Base44 as a Lovable alternative: an all-in-one builder from Wix

Contents

1. What Base44 does
2. Portability and mobile
3. Published evidence
4. Strengths and limits
5. Pricing
6. Questions to ask Base44
7. Sources

Type	AI app builder (Wix)
Founded	Acquired by Wix in 2025
Pricing	Published
Website	base44.com

Base44 builds apps, websites and AI agents from prompts with the backend, storage, sign-in and hosting built in⁠1Turn an idea into a working app or website with AIBase44 (Wix.com). Wix agreed to acquire it in June 2025 for an initial payment of $80 million plus later milestone payments⁠2Wix acquires Israeli vibe coding co Base44Globes · 18 Jun 2025.

Best for: Small internal apps and prototypes where a built-in backend, data rules and hosting in one subscription matter more than portability.

Not the right fit for: Teams that need SSO below Enterprise, true native mobile apps, or a stated path to run the code outside the platform.

What Base44 does

Base44 includes user management and authentication, a database and hosting in every plan⁠1Turn an idea into a working app or website with AIBase44 (Wix.com). Data permissions are set up automatically as the app is built, with create, read, update and delete rules per table, default User and Admin roles and field-level rules⁠3Managing data permissionsBase44 Docs. Its backend is free to use while in beta, and backend operations draw on the workspace's integration credits⁠4Backend pricingBase44 Docs.

On security, Base44 states SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, encrypts data in transit and at rest, stores data in the US by default and lets Elite and Enterprise workspaces choose other regions; audit logs are an Enterprise feature⁠5Base44 platform securityBase44 (Wix.com).

Portability and mobile

Two-way GitHub sync requires the Builder plan or higher and covers the frontend code plus backend functions, entities and agents⁠6GitHub integrationBase44 Docs. The pages we read state no way to run that code outside Base44. Mobile apps run the published web app inside a native wrapper, and downloading the store files needs the Builder plan or higher⁠7Submitting your app to app storesBase44 Docs.

Published evidence

No case studies with named customers are published.

Strengths and limits

Strengths

• Data permissions are set up automatically as the app is built, with per-table create, read, update and delete rules and field-level rules.
• States SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, with region choice on Elite and Enterprise workspaces.
• Two-way GitHub sync exports the frontend code and the backend functions, entities and agents.

Limits

• Mobile apps run the published web app inside a native wrapper, and store files need the Builder plan or higher.
• Its pages state no way to self-host the exported code outside Base44.
• Its security page and its SSO documentation disagree on which plans include app SSO.
• Backend operations draw on the same integration credits as the app’s other actions.

Choose another option if: You are leaving Lovable for portability or native mobile. Replit, FlutterFlow or v0 fit those reasons better.

Pricing

Published, billed annually: Starter $16, Builder $40, Pro $80 and Elite $160 a month, with message and integration credits. Enterprise on request.

Questions to ask Base44

• Can the code synced to GitHub run outside Base44, and what would it depend on?
• Which plan includes SSO for our app's users?
• How many integration credits will our app's backend use at our traffic?
• When will the backend leave beta, and how will its pricing change?

See how Base44 compares with the other builders in the main guide.

Sources

1. Turn an idea into a working app or website with AI. Base44 (Wix.com). Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
2. Wix acquires Israeli vibe coding co Base44. Globes, 18 Jun 2025. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
3. Managing data permissions. Base44 Docs. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
4. Backend pricing. Base44 Docs. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
5. Base44 platform security. Base44 (Wix.com). Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
6. GitHub integration. Base44 Docs. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
7. Submitting your app to app stores. Base44 Docs. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
8. Base44 plans and pricing. Base44 (Wix.com). Accessed 8 Nov 2026.

Further reading

• Buyer's guide · Updated quarterlyThe best Lovable alternatives for 2027An analysis of eight builders for people whose Lovable prototype now has to hold real data, compared on seven published criteria, with the evidence behind each and the established path to production.
• Guide · CostLovable vs Bolt vs Replit, what each costs in 2027All three start between $20 and $25 a month. They meter different things, and that difference decides what a busy month costs once a project grows.
• Guide · Reasons to switchWhy people leave Lovable in 2027, and when they shouldn'tCost per change, a record of security incidents and a backend built for speed rather than portability. What each reason rests on, how much weight it deserves and what to check before leaving.