Prompt-to-app builders
Glide
Short answer
Platform that builds business apps from a spreadsheet, prompt or file using AI, with credit-based plans, roles and permissions, and enterprise SSO. Pro supports connecting your own agent via MCP. Free plan. From $25 a month (Basic).
Our verdict on Glide
Glide fits teams that run on spreadsheets and want them as business apps, though publishing requires a paid plan starting at $25 a month.
- Best for
- Small businesses turning spreadsheets into internal business apps
- Not for
- Users who need to publish apps on the free plan
Pros
- Apps can start from a spreadsheet, a prompt or an uploaded file.
- SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR are stated, with roles and permissions.
Cons
- The free plan allows 0 published apps.
- Pro costs $125 a month, and annual plans are not yet available.
Based on the vendor's own pages, not hands-on testing.
What is Glide?
Platform that builds business apps from a spreadsheet, prompt or file using AI, with credit-based plans, roles and permissions, and enterprise SSO. Pro supports connecting your own agent via MCP.
The vendor describes it as: Simple plans for every team
- Vendor
- Glide
- Works through
- Web
- Built for
- Small business, Enterprise, Founders
How much does Glide cost?
| Free plan | Free plan: Limited credits, 2 team members, 10 projects, 0 published apps |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | From $25 a month (Basic) |
| Highest self-serve plan | 125 a month (Pro) |
| Credit-based usage | Yes |
| Enterprise plan | Yes |
Not verified: free trial.
Prices are in US dollars, as shown on the vendor's own page on November 1, 2026. Vendors change them often, so confirm on the pricing page before you buy.
What does Glide make, and from what?
- Output
- Full-stack app, Mobile app
- Starting points
- Text prompt, Data file, Document upload
- Way of working
- Prompt box, then canvas
What features does Glide have?
6 of 23 tracked features have a verified answer from an official page. The rest are folded under Not verified.
Creating
- Refine the result by chattingYes
Working with others and other tools
- Real-time collaborationPartly
- Integrations or pluginsYes
- MCP serverYes
Shipping the result
- Backend and databasePartly
- Built-in sign-in or paymentsPartly
Not verified (17)
We could not read these from an official page. That is neither a yes nor a no.
- Visual editor for the output
- Multi-page output
- Responsive output
- Brand kit or design system
- Template library
- Start from an image or screenshot
- Start from a URL
- Clickable prototypes
- Train a custom style or model
- Version history
- API access
- Mobile app
- Import from Figma
- Export to Figma
- Export code
- One-click publish or hosting
- Custom domain
What can you export from Glide?
No export formats could be verified from an official page.
Who owns the output and what happens to your content?
| SOC 2 stated | Yes |
|---|---|
| GDPR stated | Yes |
| Single sign-on | Yes |
| Open source | No |
Not verified: Commercial use of output, Trains on your content, Self-hostable.
Read the vendor's terms and privacy policy before uploading client or confidential work.
What are the alternatives to Glide?
Other tools in Prompt-to-app builders, chosen for overlapping output and audience. The order is alphabetical among close matches, not a ranking.
Adalo, Inc.
Adalo
No-code builder for native iOS, Android and web apps with an AI builder (Ada), built-in relational database and Stripe payments. Plans scale by apps published and editors.
- From $65/mo
- Free plan
Partly verified
Anything
Anything
AI app builder with credit-based plans, database, integrations and App Store submission. Pro adds custom domains and private projects; a higher tier offers parallel agents.
- Free plan
- Exports code
Partly verified
Bubble
Bubble
Visual no-code app platform with a built-in database, hosting and native mobile editor, plus an AI app builder. Plans are priced by workload units.
- From $59/mo
- Free plan
Partly verified
Emergent Labs
Emergent
Prompt-to-app builder for web and mobile apps with credit-based plans. Standard adds private hosting and GitHub integration; Pro adds a 1M context window and custom agents; Business adds SSO and RBAC.
- From $20/mo
- Free plan
Partly verified
How they differ from Glide
- AdaloCosts more to start: $65/mo against $25/mo. Publishes and hosts the result in one stepCompare Glide with Adalo
- AnythingStates code export. Includes a backend and databaseCompare Glide with Anything
- BubbleCosts more to start: $59/mo against $25/mo. Publishes and hosts the result in one stepCompare Glide with Bubble
- EmergentLower entry price: $20/mo against $25/mo. Publishes and hosts the result in one stepCompare Glide with Emergent
How was this checked?
Verification level: Partly verified. 6 of 23 tracked features have a verified answer. Last checked November 1, 2026. We have not tested Glide hands-on. See the methodology.
- glideapps.com (read November 1, 2026)
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