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Glide vs Zapier

Glide and Zapier are both no-code & low-code tools. Glide is aimed at small businesses, while Zapier is aimed at small businesses and freelancers. Glide costs less, from $25/mo versus $29.99/mo for Zapier. Both have a free plan.

Glide

Business apps from spreadsheets

Zapier

Connect 8,000+ apps without code

PricingFreemium · $25Freemium · $30
Starting price$25/mo$29.99/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial—14 days
Built forSmall businessesSmall businesses, Freelancers
Platformsweb, ios, androidweb
CountryUS · 2018US · 2011
Rating——

Choose Glide if

Operations teams building internal mobile apps.

  • Extremely fast to build
  • Great mobile UX
  • No-code friendly

Look elsewhere if: Consumer apps or complex logic (Bubble, FlutterFlow).

Choose Zapier if

Business teams and small companies automating moderate-volume workflows across many SaaS tools.

  • Widest integration coverage anywhere
  • Easy for non-technical users
  • Reliable, well-documented, strong support

Look elsewhere if: High-volume pipelines or technical teams; Make or self-hosted n8n cost a fraction per run.

Glide vs Zapier pricing

Glide

  • Free$0Limited credits, 2 members, 10 projects, no published apps
  • Basic$25/mo100 credits, 2 members, 2 published apps
  • Plus$50/mo250 credits, 3 members, 5 published apps
  • Pro$125/mo500+ credits, 5+ members, unlimited published apps
  • EnterpriseCustomCustom team size, 30-day backups, custom LLM

Zapier

  • Free$0100 tasks/mo, two-step Zaps
  • Professional$29.99/mo$19.99/mo billed yearly; 750 tasks, multi-step
  • Team$103.50/mo$69/mo billed yearly; 2,000 tasks, 25 users, SSO
  • EnterpriseCustomUnlimited users, advanced admin

Glide · Key features

  • Apps from Sheets, Airtable, Excel and SQL
  • Mobile-friendly responsive UI
  • Workflows and automation
  • AI columns and actions
  • User roles and permissions
  • Templates

Cons

  • Credit and member limits per plan
  • Limited custom design
  • Not for consumer apps at scale

Zapier · Key features

  • 8,000+ app integrations with triggers and actions
  • Multi-step Zaps with paths, filters, formatters and delays
  • Webhooks, code steps and AI steps (ChatGPT, Claude)
  • Tables and Interfaces for lightweight apps and forms
  • Zapier Agents for AI-driven automation
  • Team workspaces, folders and version history

Cons

  • Task-based pricing gets expensive at volume
  • Polling delays on lower plans
  • Complex branching is clumsier than Make

Glide vs Zapier: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Glide or Zapier?

Glide starts at $25/mo and Zapier at $29.99/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Glide and Zapier have a free plan?

Yes, both Glide and Zapier have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?