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Compare Axle vs Glide

Choose the right no-code platform for your needs. Here's how Axle and Glide stack up.

Pricing Philosophy

Glide: Team-Based Pricing

Pay per team and user after your first 30 included users. Best for controlled environments with multiple small apps.

Axle: App-Based Pricing

Pay per app with unlimited internal users from day one. Perfect for business tools and client-facing applications that need to scale.

Key Differences at a Glance

GlideAxle
Free Trial14 days (Business only)30 days on all plans
Internal UsersLimited (30 on Business)Unlimited on all plans
External Users100 → pay $5-6/user25 → 500 → 1,000+ included
Row Updates5,000 (Business plan)Unlimited
Apps IncludedUnlimited (Business only)1 per plan subscription
Data Records25K → 100K250K → 1M+
Storage500MB → 500GB5GB → 50GB
BYOK AINot availableAvailable on all plans

Choose Glide If You Need

  • Multiple internal apps on a single plan
  • 10 builder seats and 500GB storage included
  • Stable user count with predictable per-user costs
  • Mobile-first native UI experience
  • Simple app presets to get started quickly

Choose Axle If You Need

  • Unlimited internal users at any tier
  • Zero per-user costs for your entire team
  • Automation-heavy workflows that scale affordably
  • Advanced role-based access controls and multiple user portals
  • BYOK AI with frontier models (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, xAI)
  • Production-ready business templates
  • Unlimited data updates across all plans
  • Large-scale records and growing data needs

Real-World Scenarios

Internal tool for 100+ employees

Axle wins with unlimited internal users at every tier

Multiple apps for different departments

Glide wins with unlimited apps on Business plan

MVP testing and validation

Axle wins with 30-day trial, 2 active apps, full features

Community app for thousands of users

Glide wins with unlimited personal-domain users on Maker

AI-powered workflows with external clients

Axle wins with compute credits and BYOK AI flexibility

Advanced permissions and user roles

Axle wins with role-based access controls on all plans

Pricing Example: 300-User App

Glide Business Plan

30 included users + 270 additional users × $5/user = $1,500+/month

Axle Growth Plan

Includes 500 external users + unlimited internal users = $139/month flat

Why Teams Choose Axle

"The unlimited internal users changed everything for us."

Launch apps your entire company can use without worrying about per-seat costs.

"We needed scale without the price shock."

Axle's flat pricing means predictable costs as you grow from 50 to 500 users.

"30 days was enough to build and validate two apps."

Risk-free trial period with full feature access across all plans.

"BYOK AI means we control our costs and our data."

Use your own API keys with any frontier AI model instead of paying marked-up credits.

Start with Axle free for 30 days

Try 2 live apps with unlimited internal users on any plan

Questions about which platform is right for you? Contact our team or view detailed pricing