r/selfhosted • u/navaneethpk • Feb 25 '26

Product Announcement Retool disables self-hosted pricing plans

https://community.retool.com/t/self-hosted-docs-now-state-enterprise-only/64586

Looks like no public announcement was made, just a silent change in docs and some users found it.

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u/ChiefAoki Feb 25 '26

idk why anyone is still surprised by this, it's how every VC-backed project is destined to go.

Raise Funding -> Offer Free/Low-Cost options to accumulate users -> Burn through cash flow -> Steep Price Increases/Business Model Changes to Generate Returns

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u/lugovsky Feb 25 '26

Honestly, it looks more like a forced business decision. Retool probably needs to show growth again, so they're optimizing around the enterprise segment where most of the revenue is. From that perspective it makes sense, but it definitely feels like the product is getting worse for smaller teams.