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Lovable vs Base44
Lovable scores higher overall (8.2 vs 7.4), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Lovable if…
Non-technical founders and teams who want a polished full-stack web app or internal tool from a prompt
8.2/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Base44 if…
Founders and operators who need a working internal tool or prototype fast without touching infrastructure
7.4/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Lovable | Base44 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.2/10 | 7.4/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 | #4 of 10 |
| Price | Freemium · from $21/month | Freemium · from $16/month |
| Free version | 5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month) plus 20 Cloud credits; Lovable branding | 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month, up to 5 apps |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Made by | Lovable Labs Incorporated | Wix.com Ltd. |
| Build quality | 8 | 7 |
| Ease of use | 9 | 9 |
| Features | 8 | 7 |
| Value for money | 7.5 | 8 |
| Platforms | 9 | 5 |
Lovable: what the AI does
- Prompt- or screenshot-to-app generation
- Built-in database, auth and hosting (Lovable Cloud)
- AI features inside the apps you build
- Voice prompts from the mobile app
- Integrations with Stripe, GitHub, Notion, Shopify and Slack
- Reviewers rate its UI output among the best
- Backend, logins and hosting set up for you
- Mobile apps let you keep building from your phone
- Huge user base and fast product pace
- Credit metering makes heavy iteration costly
- Less control for complex custom logic
- Web apps only; no app-store builds
Base44: what the AI does
- Prompt-to-full-stack-app generation
- Integrated backend, database and auth
- Choice of AI models
- Discussion mode that saves credits
- Auto-generated API endpoints
- Very fast from prompt to a deployed app
- Free plan builds real, working apps
- Low entry price
- SOC 2 Type II compliance
- Backend can't be exported, so you're locked in
- Fixing bugs uses the same credits as building
- No native mobile app generation