As of October 31st 2025, Glide teams must be on a paid plan to publish apps. Teams on a Free plan can still build and preview apps in the builder, but if they try to publish, they’ll see a prompt to upgrade to a paid plan. You can view the available plans on our website. Why the change to the Fre…

im using glide since 2023 and my two apps on free plan are not available anymore? My Team is old

[image] 1972valdemargen2110: But this new rule feels unfair to ordinary users who simply create personal or small hobby apps for themselves, family, or friends. Not everyone is trying to publish harmful or commercial projects. The Explorer plan ($19/mo) is good for experimenting with Glide on…

I appreciate the suggestion and your attention! $19/month is a bit steep for me right now. I would consider paying if developing in Glide could generate comparable income. On the free plan, I managed to build a portfolio of 15 apps, some even for real people, but for free. In my region, most people …

What a terrible info. I just can tell you many french teachers were using glide to build 1 or 2 apps for their pupils. No they wont be able to share their knowledge and lead others to use glide too. The end of glide use for every french teachers. Noone will pay every month for this during job life t…

I can’t seem to see the option to publish an app on a free plan. Is this still possible for free plans?

Unfortunately, no it is not possible to publish apps in free plan anymore.

Ah that’s unfortunate. Not even for educational institutions?

[image] ToOFa_Apps: Not even for educational institutions? The Maker plan covers personal, nonprofit, and educational use cases. :slight_smile:

How long do you think it will before the currently published apps will be required to move to a paid plan? I am asking because the apps I have published: run for free for a not for profit so I need to think about warning them that they are going to have to start paying. I have a couple of apps th…

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Not sure why you would want to limit learning to just ‘demonstrate’?

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🆕 Glide teams must be on a paid plan to publish apps

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