Glide vs Kodular (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kodular grades higher than Glide: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Glide grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. Kodular grades higher on value for money and the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Glide
AI builder that turns spreadsheets into internal business apps
Kodular
Drag-and-drop builder for Android apps with visual blocks
Which one is for you
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
Pick Kodular if
- Fits if you want to make an Android app without writing code and pay little
- Works for learners who would rather snap blocks together than type code
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you need an iOS app, as the site mentions no iOS output
- Not for you if you want an AI to build the app from a description, as the pages show none
- Tight if you stay free: 10 projects, 10 MB of assets and 5 extensions each, and no monetization
- Watch out: Monetize charges a €15 one-time activation plus usage-based pricing
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGlideFair | 2.6GPAKodularGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | APremium is €3.99 a month, or €40.99 a year, well under the $9 that is 60% of what the cheapest quarter pays. Free covers 10 projects. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | BFree gives 10 projects, 10 MB of assets and 5 extensions per project, with ads shown in the editor and not in your app. One person could build a small app on that. |
| Features | 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. | CVisual designer, block programming, APK builds, QR sharing and cloud projects. Android only, no AI generation, and monetization is a €15 activation plus usage fees. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CA web builder where the work is laying out screens and wiring blocks. No store rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | CWeb only, and it makes Android apps only. No integrations are listed. |
| Best for | turning a spreadsheet into an internal app | free Android apps built with blocks |
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: Glide and Kodular. How we grade
Price against what you get
Glide starts at $25 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Kodular starts at about $3.82 a month and scores 2.0.
Glide scores higher, and starts $21.18 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 4 score higher than Glide for less, and 1 scores higher than Kodular 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 and AI agents.
At a glance
| Glide | Kodular | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $25 per month (Basic) | €3.99 per month, or €40.99 per year (Premium) |
| Free plan | None | 10 projects, 10 MB total asset size and 5 extensions per project; monetization extensions cannot be used. |
| Free trial | Free plan with a limited credit allowance that does not reset or renew; apps cannot be published on it | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Glide (typeguard, Inc.) | Kodular |
| Price read from | glideapps.com | kodular.io |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Kodular
- Builds Android apps only; the site mentions no iOS output.
- Prices are shown in euros.
- Monetization extensions cannot be used in projects on the Free plan, and Monetize carries a €15 one-time activation fee plus usage-based pricing.
- The pages read describe a visual builder and mention no AI app-generation feature.
Key features
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.
Kodular
- Visual designer
- Drag components from a palette onto a screen with a live preview, using Material Design components.
- Block programming
- App logic is built by connecting visual blocks, so no syntax errors are possible.
- APK build and QR sharing
- One click generates the Android app; download the APK or share it with a QR code for testing.
- Live testing
- Instant app previews while building.
- Cloud project storage
- Projects live in a central dashboard in the cloud and can be opened from anywhere.
- Kodular Monetize
- Optional monetization components, activated for a one-time €15 plus usage-based pricing, on Free or Premium.
Plans
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.
Kodular
Free$0
10 projects, 10 MB total asset size, 5 extensions per project, and ads shown in the Kodular development platform (not inserted into your app).
Premium€3.99
per month (€40.99 billed yearly)
Unlimited projects, asset size and extensions, any extension including monetization ones, and ad-free development.
Ways to pay less
Glide
No public discounts listed.
Kodular
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly billing
Premium is €3.99 a month or €40.99 a year, which the page labels as 2 months free.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Glide or Kodular?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Kodular is cheaper to start with: about $3.82 a month, against $25 a month for Glide. Glide starts at $25 per month (Basic), and Kodular starts at €3.99 per month, or €40.99 per year (Premium).
Which has a free plan, Glide or Kodular?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Kodular 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.