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Glide vs Sharetribe

An in-depth head to head comparison

In this article, read a side-by-side comparison between two no-code tools: Glide and Sharetribe. We'll compare pricing, the benefits, the drawbacks, give examples of what you can and can't build, as well as our overall recommendation.

What is Glide?

Glide turns spreadsheets into beautiful, easy-to-use apps, without code.
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What is Sharetribe?

Sharetribe is the easiest way to create your own peer-to-peer marketplace website in the spirit of Airbnb, Fiverr or Etsy.
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Pricing

Glide pricing

  • Free basic plan with the glideapp.io domain, Glide branding, public sign in, and limited data storage
  • $32/month - $40/month (+$2/private user) for custom domains, up to 25,000 data rows, no Glide branding, lower transaction fees, private apps, and more features

Sharetribe pricing

  • Free 30 day trial, but no free plan
  • $79/month with up to 100 users, a ShareTribe domain, and ShareTribe branding
  • $119/month - $239/month for more users, no ShareTribe branding, and a custom domain

Benefits

Glide benefits

  • Simple/magical app building experience
  • Build using a Google Sheet, so it’s easy to pick up
  • Constantly improving the product
  • Active community
  • Can build just about any type of app
  • Strong security features

Sharetribe benefits

  • Great out-of-the-box marketplace software with ShareTribe Go
  • Includes much of what you want in a marketplace (payments, reviews, listings, etc)
  • Offers ShareTribe Flex - a low-code version. You need a developer, but can build a complex marketplace with anything you want at a much lower cost than starting from scratch.

Drawbacks

Glide drawbacks

  • Progressive web app only (can’t be downloaded in app store)
  • Can’t offer in-app purchases
  • Somewhat limited in design
  • No push notifications (can get around this with Zapier for email/texts)

Sharetribe drawbacks

  • ShareTribe Go is a bit limited in design flexibility and checkout options
  • A bit expensive

What you can build

Glide use-cases

  • MVP versions of mobile and web apps like Tinder and Zillow
  • Apps with user accounts and complex logic

Sharetribe use-cases

  • Marketplaces like Airbnb and Fiverr with profiles, listings, payment, search, filtering, and reviews

What you can't build

What you can't build with Glide

  • Publish your app to the app store (check out Adalo)
  • Apps that require connection to an API

What you can't build with Sharetribe

  • Custom user experience (check out ShareTribe Flex, which requires a developer, or Bubble for more custom marketplaces)
  • A mobile app (Check out ShareTribe Flex, Glide, or Adalo)

Overall Recommendation

Glide recommendation

Glide is best for building MVPs for your business, or for building internal apps.

You can create user accounts, store and display data from a database, and build complex logic. You can build apps like Tinder, Zillow, Headspace and more using Glide.

For more apps that need to be in an app store or connect with APIs I'd use Adalo.

If you want to build a web app with that scales better and has API access, I'd recommend Bubble.

In all other cases, I love Glide and think it's a great option for your no-code app.

Sharetribe recommendation

If ShareTribe Go fits your use-case, it’s the absolute best way to get your marketplace off the ground.

For marketplaces where you have more complex needs, I'd suggest building a custom marketplace in Glide, Bubble or ShareTribe Flex (based on your needs).

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