Glide

What Glide does

Glide's core pitch is that most businesses run on spreadsheets, and spreadsheets are a poor interface for anything beyond one person editing rows. Glide takes those same Excel or Google Sheets files and turns them into apps with proper interfaces, permissions, and workflows — plus AI agents that can work with the same data.

Typical use cases shown on the site include:

• Field operations
• Inventory management
• Event management
• Customer portals
• Internal operations

How building works

You can start by uploading a spreadsheet or by describing the app you want in a prompt box, and Glide builds from there. The positioning is explicitly aimed at non-developers inside operations teams — the homepage tagline is "Stop chasing spreadsheets. Run your business from one place."

Enterprise

Glide has a dedicated enterprise offering with a contact-sales path, suggesting SSO, admin controls, or similar features for larger organizations (the site doesn't detail these on the homepage).

Pricing

Glide has a pricing page, but the scraped homepage doesn't show plan names or prices. Check glideapps.com/pricing for current details.

Who it's for

Teams that already keep their data in spreadsheets and want a real app on top of that data without writing code. It sits somewhere between a website builder and an internal tool builder — closer to the latter, since the output is a working business application rather than a public-facing site.

Alternatives

If you're comparing Glide with other no-code build tools, these are the closest matches in our directory:

• Duda — a website builder aimed at agencies and SaaS companies building sites at scale
• 10Web — an AI-powered website builder with hosting included
• Typedream — turns written ideas into an editable website
• Carrd — a lightweight option for one-page sites and landing pages

Note that none of these are direct equivalents — Glide builds data-driven business apps from spreadsheets, while the tools above are oriented toward websites and landing pages.

FAQ

Do I need to know how to code? No. Glide is built around spreadsheets and prompt-based generation, so the intended workflow doesn't involve writing code.

Does Glide work with Google Sheets and Excel? Yes. The homepage specifically mentions turning Excel files and Google Sheets into apps.

How much does Glide cost? The site has a pricing page, but the details aren't shown on the homepage we reviewed. See glideapps.com/pricing.

Is there a mobile app? A Glide app for iPhone is listed as "coming soon" on the site.

Is there a free plan? The homepage doesn't say. Check the pricing page for current plan details.

Who uses Glide? The site claims 100,000+ businesses and displays logos including Volkswagen, Costco, HP, GE, Hilton, Airbus, Coca-Cola, Mercury, and Sotheby's International Realty.