Adalo vs Lovable

Adalo

• Non-developers who want one project to ship to iOS, Android and the web
• Apps built around a relational database, such as bookings or directories
• Buyers who want a flat monthly fee with no usage-based charges

Lovable

• Founders and product teams turning an idea into a working web app
• Teams building internal tools from one shared credit pool, with no per-seat fee
• Developers who want generated code synced to their own Git repository

Adalo

• The Free plan lists 0 published apps and 500 records per app; custom domains and app store publishing start on Starter.
• Plans cap published apps and editors: Starter allows 1 app and 1 editor, Professional 2 apps and 5 editors.
• Custom actions, external collections, push notifications and geolocation need Professional or above.
• Publishing to the app stores also needs an Apple Developer account ($99 a year) and a Google Play account ($25 one-time).

Lovable

• Usage is metered in credits, and a Build mode message costs a variable amount depending on the task.
• Free workspaces get 30 build credits a month at most and cannot use custom domains, edit code or remove the Lovable badge.
• SSO, role-based access and internal publishing start on Business, which costs twice as much as Pro for the same credits.
• Lovable builds web apps: publishing deploys to a web URL, not to the App Store or Google Play.

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. It is labeled beta, is included on every plan, and is not charged by tokens or usage.

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 Starter.

Built-in Postgres database

Each app has a hosted relational database with collections and 8 data types. Free allows 500 records per app; paid plans measure storage per team, from 5GB.

External data and custom actions

From Professional, apps can call any REST API through custom actions and external collections and can connect Google Sheets. The Xano integration needs Team.

Payments and automation

Stripe payments are available on every plan. Zapier can act on data changes on Free and Starter, and on any action from Professional.

Lovable

Prompt-to-app building

Describe an app in chat and Lovable generates working code. Plan mode costs 1 credit per message, while Build mode charges by the complexity of the task.

Lovable Cloud backend

A built-in backend covers database, storage, compute and realtime usage for deployed apps, paid from the same credits. Every plan includes a monthly grant of 20 Cloud credits.

Git sync and code ownership

Each project is a codebase that can sync with GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket on every plan. Editing and downloading code inside Lovable starts on Pro.

Publishing and custom domains

Apps publish to a lovable.app address: 5 domains on Free, unlimited from Pro. Custom domains and removing the Lovable badge need a paid plan.

Connectors and MCP servers

A connector catalog links apps and chats to services such as Slack, HubSpot and Notion, and custom MCP servers can be added for extra context while building.

Shared workspaces

Unlimited members build from one shared credit pool on every plan. Owners can set per-member monthly credit limits on paid plans.

Adalo

• Free$0

  Unlimited test apps and screens, 500 records per app, 1 app editor, a hosted Postgres database and the Ada AI assistant.

• Starter$36

  per month, billed annually; $45 billed monthly

  1 published app and 1 editor. Adds custom domains, custom fonts and App Store and Google Play publishing, and removes Adalo branding.

• Professional$52

  per month, billed annually; $65 billed monthly

  2 published apps and 5 editors. Adds custom actions, external collections, push notifications, geolocation and app analytics.

• Team$160

  per month, billed annually; $200 billed monthly

  5 published apps and 10 editors. Adds the Xano integration, the Collections and Notifications APIs, white labeling and priority support.

Lovable

• Free$0

  5 daily build credits (30 a month at most), 20 Cloud credits a month, workspace-private projects, unlimited collaborators and 5 lovable.app domains.

• ProFrom $25

  per month, billed monthly; $250 billed annually

  100 credits a month at the entry tier, with tiers up to 10,000. Adds credit rollovers, top-ups, custom domains, code editing and badge removal.

• BusinessFrom $50

  per month, billed monthly; $500 billed annually

  100 credits a month at the entry tier. Adds SSO, role-based access, internal publish, personal projects, a security center and the Lovable API.

• EnterpriseCustom

  A platform fee plus volume-based credit pricing, with SCIM, audit logs, publishing controls, scheduled security scans and a named CSM.

Adalo

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  Adalo's pricing page shows Starter at $36 a month billed annually against $45 billed monthly, with the same 20% saving on Professional and Team.

Lovable

• Annual discount

  Two months free with yearly billing

  The pricing page's Yearly toggle is labeled 2 months free. Pro with 100 credits is $250 a year instead of $25 a month, and Business is $500 instead of $50 a month.

• Education

  50% off Pro for students and teachers

  Verified students and teachers pay $12.50 a month for the Pro plan with 100 credits, billed monthly, for up to 12 months. Each person can use the discount once.