Chat-based AI software engineer that builds full-stack web apps and sites from prompts.
Glide
AI Coding & App BuildersGlide is a no-code platform for building business apps on top of data from Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable, SQL databases and its own Glide Tables. Apps are assembled from prebuilt components and run as web apps and progressive web apps, with workflows and AI features for tasks like extracting or summarising data. It is used mainly by operations teams and small businesses for internal tools, portals and field apps.
Pricing
Glide pricing
Free plan ($0, limited credits); Basic $25/mo, Plus $50/mo, Pro $125/mo
Last checked September 2026 · Confirm on glideapps.com
Features
What Glide does
- Apps built from Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable, SQL and Glide Tables
- AI-assisted app generation from uploaded data
- Component-based visual editor and templates
- Workflows and automations
- Role-based access controls and row-level security
- Progressive web apps that work on phones and desktop
Pros
- Very quick to turn an existing spreadsheet into a usable app
- Clean, consistent default design
- Strong data connectivity for business sources
- Has a free plan
Cons
- No code export on any plan
- Apps are PWAs and cannot be listed in the App Store or Google Play
- Logic is limited to what the visual rule builder can express
- Usage-based pricing can grow with user and update counts
Fit
Who Glide is for
Look elsewhere if: Anyone building a consumer app for app store distribution or who needs custom code should use a native app builder or a code-generating tool instead.
For teams & enterprise
Enterprise readiness
Team SSO (SAML/OIDC) is an Enterprise add-on applied across all team apps; data is hosted on Google Cloud in the US.
- Business / enterprise plan
- Yes
- SSO (SAML / OIDC)
- Enterprise add-on
- SCIM user provisioning
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- SOC 2
- Type II
- ISO 27001
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- HIPAA (BAA available)
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- GDPR DPA
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- Data residency options
- No
- No training on your data
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- Audit logs
- —
- Admin controls
- Yes
- Deployment
- Cloud
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| Coding & Apps feature checklist | |
|---|---|
| Type | No-code app builder |
| Inline code completion | No |
| Multi-file agent | No |
| Builds full apps from prompts | Limited |
| Hosting / deploy included | Yes |
| Backend / database | Yes |
| GitHub integration | No |
| Choice of AI models | No |
| Export / own the code | No |
Glide compared
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Buying guides
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