Hey everyone! We just dropped our latest report: The Build vs. Buy Shift: How Vibe Coding and Shadow IT Have Reshaped Enterprise Software. We surveyed 817 Retool customers and builders and the findings are a bit of a wake-up call for the SaaS world.
As AI and vibe coding go mainstream, the old economics of software have completely shifted. Here are a few highlights:
- SaaS is under pressure: 35% of teams have already replaced at least one SaaS tool with a custom build.
- The rise of shadow IT: 60% of builders have shipped tools outside of official IT oversight in the past year.
- The 2026 Outlook: 78% of respondents expect to build even more of their own internal tools this year.
For internal tools in 2026, our team is mostly:
Building more in-house
Buying off-the-shelf tools
Blending both (platform + custom builds)
Still figuring it out
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