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Glide vs. Rork

At a glance

At a glance

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

Rork

Best for

Best for solo makers who want a native iPhone or Android app they own the code to and can publish to the stores themselves.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

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

Full Comparison

Criterion Glide Rork
Starting price 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. lower value Free tier; paid from $20 / month Rork Pro $20 / month for 100 credits up to $100 for 500; Rork Max $200 / month for 1,000 credits up to $1,800 for 10,000. Native iOS requires Max.
Free trial Free plan (1 project, limited credits) Free tier
Commercial use Yes Yes, paid users own the generated code
Output No-code business apps for web and mobile, built on your existing data Native iPhone apps (Swift and SwiftUI), native Android apps (Kotlin and Compose) and web apps (Vite and React)
What it generates Business apps such as CRMs, inventory, dashboards and internal tools on web and mobile; can be generated from data, a file or a prompt Native iPhone apps, native Android apps and web apps, plus iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro targets on the Max plan
Stack and frameworks No-code editor; no generated code to manage or export Swift and SwiftUI on iPhone, Kotlin and Compose on Android, Vite and React on the web; Expo and React Native projects can no longer be created, existing ones still build
Auth and database Glide Tables plus Google Sheets, Excel, Airtable and databases like PostgreSQL and Snowflake; per-user sign-in with role-based access (SSO on Enterprise) Rork Cloud, a managed Postgres backend with row-level security and edge functions built on Supabase and transferable to your own Supabase organisation, or connect your own Supabase or Firebase project; sign in with Apple and Google via OAuth
Hosting and deploy Published to a web-accessible URL and installable as a mobile app Publish to the Apple App Store, with an AI App Store Reviewer to check a submission first; Google Play via a manually created Android App Bundle; web apps are shared as a link, with no store or review
Payments Yes, a Stripe integration that creates and sends invoices from inside the app; access may require a paid plan RevenueCat for paywalls, in-app purchases, subscriptions and free trials
Access to the code No code access, visual no-code editing only Paid users own all generated code and download it through a two-way GitHub sync, so it can be edited locally and imported back
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support more entries Email helpdesk, Chat, Community forum Email helpdesk, Chat
Onboarding more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials Documentation and knowledge base
Company size more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
Integrations more entries Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, Airtable, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Stripe, OpenAI, Slack Supabase, Firebase, RevenueCat, GitHub

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Glide Free plan; paid from $25 / month Rork Free tier; paid from $20 / month
  • Free trial Glide Free plan (1 project, limited credits) Rork Free tier
  • Company size Glide Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Rork Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
  • Support Glide Email helpdesk, Chat, Community forum Rork Email helpdesk, Chat
  • Commercial use Glide Yes Rork Yes, paid users own the generated code

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

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

Rork

Strengths

  • Generates genuinely native code, Swift and SwiftUI on iPhone and Kotlin and Compose on Android, rather than a wrapped web view
  • Paid users own all generated code, with two-way GitHub sync back into the project
  • Rork Cloud gives an app a managed Postgres backend with no setup, and can be moved into your own Supabase organisation later

Limitations

  • Native iOS is only on the Max plan, from $200 per month
  • The free plan builds web apps only, and projects on it are public
  • Google Play publishing is a manual App Bundle upload
  • Expo and React Native projects can no longer be created, so a shared codebase for both phones is no longer an option

Plans

Pricing

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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Rork

  • Free $0 5 credits per day, up to 35 per month in major markets. Web apps only, projects are public.
  • Rork Pro From $20 Per month for 100 credits, up to $100 for 500. Native Android and web apps, private projects, dev mode.
  • Rork Max From $200 Per month for 1,000 credits, up to $1,800 for 10,000. Adds native iOS, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, and priority chat support.
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What users say

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Glide

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Rork

Ease of use
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User interface
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Onboarding
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Support and service
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

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

Rork https://rork.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-30

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