Adalo pricing 2026 starts with an ongoing Free plan, while published paid plans begin at a $36 monthly equivalent for Starter when billed annually. Professional is $52 and Team is $160 on the same basis. Your real choice depends on how many apps you will publish, how many editors need access, required storage and whether you need native app-store or custom-domain publishing.
Adalo pricing 2026 plans at a glance
The plan information below was verified on October 16, 2026. Paid prices are displayed in USD as monthly equivalents with an annual billing commitment. That means, for example, Starter is not a $36 month-to-month subscription. Adalo says monthly billing costs 20% more, but exact month-to-month prices were not displayed in the reviewed pricing details.
| Plan | Price | Key allowances | Likely fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 on an ongoing basis | 500 records per app and 1 editor | Learning, prototypes and testing |
| Starter | $36 per month equivalent, billed annually | 1 published app, 1 editor and 5GB storage per team | A solo builder launching one app |
| Professional | $52 per month equivalent, billed annually | 2 published apps, 5 editors and 25GB storage per team | Small teams or builders managing two releases |
| Team | $160 per month equivalent, billed annually | 5 published apps, 10 editors and 125GB storage per team | Agencies and larger collaborative teams |
| Business/Enterprise | Contact sales through Adalo Blue | Custom commercial arrangement | Organizations whose requirements exceed the listed plans |
The annualized subscription totals are $432 for Starter, $624 for Professional and $1,920 for Team. These are direct calculations from the listed monthly equivalents and exclude independently billed services.
What each Adalo plan includes
Free for building and testing
The Free plan is useful for learning the visual builder, creating a prototype and testing an app with sample users. It allows one editor and 500 records per app. A record is an individual stored database entry, so a directory with 300 listings and 200 user records would already reach 500 records before accounting for other collections.
Adalo supports building, previewing, sharing and testing on the free tier. However, native publication to the Apple App Store or Google Play and publishing on a custom domain require an eligible paid plan. The pricing comparison does not clearly assign complimentary web publishing to the Free plan, so do not base a launch decision on that capability without confirming it in your account.
Starter for one published app
Starter is the entry paid plan at a $36 monthly equivalent with annual billing. It includes one published app, one editor and 5GB of storage per team. It fits a solo founder who has moved beyond prototyping and needs to release one app without adding collaborators.
The single-editor allowance matters for client projects. If both the builder and client need editing access, Starter does not provide enough editor seats even if only one app will be published.
Professional for collaboration and two apps
Professional raises the allowance to two published apps, five editors and 25GB of storage per team for a $52 monthly equivalent billed annually. Compared with Starter, the additional $16 in monthly equivalent cost adds four editor places, another published app and five times the team storage.
This tier is the more practical threshold for a small internal product team or a builder who needs to manage two published projects. The editor allowance concerns people who can work on the project, not the end users of the finished application.
Team for multi-app operations
Team costs a $160 monthly equivalent with annual billing and includes five published apps, ten editors and 125GB of team storage. Its higher app and collaborator allowances suit agencies or organizations maintaining several live products. The jump from Professional is substantial, so it makes sense when the additional published-app capacity, editor access or storage is genuinely required.
Business/Enterprise is offered through Adalo Blue on a contact-sales basis. Because no standard amount or allowance is specified, it should be assessed against a written proposal rather than compared as though it were another fixed self-service tier.
How to choose the right Adalo plan
Start with the constraint that would prevent your project from operating, rather than choosing on price alone. Use these decision rules:
- Choose Free when you are learning Adalo, validating a small prototype or testing your data structure within the 500-record and one-editor limits.
- Choose Starter when one person needs to publish and maintain a single app with no more than 5GB of team storage.
- Choose Professional when you need two published apps, up to five editors or more than Starter’s storage allowance.
- Choose Team when several collaborators manage up to five published apps or your project needs the 125GB team storage allowance.
- Discuss Business/Enterprise when the listed Team plan does not cover the organization’s commercial or operational requirements.
For client work, count editors as well as apps. One client app may fit Starter’s publishing allowance but exceed its collaboration limit as soon as both an agency builder and a client need editor access. Similarly, a growing app can fit the published-app count while outgrowing its plan’s storage.
Illustrative annual billing calculation
Starter’s $36 monthly equivalent produces an annual subscription of $432, calculated as $36 multiplied by 12. If a monthly billing rate is exactly 20% higher, the derived rate would be $43.20 per month. Keeping that rate for 12 months would total $518.40, which is $86.40 more than the annual commitment. This is an illustrative calculation from Adalo’s stated 20% difference, not a quoted checkout price.
Costs to check beyond the subscription
An Adalo plan pays for access to the builder and its applicable plan allowances. It does not absorb every cost involved in distributing or operating an app.
- Store accounts are external requirements. Apple publication requires an Apple Developer account. Android publication requires a Google Developer account and Firebase setup.
- Connected services such as external databases, REST APIs, automation platforms, maps and payment services may impose their own subscriptions, usage charges or transaction fees.
- Implementation work can add costs if you hire an agency, designer or integration specialist, although this is not an Adalo platform fee.
Price these dependencies separately and keep their billing units distinct. An external API charge based on requests, for example, should not be treated as part of Adalo’s storage or published-app allowance.
Publishing and technical limits that affect value
Plan capacity is only one part of fit. Adalo is designed for database-driven web, iOS and Android applications built from screens, collections, user access and configurable actions. Projects that fit that model can benefit from maintaining the interface, hosted data and app behavior in one visual workspace.
Integration requirements need early testing. Custom Actions require JSON responses and expose text, number and date or time outputs. External Collections require numeric record identifiers and do not support identifiers such as UUIDs. These constraints can affect an app even when its subscription has enough storage, editors and publication capacity.
Before committing annually, build a small end-to-end version using realistic data. Test authentication, permissions, record updates, navigation and any essential external request. For native deployment, also account for store submission and review processes controlled by Apple or Google.
Is Adalo worth the price for your app?
Adalo can be worth the subscription when you need a focused, database-driven app and prefer visual maintenance over building a conventional development stack. Starter has the clearest fit for a solo builder publishing one app, while Professional offers a relatively modest price increase when collaboration or a second published app is essential.
Team is easier to justify for multi-app operations that will use its ten-editor, five-app or 125GB allowances. It is less compelling if your only issue is a feature or integration design that Adalo cannot support, because a larger plan does not remove technical constraints such as Custom Action output types or numeric External Collection IDs.
The practical next step is to model your app on Free, estimate its records and storage, and test its most important integration. Then select the lowest paid tier that covers both publication and collaboration with reasonable room for growth.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Adalo pricing
Does Adalo have a free plan?
Yes. Adalo has an ongoing Free plan with one editor and up to 500 records per app. It supports building, previewing, sharing and testing. Native app-store publishing and custom-domain publishing require a paid plan.
Does Adalo offer a free trial of its paid plans?
A paid-plan free trial was not confirmed in the pricing information reviewed on October 16, 2026. The ongoing Free plan is the supported way to explore the builder and test a small project before subscribing.
Can I pay for Adalo monthly?
Adalo says monthly billing costs 20% more than annual billing. The listed Starter, Professional and Team figures are monthly equivalents billed annually, not month-to-month charges. Review the rate and total shown at checkout before choosing the monthly option.
Which Adalo plan do I need to publish an app?
Native publication to the Apple App Store or Google Play requires an eligible paid plan, as does custom-domain publishing. Starter includes one published app, Professional includes two and Team includes five. Store distribution also requires the appropriate external developer accounts.
What happens when I upgrade, downgrade or cancel?
The applicable timing, renewal and proration treatment is not established by the plan prices alone. Review the billing terms displayed in your Adalo account before changing a subscription, especially if you have published apps that rely on paid-plan features.
Which app costs are billed outside Adalo?
Apple and Google manage their own developer accounts, while connected API, database, automation and payment providers can apply separate pricing. Those charges do not form part of the Adalo subscription amounts shown here and should be budgeted with the relevant provider.
