier for the MS suite! Works well with Microsoft-partnered App Builder Betty Blocks too!

Ragic
Ragic
This tools supports native mobile apps
This tools creates Progressive Web Apps
This tool creates Web Apps

Priced from $Free/month

Free

Design powerful databases for businesses with a simple Excel-like interface.

Ease of use
Flexibility
Design freedom
Cost-effectiveness
OUR VERDICT
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Ragic
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visit TOOL site

Want to build reliable databases and internal tools, but with the Excel skills you already have?

Ragic was created for exactly this reason and is usable by anyone who can use MS Office! It comes pre-loaded with templates and functions too, so you'll be up and running in no time.

Retool
Retool
This tools supports native mobile apps
This tools creates Progressive Web Apps
This tool creates Web Apps

Priced from $Free/month

Free

Build custom internal tools, fast.

Ease of use
Flexibility
Design freedom
Cost-effectiveness
OUR VERDICT
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Retool
visit TOOL site
visit TOOL site

If you're building internal tools and have some technical or SQL skills, Retool is hands-down the best choice for you. You're in good hands too; their happy customers include Amazon, Philips, Mercedes-Benz and the NFL!

Not sure which tool is right for you?

Want to know which platform is the best? Check our buying criteria here then select a tool from the list below

About the Author

I'm Nile Frater - The Founder and Managing Director of NoCode.Tech, as well as the Lead Instructor on our NoCode University education platform


I have over 8 years of experience in the No-Code industry and have tried, tested and reviewed over 250+ NoCode, LowCode and Zero-Code platforms. With a history of teaching No-Code in organisations big and small and running this website for over 3 years, I've helped thousands of people choose the right No-Code tool for them or their project.

Previous to running NoCode.Tech, I've held positions in startups and large organisations, including Lloyds Banking Group. I've also delivered countless workshops and podcast interviews on the NoCode ecosystem and consult regularly for teams building the next generation of No-Code Platforms. Let me know if I can help you too!

Nile Frater
Lead Instructor