Glide vs Retool
Which automation & integration tool is right for you? Compare features, pricing, and user reviews to make the best choice.
Glide
From $25Free plan
Operations teams and small businesses that run on spreadsheets and want polished, mobile-friendly apps for staff, such as inventory, field reporting and work orders.
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Retool
From $10Free plan
Engineering teams building many internal apps on production databases and APIs, who want the widest connector set and are fine paying per builder and per internal user.
Side by side
| Glide | Retool | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free; GlideOS from $25/month; Glide Classic from $19/month (annual) | Free (5 users); Team from $10/builder + $5/internal user/month |
| G2 Rating | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Best For | Operations teams and small businesses that run on spreadsheets and want polished, mobile-friendly apps for staff, such as inventory, field reporting and work orders. | Engineering teams building many internal apps on production databases and APIs, who want the widest connector set and are fine paying per builder and per internal user. |
Pros and cons
Glide
Pros
- One of the fastest ways to turn spreadsheet data into an app
- Apps look polished on phones without design work
- Classic Business plan includes 30 users
- Good fit for field teams who need forms and lookups on mobile
Cons
- Installable web apps only, no native app store publishing
- GlideOS and Glide Classic are separate, with no migration tool today
- Update-based billing on Classic can climb with frequent syncs
- Less suited to complex consumer products
Retool
Pros
- Broadest mix of database and API connectors in this group
- Enterprise can run in Retool Cloud, self-hosted or air-gapped
- Team plan is cheap for small groups ($10 per builder, $5 per internal user, annual)
- Apps, Workflows and Agents live in one product
Cons
- Internal users are billed separately, so cost grows with headcount
- Audit logs start on Business ($50 per builder, annual); granular roles, SSO and self-hosting are Enterprise only
- SAML/OpenID SSO and Git source control are Enterprise only
Sarah Chen