# Building an Airbnb Style application

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/building-an-airbnb-style-application/86049>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [January 17, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/building-an-airbnb-style-application/86049 "2026-01-17T07:07:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![ngu\_njonk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ngu_njonk/32/89862_2.png) [@ngu\_njonk](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ngu_njonk)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/building-an-airbnb-style-application/86049/1 "2026-01-17T07:07:59Z")

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I will like to use glide to build and lunch an Airbnb style web app but without complex booking conflict resolution and automated host payouts.  
Is Glide best suited to achieve this goals or I may require a custom-built application and backend.

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**Author:** ![nathanaelb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/nathanaelb/32/43079_2.png) [@nathanaelb](https://community.glideapps.com/u/nathanaelb)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2026, 9:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/building-an-airbnb-style-application/86049/2 "2026-01-17T09:29:20Z")

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Hello 👋 Welcome to Glide’s community forum.

Have a look at Glide’s homepage. You will see that Glide is a suitable tool to build internal business apps. Apps that serve to streamline automations and internal business processes. Apps that support an already successful business, not apps that are to _be_ the business.

I would say that Glide is _not_ suited to build a product that would be an Airbnb-style consumer facing app.

You could, however, use Glide to build a prototype or MVP of your idea in order to test the market, demo your idea, raise funds.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/system/32/53398_2.png) [@system](https://community.glideapps.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/building-an-airbnb-style-application/86049/3 "2026-01-24T09:30:07Z")

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