Does Retool pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Retool employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Retool. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Retool?

68% of Retool employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Retool 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Retool?

Software Engineer (26) , Sales (7) , Sales Engineer (5) , Support Engineer (4) , Associate Sales Engineer (3) , Engineer (3) , Technical Account Manager (TAM) (3) , Account Executive (2) , Anonymous (2) , Business Development Representative (BDR) (2) , Enterprise Account Executive (2) , Marketing (2) , Product Manager (2) , Recruiter (2) , Recruiting (2)

What are the pros of working at Retool according to real employee reviews?

"People and product are both great" ((in 23 reviews)); "Transparent leadership" ((in 12 reviews)); "Great team; really smart and ambitious people who really care about creating strong working relationships." ((in 9 reviews)); "extremely smart colleagues" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Retool according to real employee reviews?

"Our manager is kind and well" ((in 7 reviews)); "Because there's a huge opportunity, some people choose to work more than the 9" ((in 3 reviews)); "leadership team is all white, mostly male (CEO is Asian male, however)" ((in 3 reviews)); "The lack of open communication seriously stifles creativity and fosters a toxic work environment full of projects that go nowhere." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Retool layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Retool layoffs and their outlook for job security at Retool in 2026.

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3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(129 total reviews)

David Hsu

65% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Retool has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 129 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Retool employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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129 reviews

5.0

Apr 27, 2026

Great work culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High ownership environment, excellent people

Cons

The company is moving much faster than it used to and in the process causing a decent amount of fud

1.0

Apr 21, 2026

Interesting work, poor work environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of interesting technical problems to work on Existing product was innovative at the time and still has lots of mind share,

Cons

Impossible to get traction with the rate of turnover. Lots of organizational chaos, pretty bad work environment

1.0

Apr 21, 2026

Promising product vision overshadowed by micromanagement and instability

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Product has strong potential and a compelling vision Some teams offer autonomy and the ability to make meaningful contributions

Cons

Culture has shifted significantly over the past year toward heavy micromanagement Increased focus on control and optics rather than effective business outcomes High attrition, including at leadership levels, has created ongoing instability Constant changes in strategy due to leadership turnover make it difficult to execute or maintain

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