# Tadabase review (2026): is it worth $42 a month, billed yearly? > No-code database and web app builder with an AI app generator Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Spreadsheets & Databases - **Made by:** Tadabase - **Website:** https://tadabase.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you want a free plan, as only the 14-day trial is offered. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## 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). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **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 | $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. | Read from https://tadabase.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tadabase before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Yearly billing saves 16%** (Annual discount): The pricing page says yearly billing saves 16% against monthly. Source: https://tadabase.com/pricing ## 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. ## Good for - Teams replacing spreadsheets with a custom internal app - Builders who want unlimited end users at a flat monthly price ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: C.** Business 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: C.** A 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: B.** AI app builder, unlimited app users, workflows, scheduled tasks, hosting, backups and an API. Nothing in the core job is missing. - **Ease of use: C.** No 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: B.** Web only, with GitHub, Google and Microsoft links and an API. No desktop or phone app is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/spreadsheets ## Keep it, 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. - You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code. - You could not: A tool that builds and hosts other apps. - You could not: Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. - You could not: Databases with views, filters and links between them. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and HIPAA. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with GitHub, Google, Microsoft **Tags:** No-code, App builder, Databases, AI features, Workflow automation, Public API ## Alternatives - [Noloco](https://toolgpa.com/tools/noloco): No-code portal and internal app builder on top of your data. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/noloco-vs-tadabase) - [Knack](https://toolgpa.com/tools/knack): No-code online database and web app builder. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/knack-vs-tadabase) - [Quickbase](https://toolgpa.com/tools/quickbase): Low-code platform for custom work apps and workflows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/quickbase-vs-tadabase) - [Caspio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/caspio): Low-code platform for database-driven web apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/caspio-vs-tadabase) - [Ragic](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ragic): No-code database builder with a spreadsheet-style interface. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ragic-vs-tadabase) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://tadabase.com/pricing - https://tadabase.io Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/tadabase Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).