Head to head
Stacker vs Softr (2026)
Softr takes the overall rating, but this pairing is decided on axes rather than totals: Stacker leads 0 of the ten, Softr leads 10.
Stacker
Client portals for consultancies, and not much else
3.3out of 5
A narrow, competent product with an awkward price. Stacker does per-client permissions over an existing data source better than most, and the portals look respectable without design work. But it starts at 59 EUR with no free tier, the AI layer is thin, and Softr now does a broadly similar job for less. Worth a look if the permission model is genuinely the hard part of your problem. Otherwise there are cheaper routes to the same portal.
- Price from
- 59 EUR
- Best for
- Consultancies and service businesses that need a per-client portal over data they already hold
- Ratings
- 9
Softr
The fastest way to put a usable front end on a spreadsheet
3.7out of 5
Excellent at one job and honest about it. If your data is already in Airtable and you need a gated portal your clients can log into, Softr gets you there faster than anything else in the index, with permissions that behave. It is a front end, not a platform: the record limits and page-load behaviour bite as data grows, there is no code export, and the AI assistant is cosmetic. Rent it for a portal. Do not build a product on it.
- Price from
- 49 EUR
- Best for
- Client portals, membership directories and internal views over data that already lives in Airtable
- Ratings
- 71
What each one looks like
Axis by axis
The leader on each axis is set in bold. The weight column is what that axis contributes to the overall rating, so a win on reliability counts for more than five times a win on code ownership.
| Axis | Weight | Stacker | Softr | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16% | 3.9 | 4.1 | Softr |
| Integrations | 16% | 3.8 | 4.2 | Softr |
| SEO and GEO | 13% | 2.5 | 3.3 | Softr |
| Design quality | 12% | 3.6 | 3.9 | Softr |
| Agent performance | 10% | 2.9 | 3.2 | Softr |
| Speed | 9% | 3.5 | 3.7 | Softr |
| Value | 9% | 3.0 | 3.6 | Softr |
| Scalability | 7% | 3.0 | 3.1 | Softr |
| API and MCP access | 5% | 3.1 | 3.4 | Softr |
| Code ownership | 3% | 2.0 | 2.1 | Softr |
| Overall, weighted | 100% | 3.3 | 3.7 | Softr |
Axis definitions and the full weighting are on how we review. Both tools last verified 14 August 2026.
Where the capabilities differ
| Capability | Stacker | Softr |
|---|---|---|
| Full-stack backend | No, portal layer over a data source | No, front end over a data source |
| Database included | Yes, or connect Airtable and Salesforce | Yes, or connect Airtable and Sheets |
| Auth included | Yes, per-client permissions | Yes, with user groups and gated pages |
| Code export | No | No |
| GitHub sync | No | No |
| One-click deploy | Yes | Yes |
| Custom domain | Yes | Yes, paid plans |
| Mobile or native output | Responsive web only | Responsive web and PWA |
| Team collaboration | Yes | Yes |
| Public API or MCP server | Limited | Limited, integrations and webhooks |
| Self-hosting the output | No | No |
Shaded rows are the ones where the two differ.
What each one costs
Stacker
No free tier, paid plans from about 59 EUR per month
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Starter | 59 EUR |
| Pro | 149 EUR |
Softr
Free tier with app limits, paid plans from about 49 EUR per month
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Free |
| Basic | 49 EUR |
| Professional | 139 EUR |
Which one should you choose
Pick Stacker if your project looks like consultancies and service businesses that need a per-client portal over data they already hold. Its strongest axes in this pairing are none of the ten, on our testing. Avoid it for anyone shopping for a general app builder, or working to a small budget.
Pick Softr if your project looks like client portals, membership directories and internal views over data that already lives in airtable. Its strongest axes here are reliability, integrations, seo and geo. Avoid it for products with their own data model, or anything that has to scale past a few thousand active users.
And the dissenting notes, which we publish rather than average away: on Stacker, The reviews editor argued Stacker deserves credit for permission granularity that Softr cannot match, and wanted a higher integrations mark. The gap was not large enough in our tests to move it. On Softr, One panellist argued the value score is too low given how much consulting work a Softr portal displaces. The majority held the mark because the entry paid plan is one of the highest here at 49 EUR.
Frequently asked
- Is Stacker better than Softr?
- On our weighted overall rating, Softr scores higher: 3.3 for Stacker against 3.7 for Softr. Axis by axis it is closer than that sounds. Stacker leads 0 of the ten axes, Softr leads 10, and 0 are tied. The right choice depends on which axes you weight, not on which total is larger.
- Which is cheaper, Stacker or Softr?
- Stacker starts at 59 EUR and Softr starts at 49 EUR. Compare the pricing models rather than the entry price: Stacker bills as no free tier, paid plans from about 59 eur per month and Softr bills as free tier with app limits, paid plans from about 49 eur per month.
- Can I move a project from Stacker to Softr?
- Only as far as code export allows. On the code ownership axis Stacker scores 2.0 and Softr scores 2.1 out of five, which reflects how much of the running application you can take with you and whether it still works once moved.
- Which one is better for search visibility?
- On the SEO and GEO axis, which we weight at 13 percent, Stacker scores 2.5 and Softr scores 3.3. That axis covers server rendered content, per route titles and canonicals, and whether the output is legible without JavaScript.