Lovable Alternatives
Short version: Bolt.new is the closest swap and costs the same $25 a month. Base44 has the lowest paid price here, $16 a month if you pay for the year. Replit gives you a hosted workspace and database from $20. v0 fits if your site already runs on Vercel. And if you don't mind seeing the code, Claude Code comes with a $20 Claude Pro plan.
Why people look around: Lovable bills in credits, and a credit doesn't buy a fixed amount of work. In its default mode, Lovable says "credits vary based on task complexity": about half a credit for "Make the button gray" and 1.7 for a landing page with generated images. Pro gives you 100 credits a month for $25, and unused monthly credits expire two months after they're issued. We compared Lovable with Bolt.new in detail here.
What you pay
| Tool | Free option | Cheapest paid plan | Pay yearly | Usage is counted in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovable (for reference) | 5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month | Pro, $25/mo for 100 credits | 2 months free | Credits |
| Bolt.new | 300K tokens a day, 1M a month | Pro, $25/mo for 10M tokens a month | Save up to 28% | Tokens |
| Base44 | 25 message credits a month, up to 5 apps | Starter, $16/mo billed yearly, 100 message credits | Save 20% | Message and integration credits |
| Replit | None shown on its pricing page | Core, $20/mo ($18/mo billed yearly) | Up to 10% off | Credits, plus Free Mode chat |
| v0 | 7 messages a day | Plus, $30 per user/mo with $30 of credits | Not listed | Credits, in dollars |
| Claude Code | Not on Claude's free plan | Claude Pro, $20/mo ($17/mo billed yearly) | $200 up front for the year | Your Claude plan's usage limits |
Prices are in US dollars, before tax. Checked October 27, 2026 on each company's pricing page: Lovable (opens in a new tab), Bolt.new (opens in a new tab), Base44 (opens in a new tab), Replit (opens in a new tab), v0 (opens in a new tab) and Claude (opens in a new tab).
Credits, tokens and messages aren't the same unit, so the paid plans can't be lined up one to one. The fair test is to give two of them the same prompt and watch how fast each meter moves.
The options
Bolt.new. The closest match to Lovable: you describe an app in chat, and Bolt builds and hosts it. Pro is $25 a month, the same as Lovable Pro, with 10M tokens a month, no daily limit and unused tokens that roll over. The free plan includes website hosting and unlimited databases, with Bolt branding on your sites. Bolt says most token use comes from syncing your project's files to the AI, so bigger projects use more tokens per message. Teams is $30 per member a month.
Base44. Base44 describes itself as a no-code AI platform that builds the frontend, backend, database, user sign-in and payments from a plain-language description. Starter is $16 a month billed yearly for 100 message credits, and you can connect your own domain. The free plan gives you 25 message credits a month and up to 5 apps. GitHub integration starts on Builder, $40 a month billed yearly.
Replit. A hosted workspace where Replit Agent builds and runs the app. Core is $20 a month ($18 billed yearly) and includes $20 toward more powerful models plus up to 30 hours of chat on Free Mode. Pro, $100 a month, adds 10 parallel agents, up to 15 collaborators and database rollback for up to 28 days. Its pricing page doesn't show a free plan.
v0. Vercel's builder. Even the free plan deploys to Vercel and syncs with GitHub, with a limit of 7 messages a day. Plus is $30 per user a month with $30 of monthly credits and $2 of free credits each day you log in. Business is $100 per user. Like Bolt Teams, it charges per person, which adds up for a team.
Claude Code. A different kind of tool: Anthropic's coding agent works in your terminal, on code that lives on your machine. It comes with Claude Pro at $20 a month ($17 billed yearly) and shares your plan's usage limits with chat. It isn't on the free plan. It suits you if you're ready to run commands and deploy the app yourself. Our guide to Cursor alternatives and what they cost covers more tools like it.
Which one should you pick?
- Same kind of tool, same price: Bolt.new Pro at $25.
- Lowest monthly bill: Base44 Starter, $16 a month if you pay for the year.
- The code and a hosted database in one place: Replit Core.
- Your site already runs on Vercel: v0.
- You're happy to work with code: Claude Code, through Claude Pro.
- A team sharing one budget: Lovable may still cost less. Every Lovable plan allows unlimited members on one shared pool of credits, while Bolt Teams and v0 charge per person.
If you've narrowed it to Lovable, Replit and Base44, we compared the three in detail here.
Bolt.new, Base44 and v0 all have free plans, so try the same prompt in two of them before you pay. You can see every tool we track for this job on our page for AI tools that build an app from a prompt.
Questions
- What's the cheapest alternative to Lovable?
- Base44 Starter is $16 a month billed yearly for 100 message credits. Bolt.new, Base44 and v0 also have free plans. Prices checked Oct 27, 2026.
- Is Bolt.new cheaper than Lovable?
- For one person they cost the same: Bolt Pro and Lovable Pro both start at $25 a month. For a team, Lovable charges per workspace with unlimited members, while Bolt Teams is $30 per member a month.
- Is there a Lovable alternative that gives me the code?
- v0 syncs with GitHub on every plan, including the free one. Base44 says you own your code and can export the full source to your own GitHub repo (its GitHub integration is listed from the Builder plan). Claude Code works on code that lives on your own machine.