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25 message credits, 100 integration credits a month
No-Code App Builder
Base44 pricing, features & alternatives
AI app builder, owned by Wix, that turns a chat prompt into a working web app with database, logins and hosting handled for you.
- Price checked
- Vendor + third-party sources
- Confidence: Medium
Choose it if
Non-technical founders and small teams building internal tools, booking apps and client portals
Skip it if
You want full code ownership, a custom tech stack or a native mobile app
Starting price
US$16/month billed annually (Starter); US$20 monthly
Free plan: 25 message credits a month (5 a day) and 100 integration credits
Base44 overview
Decision checklist
- Buying consideration: Message credits are used when you ask the AI to build or change the app; integration credits are used by the live app for AI calls, email and other services. Plan figures are from a February 2026 independent breakdown; confirm on Base44's pricing page.
- Operational fit: Cloud (hosting included); support: Help centre and community; priority support on higher plans.
- Evidence context: Vendor + third-party sources, with facts checked 16 Oct 2026.
What Does Base44 Do?
Base44 builds web apps from a plain-English description. You describe what you want, and it generates the screens, database, user logins and hosting in one place, so there is nothing to set up separately. Wix acquired it in 2025.
It aims at people who want the fewest technical decisions, rather than developers who want full control of the code.
Common Base44 Use Cases
- Internal tools such as request trackers and approval dashboards
- Booking and scheduling apps for small businesses
- Client portals and simple CRMs
- Prototypes to test an idea before hiring developers
Inside Base44: The Main Workflow
Each chat request to change the app uses message credits. Separately, the live app uses integration credits when it calls AI, sends email or uses other built-in services. That second meter matters: a busy app can use credits even when you aren’t editing it.
How to Keep Base44 Costs Predictable
Write specific prompts and change one thing at a time, since fix-and-retry loops use message credits fast. Watch integration credits once real users arrive, and plan on Builder or above if your app sends many emails or AI calls.
Is Base44 Right for You?
Build a small version of the app on the free plan first. If it handles your core screens and data model, upgrading makes sense; if you keep fighting its defaults, a tool with more code control will save time.
Base44 pricing
Official pricing page (opens in a new tab)Starting price: US$16/month billed annually (Starter); US$20 monthly. Model: Monthly subscription with message and integration credits.
Worked exampleA founder making about 80 chat edits a month fits within Starter's 100 message credits for US$16 a month on annual billing.
Starter
US$16/month
Billed annually (US$20 monthly)
100 message, 2,000 integration credits
Builder
US$40/month
Billed annually (US$50 monthly)
250 message, 10,000 integration credits
Pro
US$80/month
Billed annually (US$100 monthly)
500 message, 20,000 integration credits
Elite
US$160/month
Billed annually (US$200 monthly)
1,200 message, 50,000 integration credits
Message credits are used when you ask the AI to build or change the app; integration credits are used by the live app for AI calls, email and other services. Plan figures are from a February 2026 independent breakdown; confirm on Base44's pricing page.
Key features
- Chat-to-app generation
- Built-in database
- User logins and roles
- Hosting included
- Built-in AI, email and file integrations
- Custom domains on paid plans
- Templates
- Collaboration on higher plans
Base44 pros and cons
Strengths
- Very little setup
- Cheapest paid entry among major AI app builders
- Database, auth and hosting in one place
Limitations
- Limited code export and control
- Two separate credit meters
- Free plan is tight
Biggest limitation: Integration credits are used by your live app, so a popular app can run out without any editing
Base44 at a glance
- Pricing model
- Monthly subscription with message and integration credits
- Free access
- Free plan: 25 message credits a month (5 a day) and 100 integration credits
- Support
- Help centre and community; priority support on higher plans
- India readiness
- Usable from India with USD billing; no INR pricing
- Deployment
- Cloud (hosting included)
- Use cases
- Booking apps, Client portals, Internal tools, Prototyping
- Industries
- Agencies, Operations, Small business, Startups
Base44 alternatives
Closest alternative: Lovable. Here is how the shortlist compares on price and fit.
| Compare |  Base44 |
 Lovable |
 Bubble |
Glide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Non-technical founders and small teams building internal tools, booking apps and client portals | Founders, small product teams and agencies prototyping web apps or building narrowly scoped internal tools with technical review available | Founders and agencies building custom portals, marketplaces or workflow apps that need a visual database and business logic | Operations teams building lightweight internal tools, directories and workflow apps from structured data |
| Starting price | US$16/month billed annually (Starter); US$20 monthly | Free plan; Pro 100 credits from US$25/month, or US$250/year | Free development plan; Web Starter US$32/month or US$29/month equivalent billed annually | Free; Explorer US$19/month billed annually |
| Free plan / trial | Free plan: 25 message credits a month (5 a day) and 100 integration credits | Free workspace with five daily build credits capped at 30 per calendar month; separate Cloud and AI grants | Free development version; eligible new apps can access a 14-day Starter trial subject to activation rules | Free plan for learning and small personal apps |
| Biggest limitation | Integration credits are used by your live app, so a popular app can run out without any editing | A subscription is not an unlimited app-operating budget: build activity and deployed Cloud or AI usage consume different allowances, while generated code still needs review. | Workload measures backend resources, not a predictable number of users; inefficient queries and repeated workflows can raise consumption without increasing customer value. | Usage, user and update limits make the cost less predictable as an app grows |
Prices are taken from each vendor's own pricing page on the dates shown. Taxes and add-ons may apply; confirm before you buy.
Base44 FAQs
How much does Base44 cost?
Paid plans start at US$16 a month billed annually, or US$20 monthly.
Is Base44 free?
Yes, with 25 message credits a month (5 a day) and 100 integration credits.
What are integration credits?
Credits your live app uses for AI calls, email and built-in services.
Who owns Base44?
Wix acquired Base44 in 2025.
Can I export my Base44 code?
Code export is limited compared with Lovable or Bolt.
Sources and how we checked
We read pricing and plan limits from Base44's own pages (listed above) on the dates above. Where a vendor does not publish a price we can verify, we say so rather than estimate. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Profile updated · facts checked 16 Oct 2026
Base44US$16/month billed annually (Starter); US$20 monthly
