Glide vs Zite (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Glide and Zite share a 2.4 GPA, and only Zite has a free plan.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Glide grades higher on features and ease of use. Zite grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on platforms.
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
Zite
AI builder for business apps, workflows and databases
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 Zite if
- Fits if you need a small internal app with a database and forms
- Works for a team that wants unlimited users on a free plan
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 10 messages a day, 5,000 records and Zite branding
- Watch out: custom domains start at Pro, and unlimited ones need Business at $75
- Watch out: roles, Salesforce and priority support are on Team, with no price shown
- Watch out: only annual prices are shown
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGlideFair | 2.4GPAZiteFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | C$20 a month billed yearly for Pro, the category's middle. Business is $75 and the monthly price isn't shown. |
| 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: unlimited users and apps, 5,000 records and 1,000 workflow runs a month. 10 messages a day limits building, but one person can live on it. |
| 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. | CApps, a database with 27 field types, workflows, webhooks, 30+ integrations and an API. Roles and Salesforce are on Team. |
| 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 store rating on record. A web builder where you define the database and workflows 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. | BWeb app with 30+ native integrations, Zapier, n8n and a REST API. |
| Best for | turning a spreadsheet into an internal app | business apps, forms and workflows with a built-in database |
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 Zite. 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. Zite starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3.
Glide scores higher, and starts $5 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 12 score higher than Zite 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 AI agents.
- Zite also covers databases and forms.
At a glance
| Glide | Zite | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $25 per month (Basic) | $20 per month, billed annually |
| Free plan | None | Unlimited users and apps, 1 workspace, 5,000 records, 1,000 workflow runs a month and 50 credits. |
| 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.) | Restly, Inc. |
| Price read from | glideapps.com | zite.com |
| 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.
Zite
- Free plan caps messages at 10 a day and has Zite branding.
- Custom domains start on Pro; unlimited custom domains need Business.
- Salesforce, roles and priority support are listed for the Team plan.
- Prices shown are for annual billing; the monthly price is not shown directly.
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.
Zite
- Apps, forms and databases
- Builds apps and forms on a built-in database with 27 field types, views, filters and CSV import and export.
- Workflows
- Scheduled workflows, webhooks and run history, with monthly workflow runs capped by plan.
- Unlimited users
- All plans, including Free, allow unlimited users and unlimited apps.
- Native integrations
- The comparison table lists 30+ native integrations on every plan.
- API and developer access
- A REST API and SDK, secrets and Zapier and n8n access are listed in the plan comparison.
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.
Zite
Free$0
1 workspace, 5,000 records, 1,000 workflow runs a month, 10 messages a day.
Pro$20
per month, billed annually
100+ credits, 3 workspaces, 100,000 records, 5,000 workflow runs, 1 custom domain, no Zite branding.
Business$75
per month, billed annually
400+ credits, 5 workspaces, 250,000 records, 50,000 runs, advanced AI models and fast mode.
TeamCustom
Higher limits and bundled access, priority support and advanced security; pricing not shown.
Ways to pay less
Glide
No public discounts listed.
Zite
- Annual discount
Annual billing discount shown on Pro and Business
Pro shows $300 crossed out and $240 billed annually; Business shows $1,068 crossed out and $900 billed annually.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Glide or Zite?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Zite is cheaper to start with: $20 a month, against $25 a month for Glide. Glide starts at $25 per month (Basic), and Zite starts at $20 per month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Glide or Zite?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Zite 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.