Best Glide Alternatives
The best alternatives to Glide for building client portals and apps from spreadsheets in 2026.
Glide turns spreadsheets into polished apps faster than almost anything else, and its mobile experience is genuinely best-in-class. But not every portal is mobile-first, and Glide's desktop layouts can feel like an afterthought.
If you need more control over desktop views, stronger permissions, or a different data backend, the tools below are worth considering.
Softr
Turn your Airtable into a client portal in minutes
Softr is better if you want a desktop-first portal. Glide's mobile-first layout can feel cramped on bigger screens. Softr gives you more layout control for dashboards and data-heavy pages.
Noloco
Build internal tools and client portals from your data
Noloco offers row-level permissions out of the box — something Glide doesn't handle natively. If your portal needs client data isolation, Noloco is the safer bet.
Stacker
Build client portals and internal tools on your existing data
Stacker plugs into Salesforce alongside Airtable and Google Sheets. If your backend isn't just spreadsheets, Stacker handles multiple data sources where Glide can't.
AppSheet
Google's no-code platform for building apps from spreadsheets
AppSheet costs $5/user/month vs Glide's $25+ minimum. If you have a Google Workspace team and need something cheaper with offline support, AppSheet wins on value.
Porchy
Client portals powered by your Airtable data
Porchy gets an Airtable portal live in under five minutes with magic link auth. If you need something simple and fast without Glide's app-builder complexity, Porchy is the lighter alternative.