Glide alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Glide in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what Glide actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Glide. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Glide's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Glide?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Bryel | Devin for AI Research Engineering | Fall 2026 | 2 | Active |
| primitive | communication for agents | Spring 2026 | 4 | Active |
| PhoneSys | The Phone System for Sales Teams. | Summer 2011 | 4 | Inactive |
| Sponge | Financial infrastructure for the agent economy | Winter 2026 | 3 | Active |
| Memorable | reducing agent reasoning into a graph search problem | Summer 2027 | 2 | Active |
| GoScale | Dynamical Scaling Virtual Machines as a Service | Summer 2012 | 2 | Inactive |
| Optilly/Installmonetizer | Fb ad optimization platform | Winter 2012 | 11 | Inactive |
| Ardent | Database sandboxes for Agents | Spring 2026 | 3 | Active |
| Magma | Monetize your agent's traces. | Summer 2026 | 1 | Active |
| Brushes | iPad drawing software. | Summer 2010 | — | Inactive |
Is Glide still active?
Glide has been acquired, which often means pricing, roadmap or support changes. That is the usual reason people start looking at this list.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Glide. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Glide's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.