# Row limits - The dark side of Glide :)

**URL:** https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-limits-the-dark-side-of-glide/51484
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**Created:** [October 11, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-limits-the-dark-side-of-glide/51484 "2022-10-11T17:29:11Z")
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#### Post date: [October 17, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/row-limits-the-dark-side-of-glide/51484/30 "2022-10-17T20:40:43Z")

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Wow, thanks. Very detailed and mind opening.

> [@Jeff\_Hager](#):
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> Then you can create a relation to link that array to a projects table.

Could you please explain which type of table are you referring to here? Is it a general table for “project types”?

> [@Jeff\_Hager](#):
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> How much data is contained in an “activity”???

Text strings, not crazy long.

> [@Jeff\_Hager](#):
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> you start to run to performance issues when you store to much in a cell.

So we come back to the same conclusion: Glide is a small database platform.  
If my original “vision”, every single aspect/element is a table on its own. This is the most organized, most easy to manage and even most easy to back up. For example: A client table, linked to a projects table, linked to an activities table, linked to a messages table and so on. It’s also somewhat more futureproof. Each time we wish to add an aspect/dimension, we simply add a table and a relation to it. I am still having trouble to believe that Glide is always assuming the apps are meant to run 100% on mobile device. This is the explanation I got for the row limit. However, this explanation doesn’t explain the limits on the Pages platform, meant for larger screens, with heavier computing power. All discussed here with @david

> [@Excel / Airtable as data sources. Pros/Cons?](https://community.glideapps.com/t/excel-airtable-as-data-sources-pros-cons/43598/4):
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> The 25k row limit is a technical limit, constrained by the RAM on your phone. We’re working on it–it’s not an arbitrary business limit, for example. Glide Tables will always be the best performing, most scalable, most powerful choice. No external data source when added to Glide will give you extra scale or performance.

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> [@Jeff\_Hager](#):
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> The better way would probably be to build a JSON object using templates and joined lists

Yeah. I understand that @Darren_Murphy is working on something like this. Hope he’ll share some more insight soon.

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