Lovable alternatives in 2026: free, cheaper, mobile and open-source options

Looking for something instead of Lovable? Eight alternatives, sorted by the reason you want to switch: price, free plan, a phone app or open source.

People look for a Lovable alternative for one of a few reasons: credits run out too fast, they want a bigger free plan, they need a real phone app, or they want open-source code on their own computer. This guide sorts the options by that reason, with prices from each official pricing page, checked on November 12, 2026. We have not tested these tools with our own accounts for this guide, and none of the links here are affiliate links. Prices are in US dollars, exclude tax and can vary by country.

The short answer

• Closest to Lovable, with a bigger free plan: Bolt.new, which gives 1 million tokens a month for free.
• Login and database built in, low starting price: Base44, from $16/mo billed annually (GitHub sync is listed from the Builder plan, $40/mo annually).
• For React interfaces if you already use Vercel: v0.
• For a native iPhone and Android app: Rork or RapidNative.
• Free and open source, on your own computer: Dyad.
• If you can read code and want full control: an AI code editor such as Cursor.

Lovable, for reference

Lovable's Free plan needs no credit card and gives 5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month). Pro is $25/mo billed monthly, with 100 credits a month, and Business is $50/mo. Annual billing gives 2 months free. Every plan allows unlimited members in a workspace, and you own the code. Students get up to 50% off Pro.

Comparison table

Bolt.new: the closest match, with more free usage

Bolt.new also builds web apps from a chat. Free gives 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, with hosting and unlimited databases, but shows Bolt branding on your site. Pro is $25/mo billed monthly: no daily limit, from 10M tokens a month, your own domain, and unused tokens roll over to the next month. Yearly billing saves up to 28%. Teams is $30 per member a month.

Full comparison: vibebuilderhub.com/en/compare/lovable-vs-bolt

Base44: low starting price, backend included

Base44 builds the whole app from a description: screens, database, login and analytics. Free gives 25 message credits a month and up to 5 apps. Paid plans, billed annually, are $16/mo (Starter, 100 credits), $40 (Builder, 250), $80 (Pro, 500) and $160 (Elite, 1,200); annual billing saves 20% over monthly. Base44 says you own your code and can sync it both ways with GitHub; on the pricing page, GitHub integration is listed from Builder ($40/mo billed annually) up, not on Starter or Free.

Full comparison: vibebuilderhub.com/en/compare/base44-vs-lovable

v0: for Vercel and React users

v0 is made by Vercel. Free gives new users $5 in one-time credits and a 7-message-a-day limit; it deploys to Vercel and syncs with GitHub. Plus is $30 per user a month (the page shows $90 crossed out next to it, so it looks like a reduced price that may change), with $30 of monthly credits and $2 of free daily credits when you log in. Business is $100 per user a month.

Full comparison: vibebuilderhub.com/en/compare/lovable-vs-v0

Replit: build, launch and host in one place

Replit builds apps, sites and tools from plain language, and launches and hosts them in the same place, according to Replit. Core is $20/mo ($18 billed annually) and Pro is $100/mo ($90 annually), with up to 15 collaborators. The pricing page does not show a free plan.

Full comparison: vibebuilderhub.com/en/compare/replit-vs-base44

Rork and RapidNative: when you need a phone app

Lovable builds web apps. For an app people install on their phone, two tools are made for that.

Rork builds native apps: iPhone in SwiftUI and Android in Kotlin. Free only lets you explore designs (5 design credits a month). Rork Pro is $20/mo with 100 credits, for iPhone, Android and web. Rork Max, at $200/mo, focuses on iOS, iPad and Apple Watch.

RapidNative builds React Native apps. Free gives 20 credits a month and 5 screens per project, with no card. Billed monthly, Starter is $20 (50 credits, with code export), Pro $49 and Max $99. Yearly billing saves 50%.

Shipper: apps, sites and bots in one place

Shipper builds websites, web and mobile apps, browser extensions, and WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and Discord bots. Pro is $25 per user a month billed monthly, with 100 credits, and Max is $200 per user a month, with 500 credits. The page mentions a free plan but does not say what it includes.

Dyad: free and open source, on your computer

Dyad is an open-source app you install on your computer. It runs locally and uses the AI model you choose: OpenAI, Anthropic, or local models through Ollama and LM Studio. The app is free; what you pay is the AI model you connect (local models have no per-use cost). It exports code that runs on its own and connects to Supabase or Neon for database and login. There is a paid plan, Dyad Pro, with no price on the home page.

Cursor: if you can read code

Cursor is an AI code editor you download to your computer. It makes sense if you can read and adjust code, not if you want to build an app only by chatting. We could not confirm Cursor's current plans on November 12, 2026, so we list no price here. Check the official pricing page.

Full comparison: vibebuilderhub.com/en/compare/cursor-vs-bolt

How to choose

• Lovable credits run out too fast: compare what each plan gives per month. Bolt counts tokens, Base44 message credits, v0 dollars of credit, so they cannot be converted into each other precisely. Try each free plan on the same small project before you pay.
• You want a lower bill: billed annually, RapidNative Starter is $119 a year (about $9.92 a month, mobile apps only), Base44 Starter $16/mo and Replit Core $18/mo. Billed monthly, Rork Pro, RapidNative Starter and Replit Core are $20.
• You need an app people install from an app store: Rork or RapidNative.
• You do not want to depend on one company: Dyad, or a tool that exports code, such as Base44 (GitHub sync listed from Builder, $40/mo annually) or RapidNative (code export from Starter).

FAQ

Is there a free Lovable alternative? Yes. Bolt.new (1M tokens a month), Base44 (25 credits a month), RapidNative (20 credits a month) and v0 ($5 one-time) all have a free plan. Dyad is free and open source, but you pay for the AI model unless you run a local one.

Is there an open-source Lovable alternative? Dyad presents itself as an open-source app, with 20K GitHub stars according to its own site.

Which Lovable alternative builds mobile apps? Rork (iPhone in SwiftUI, Android in Kotlin) and RapidNative (React Native). Lovable builds web apps.

Which one is cheapest? It depends on how you pay. Billed annually: RapidNative Starter is $119 a year (about $9.92 a month, but it only builds mobile apps), Base44 Starter $16/mo and Replit Core $18/mo. Billed monthly: Rork Pro, RapidNative Starter and Replit Core are $20. Check how many credits each gives: price alone does not tell you how much you can build.

Can I move my Lovable project to another tool? Lovable says you own your code. On the other side, Base44 syncs with GitHub (listed from the Builder plan) and Dyad works with local code. In practice each tool has its own structure, so expect some rework.

Sources

• Lovable — pricing and FAQ (November 12, 2026): https://lovable.dev/pricing
• Bolt.new — pricing (November 12, 2026): https://bolt.new/pricing
• Base44 — pricing and FAQ (November 12, 2026): https://base44.com/pricing
• v0 — pricing (November 12, 2026): https://v0.app/pricing
• Replit — pricing (November 12, 2026): https://replit.com/pricing
• Rork — pricing (November 12, 2026): https://rork.com/pricing
• RapidNative — pricing (November 12, 2026): https://www.rapidnative.com/pricing
• Shipper — pricing (November 12, 2026): https://shipper.now/pricing
• Dyad — official site (November 12, 2026): https://www.dyad.sh/
• Cursor — pricing (November 12, 2026): https://cursor.com/pricing