Tadabase review (2026): is it worth $42 a month, billed yearly?
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Tadabase report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for database web apps drafted by an AI builder
Tadabase builds database-backed web apps from a plain-English description, with unlimited app users on every plan. Business Starter is $42 a month on yearly billing for 3 apps and 30,000 records, there is no free plan, and the AI credits run out fast.
Who Tadabase is for
- 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
Who Tadabase is not for
- 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
Why Tadabase gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyBusiness 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.
- CFree plan and trialA 14-day trial of any plan needs no card and comes with 300 AI credits, about 1 app build. There is no free plan.
- BFeaturesAI app builder, unlimited app users, workflows, scheduled tasks, hosting, backups and an API. Nothing in the core job is missing.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It is a web app where the work is building the app, so there is a learning curve.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with GitHub, Google and Microsoft links and an API. No desktop or phone app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tadabase's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/tadabase#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/tadabase.svg" alt="Tadabase: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Tadabase stands among spreadsheet and database tools
Tadabase's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 15 of the 42 other spreadsheet and database tools we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on features (B, above 19 of 42) and worst on ease of use (C, above 5).
Its paid plans start at $42 a month, against a middle price of $11.38 for the category: 30 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 43 spreadsheet and database tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Tadabase’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 9 of 42, level with 18
- CFree plan and trialAbove 7 of 42, level with 12
- BFeaturesAbove 19 of 42, level with 20
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 42, level with 25
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 7 of 42, level with 32
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 42 spreadsheet and database tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Tadabase, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Tadabase you would be making a builder that other people can use without writing code. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $504 a year.
What you could not
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- A tool that builds and hosts other apps.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and HIPAA.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Tadabase’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Tadabase?
Tadabase builds database-backed web apps from a plain-English description, with the database, roles, workflows and hosting included. Its pricing is by plan tier with unlimited app users, and the monthly AI credits, app count and record caps rise with each tier.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
Tadabase pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Tadabase is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $42 per month, billed yearly ($50 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $42 per month, billed yearly ($50 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of any plan, no card needed, with 300 AI credits
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Business Starter | $42per 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 | $105per 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 | $210per 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 | $375per 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. |
Read from tadabase.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tadabase before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing saves 16%
The pricing page says yearly billing saves 16% against monthly.
Stated on tadabase.com
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Common questions
Does Tadabase have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Tadabase is listed for Web.
Does Tadabase have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Tadabase is listed for Web.
Is Tadabase open source?
Tadabase is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Tadabase have an API?
Yes. Tadabase offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.