Base44 review
7.4/10★★★★★Wix-owned builder that ships business apps with database, logins and hosting built in
- Best for
- Founders and operators who need a working internal tool or prototype fast without touching infrastructure
- Price
- Freemium · from $16/month
Free: 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month, up to 5 apps - Platforms
- Web
- Made by
- Wix.com Ltd., Israel
What it is
Base44 builds full-stack apps from a prompt, with its own integrated backend, database, authentication and hosting so there is nothing to wire up. Paid plans add custom domains and two-way GitHub sync of the app code; the managed backend itself can't be exported.
Latest: Base44 launched its own Base1 model in 2026 and reached $150M ARR by May 2026, according to parent Wix.
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
Pros and cons
- 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
How it scores
Easiest route to a working business app; lock-in and mixed user ratings hold it back.
Feature checklist · 5 of 9
- Built-in database and user logins (yes)
- One-click publishing with hosting included (yes)
- Free plan that can publish an app (yes)
- Custom domains (yes)
- Export the code or sync it to GitHub (yes)
- Builds iOS or Android apps for the app stores (no)
- Visual point-and-click editing alongside chat (no)
- Payments built in (e.g. Stripe) (no)
- Build from a phone app (no)
Alternatives
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- Replit 7.6/10Non-coders and indie builders who want an idea taken all the way to a hosted app in one place
- v0 7.1/10Developers and designers who want production-quality React UI and plan to keep working on the code
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