Lovable
"Lovable earns its extraordinary growth through one genuinely transformative capability: a non-technical founder can have a working, deployed, full-stack web application in an afternoon that would take a developer several weeks to build from scratch. The February 2026 2.0 update addressed the biggest early criticisms by adding real-time collaboration and Visual Edits, making it significantly more practical for team-based development. The credit system is the main friction point and the number one complaint in every independent review. Credits disappear faster than expected during debugging loops, the free tier is more of a preview than a working environment, and Cloud AI hosting costs are billed separately from the subscription. Go in knowing those limitations and budgeting a credit buffer from day one. For idea validation, MVP development, and internal tools, it delivers more value faster than any alternative at this price point."
- Functional full-stack apps in approx 90 minutes
- Production-grade stack (React, TypeScript, Supabase)
- Full code ownership via GitHub sync
- Real-time collaboration for up to 20 users
- Strong enterprise backing and usage (Klarna, Uber)
- Student discount (50% off Pro for first year)
- No credit card required for free tier
- Credit depletion during debugging is unpredictable
- Free tier is very limited (preview only)
- Cloud hosting and AI costs are billed separately
- Business top-ups are significantly more expensive than Pro
- Not for native mobile apps or legacy codebases
Key Features
Full-Stack App Generation
React/TypeScript frontend and Supabase backend from natural language
Four Working Modes
feature generation, Agent Mode, Chat mode, and Visual Edits
GitHub Sync
Continuous sync to your OWN repository for full code ownership
Real-Time Collaboration
Up to 20 users can build together simultaneously (Lovable 2.0)
Supabase Integration
Automatic PostgreSQL, auth, storage, and edge function setup
Custom Domains
Purchase and configure domains with SSL directly in the dashboard
Security Scanning
Automated vulnerability checks before every deployment
Dev Mode
Direct code editing for technical users inside the platform
Native AI Integrations
Templates for Stripe, OpenAI, Clerk, and more
Templates Library
Start from proven SaaS, e-commerce, and internal tool structures
Pricing Plans
$0/mo
- ✓ 5 daily credits (up to 150/mo)
- ✓ Public projects only
- ✓ lovable.app subdomain
- ✓ Basic Supabase integration
- ✓ GitHub sync
$25/mo ($20.83/mo annual)
- ✓ 100 monthly + 5 daily credits
- ✓ Private projects
- ✓ Custom domains
- ✓ On-demand credit top-ups
- ✓ Credit rollovers
$50/mo ($41.67/mo annual)
- ✓ Everything in Pro + 100 bonus credits
- ✓ Team workspace
- ✓ SSO
- ✓ Role-based access
- ✓ Security center
Custom
- ✓ Volume-based credit pricing
- ✓ Dedicated support
- ✓ SCIM
- ✓ Custom connectors
- ✓ Audit logs
About Lovable
Building software used to require either a technical co-founder, a development agency, or months of learning. Lovable removes all three requirements. Describe the app you want in plain English and the platform generates the complete codebase including frontend design, backend logic, database structure, authentication, and deployment in a single workflow. A functional prototype is typically running within 90 minutes of first login.
The technology underneath is production-grade rather than a templated mockup. Lovable generates React and TypeScript for the frontend, Tailwind CSS for styling, and Supabase for the backend covering PostgreSQL database, authentication, file storage, and edge functions. GitHub sync is built in from day one, meaning technical team members can take over and extend any project in their own IDE without being locked into the platform. Every project you build is yours permanently, including the underlying code.
Lovable 2.0, launched in February 2026, addressed the platform's most significant early limitation by adding real-time collaboration for up to 20 simultaneous users. Chat Mode lets you plan and reason through problems without editing code directly. Dev Mode gives direct code editing within the platform for technically proficient users. Visual Edits allow CSS-level interface modifications by clicking directly on elements, reducing UI iteration cycles by approximately 40% compared to prompt-only editing. Automated vulnerability scanning runs on every publish before your app goes live.
Four distinct working modes give users control over the level of AI involvement at any point. Default mode generates pages, logic, and components from natural language descriptions. Agent Mode handles autonomous development by exploring codebases, debugging proactively, and searching for solutions independently. Chat Mode provides a reasoning layer without touching code. Plan Mode structures complex projects before generation begins. This flexibility makes Lovable practical for non-technical founders validating ideas and for technical developers who want AI assistance without giving up code ownership.
Enterprise customers include Klarna, Uber, and Zendesk. Lovable reached $400M annualised revenue in February 2026 from 8 million users generating over 25 million projects with 100,000 new projects launching daily. The December 2025 Series B raised $330M at a $6.6 billion valuation led by CapitalG and Menlo Ventures, with participation from NVentures, Salesforce Ventures, Databricks Ventures, Atlassian Ventures, and HubSpot Ventures.