Lovable vs Base44
Lovable is an AI app and website builder that builds websites and web apps from chat; Base44 is an AI app builder with authentication, a database and analytics built in. The prices are not billed the same way: Lovable Pro costs USD 25 a month; Base44 Starter costs USD 16 a month, billed yearly.
Choose Lovable for one web application that grows over many iterations, and Base44 for internal tools and small business apps with users and data. If you need spreadsheets, mobile apps and desktop apps as well, Siteglade, an autonomous AI agent with its own computer in the cloud, is a third option.
This comparison is published by Siteglade. Facts about other products come from their own pages, read on October 27, 2026 and linked under sources.
Lovable and Base44 side by side
The table compares without ranking: each cell comes from the product's own pages, and "Not listed" means the pricing page is silent on it.
| Lovable | Base44 | Siteglade | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paid plans | Pro USD 25 a month; Business USD 50 a month | Starter USD 16 a month, billed yearly; Builder USD 40 a month, billed yearly; Pro USD 80 a month, billed yearly | Pro USD 14.99, Plus USD 34.99, Max USD 69.99 a month |
| Free plan | A Free plan whose pricing page lists publishing as invite-only | A Free plan with 25 message credits and 100 integration credits | Free plan with 1,500 credits a month and 3 projects |
| Websites | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Lovable or Base44: the differences that decide
Lovable and Base44 are both AI app builders, so they compete for the same job. Both Lovable and Base44 list websites and web apps. Both can be tried for free: Lovable offers a Free plan whose pricing page lists publishing as invite-only, Base44 a Free plan with 25 message credits and 100 integration credits.
Pricing: Lovable vs Base44
Lovable's paid plans: Pro USD 25 a month (100 credits a month) and Business USD 50 a month (100 credits a month). Lovable charges credits per message; its pricing page gives 1.70 credits as the cost of a prompt like 'Make the button gray', and monthly plan credits expire two months after they are issued.
Base44's paid plans: Starter USD 16 a month, billed yearly (100 message credits); Builder USD 40 a month, billed yearly (250 message credits); Pro USD 80 a month, billed yearly (500 message credits) and Elite USD 160 a month, billed yearly (1,200 message credits). Base44's listed prices are for yearly billing, from USD 16 a month for Starter, and message credits are counted separately from integration credits.
Credits are counted differently by each product, so run one real task in both before you decide.
Where Lovable is stronger
One credit balance pays for building, hosting with Lovable Cloud and AI features inside your app. Pro and Business include extra grants for building and hosting with Cloud. Top-up credits last twelve months from purchase.
Where Base44 is stronger
The Free plan already includes authentication, a database and analytics. Its pricing page says two-way GitHub sync exports the full source code to your own repository. Its Elite plan includes 1,200 message credits and 50,000 integration credits a month.
A third option: Siteglade
Siteglade is about 33% cheaper than Lovable on the comparable plans.
Price basis: Siteglade Pro (USD 14.99) and Plus (USD 34.99) against Lovable Pro (USD 25) and Business (USD 50), monthly list prices in US dollars as shown on each pricing page on October 27, 2026; Siteglade's dollar prices exclude tax. Credits are specific to each product and are not compared.
Neither Lovable nor Base44 lists spreadsheets, mobile apps, desktop apps and browser games on its pricing page. Siteglade does. Spreadsheets come with working formulas, clean formatting and charts, as Excel or CSV files.
Where Base44 focuses on apps with users and data, Siteglade builds those apps too and adds mobile apps, games, decks, documents and videos. Tasks are processed in the EU on every plan, including Free.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lovable better than Base44?
Neither is better for everything. Lovable suits one web application that grows over many iterations; Base44 suits internal tools and small business apps with users and data.
Which is cheaper, Lovable or Base44?
The prices are not billed the same way: Lovable Pro costs USD 25 a month; Base44 Starter costs USD 16 a month, billed yearly.
Is there an alternative to both Lovable and Base44?
Siteglade, an autonomous AI agent with its own computer in the cloud. It delivers spreadsheets, mobile apps, desktop apps and browser games as well, with a Free plan with 1,500 credits a month and 3 projects.