We won’t let storage be the reason the Maker plan doesn’t work for you!
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@NoCodeAndy thanks for all your replies so far, including all experts! I have a question regarding the Maker plan specifically:
If I want a similar plan to Maker, but ideally with more than 1 app (10-20), would I need to contact sales? I personally love Maker for my use case (unlimited updates for Glide tables + unlimited personal users); however, I don’t see a way to scale an MVP if I wanted to create more than 1 app.
There are multiple reasons why we would want to publish more than one app, which has also been mentioned by multiple Experts in live sessions (one reason was for security purposes + divide users and admins). In my case, I would like to separate apps per business organization. (e.g., I built a business solution for a business A and would like to duplicate the same app for business B). Is the only way to purchase two maker plans, and if so, is there any room to get better pricing considering that we could end up buying 10-20+ plans? Would love to have ways to scale your plan as it was before.
@David - Hey mate, understanding there’s a lot of opinions being thrown around. Can you please comment on a few of the main concerns/feedback to help give us some direction of next steps? It would also be reassuring to know if you’re willing to modify aspects of the new plans in light of all this feedback.
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We’re in listening mode this week. We’re getting a lot of good feedback, and one of the great things about our new pricing is that it’s running on an entirely new billing stack that’s easy for us to modify.
We’ll collect all of the feedback and update you next week.
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What if you could set one domain for your glide app as the internal email? like for example a company called ‘horses’, I can set all my one domain to be ‘horses.com’ in my glide app to be the internal url. Therefore only emails with @horses.com count as an internal email against any other email address
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Oh I didn’t know that as I upgraded all my apps to the new plan then.
Seems logical. I like it…not sure Glide will go for it.
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Yes. 1 update per call.
Dear fellow developers, have you seen what David wrote about being in listening mode this week, and in the upcoming week, they can easily modify plans without issues? So, let’s express all our concerns with respect to achieve together significant improvements in the plans that allow us to continue on this magnificent platform with our projects and more! Go ahead!
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I don’t know if user management generates significant costs for the company, but in my humble opinion, users in any plan should be free, and the monthly fee should be charged based on the plan. After that, billing could be done based on the number of updates. It’s easy to create applications that can be used by 100, 200 people, or more, opening up possibilities for more impactful projects. There might be cases where users enter once a month and make a change, which is understandable.
I hear the same concerns worldwide about user limits. Removing this limitation alone would create a profound improvement without a doubt. Regarding the limit on the number of applications, it could be good to charge for additional applications, with a base number included and an extra fee for any additional ones created. In summary, paying for usage tailored to each need and growth.
I hope my proposal is clear. Just like the pricing calculator that includes users and updates, removing users and adding applications, updates, and storage – these three factors could be used to calculate additional needs beyond the contracted plan. Suggestions are welcome. Thank you.
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@David, it is nonsense to proclaim here that you and your team are currently in listening mode. Proper management does this before causing unrest within a community, not afterwards.
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nope, sama free version
what i read is legacy free plan only support 100mb, but now the free version supports 500mb, isnt it supposed to be more storage, why does it show Reached storage limit?
Thanks for reporting! This was a bug that should now be fixed.
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According to the Maker plan:
If you use the roles for users feature, will it be worth some additional fee?
Time to add my 2c.
I wanted to welcome the new pricing but there is 1 barrier that is simply horrific: the unbelievably low number of free users for a business account: 20. I cannot understand why this is the same as the Team plans.
There are many positives I can welcome, particularly the free unlimited updates when using Glide tables. But this change will end my Glide journey as soon as the legacy pricing gets grandfathered.
A word of caution to the Glide leadership team. Businesses decline when they don’t listen to their customers, e.g. Disney or Miller beer. If there is one golden thread of rebellion running through the conversations it’s the massive drop in free users for a business account.
PLEASE RETHINK THE FREE USER LIMIT FOR BUSINESS USERS.
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Can we have multiple published apps wit Maker Pricing? even if we pay for it?
I fully agree with this notion. This was badly managed and to some degree it is unfair because some users had inside knowledge that this change was coming through the “back channel” which some of us are not privy to.
I was always on a starter package and it was mostly because I wanted access to some of the features that are not available on the free plan. The past 18 months, I have been building an ERP system and I was happy to pay the $25 all along just for the building process. In December I decided to downgrade the package to the free version and when I was asked the question why I am downgrading. I explicitly indicated in my response that "it was a temporary downgrade because the businesses are closing in December and therefore there would be no prospects for my solution. I indicate that I would definitely be upgrading again when the business opens. To my surprise, the plans have changed. Even when I try to upgrade the old team from free back to my old starter package, I can’t because it’s no longer available.
So much time and MONEY invested in learning Glide and the solution I was building, I really have no way forward with it especially with these new plans.
Glide should have given notice to regular users.
It’s not like they don’t have records of who are using the platform and how much time they spend on the platform and how much money they have spent on Glide. This is where it really feels like a kick in the teeth and to some extent lack the human element. It feels like we were just numbers on a spreadsheet.
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I believe one of Glide’s main issues has always been reducing the misuse of its plans by large companies that can easily bear additional costs. I think they should address this by allowing unlimited users for applications and mitigating abuse through other means, such as restrictions on table updates. Free users should be available on all plans, and all components should be enabled, even in lower-tier plans, for instance, including the barcode reader. Charging based on app usage would clearly differentiate between those who should pay more and those who shouldn’t. Many tutorials have demonstrated attempts to circumvent user registration, consistently identified as the major issue with the plans. If Glide were to lift these restrictions on all plans, it would likely have a positive impact. Recognizing that paying for usage benefits everyone - agencies, entrepreneurs, and more - in establishing clear plans with clients and facilitating better invoicing. This model simplifies the understanding that increased usage corresponds to higher costs. From what I gather in the comments, it’s evident that we are all developers seeking to work and sell products to businesses; entrepreneurs wanting to build applications is not the norm, at least not reflected in the blog in any way. With the utmost respect for the company and its strategies, freeing up users on all plans and charging based on usage, in addition to the basic plan fee that would already include updates, would be the most suitable approach for developing excellent applications at all levels.
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My strategic proposal may sound basic but it is the cornerstone from the beginning and its limitations. I think Glide should release the user limit on all plans and instead implement a pay-as-you-go model, that is, charging for updates along with the basic plan payment that would include a basic package of them. This could address problems associated with abuse of plans by large companies.
Enabling all components, such as the barcode reader, even on lower plans, sounds logical to offer more functionality from the beginning.
Additionally, highlight the importance of establishing clear rules through pay-per-use, which would benefit agencies, entrepreneurs and developers by facilitating billing and understanding the costs associated with the increase in application use.
In my view, releasing this restriction could change the landscape significantly. The idea is to share your opinion openly on how to improve the platform since I consider it to be an excellent tool.
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