Glide Pricing 2026: Plans, Limits and Real Cost - AI Development

Summary : Glide pricing in 2026: plan tiers, user and data limits, add-ons and what a team really pays, plus the best no-code alternatives for business apps to compare.

Quick answer

Glide pricing in 2026 starts with a free plan that can't publish apps. Basic is $25 a month, Plus is $50 and Pro starts at $125 a month for 5 members. Plans are limited by team members, published apps and credits, and Glide lists monthly billing only. Older reviews show different plan names, so check Glide's own page. Count your builders and apps before you choose.

Glide is one of the friendliest ways to turn a spreadsheet into an app. It's also one of the harder tools to price, because the plans have changed more than once.

Search for Glide pricing and you'll find Explorer, Maker and Business in older reviews, and Basic, Plus and Pro in newer ones. Both sets of names are out there. So this guide sticks to the most recent figures we found and says where sources disagree.

We'll cover the plans, the limits that matter, what a team really pays, and the alternatives.

How does Glide pricing work in 2026?

Glide pricing is built around members and published apps. A member is someone on your team who works in Glide. Published apps are the apps your people actually open. Credits power Glide's AI and data features.

What each plan limits

Members. The number of people who can work in Glide on that plan.
Published apps. Free can't publish at all. Paid plans set a cap, until Pro.
Credits. A monthly allowance for AI and data actions. Pro adds 50 credits for each member.
Features. Single sign on and backups sit on Enterprise.

Why older reviews look different

Earlier plans used updates as the meter. You got a number of updates a month, and extra ones cost money. Some reviews still describe that. Check what the current page says before you trust a three month old article.

Glide plans compared

Prices are in US dollars per month as listed on Glide's pricing page on 5 November 2026. The page shows monthly billing only.

Plan	Price	Members	Published apps	Credits
Free	$0	2	None	Limited
Basic	$25	2	2	100
Plus	$50	3	5, with public apps	Starting at 250
Pro	$125	Starting at 5	Unlimited	250 plus 50 per member
Enterprise	Custom quote	Custom	Unlimited	Custom

Pro is listed at $125 for a team starting at five members. Ask Glide what your own team size costs before you plan around it.

What Glide really costs for a team

The plan price looks small. The members and apps are what grow.

Your situation	Likely plan	Cost over a year
One person building one or two apps	Basic	$300
Three builders and up to five apps	Plus	$600
Five builders and many apps	Pro	$1,500 for five members

Those are our own sums, plan price times twelve. They leave out extra members and add-ons. If your team has more than five builders, Pro's per member price decides the real bill.

Limits and hidden costs

The free plan can't publish. You can build, but nobody else can open the app. Basic is the real entry point.
Credits run out. AI and data actions spend them. When they're gone you top up or upgrade.
Members, not users. Plans count builders. Check how your plan counts the people who use the app.
Security features are gated. Single sign on sits on Enterprise.
Data portability. Moving data out of Glide's own tables may take work, so test an export early.
Plan changes. Glide has reshaped its plans before. Get quoted prices in writing.

Which Glide plan fits which team?

Your situation	Likely plan	Watch this
Trying Glide on a spreadsheet	Free	Nothing can be published
A small team with one or two apps	Basic	Two members and two apps
A few apps and public sharing	Plus	Three members
Many apps and a bigger team	Pro	Per member price past five
Single sign on and backups	Enterprise	No public price

Glide alternatives for business apps

Our guide to the best no-code app builders covers the full range. Here is the short version by how each approach charges.

Approach	Good for	Watch out for
Glide on a paid plan	Spreadsheet driven apps built fast	Member and credit limits
Usage based builders	Customer facing apps	Overage in busy months, as in our Bubble pricing guide
Per seat builders	Teams that want a mature internal tool builder	Cost grows with headcount
Edition or lifetime licences	Teams that want a fixed cost	User and app limits per edition

How KodeFlex fits

KodeFlex is an app builder for internal tools like approvals, trackers and admin screens. See the KodeFlex product page. It's licensed by edition, not per user and not per member.

Edition	Lifetime licence	Annual licence	Users and apps
Team	$1,499 once	$3,699, then $739 a year for support and updates	50 users, 20 apps on lifetime and 30 apps on annual
Professional	$2,499 once	$5,199, then $879 a year for support and updates	120 users, 50 apps on lifetime and 60 apps on annual
Enterprise	$3,199 once	$5,899, then $999 a year for support and updates	Unlimited users and apps

Prices come from the KodeFlex pricing page and can change. The KodeFlex vs Glide page puts the two side by side.

Where KodeFlex does not fit

KodeFlex isn't for customer facing products, consumer apps or software that is itself your product. It's for tools your own team uses. The public pages don't list connectors, so ask about the ones you need in a demo.

A worked example

This is an illustration, not a case study. An operations team of five builds apps for 40 colleagues.

Glide Pro. $125 a month for five members is $1,500 a year, or $4,500 over three years.
KodeFlex Team. $1,499 once on the lifetime licence, covering 50 users and 20 apps.

The tools work differently and Glide's price depends on your member count. But one of these costs repeats each year, and the other doesn't.

Common mistakes when budgeting for Glide

Trusting old plan names. Check the current page.
Planning on the free plan. It can't publish.
Ignoring credits. AI use drains them.
Skipping the quote. Ask about members beyond five.

Checklist before you choose a plan

Builders counted
Apps counted
Credit use estimated
Per member price confirmed in writing
Export tested
One alternative priced

Frequently asked questions

How much does Glide pricing cost?

Glide has a free plan that can't publish apps. Paid plans are $25 a month for Basic, $50 for Plus and $125 for Pro, which starts at five members. Enterprise is a custom quote.

Is Glide free?

You can build on the free plan, but it can't publish apps. You need a paid plan to share an app.

Does Glide charge per user?

Plans limit team members, who are the people building. Older plans charged for extra users beyond those included, so check what applies to you.

Why do reviews list different Glide plans?

Glide has changed its plans. Older reviews list Explorer, Maker and Business. Newer ones list Basic, Plus and Pro.

What are the best Glide alternatives?

It depends on what you're building. See our guide to the best no-code app builders.

How much does KodeFlex cost?

Lifetime licences cost $1,499 for Team, $2,499 for Professional and $3,199 for Enterprise. Annual licences cost $3,699, $5,199 and $5,899. See KodeFlex pricing for limits.

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Tired of counting members?

See how the two compare in KodeFlex vs Glide, or request a demo.