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Caspio vs. Glide

At a glance

At a glance

Caspio

Best for

Best for regulated organisations building database applications and portals where HIPAA, SOC 2 or GDPR compliance has to be certified.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Glide

Best for

Best for teams that want to turn spreadsheets and databases into internal tools and customer apps without writing code.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion Caspio Glide
Starting price From $270 / month Team plan billed annually; $300 on monthly billing. Business is $540 annually or $600 monthly, and a separate HIPAA/Compliance Edition is $500 a month on a one-year term. All plans include unlimited app users. lower value Free plan; paid from $25 / month Billed per month; Plus is $50, Pro $125 and Enterprise custom priced. Each plan carries a monthly credit allowance, from 100 credits on Basic to 500 on Pro.
Free trial Free trial with access to core features, no upfront cost Free plan (1 project, limited credits)
Commercial use Not stated Yes
Output Online database applications, deployed standalone or embedded No-code business apps for web and mobile, built on your existing data
API Yes, a REST API with webhooks and an MCP server Not stated
Hosting Caspio-hosted on AWS, with data residency in the US, Canada, the EU, UK, Australia and South America Not stated
What it generates Online database applications generated from a description by the Caspi AI builder, then edited in the Flex drag-and-drop builder; automations cover scheduled tasks and triggered actions Business apps such as CRMs, inventory, dashboards and internal tools on web and mobile; can be generated from data, a file or a prompt
Stack and frameworks A SQL Server data core with role and record-level security, encryption and audit trails; apps are configured rather than written in a framework No-code editor; no generated code to manage or export
Auth and database SQL Server with user directories and SAML single sign-on; record-level security controls which rows a given user sees Glide Tables plus Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable and databases like PostgreSQL and Snowflake; per-user sign-in with role-based access (SSO on Enterprise)
Hosting and deploy Caspio-hosted on AWS; apps deploy standalone or embed as components in a website, intranet or customer portal, with data residency across six regions Published to a web-accessible URL and installable as a mobile app
Payments Yes, real-time payments inside a generated app through Stripe and PayPal, in the Bridge framework; the feature is listed on the Business and Enterprise plans and not on Team Yes, a Stripe integration that creates and sends invoices from inside the app; access may require a paid plan
Access to the code Apps run on the platform; access to the data is through a documented REST API, webhooks and an MCP server rather than an exportable codebase No code access, visual no-code editing only
MCP-ready stated Yes No
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, Community forum Email helpdesk, Chat, Community forum
Onboarding more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding, Personal consulting Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials
Company size Small and mid-sized, Enterprise more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations Zapier, Make, n8n, Keragon, Stripe, PayPal more entries Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Airtable, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Stripe, OpenAI, Slack

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Caspio From $270 / month Glide Free plan; paid from $25 / month
  • Free trial Caspio Free trial with access to core features, no upfront cost Glide Free plan (1 project, limited credits)
  • Company size Caspio Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Glide Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Support Caspio Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, Community forum Glide Email helpdesk, Chat, Community forum
  • MCP-ready Caspio Yes Glide No

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Caspio

Strengths

  • HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II and GDPR certified annually by independent audit, not self-attested
  • Unlimited app users on every plan, so cost does not grow with the audience
  • Phone, live chat and ticketing, staffed by in-house support engineers rather than outsourced

Limitations

  • Entry pricing starts at $270 a month, well above most tools in this category
  • Apps live on the platform rather than as an exportable codebase
  • Builder seats are capped on the Team plan at five app authors

Glide

Strengths

  • Turns an existing spreadsheet or database into a working app quickly
  • Connects to Glide Tables, Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable, PostgreSQL and Snowflake
  • Per-user access controls so each role sees only the right data

Limitations

  • No access to or export of the underlying code
  • Paid plans meter AI usage with credits

Plans

Pricing

Caspio

  • Team $270 Per month billed annually ($300 monthly). 5 app authors, 250K data records, unlimited app users.
  • Business $540 Per month billed annually ($600 monthly). Unlimited app authors, 1M data records.
  • HIPAA / Compliance Edition $500 Per month on a one-year term, for workloads under a signed Business Associate Agreement.
  • Enterprise Custom Quoted by the vendor, for full governance, security and guaranteed performance.
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Glide

  • Free $0 Per month, with limited credits.
  • Basic $25 Per month, 100 credits.
  • Plus $50 Per month, 250 credits.
  • Pro $125 Per month, 500 credits. Starts at five team members with 50 credits included per member, and adds human support.
  • Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing, with a dedicated success manager and priority support.
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What users say

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Caspio

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Glide

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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

Caspio https://www.caspio.com · no check date recorded yet

Glide https://www.glideapps.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-03

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.