No-code apps and databases
Glide alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
Budibase/budibase★28,185 GitHub starslicence unclearOpen-source low-code app builder that generates CRUD apps, forms, automations, and deployable frontends.Open on GitHub ↗nocobase/nocobase★23,576 GitHub starslicence unclearWYSIWYG no-code platform for building business apps with data models, workflows, and UI components.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- GlideOS’s AI app-generation and SheetSense proprietary spreadsheet-to-database translation
- Built-in Glide-hosted infrastructure, scaling, and polished UI components
- Enterprise features and certifications (SOC 2, GDPR/CCPA controls) out of the box
- Native connectors, prebuilt templates, and credit-based agent tooling
- Integrated hosting, backup, and managed security
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Glide, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.