FlutterFlow vs Glide (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, FlutterFlow and Glide share a 2.4 GPA, and only FlutterFlow has a free plan.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
FlutterFlow grades higher on value for money. Glide grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
FlutterFlow
Visual and AI builder for iOS, Android and web apps
Glide
AI builder that turns spreadsheets into internal business apps
Which one is for you
Pick FlutterFlow if
- Fits if you want a native mobile app without hand-writing it
- Makes sense if one person builds and a few testers try it
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 2 projects, 1 editor and no branches
- Pricey if you add people: extra seats are $55 on Pro and $85 on Max at monthly billing
- Watch out: AI usage is a shared allowance shown as a percentage, with refills on Pro and Max only
- Watch out: real-time collaboration needs Pro at $60 a month billed yearly
Pick Glide if
- Fits if your operations team runs on spreadsheets and wants an app on top
- Works for inventory, work order or vendor apps that share one set of live data
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're a team, since Basic covers 2 people, Plus 3, and Pro starts at $125 a month
- Not for you if you want to publish anything on the Free plan, because you can't, and its credits never renew
- Skip it if you're on Glide Classic and expect this included, as GlideOS is a separate subscription
- Tight if you need public apps or more than 1 workflow, since both start on Plus, from $50 a month
- Watch out: the apps run in browsers rather than as native apps, and single sign-on needs Enterprise
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFlutterFlowFair | 2.4GPAGlideFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$29 a month billed yearly for Basic is at the dear end of the category's $16 to $25 range. Collaboration and branches need Pro at $60. | DBasic is $25 a month, the line where the dearest quarter of builders here begins, and it's a thin plan: 100 credits, 2 team members, 2 published apps, 1 workflow. An app the public can open needs Plus at $50. Unlimited apps, premium integrations and MCP need Pro from $125, six times the $19 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree: 2 projects, 1 editor, main branch only and a small AI allowance. You'll hit the project cap quickly. | CThe Free plan's credits are limited and never reset, and with it you can't publish an app or switch on a single workflow. A trial in all but name, then, and the listing doesn't say whether a card is wanted. Two team members and 10 projects, for what that's worth. |
| Features | BVisual builder, a describe-to-build agent, store submission tracking, Firebase and Supabase, GitHub and a VS Code extension. The listing shows no gap in core app building. | BIt covers the whole job for internal apps: upload a spreadsheet and it reads the structure, then proposes screens and workflows; apps in a project share live tables; routines run on a schedule, a webhook or on demand; and the directory lists 1,000+ integrations. The apps run in browsers only, so no A. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A web builder with a visual logic builder and state management, so there's a learning curve. | BNo rating on record. You start from a spreadsheet you already have and ask for changes in chat. Highlight one component and you can prompt for a change to that alone. Modeling the tables behind it is the real work. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb editor that ships to iOS, Android and web, with Firebase, Supabase, GitHub, Figma and three AI vendors connected. | BA web app, and what it builds runs in desktop and mobile browsers rather than as native apps. Nothing of its own on desktop or phone. It connects to Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable, Salesforce, Slack, QuickBooks, PostgreSQL and Snowflake, with an MCP server on Pro. |
| Best for | visual builder for iOS, Android and web apps | turning a spreadsheet into an internal app |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: FlutterFlow and Glide. How we grade
Price against what you get
FlutterFlow starts at $29 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Glide starts at $25 a month and scores 3.0.
Glide scores higher and starts $4 a month lower. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 11 score higher than FlutterFlow for less, and 4 score higher than Glide for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Glide also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| FlutterFlow | Glide | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $29 per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly) | $25 per month (Basic) |
| Free plan | 2 projects, 1 editor, a free AI allowance, visual editor, templates and manual commits. Main branch only. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free plan with a limited credit allowance that does not reset or renew; apps cannot be published on it |
| Web | ||
| Made by | FlutterFlow | Glide (typeguard, Inc.) |
| Price read from | flutterflow.io | glideapps.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Worth knowing
FlutterFlow
- The Free plan stops at 2 projects and 1 editor, with main branch only and no real-time collaboration.
- Real-time collaboration, centralized billing and branches beyond main need Pro or Max.
- Extra seats cost $55 each on Pro (2nd seat) and $85 each on Max (seats 2 to 5) at monthly billing, and seats share the plan's AI usage.
- AI usage is a shared allowance shown as a percentage, with refills available on Pro and Max when it runs out.
Glide
- Free plan credits do not renew, and apps cannot be published without a paid plan.
- GlideOS needs its own subscription and cannot be reached through Glide Classic, which has separate plans.
- Monthly credits reset each billing cycle; extra credits are sold on paid plans only and last 12 months.
- Basic covers 2 team members and Plus 3; public apps need Plus, and single sign-on needs Enterprise.
Key features
FlutterFlow
- Describe-to-build agent
- Describe an app and the agent plans, builds and checks a first version, then makes changes on a copy you can keep editing.
- Visual builder
- Drag-and-drop editor with a visual logic builder, state management, custom code and 1K+ prebuilt templates.
- Store publishing
- Sends apps to Apple and Google for review and tracks each submission until it is live. Web deployment and custom domains are also listed.
- Backend and AI connections
- Connects to Firebase and Supabase, imports OpenAPI specs, and can add AI agents using OpenAI, Anthropic and Google models.
- Code and version control
- Push project code to GitHub, sync custom code with a VS Code extension, use a CLI, and work on branches on Pro and Max.
Glide
- Spreadsheet-to-app building
- Upload a spreadsheet or file and GlideOS reads its structure, data and logic, then proposes the screens and workflows for an app built on it.
- Chat-based editing
- Changes are requested in chat. You can highlight a page, a component or a piece of text and prompt for a change to that element alone.
- Shared project data
- Apps in a project read and write the same live tables, which can come from Google Sheets, uploaded Excel or CSV files, or tables GlideOS creates.
- Workflows
- Automated routines run on a schedule, from a webhook or on demand, using the same data as the apps. Basic allows 1 enabled workflow and Plus 5.
- Integrations
- The integrations directory lists more than 1,000 services, including Gmail, Slack, Airtable and Salesforce. Premium integrations need the Pro plan.
- Bring your own agent
- On Pro, an MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other clients build and deploy apps on Glide, which supplies hosting, data and permissions.
Plans
FlutterFlow
Free$0
2 projects, 1 editor, a free AI allowance and the visual builder with 1K+ templates.
Basic$29
per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects, 1 editor and AI usage for a simple app. $351 billed yearly.
Pro$60
per month, billed yearly ($80 billed monthly)
2.5x Basic's AI usage with refills, up to 2 editors, real-time collaboration and 2 extra branches. $720 yearly.
Max$113
per month, billed yearly ($150 billed monthly)
5x Basic's AI usage with refills, up to 5 editors and up to 5 extra branches. $1,350 yearly.
EnterpriseCustom
SSO, audit logs and private cloud options. Sold through sales.
Glide
Free$0
A limited, non-renewing credit allowance, 2 team members and 10 projects. No published apps and no enabled workflows.
Basic$25
per month
100 credits a month, 2 team members, 2 published apps, 1 enabled workflow and a choice of agent mode.
PlusFrom $50
per month
250 credits a month at the entry tier, with tiers up to 10,000. 3 team members, 5 published apps, 20 projects, 5 workflows and public apps.
ProFrom $125
per month
500 credits and 5 members at the entry tier, with 50 credits per added member. Unlimited published apps and workflows, premium integrations and MCP.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom team size, single sign-on, enterprise integrations, a choice of LLM provider, 30-day data backups and a dedicated success manager.
Ways to pay less
FlutterFlow
- Annual discount
25% off with yearly billing
Paying yearly takes 25% off every paid plan: Basic is $351 a year instead of $39 a month, with monthly equivalents rounded on the page.
- Education
Free year for students and educators
Students and educators at colleges and universities can apply for a free year of FlutterFlow.
Glide
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, FlutterFlow or Glide?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Glide is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $29 a month for FlutterFlow. FlutterFlow starts at $29 per month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly), and Glide starts at $25 per month (Basic).
Which has a free plan, FlutterFlow or Glide?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only FlutterFlow has a free plan. Glide does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.