Glide's Free Plan Builds Ten Projects and Publishes None
A no-code builder that will not let you show anyone what you built is an unusual thing to call free. The editor works; the product does not.
Glide's free plan costs $0 and includes 10 projects, two team members, integrations and AI features, with limited credits. It does not include published apps or enabled workflows. Publishing starts on Basic at $25 a month, which adds two published apps, one enabled workflow and unlimited guests.1
The plan name is the problem. A builder whose free tier cannot publish is a demo environment, and the gap between what Free allows and what Basic unlocks is the whole product.
What each plan unlocks
| Free | Basic, $25 | Plus, $50 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projects | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Published apps | None | 2 | 5 |
| Enabled workflows | None | 1 | 5 |
| Team members | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Credits | Limited | 100 | 250 |
| Public apps | No | No | Yes |
Prices measured on 27 October 2026. Vendor plan terms, allowances and prices change without notice, so treat every figure on this page as a dated snapshot rather than a permanent fact. Where a number here differs from the vendor's own pricing page, the vendor's page is correct and the figure above is simply older than it.
Projects are the one number that does not move between Free and Basic. Ten either way, so the forty dollars a month buys nothing in build capacity and everything in delivery.
What free actually lets you do
You can build. The editor works, integrations connect, and AI features are available within the limited credit allowance. What you cannot do is give the result to anyone through Glide's hosting, because publishing is the paid step.
That makes the free tier useful for exactly one thing: deciding whether you like the way Glide assembles data into an app. That is a real question and ten projects is enough to answer it. What it cannot answer is whether the app works for the people who need it, because there is no way to show them.
The pattern is the mirror image of Softr's free plan, which publishes without limit and caps the audience at five users instead. One withholds the audience, the other withholds the delivery. Neither is the free tier a solo builder would design for themselves.
Why the $25 threshold is the one that matters
The jump from nothing published to two published apps is the largest change in the entire lineup, and it happens for $25. Nothing else Glide sells changes the category of the product in that way; later tiers add apps, workflows, credits and public sharing to something that already exists.
Two published apps is also a considered number. It covers a personal tool and one to share, or a pair of related apps, and it stops short of a portfolio. Plus at $50 adds three more and, importantly, permission to publish apps publicly, which Basic still withholds.
For anyone evaluating no-code builders this month, the useful comparison is not the monthly price but whether the free tier can put something in front of a second person. Replit's free published app is a single app with a badge and a thirty-day life. Glide's is zero, permanently, which is a cleaner answer even if it is a harsher one.
The credit allowance is deliberately vague
Free lists "limited credits" without a figure, while Basic lists 100 and Plus lists 250. That is the one place on the pricing page where the free plan declines to be specific, and it matters because AI features are included on Free rather than gated to a paid tier.
Glide also lets paid plans choose an agent mode, light, medium or heavy, which changes how many credits a task consumes. Free has no such control, so the practical advice is to treat the AI features as a demonstration rather than a workflow, and to keep the app logic in the data model where credits do not apply.
Where this leaves the free tier
The verdict is that Glide Free is a complete design tool and an incomplete product. Two limits decide it: nothing can be published, and nothing can be automated, both on the same $25 line.
That is worth knowing before spending an afternoon in the editor. If the plan is to hand a working app to a colleague, the free tier cannot finish the job, and the honest starting point is Basic rather than a project that has to be republished the moment someone else needs to see it.
Frequently asked questions
Can I publish an app on Glide Free?
No. Zero published apps are included. Publishing starts on Basic at $25 a month with two apps.
How many projects does Free allow?
Ten, the same as Basic.
Can I enable a workflow on Free?
No. One enabled workflow is included on Basic, five on Plus.
How many team members can use Free?
Two, and Basic is the same.
When can I publish a public app?
Plus at $50 a month. Basic publishes to a restricted audience.
How many credits does Free include?
Glide lists them as limited rather than giving a figure. Basic includes 100 and Plus 250.
The 10 projects and two team members on Free, the absence of published apps and enabled workflows, Basic at $25 with two published apps and one workflow, Plus at $50 with five of each and public publishing, the credit allowances and the agent mode selection all taken from Glide's pricing page, read on 9 November 2026.
Sources
- Glide pricing: www.glideapps.com/pricing. Used for: 10 projects, 2 team members, 0 published apps, 0 workflows on Free; Basic $25 with 2 apps and 1 workflow; Plus $50 with 5 and public apps.
All sources are the vendor's own plan or documentation pages, checked on 27 October 2026. Plan terms change without notice, so confirm current limits before you rely on them.
