Glide vs Pory (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Glide grades higher than Pory: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Glide grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade 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
Pory
AI portal builder for clients, members and applicants
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 Pory if
- Fits if you want a client or member portal over your own records
- Makes sense if you keep it to 5 users on the free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a marketing website, as it builds logged-in portals
- Tight if you stay free: 5 users and a Powered by Pory badge
- Pricey if you want your own domain, colors and logo, which need Pro at $49 a month
- Watch out: more than one portal needs Enterprise at $119 a month
- Not for you if you need SSO or procurement portals, which the pricing page says are not covered
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGlideFair | 1.8GPAPoryWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | DPro is $49 a month billed yearly for 1 portal, in the dearest tenth ($29 and up) of website builders, though it is a different kind of product. |
| 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. | CA free plan has 1 portal and 5 users with a badge, and Pro can be tried for 7 days with no card. |
| 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. | CIt does the portal job in full, but that is a narrower job than a general website builder, and SSO is not covered. |
| 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. | CNo rating on record, and you connect your data and build the portal yourself. |
| 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, with only Airtable listed as an integration. |
| Best for | turning a spreadsheet into an internal app | portals for clients, members and applicants |
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 Pory. How we grade
Where they differ
- Glide also covers AI agents and app builder.
- Pory also covers forms.
At a glance
| Glide | Pory | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $25 per month (Basic) | $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | 1 portal with up to 5 users and core templates, carrying a Powered by Pory badge. Your own domain, colors and logo need Pro. |
| Free trial | Free plan with a limited credit allowance that does not reset or renew; apps cannot be published on it | Each portal can try Pro free for 7 days without a card; Pro pauses at the end unless a payment method is added. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Glide (typeguard, Inc.) | Pory |
| Price read from | glideapps.com | pory.io |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 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.
Pory
- It builds logged-in portals around records, not marketing websites, so it is a narrower product than most website builders.
- The free plan stops at 5 users and shows a Powered by Pory badge.
- A portal is one branded front door; more than one portal needs Enterprise.
- There is no contact-sales tier, and the pricing page says SSO and procurement portals are not covered.
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.
Pory
- AI portal generation
- Describe who signs in and what each person needs, and Pory builds the tables, roles and pages. AI builds and edits are part of paid plans, with no credits.
- Own database
- Each portal has its own database, so there is nothing to sync. CSV import is supported up to 5,000 rows at a time; Airtable bases cannot be imported yet.
- Logins scoped to records
- Every person gets a login that shows only their own records, with passwordless sign-in and self sign-up into a role you choose.
- Forms, approvals and status tracking
- Forms with typed fields and file uploads file records, and approve or reject buttons keep who decided and why on the record. Submitters see a status tracker.
- Boards, checklists and reminders
- Records can be shown as a board by status, carry checklists and assignments, and trigger date-based reminders in an in-app inbox and by email.
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.
Pory
Free$0
1 portal, up to 5 users, core templates and a Powered by Pory badge.
Pro$49
per month for 1 portal, billed annually ($59 billed monthly)
1 portal with unlimited users, your own domain, colors and logo, and AI builds and edits included.
Enterprise$119
per month for unlimited portals
Everything in Pro with unlimited portals, priority support and migration help. The same price on monthly and annual billing.
Ways to pay less
Glide
No public discounts listed.
Pory
- Annual discount
Two months of Pro free on annual billing
Pory's pricing page lists Pro at $49 a month billed annually instead of $59 month to month.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Glide or Pory?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Glide is cheaper to start with: $25 a month, against $49 a month for Pory. Glide starts at $25 per month (Basic), and Pory starts at $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Glide or Pory?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Pory 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.