Internal tools platform · Ranked 15 of 33
Glide
GlideOS: internal tools shaped like phone apps, built by people who are not developers
Specification
| Category | Internal tools platform |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | USD 25 / month, billed monthlyGlideOS Basic plan. Plus is USD 50 a month, Pro is USD 125 a month, and Enterprise is quote based. GlideOS is a separate subscription from Glide Classic and is not accessible through it. |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Pricing model | GlideOS sells a Free plan with limited credits, then Basic at USD 25 a month, Plus at USD 50 a month, Pro at USD 125 a month and a quote-based Enterprise tier. Credits are the metered unit, and the published app allowance runs 0, 2, 5 and then unlimited. |
| Official site | glideapps.com |
| Community ratings | 23 |
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Capabilities
| Capability | Status |
|---|---|
| Full-stack backend | No, app layer over a data source |
| Database included | Glide Tables and Big Tables, or connect Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable and SQL as external sources |
| Auth included | Yes, with row owners |
| Code export | No |
| GitHub sync | No |
| One-click deploy | Yes |
| Custom domain | Yes, paid plans |
| Mobile or native output | PWA, installable on phones |
| Team collaboration | Yes |
| Public API or MCP server | Glide Tables API, and only for built-in Glide Tables and Big Tables. External sources such as Google Sheets, Airtable, SQL and Excel are excluded, and there is no MCP server |
| Self-hosting the output | No |
Axis scores
- Reliability16%
- 4.3
- Integrations16%
- 4.0
- SEO and GEO13%
- n/a, not applicable
- Design quality12%
- 4.2
- Agent performance10%
- 3.4
- Speed9%
- 4.1
- Value9%
- 3.5
- Scalability7%
- 3.2
- API and MCP access5%
- 3.0
- Code ownership3%
- 2.0
n/a means the axis does not apply to this tool. It builds internal software behind a login, a native store app or an API, so there are no public crawlable pages to test. The axis is left out of the overall rating and the remaining weights are renormalised, rather than the tool being scored down for something we did not test.
Every axis is scored from 0 to 5 stars. The percentage is that axis's published weight in the overall 3.8 rating.
Interface
Our assessment in one line
This review is of GlideOS, the product sold at glideapps.com/pricing today, and that distinction matters more than it sounds. The vendor's own FAQ says GlideOS "is a standalone product, completely separate from the original Glide platform (Glide Classic)", with "its own plans and pricing", requiring "a separate subscription", and "not accessible through the Glide Classic platform". Glide Classic still exists on its own separate plans, which we have not captured as of 20 August 2026, so if you are already running a Classic app, nothing on this page describes your bill. GlideOS itself is very good at a specific and common job: it takes operational mess and produces a fast, good-looking app your warehouse staff will actually use, more reliably than most of the index at 4.3. Note how it meters, because it is not what we used to publish: storage, projects and credits, not rows. Rows were a Glide Classic concept. The API needs the same care: the Glide Tables API works only with built-in Glide Tables and Big Tables, and the vendor excludes external sources such as Google Sheets, Airtable, SQL and Excel, so the data source is the real gate rather than the plan tier. Since connecting an existing spreadsheet is the archetypal Glide use case, that matters. There is no MCP server. There is no code export either. Judge it as an internal tools platform, on the SEO and GEO axis marked not applicable because nothing it builds is a public crawlable page, and it is a genuine buy.
The full review has the verdict, the dissenting view and 23 user ratings