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    Base44 alternatives, sorted by what you keep when you leave

    People search for Base44 alternatives when they want the app somewhere else, so this page sorts six by what leaves with you. Base44's pricing FAQ says you own your code, data and users. Its GitHub docs, read on 23 October 2026, add the rules: Builder plan at $40 or higher, one branch named main, no reverting past the connection. A dated migration guide adds that the exported frontend still calls Base44's servers for every read and login. The six below are priced the same day; one was run.

    Find your replacement

    Four questions, your top three

    What must come with you?
    Will you open the code?
    Do you need a plan that costs nothing to start?
    How many people will build?

    Your shortlist

    01

    Lovable

    You want the managed backend Base44 gave you, with the database and auth in a Supabase-based Cloud, two-way GitHub sync on every plan, 5 free build credits a day and unlimited collaborators.

    Browse the measured prompts →
    02

    Bolt.new

    You want the closest prompt-to-app substitute that can also import the repository you export from Base44, with a ZIP download and two-way GitHub sync.

    Lovable vs Bolt →
    03

    Bubble

    You never want code, want visual control of every element and accept staying on one platform for good.

    Lovable vs Bubble →

    Scored from the facts in the table below, by what you keep. Lovable gets no bonus points.

    What leaves with you

    Three things a Base44 app is made of

    The frontend code

    GitHub sync from Builder · export zip on any plan

    React source and custom function source, per the 13Labs migration guide; Base44's GitHub docs require a branch named main.

    The backend

    Entities · auth · functions · integrations

    Run by Base44. Its docs describe local development with a local Base44 backend through its CLI, and say nothing about hosting it elsewhere.

    The data

    Users · records · files

    Stays in your workspace. Base44 lists no bulk data export; the Tables view exports rows.

    One consequence decides most moves. Lovable, Bubble and Base44 itself cannot open an exported repository, so a move to any of them is a rebuild from a prompt plus a data export. Bolt, Replit, v0 and Cursor open the repository, and every one of them leaves you to replace the Base44 backend calls.

    Side by side

    Base44 and the six, sortable

    Must have:Sort:

    Showing all 7 tools

    Lovable and six alternatives: free tier, entry paid price, meter, code export, backend and best fit, read on each vendor's pricing page on the date in the source column
    ToolFree tierEntry paidYou pay byKeep the codeBackendBest forRead
    CursorAI code editorFree: limited agent and chat requests$8/mo (Grok only); $30/mo with other modelsA weekly usage pool by model; third-party models at API list priceAlways: the code stays on your machineNo database, auth, hosting or deployDevelopers with an existing codebase23 October 2026
    Base44Prompt-to-app, managed backend25 message and 100 integration credits a month$16/mo (annual)Message credits plus integration creditsGitHub listed on Builder ($40) and up; one branch named mainYes, managed: entities, functions, loginNon-technical founders building internal or CRUD apps23 October 2026
    ReplitCloud IDE with an agentNo free plan listed; a Free Mode inside Core and Pro$20/mo ($18 annual)Effort-based dollars, pay as you goYes: two-way GitHub sync from the Git paneYes, built-in database, storage and hostingDevelopers who want agent speed plus a shell and a repo23 October 2026
    LovablePrompt-to-app builder5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month€25/moCredits per messageYes: two-way GitHub and GitLab sync, one branch at a timeYes: built-in backend with database, auth, storage and functionsNon-technical founders who want a full-stack app from prompts22 October 2026
    Bolt.newPrompt-to-app builder1M tokens a month, 300K daily cap$25/mo ($18 annual)TokensYes: two-way GitHub sync, imports an existing repo; ZIP downloadYes, including databases and hostingNon-technical founders who want a full-stack prototype and a clean way out23 October 2026
    v0Prompt-to-app in the Vercel pipeline$5 one-time credit, 7 messages a day$30/user/moPrepaid credits, token-metered per modelYes: opens pull requests on your repoYes; Vercel's docs say it builds backend logicDevelopers and teams on Next.js and Vercel23 October 2026
    BubbleVisual no-codeFree, 50K workload units a month, for apps under construction$59/mo (annual)Workload units across 12 activity typesNo: apps run only on BubbleYes, fully proprietaryNon-technical teams who never plan to leave23 October 2026

    The last column is the date we checked on each vendor's page. Base44 and Bubble prices are annual billing; Base44's monthly prices did not render. Lovable is shown in euros as displayed to EU visitors.

    Base44's own plans

    What each Base44 plan includes, read today

    From base44.com/pricing on 23 October 2026, yearly billing, the only prices the page rendered. Every plan includes the integrated backend and database; the annual discount is 20% per the FAQ.

    What each Base44 plan includes, read today
    Per month, billed annuallyMessage creditsIntegration creditsAppsGitHub sync
    Free$025100Up to 5No
    Starter$161002,000UnlimitedNo
    Builder$4025010,000UnlimitedYes
    Pro$8050020,000UnlimitedYes
    Elite$1601,20050,000UnlimitedYes

    The pricing FAQ answers rollover with nothing and running out with an upgrade prompt. Changes take effect at the next billing cycle, and apps stay live with the data in your workspace.

    Each tool

    Choose it if, skip it if, and the record

    Lovable

    €25/mo · Credits per message

    Choose it if

    You want the managed backend Base44 gave you, with the database and auth in a Supabase-based Cloud, two-way GitHub sync on every plan, 5 free build credits a day and unlimited collaborators.

    Skip it if

    You want to bring the Base44 code: Lovable's Git sync always creates a new repository, so a Base44 app moves as a prompt and a data export, never as a repository.

    On the record

    CVE-2025-48757, insufficient row-level security in generated projects. An authorisation flaw in Lovable's own API disclosed in April 2026 let a free account read another user's source and database credentials; reporting says it was patched for new projects and not remediated for projects created before November 2025. The Next Web

    Source: lovable.dev/pricing read 22 October 2026 (euros, EU visitor signed out); The Next Web and SC Media for the recordLovable pricing explained →
    Lovable
    Choose it if: You want the managed backend Base44 gave you, with the database and auth in a Supabase-based Cloud, two-way GitHub sync on every plan, 5 free build credits a day and unlimited collaborators. Skip it if: You want to bring the Base44 code: Lovable's Git sync always creates a new repository, so a Base44 app moves as a prompt and a data export, never as a repository. On the record: CVE-2025-48757, insufficient row-level security in generated projects. An authorisation flaw in Lovable's own API disclosed in April 2026 let a free account read another user's source and database credentials; reporting says it was patched for new projects and not remediated for projects created before November 2025. Source: lovable.dev/pricing read 22 October 2026 (euros, EU visitor signed out); The Next Web and SC Media for the record
    Bolt.new
    Choose it if: You want the closest prompt-to-app substitute that can also import the repository you export from Base44, with a ZIP download and two-way GitHub sync. Skip it if: Your app is large: Bolt's token docs say most usage is reading and syncing your project files, so a big imported project costs more per message. On the record: No major incident in our sources. Its Git docs, read 23 October 2026, describe two-way sync and repo import; Open in StackBlitz is gone for projects on the new storage format since April 2026. Paid tokens roll over for two months. Source: bolt.new/pricing read 23 October 2026 (Pro $18 and Teams $27 per member billed annually, $25 and $30 monthly); token docs read 26 September 2026
    v0
    Choose it if: You want the exported code reviewed as pull requests in a Next.js project on Vercel, with your own database provider instead of Base44's. Skip it if: You want a backend handed to you: v0 wires Upstash, Neon, Supabase or Vercel Blob from a marketplace, and an exported Base44 app is a React frontend to rewire. On the record: The $20 Premium plan is being sunsetted and is closed to new users, so Plus at $30 per user is the entry paid price. Monthly credits roll over and expire after 65 days. Source: v0.app/docs/pricing read 23 October 2026
    Replit
    Choose it if: You want the exported repository in a workspace with a shell, a managed PostgreSQL per app and checkpoint restores, and you will pay from Core at $20. Skip it if: You want a free plan or predictable costs: Replit lists no free plan, and agent work is billed by effort per checkpoint. On the record: July 2025: the agent deleted a customer's production database during an active code freeze, generated fabricated data and reported a rollback impossible. Replit's CEO called it a catastrophic error of judgement. Source: replit.com/pricing read 23 October 2026 (Core $20, $18 annual; Pro $100, $90 annual); Fortune for the record
    Cursor
    Choose it if: You are rewriting the exported frontend against your own backend and want the agent in an editor, from $8 a month on Grok models. Skip it if: You need the tool to host the app or give you a database: Cursor's pricing page prints nothing about either. On the record: The June 2025 Pro repricing drew an apology and refunds. On 23 October 2026 the pricing page sells Cursor as The X Subscription: Plus $8 with Grok models only, Premium $30, Super $100, Ultra $200, with Hobby, Pro and Pro+ listed as legacy plans. Source: cursor.com/pricing and cursor.com/docs/account/pricing read 23 October 2026; both carry X and Grok branding and name X Subscription Corp, which third-party coverage dates to 12 October 2026
    Bubble
    Choose it if: You never want code, want visual control of every element and accept staying on one platform for good. Skip it if: Leaving Base44 was about ownership: Bubble's manual says apps run only on Bubble and cannot be exported as code. On the record: With overages off, the manual says exceeding the plan's workload takes the app offline until the next billing period (read 26 September 2026). The pricing page on 23 October 2026 confirms overages can be turned off and says nothing about the limit behaviour. Source: bubble.io/pricing read 23 October 2026 (Starter $59, Growth $209, Team $549, billed annually); manual read 26 September 2026

    Move to Lovable if and go elsewhere if

    Lovable

    Move to Lovable if

    • The managed backend is why you chose Base44: Lovable Cloud ships database, auth, storage and functions on every plan
    • You will rebuild from a prompt and import the data, with no repository to carry
    • Two or more people build: unlimited collaborators on every plan
    • You want GitHub two-way sync from the Free plan, where Base44 starts it at $40

    Elsewhere

    Go elsewhere if

    • You want the exported repository opened as it is: Bolt, Replit, v0 and Cursor import it, Lovable cannot
    • You are replacing the Base44 backend with your own: Cursor or v0
    • You want a shell and a managed PostgreSQL per app: Replit
    • Your security posture is audited and the project would be on Lovable before November 2025

    The backend dependency is the row Base44's pricing page does not print. Its FAQ says nothing is locked to the platform; its GitHub docs describe running the code with a local Base44 backend through its CLI; and a migration guide of 29 July 2026 says the exported frontend needs a Base44 base URL and that cancelling stops every screen that reads or writes data. The alternatives have records too: Lovable carries CVE-2025-48757 and an April 2026 API flaw, not remediated for projects created before November 2025. Reporting by 13Labs, a DigitalOcean community answer, The Next Web. The security guide has the scans we ran on our own project.

    Lovable's chat after the SaaS MVP with user auth run on 26 September 2026: the build-complete message with the preview of the generated app beside it
    A rebuild on the Lovable route, measured: the SaaS MVP with user auth, 26 September 2026, our own workspace, 4 questions first, 10.4 credits, roles checked in the database.

    That run is what a rebuild of a Base44-style app with sign-in and roles cost on Lovable: 10.4 credits, and 1.8 for a capture page. We have no measured Base44 run to set beside it. The prompt page has the builder and the screenshots, and the pricing guide turns every run into builds per plan.

    The left column describes you?

    Start on the Free plan: 5 build credits a day, no card. Our cheapest measured build, landing page + email opt-in, cost 1.8 credits in one round.

    Disclosure: if you create a Lovable account through links on this page, we may earn a commission. It costs you nothing and does not change what we recommend.Start free on Lovable

    How we compared, and what we did not publish

    • Base44's plans, FAQ and GitHub docs read on 23 October 2026; the other five from their pricing pages and docs on the date in each row.
    • The backend dependency of exported code is attributed to a dated third-party migration guide and a community answer, because Base44's docs do not state it either way.
    • Credit figures only from runs in our own Lovable workspace, read before and after.
    • Sorted by what you keep, never ranked.

    Not published

    • An export run of our own: we hold no Base44 account, so the frontend-only reading rests on the sources named.
    • Base44's monthly-billed prices and credit rollover: the page rendered neither.
    • The Wix acquisition price that circulates on other pages: not verified against a primary source.
    • The same prompt on all seven builders: one measured, six documented.

    What changed

    1. 23 Oct 2026Rebuilt on the list-comparison template. Base44 pricing and GitHub docs re-read; plans unchanged since September. Added the backend dependency of exported code from a 29 July 2026 migration guide. Bolt's Git docs now describe repo import; Cursor sells as The X Subscription from $8.
    2. 26 Sep 2026First published with Base44's GitHub rules quoted and six alternatives priced on the day.

    Frequently asked

    What is the best Base44 alternative?

    Sort by what you need to keep. The managed backend without Base44: Lovable, with Cloud and two-way GitHub on every plan, rebuilt from a prompt. The exported repository opened somewhere else: Bolt, Replit or v0, which all import one. The frontend rewritten against your own backend: Cursor. No code at all: Bubble, which is a different decision. Prices read 23 October 2026.

    Can you export code from Base44?

    Yes, two ways. GitHub two-way sync needs the Builder plan or higher, a default branch named main, and after connecting you cannot revert to versions from before it; the export API downloads the app's current saved code as a zip. Base44's docs describe running the code locally with its CLI and a local Base44 backend, and do not say it runs without Base44 services. A migration guide published 29 July 2026 says the export holds the React frontend and custom function source, and that every data read and login still goes through the Base44 SDK to Base44's servers.

    What happens to my app if I cancel Base44?

    Base44's pricing FAQ says plan changes take effect at the next billing cycle and that apps stay live and data stays in your workspace. For an exported copy running elsewhere, the 13Labs guide of 29 July 2026 says cancelling the subscription stops every screen that reads or writes data, because the frontend still calls Base44. Export the data before the move; Base44 lists no bulk data export.

    Is Base44 free?

    There is a Free plan: 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month, up to 5 apps, with the backend and database included, read 23 October 2026. GitHub sync starts on Builder at $40 a month billed annually; Starter at $16 adds unlimited apps and a custom domain without GitHub. Monthly-billed prices did not render on the page.

    How does Base44 pricing compare with Lovable?

    Base44 meters two balances, message credits for building and integration credits for running, across five plans from $0 to $160 a month billed annually. Lovable meters one credit balance per message: Free with 5 build credits a day, Pro at €25 a month for 100 credits, read 22 October 2026. We measured three Lovable prompts at 1.8, 9.5 and 10.4 credits; we have no measured Base44 runs.

    Did you test Base44 against these tools?

    No. We have measured runs on Lovable only, with credits read before and after. Base44 and the other five are their pricing pages and documentation with read dates, and the backend dependency is attributed to a third-party migration guide and a DigitalOcean community answer. Nothing here ranks output quality.

    Sources, with the date each was read

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    Written by

    Marco Kohns

    Marco Kohns

    Founder of ProtoBites - Venture Growth Studio

    Growth PM at a Silicon Valley scale-up (a16z and General Catalyst backed), ex-Techstars where he consulted 13 early-stage startups, Reforge-trained. Every prompt on this site comes out of shipping ProtoBites' own portfolio products.

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