Glide vs Softr vs Lovable

Compared on	Glide Free plan · from $25/mo VisitRemove	Softr Free plan · from $19/mo VisitRemove	Lovable Free plan · from $21/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Builds internal business apps from spreadsheets, prompts or files	AI app builder for internal tools and portals, with databases and workflows	AI app and website builder that creates apps from chat prompts
Free plan	Limited credits, 2 team members, 10 projects, 0 published apps, 0 enabled workflows	Free forever; 5 app users in total (team and client combined)	5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month), workspace-private projects, unlimited collaborators, 5 lovable.app domains; no custom domains, code editing or code download; no credit card needed
Cheapest paid plan	$25/mo (Basic)Glide pricing	$19/mo billed annually (Basic)Softr pricing	$21/mo billed annually (Pro)Lovable pricing
What it covers	100 credits, 2 team members, 2 published apps, 1 enabled workflow; annual plans are 'coming soon'.	5 team users and 5 client users, with no extra-user add-ons.	100 monthly credits plus 5 daily credits; larger credit tiers cost more; unlimited users.
Free trial	None stated	7-day trial of Business-plan features on sign-up, no card needed; adding a card extends it to 14 days	None stated
Platforms	Web	Web	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	Turning an operations spreadsheet into an internal app Building inventory, field sales or work order tools for a team Replacing a patchwork of ad-hoc spreadsheets with one shared app	Building a client portal where customers log in to see their own information Creating an internal tool, team intranet or knowledge base Setting up a simple CRM or inventory tracker for a small business	Turning a product idea into a working prototype from written prompts Building an internal tool or a simple website Letting a small team work on one app without per-seat fees
Watch out for	Free plan cannot publish apps or enable workflows Annual billing is not yet offered ('coming soon') GlideOS is separate from Glide Classic: it needs its own subscription, cannot share data with Classic apps and has no migration tool	Free plan: 5 app users in total Basic caps app users at 5 team and 5 client users, with no add-ons Extra app users are only available on Pro and Business and are billed monthly	Free plan: 5 daily credits, capped at 30 a month, with no code editing or download Custom domains and removing the Lovable badge require Pro SSO, internal publishing and personal projects require Business
Made by	Glide	Softr	Lovable

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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