Retool
Retool for Startups
One year of Retool Team or Business free (up to $60K), then 25% off year two, for startups under $10M raised.
Worth
100% off Team/Business for 1 year (up to $60K), then 25% off year 2
Second year at 25% off. Applies to the monthly Team or Business plan only (no Enterprise or annual plans). Includes Retool Agents usage up to 50 hours/$125 per month in year one and 20 hours/$50 in year two.
Quick facts
- Value
- 100% off Team/Business for 1 year (up to $60K), then 25% off year 2
- Type
- Discount
- Duration
- 1 year
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Bootstrapped
- Regions
- Global
- Max funding raised
- $10,000,000
- Max company age
- 10 years
- Last verified
- Nov 3, 2026 · Verified
Ways to get it
Apply directly
Apply directly
100% off year 1 (up to $60K), 25% off year 2
- Pre-seed through Series A (or bootstrapped/angel/debt-funded)
- Under $10M total funding
- Founded within the last 10 years
- New customer on the monthly Team or Business plan
Documented at docs.retool.com/support/discount-programs.
Open program pageVia Retool deal-book partners (VC funds, accelerators, incubators)
Via VC or accelerator partner
Same startup offer shared through partner deal books
- Portfolio company of a fund, accelerator or incubator that shares the Retool offer
Retool partners with VC funds, accelerators, incubators and startup programs to share offers; partners contact startups@retool.com. No separate partner-only amount is published.
Open program page
Eligibility
Requirements
- Under $10M in total funding
- Founded within the last 10 years
- New Retool customer on the monthly Team or Business plan
Not eligible
- Series B and later companies
- Organizations previously in the program
- Annual plans and sales-negotiated discounts
How to apply
- 1
Sign up for a free Retool organization.
- 2
In billing settings, subscribe to the monthly Team or Business plan (card required, not billed immediately).
- 3
Submit the Startup Program application linked from retool.com/startups.
- 4
Wait for the acceptance email (email startups@retool.com if nothing arrives within a week); the 100% discount is applied automatically to your first invoice at the end of the first billing cycle.
Gotchas
- You must subscribe to a paid monthly plan with a card before applying; if rejected, you will be billed at standard rates unless you cancel.
- Discount drops to 25% in year two and ends after that; Retool does not grant extensions.
- Only monthly Team or Business plans qualify; Enterprise and annual plans are excluded, and you can join only one Retool discount program.
- An organization can be in the Startup Program only once.
- The older '$25K credits' blog framing is superseded by the $60K coupon structure in Retool's docs.
About the Retool program
Retool's Startup Program, per Retool's discount-programs documentation and retool.com/startups, gives eligible startups a 100% off coupon for one year, with a value up to $60k, on a monthly subscription to Retool's Team or Business plan, followed by a 25% off discount in the second year; after year two you graduate from the program. Startup members also get Retool Agents usage: up to 50 hours / $125 of free usage per month in year one and up to 20 hours / $50 per month in year two (with the 25% coupon applied beyond that). Retool's older blog post framed the offer as $25,000 in credits; the current docs are authoritative.
Eligibility (all must apply): bootstrapped, angel-funded, debt-funded, pre-seed, seed or Series A; less than $10 million in total funding; founded within the last 10 years; and a new Retool customer on the monthly Team or Business plan. Not eligible: customers already on a paid plan for multiple billing cycles, and organizations that have been part of the program before (an organization can only join once). Discount programs cannot be used on the Enterprise tier or any annual plan, and an organization can be accepted to only one of Retool's three discount programs (Startup, Nonprofit, Education).
To apply you first sign up for a free organization and upgrade to the monthly Team or Business plan in plans and billing settings (card details are required), then submit the Startup Program application. You receive a confirmation email on acceptance and the discount is applied automatically to your first invoice at the end of the first billing cycle; if you have not heard back after one week, email startups@retool.com. Retool does not offer extensions on expiry dates. VC funds, accelerators and incubators can add Retool to their deal book via startups@retool.com.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Retool startup discount worth?
Retool's docs describe a 100%-off coupon for one year on the monthly Team or Business plan, worth up to $60K, followed by 25% off in the second year.
Are bootstrapped companies eligible?
Yes. Eligible funding types include bootstrapped, angel-funded, debt-funded, pre-seed, seed or Series A, as long as total funding is under $10M and the company was founded within the last 10 years.
When is the discount applied?
Automatically to your first invoice at the end of your first billing cycle, after you receive the acceptance email.