Base44 vs Lovable
Read from each vendor’s own pages last night, so it does not go stale the way a written comparison does.
Before you read on · Acquired since 18 June 2025
Base44 was acquired by Wix and is no longer independent.
Acquired by Wix in 2025. Unlike most acquisitions in this category it kept growing after the deal, so "acquired" here does not mean "avoid".
Measured — counted from real repositories, nightlyAsserted — read from the vendor docs, dated
| Compared on | Base44 | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| Asserted — what each vendor publishes about itself | ||
| Category | App builder | App builder |
| Vendor | Wix | Lovable |
| Status | Acquired | Active |
| How it charges | Credits | Credits |
| Entry price | Free, then $16 / mo | Not read |
| Plans |
| No named tier on Lovable's pricing page could be read with a price beside it. |
| Default model | None — you choose | None — you choose |
| Your own key | No — bundled only | No — bundled only |
| Source | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Measured — counted on the last nightly run | ||
| Stars | not measured | not measured |
| Maintenance | not measured | not measured |
| Days since last push | not measured | not measured |
| Top model in it | not measured | not measured |
| Its volume | not measured | not measured |
What has changed on either of them
3 entries| What changed | Kind | Was, and is now | Confidence | Occurred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovable changed the quota wording on its pricing pageLovable | Quota change | limits 4 credits, 5 buildlimits 4 credits, 5 build, unlimited members on all plans | low | |
| Base44 changed the quota wording on its pricing pageBase44 | Quota change | limits 1,200 message, 100 message, 25 credits, 25 message, 250 message, 500 messagelimits 1,200 message, 100 message, 25 credits, 25 message, 250 message, 5 apps, 500 message, unlimited number of apps in-app code | low | |
| Base44 acquired by WixBase44 | Acquisition | Acquired · acquired by Wix | high |
