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Glide

Freemium
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Glide is an exceptionally user-friendly platform for quickly building beautiful, data-driven internal tools and client portals from spreadsheets, though it can become costly and limiting for more complex, scalable applications.


Build powerful apps and websites for your business, without code. Turn spreadsheets, databases, or APIs into software that works for you.

Glide is a no-code development platform that enables users to create custom web and mobile applications from existing data sources like Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable, and SQL databases. It provides a visual, drag-and-drop interface, allowing for the rapid development of functional and visually appealing apps without writing a single line of code. Primarily designed for business users, teams, and agencies, Glide excels at building internal tools, client portals, dashboards, and directories. Users can choose from a variety of pre-built templates or start from scratch, customizing layouts, actions, and user authentication. The platform automatically keeps the app's data in sync with the source, making it a powerful tool for creating live, data-driven software.

Pros

  • Extremely easy to learn and use, especially for beginners.
  • Fastest way to turn a spreadsheet into a functional app.
  • Creates visually polished and professional-looking applications.
  • Real-time data syncing is a powerful core feature.
  • Strong template library to accelerate development.

Cons

  • Pricing can become expensive as users and data rows increase.
  • Limited design and logic customization compared to traditional code.
  • Not ideal for building highly complex, public-facing consumer apps.
  • Performance can degrade with very large datasets.

Key features

  • Build apps directly from Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable, and SQL databases
  • Visual drag-and-drop interface for app design
  • Real-time data synchronization with your data source
  • Publish apps to the web, usable on desktop and mobile (PWA)
  • Built-in user management with role-based permissions
  • Large library of customizable templates for various use cases
  • Integrate powerful AI features into your apps
  • Create custom actions and workflows to automate tasks
  • Connect to third-party services via Zapier and API access

Integrations

Google SheetsAirtableMicrosoft ExcelGoogle BigQueryPostgreSQLMySQLZapierMake (Integromat)OpenAIGoogle AnalyticsStripe

Target audience

Businesses, teams, and individuals looking to build custom internal tools, client portals, or mobile apps from data sources without coding.


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Founded

2018

Headquarters

San Francisco, USA

Pricing Tiers

Free

Free

Maker

$49/mo

Pro

$129/mo

Business

$299/mo


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