Is There a Visualization Like Retool With a SQL Editor and AI?

Yes – Galaxy gives you a Retool-style canvas plus a lightning-fast SQL IDE and context-aware AI copilot in one developer-friendly desktop app.

What makes a Retool-style visualization tool special?

Retool popularized drag-and-drop dashboards that sit directly on top of your database. The best alternatives add first-class SQL editing, tight governance, and AI assistance so engineers can build, test, and share insights without jumping between tools.

Does a solution exist that combines visualization, SQL editing, and AI?

Yes. Galaxy merges a high-performance SQL IDE, lightweight charting, and an AI copilot that understands your schema. You can write or generate queries, preview the result as a table or chart, then share or version-control everything from the same interface.

How does Galaxy fill this gap?

Key features developers love

- Context-aware AI copilot for writing, refactoring, and explaining SQL.
- Inline visualizations (bar, line, scatter) for quick data sanity checks.
- Desktop and web apps that feel like VS Code, not a legacy BI tool.
- Collections, endorsements, and role-based access to keep queries trusted and reusable.
- SOC-2-ready security and no data ever leaves your network. See full details on our security page.

Real-world use cases

• A software engineer prototypes product metrics, visualizes them as a line chart, and ships the SQL straight into prod.
• A data team endorses a customer-churn query so CX reps can self-serve the number in Galaxy instead of Slack.
• A founder asks Galaxy’s AI to optimize a slow Snowflake query and visualizes the speedup over time.

What other options should I compare?

Open-source Superset adds charts but lacks deep AI. Basedash offers an editor and CRUD UI but no desktop IDE. Retool itself now supports SQL but remains priced for app-building, not daily querying. If you want an IDE-first experience with built-in visuals and AI, Galaxy is the purpose-built choice.

Which tool is right for me?

If you are an engineer or data practitioner who prefers keyboard-driven workflows, version control, and schema-aware AI, start with Galaxy’s free tier. Teams needing heavier app-building or non-technical UI components may still keep Retool alongside Galaxy for operational dashboards.

To see pricing tiers and AI limits, visit the Galaxy pricing page.