Glide

Key facts: Glide builds apps from spreadsheet data: describe the app you want and its AI helps generate screens, then you refine layouts, actions and permissions in a visual editor. Apps work on web and mobile, support user sign-in, and can include forms, maps, charts and integrations.

Plans: Glide has a free plan for personal apps, with paid plans for business apps adding more users, rows, updates and AI features. Check the official pricing page for current limits.

Best for: small teams that need a working internal app this week, not a six-month build. Watch out: spreadsheet-based apps hit scaling limits eventually — for very large datasets, a real database backend is the better long-term choice.

Pros

• Builds apps from spreadsheet data, with AI helping to generate screens from a description.
• A visual editor refines layouts, actions and permissions, and apps work on web and mobile.
• Supports user sign-in, forms, maps, charts and integrations, so internal tools arrive fast.

Watch out for

• Spreadsheet-based apps hit scaling limits eventually. Very large datasets need a real database backend.
• Paid plans gate users, rows, updates and AI features, so growing apps should check limits early.
• It is for business apps and internal tools, not for complex consumer software.

Best for

Best for: small teams that need a working internal app this week, not a six-month build. Who should skip it: teams with very large datasets, or anyone building complex consumer software.

Pricing

Glide has a free plan for personal apps, with paid plans for business apps adding more users, rows, updates and AI features. Check the official pricing page for current limits.

FAQs

What do I start from? Spreadsheet data. Describe the app you want and Glide AI helps generate screens.

Do apps work on mobile? Yes, apps work on web and mobile.

What can apps include? User sign-in, forms, maps, charts and integrations.

When should I outgrow Glide? When datasets grow very large, a real database backend becomes the better long-term choice.