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Glide vs Zapier

An in-depth head to head comparison

In this article, read a side-by-side comparison between two no-code tools: Glide and Zapier. 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 Zapier?

Easy automation for busy people. Zapier moves info between your web apps automatically, so you can focus on your most important work.
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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

Zapier pricing

  • Free plan with 100 tasks/month and 5 zaps
  • $19.99/month for 750 tasks/month and 20 zaps, plus multi-step zaps
  • $49/month - $299/month for unlimited zaps and additional advanced features

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

Zapier benefits

  • Easily build automations with thousands of apps
  • Easier to use than Make
  • More integrations than Make
  • Run automations on Make

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)

Zapier drawbacks

  • More expensive than Make
  • More limited in complexity versus Make

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

Zapier use-cases

  • Automations that connect different apps together

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 Zapier

  • May not be able to connect to the tool you need (though Zapier has more connections than Make)

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.

Zapier recommendation

Since Zapier and Make are so similar, all the recommendations from Make's section apply here!

In general, Zapier is easier to use and has more integrations, but is more expensive.

Make is more powerful, has less integrations and is less expensive.

I recommend people start with Zapier, and move over to Make when they are ready for something more powerful but with a higher learning curve.

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