Glide vs Thunkable

Glide

• Operations teams whose processes currently live in spreadsheets
• Internal tools such as inventory, work order and vendor management apps
• Teams that want several apps sharing one set of live data

Thunkable

• Non-developers who want a native app in the App Store and Google Play
• Students and teachers, who can apply for discounted Education plans
• Trying ideas for free with public projects before paying

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.

Thunkable

• Free and Accelerator do not list a live published app; Builder includes 1 and Advanced is unlimited.
• The Free plan has no private projects, and private projects become read-only if a paid subscription lapses.
• If a subscription expires, published apps become unavailable to their end users.
• Monthly billing costs far more on the higher tiers: Builder is $59 billed monthly against $37 billed yearly.

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.

Thunkable

AI Builder

A text description generates a mobile or web app's screens, logic and design, and follow-up prompts change it. Each build prompt uses roughly 250 AI tokens.

Discuss Mode and Plan mode

Discuss Mode helps plan a project and troubleshoot issues at about 100 tokens a prompt. Plan mode has the AI outline an app for review before it builds anything.

Live testing on a phone

The Thunkable Live app for iOS and Android runs a project on a real device during building. A generated code can also open the test in a browser without logging in.

App store and web publishing

One project targets both iOS and Android and is submitted to the App Store and Google Play from inside Thunkable, or published as a mobile or responsive web app.

Data and backend options

App data can stay on the device or live in Supabase, and the docs cover Firebase authentication, RevenueCat purchases, AdMob ads and OneSignal push notifications.

Code editor and version history

Generated apps can be edited directly in a code editor alongside AI prompts, and an earlier version of a project can be restored.

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.

Thunkable

• Free$0

  2,000 AI tokens a month, 3 public projects and 5 screens per project. Private projects are not included.

• Accelerator$18

  per month, billed yearly; $19 billed monthly

  20,000 AI tokens a month, 5 public projects, 1 private project, 10 screens per project and Intercom support.

• Builder$37

  per month, billed yearly; $59 billed monthly

  50,000 AI tokens a month, 10 private projects, unlimited screens, 1 live published app, custom branding and chat support.

• Advanced$99

  per month, billed yearly; $189 billed monthly

  100,000 AI tokens a month, unlimited private projects and live published apps, custom branding and priority support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Plans for whole teams and custom arrangements, priced on request through a sales form.

• EducationCustom

  Special plans and pricing for students, teachers and districts, requested through an application form.

Glide

No public discounts listed.

Thunkable

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly price with yearly billing

  Billed yearly, Builder is $37 a month instead of $59 and Advanced is $99 instead of $189. Accelerator drops from $19 to $18.

• Education

  Discounted Education plan

  Thunkable's pricing page offers discounts for students and educators. Applicants fill in a form and receive a promo code for the Education plan by email.