Adalo vs Draftbit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Draftbit grades higher than Adalo: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Adalo grades higher on features. Draftbit grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Adalo
No-code builder for native iOS, Android and web apps, with AI
Draftbit
AI and visual builder for mobile apps, web apps and games
Which one is for you
Pick Adalo if
- Fits if you can't code and want one project to ship to iPhone, Android and the web
- Works for apps built around a database, like bookings or a directory
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you just want one small app live, since publishing starts at Builder, $624 a year or $65 a month
- Tight if you're staying free, with 500 records per app, 5 Ada prompts a month and nothing published
- Watch out: Builder includes only 1 instant update a month, and localization, crash monitoring and analytics are add-ons on it
- Not for you if you need external databases or the Collections API, which start on Business at $200 a month
- Watch out: the app stores add their own fees, $99 a year for Apple and $25 once for Google Play
Pick Draftbit if
- Fits if you already pay for Claude or ChatGPT and want to point it at an app builder
- Works for one person shipping a small mobile app
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 1 open project and 20 agent runs a week
- Watch out: iOS and Android publishing, custom domains and code export start at $12 Standard
- Watch out: AI credits cost extra, from $5 for 1,000 credits
- Pricey if you add teammates, at $8 a seat on Standard and $16 on Pro
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAdaloFair | 2.4GPADraftbitFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DBuilder, the cheapest paid plan, is $624 a year, $52 a month, or $65 billed monthly, when builders here sit at $19 in the middle and the dearest tenth starts at $30. That buys 2 published apps and 5 editors, with push, Stripe and custom actions. No usage charges on top. | B$12 a month on yearly billing, under the category's $16 cheap-quarter line, though the AI runs on your own subscription or paid credits. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree with no time limit: unlimited test apps, one free app build, 500 records an app, 1 editor and 5 Ada prompts a month. But publishing needs a paid plan. You can build the whole thing and never ship it, and custom domains and the app stores need paying for. | CFree forever, but 1 open project, 5,000 one-time credits and 20 agent runs a week. Store publishing and export are paid. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole job. Every screen sits on one drag-and-drop canvas with 200+ components, Ada builds and edits from a prompt, and a single version publishes as a web app and as native iOS and Android builds, each with a hosted Postgres database and Stripe payments. Bubble and thunkable do the same, so no A. | CVisual editor, templates, a Supabase backend marked beta, web, iOS and Android publishing and GitHub export on paid plans. The listing marks the backend as beta. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record, and this is a visual builder with a curve to it. Ada will scaffold from a prompt, but mostly you're dragging components onto a canvas, laying out every screen and shaping the collections behind them. You can preview on your own phone. | CNo store rating on record. A web builder where the work is building the app, and you bring your own AI subscription. |
| Platforms and integrations | BYou build in the browser only, with no desktop or phone app for building. What comes out runs on iPhone, Android and the web. It connects to Stripe and Zapier; custom actions for outside APIs start on Builder, and external databases such as Xano and the Collections API need Business. | BWeb editor that publishes to web, iOS and Android, with Supabase, GitHub, Claude Code and OpenAI Codex connections. |
| Best for | one no-code project for iPhone, Android and web | visual mobile app building on your own AI account |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Adalo and Draftbit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Adalo starts at $65 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Draftbit starts at $12 a month and scores 2.3.
Adalo scores higher, and starts $53 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 12 score higher than Adalo for less, and 4 score higher than Draftbit for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Adalo also covers databases.
- Draftbit also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Adalo | Draftbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $65 per month, billed monthly; $624 billed yearly (Builder) | $12 per month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | Free plan with no time limit: unlimited test apps, one free app build, 500 records per app, 1 editor and 5 Ada AI prompts a month. Publishing needs a paid plan. | Free forever: 1 open project at a time, 5,000 one-time credits, 20 agent runs a week on your own AI account, and one-click publishing to draftbit.dev. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Adalo, Inc. | Draftbit |
| Price read from | adalo.com | draftbit.com |
| Checked | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Adalo
- The Free plan allows 500 records per app and 5 AI prompts a month; publishing and custom domains start on Builder at $65 a month.
- Plans cap published apps and editors: Builder allows 2 apps and 5 editors, Business 5 apps and 10 editors.
- On Builder, localization, crash monitoring and analytics are paid add-ons, and only 1 instant update a month is included.
- Publishing to the app stores also needs an Apple Developer account ($99 a year) and a Google Play account ($25 one-time).
Draftbit
- The Free plan allows 1 open project at a time and 20 agent runs a week on your own AI account.
- Publishing to iOS and Android, custom domains and code export need the $12 Standard plan or above.
- The AI itself is not included: agents run on your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription or API key, and extra credits cost $5 and up (1,000 credits per dollar).
- The pricing page shows yearly-billed prices; a monthly price is not displayed in the text we could read.
Key features
Adalo
- Visual multi-screen canvas
- Every screen of an app sits on one drag-and-drop canvas, assembled from more than 200 components, and can be previewed on a mobile device.
- Ada AI assistant
- Ada builds and edits an app from natural-language prompts. Free includes 5 prompts a month; paid plans have no monthly prompt limit, and extra AI credits can be bought.
- Native iOS, Android and web output
- One app version publishes as a responsive web app and as native iOS and Android builds. Publishing to the App Store and Google Play starts on Builder.
- Built-in Postgres database
- Each app has a hosted relational database with collections and 8 data types. Free allows 500 records per app.
- External data and custom actions
- Builder adds custom actions for calling outside APIs. External databases and the Collections API need Business.
- Payments and automation
- Builder adds Stripe payments, maps and push notifications, and apps can connect to Zapier.
Draftbit
- AI agents on your own account
- Builds with Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, using your own AI subscription or API key. Credits can be added for other models.
- Visual editing
- A drag-and-drop editor with live preview, plus hundreds of templates for mobile apps, web apps, websites and games.
- Built-in backend
- A Supabase backend is built in (marked beta on the pricing page), and apps can also connect to REST APIs.
- Publishing
- One-click publishing to the web on every plan, and to iOS and Android from the paid plans.
- Code export
- Paid plans allow full code editing and export to GitHub.
Plans
Adalo
Free$0
Unlimited test apps, one free app build, 500 records per app, 1 app editor and 5 prompts a month with the Ada AI builder.
Builder$65
per month, billed monthly ($624 billed yearly)
2 published apps, 5 editors, App Store, Google Play and web publishing, custom domains, Stripe, push and custom actions, and 1 instant update a month. First month $30.
Business$200
per month, billed monthly ($1,920 billed yearly)
5 published apps, 10 editors, unlimited instant updates, more AI building, localization, crash monitoring, analytics, the Collections API and external databases.
Draftbit
Free$0
Build mobile apps, web apps and websites with AI help and visual editing, a built-in Supabase backend, and publishing to a draftbit.dev address.
Standard$12
per month, billed yearly
Unlimited projects, code editing and export, GitHub export, iOS, Android and web publishing, custom domains, no branding. Extra seats $8 a month.
Pro$24
per month, billed yearly
Adds 3 open projects, up to 5 agents at once, custom MCP integrations, simulators, test builds, over-the-air updates and priority support. Extra seats $16 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credit allocations, unlimited seats, SSO and SAML, custom SLAs, dedicated infrastructure and self-hosting options.
Ways to pay less
Adalo
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Builder is $624 a year against $65 a month, and Business $1,920 a year against $200 a month. Quarterly billing saves 10%.
- Other savings
First month of Builder for $30
New Builder customers on monthly billing pay $30 for the first month, then $65 a month.
Draftbit
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page says yearly billing saves 20% on the Standard and Pro plans.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Adalo or Draftbit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Draftbit is cheaper to start with: $12 a month, against $65 a month for Adalo. Adalo starts at $65 per month, billed monthly; $624 billed yearly (Builder), and Draftbit starts at $12 per month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Adalo or Draftbit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Adalo and Draftbit have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.