Noloco vs Tadabase (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Noloco and Tadabase share a 2.4 GPA, and only Noloco has a free plan.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Noloco grades higher on the free plan. Tadabase grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Noloco
No-code portal and internal app builder on top of your data
Tadabase
No-code database and web app builder with an AI app generator
Which one is for you
Pick Noloco if
- Fits if you want a client portal on top of an Airtable base or a Google Sheet
- Makes sense if you want to try a portal for free before paying
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you grow past 2,000 records or 50 clients on Free
- Pricey if you add seats or records on Build, at $5 per extra seat and $25 per extra 25,000 records
- Skip it if you need Salesforce or API data sources, as those are Enterprise only
- Watch out: Google Sheets only syncs from Build up, and is import-only on Free
Pick Tadabase if
- Fits if you want an AI to draft a first database app and then edit it
- Works for small teams who want unlimited app users at a flat price
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as only the 14-day trial is offered
- Tight if you outgrow 3 apps and 30,000 records on Starter
- Pricey if you publish extra AI apps, at $5 to $9 a month each
- Watch out: SSO isn't in Starter or Growth, and the HIPAA option is listed only on Business Pro
- Watch out: the site now redirects tadabase.io to tadabase.com and leads with its AI builder
How we grade them
| 2.4GPANolocoFair | 2.4GPATadabaseFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CBuild is $65 a month billed annually ($79 monthly) with 10 seats, which is $13 each for a team of ten, about the middle of spreadsheet tools. Extra seats and records cost more. | CBusiness Starter is $42 a month billed yearly ($50 monthly) with unlimited app users, about $8 each for five people. Spreadsheet tools start at $6 for the cheaper quarter. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree has unlimited team seats, 2,000 records, 50 active clients and 30 AI credits a month, and a 14-day trial of Build needs no card. A small portal could live there. | CA 14-day trial of any plan needs no card and comes with 300 AI credits, about 1 app build. There is no free plan. |
| Features | CPortals, internal apps, workflows, action buttons, mobile apps and many data sources. Salesforce and API sources are Enterprise only and Google Sheets is import-only on Free, which are gaps. | BAI app builder, unlimited app users, workflows, scheduled tasks, hosting, backups and an API. Nothing in the core job is missing. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. It is a web app where you build the portal yourself, so there is a learning curve. | CNo store rating on record. It is a web app where the work is building the app, so there is a learning curve. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb with mobile apps, plus links to Airtable, Google Sheets, Xano, Stripe, Postgres, Supabase and HubSpot, and an API. No desktop app is listed. | BWeb only, with GitHub, Google and Microsoft links and an API. No desktop or phone app is listed. |
| Best for | client portals and internal tools on top of your data | database web apps drafted by an AI builder |
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: Noloco and Tadabase. How we grade
Price against what you get
Noloco starts at $65 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Tadabase starts at $42 a month and scores 2.7.
Tadabase scores higher and starts $23 a month lower. Of the other spreadsheet and database tools on the chart, 26 score higher than Noloco for less, and 7 score higher than Tadabase 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
- Noloco also covers forms.
At a glance
| Noloco | Tadabase | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $65 per month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly) | $42 per month, billed yearly ($50 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited team seats, 50 active clients, 2,000 records, 30 AI credits a month plus 5 a day, Noloco Tables and CSV import. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Build plan, no card required | 14-day free trial of any plan, no card needed, with 300 AI credits |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Noloco | Tadabase |
| Price read from | noloco.io | tadabase.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Noloco
- Free caps records at 2,000 and active clients at 50.
- Salesforce and API data sources are Enterprise only.
- On Build, seats beyond 10 and records beyond 25,000 cost extra; the page says rows can be added up to 250,000 records.
- Google Sheets is import-only on the Free plan and syncs on Build and above.
Tadabase
- No free plan; only the 14-day trial.
- Extra published AI apps cost $5 to $9 a month each depending on plan.
- The site now redirects tadabase.io to tadabase.com and leads with its AI builder; existing customers are told their plan and price have not changed.
- SSO is not in Starter or Growth, and the HIPAA option is listed only on Business Pro.
Key features
Noloco
- Client portals and internal apps
- Builds logged-in portals, CRMs, project tools and back-office apps from tables, with permissions deciding what each user sees.
- Nola AI builder
- An assistant that builds pages, tables and workflows; it uses monthly AI credits that differ by plan.
- Connected data sources
- Build includes Noloco Tables, Airtable, Google Sheets, Xano, SmartSuite, Stripe, Postgres, Supabase, HubSpot and MySQL.
- Workflows and action buttons
- Automations and buttons that trigger actions on records, plus forms and charts in the interface builder.
- Mobile apps
- The site lists a mobile apps feature among its build tools.
Tadabase
- AI app builder
- Describe an app in plain English and the builder produces the database, workflows and interface, which can be edited afterward.
- Unlimited app users
- Every plan allows unlimited end users and builder seats; limits fall on apps, records, storage and AI credits.
- Workflows and scheduled tasks
- Plans include 15 to 200 workflows and 3 to 100 scheduled tasks, depending on tier.
- Hosting, backups and API
- Always-on hosting and daily backups on every plan, with API call limits from 1,000 to 50,000 a day.
- Security options
- SSO (Google, Microsoft, SAML) from Business Pro; the page lists HIPAA with a signed BAA on Business Pro only.
Plans
Noloco
Free$0
per month
Unlimited team seats, 50 active clients, 2,000 records and 30 AI credits a month plus 5 more each day.
Build$65
per month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
250 AI credits a month, 10 team seats then $5 per extra seat billed annually ($6 monthly), 1,000 active clients, 25,000 records then $25 per extra 25,000, and 2FA.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom AI credits and seats, 1M+ records, all data sources, SSO/SAML, audit logs, dedicated CSM and SLA, full white-label.
Tadabase
Business Starter$42
per month, billed yearly ($50 billed monthly)
3 apps, 1,000 AI credits a month (about 5 app builds), 30,000 records, 5 GB storage, unlimited app users and builder seats.
Business Growth$105
per month, billed yearly ($125 billed monthly)
5 apps, 2,500 AI credits a month, 125,000 records, 10 GB storage, custom domain without the Tadabase badge.
Business Pro$210
per month, billed yearly ($250 billed monthly)
10 apps, 5,000 AI credits a month, 250,000 records, 50 GB, SSO, staged restore and priority support.
Business Elite$375
per month, billed yearly ($450 billed monthly)
15 apps, 10,000 AI credits a month, 500,000 records, 100 GB, SSO, staged restore and priority support.
Ways to pay less
Noloco
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves two months
Build is $65 a month billed annually against $79 billed monthly; the page labels yearly as saving 2 months.
- Nonprofit
50% off for non-profits
The pricing page offers eligible non-profit organizations 50% off all plans, by application.
Tadabase
- Annual discount
Yearly billing saves 16%
The pricing page says yearly billing saves 16% against monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Noloco or Tadabase?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Tadabase is cheaper to start with: $42 a month, against $65 a month for Noloco. Noloco starts at $65 per month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly), and Tadabase starts at $42 per month, billed yearly ($50 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Noloco or Tadabase?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Noloco has a free plan. Tadabase 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.