Glide · FinOps Profile

Glide Apps Finops

FinOps view of Glide spend. Glide bills a recurring workspace subscription per plan tier (Explorer / Maker / Business / Enterprise) plus metered overages - $0.02 per Update beyond the plan's included monthly Updates and a per-user charge ($5-$6) for users beyond the plan's included seats. The dominant variable-cost driver is Updates: data edits and external syncs, including those performed through the REST API, consume the allowance. Choosing the right tier, batching writes, and trimming unnecessary syncs are the primary levers.

Glide Apps Finops is the FinOps profile for Glide on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category subscription-plus-usage.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include No Code, App Builder, Tables, Big Tables, and FinOps.

Category: Application Development and No-Code Pricing: Subscription-Plus-Usage Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
No CodeApp BuilderTablesBig TablesFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

SubscriptionUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Subscription
InvoiceIssuerName
Glide
PricingCategory
Subscription-Plus-Usage
ProviderName
Glide
PublisherName
Glide
ServiceCategory
Application Development and No-Code
ServiceName
Glide

Meters

plan_subscription
Unit: subscription
Recurring per-plan workspace fee (Explorer / Maker / Business / Enterprise), billed monthly or annually.
updates
Unit: updates
Data edits and external syncs counted as Updates; overage billed at $0.02 per Update beyond the plan allowance.
additional_users
Unit: users
Users beyond the plan's included seats, billed $5 (annual) or $6 (monthly) per user.
rows_stored
Unit: rows
Rows held in Glide Tables / Big Tables, subject to plan data-scale limits.

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