BuildShip vs Latenode

BuildShip

• Front-end and no-code app builders who need a backend API quickly
• Teams wiring AI models into workflows without managing API keys
• Developers who want visual flows but still edit the underlying code

Latenode

• Workflows with many steps, since steps do not add to the bill
• Developers who want JavaScript and NPM packages in a visual builder
• Automating websites that have no API with the headless browser

BuildShip

• There is no free plan: sign-up starts a 7-day trial, and the subscription begins automatically when it ends unless canceled.
• Nodes use 1 credit for their first 3 seconds and 1 per second after that. Executions stop when credits run out unless you top up at $10 per 100,000.
• Pricing is per workspace, and each additional workspace is billed separately.
• A custom domain ($80 a year) and No Cold Start ($29 a month) are paid add-ons, and self-hosting is listed under Enterprise.

Latenode

• Free is limited to 5 active scenarios, 1 worker, 3-minute runs, 3 days of history and a 10-minute trigger interval.
• Polling faster than every 10 minutes, runs longer than 10 minutes and files over 16 MB are paid add-ons, priced from $5 to $70 a month.
• Built-in AI models and other paid provider nodes are billed in Plug-n-Play tokens at $1 each, on top of runtime charges.
• Inviting teammates to a workspace is listed as a Pay as you go benefit, not part of Free.

BuildShip

Prompt-to-flow builder

Describe a flow in plain language and the AI builder generates its logic and nodes. It can also create a new node, modify an existing one or work from an uploaded API spec.

Visual editor with code access

Flows are edited and tested on a canvas of ready-made nodes with connected inputs and outputs. The code of every node and flow is open to edit, and custom scripts can be added.

Triggers for APIs, schedules and events

A flow can start from a REST API call, a cron schedule, a database event, a payment event from Stripe, an email, or a Telegram or WhatsApp bot message.

AI agents and Keyless Nodes

Each plan includes a set number of AI agents, 10 on Starter. Keyless Nodes run AI models from the credit balance without separate API keys, or you can bring your own keys.

Built-in database and storage

Each workspace has a built-in database with a set number of tables and file storage from 50 GB on Starter, alongside nodes for Firebase, Airtable and other data sources.

Hosted or exported

Flows deploy to BuildShip's cloud with logs, a status page and failure alerts, or export as JavaScript to run on your own infrastructure such as Vercel, GCP, AWS or Azure.

Latenode

Visual builder with code nodes

Workflows are built on a drag-and-drop canvas, and any node can be switched to JavaScript with NPM packages. An AI code copilot writes, explains and debugs the code.

AI Assistant

Describe an automation in plain English and the assistant produces the nodes, connections and JavaScript for it. Ready-made templates cover common workflows.

AI agents and RAG

An AI Agent node reasons over a task and calls other nodes as tools. RAG storage grounds agents in your documents; one storage is included and more are an add-on.

Headless browser

A built-in headless browser automates sites that have no API, covering scraping, form filling, screenshots and other UI flows. It is included on every plan.

Built-in AI models

Latenode offers 335+ LLMs without separate API keys. Nodes that use paid providers are marked with a $ icon and charged in Plug-n-Play tokens, at $1 per token.

Runtime-based billing

Cost is runs multiplied by average seconds per run, and the number of nodes does not add to it. Latenode's example: 100,000 CPU seconds in a month costs $10.80.

BuildShip

• Starter$19

  per workspace / month, billed yearly ($225); $25 monthly

  20,000 credits a month, 20 active flows, 10 agents, 3 team members, 10 database tables, 50 GB of storage and 7 days of logs.

• Pro$59

  per workspace / month, billed yearly ($711); $79 monthly

  100,000 credits a month, 150 flows, 50 agents, 10 team members, 50 database tables, 500 GB of storage, 14 days of logs and priority support.

• Business$449

  per workspace / month, billed yearly ($5,391); $599 monthly

  300,000 credits a month, 300 flows, 100 agents, 25 team members, 5 TB of storage, 30 days of logs, webhook alerts and a dedicated support channel.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom credits, self-hosting or your own cloud, Git-based version control, support SLAs, engineering consultation and compliance reports.

Latenode

• Free$0

  10,000 CPU seconds every month, 5 active scenarios, 1 worker, 3-minute runs and 3-day history, with all apps, AI agents, RAG, browser and database.

• Pay as you go$0.00012

  per CPU second, after 10,000 free a month; no base fee

  The rate steps down to $0.00005 per CPU second above 5 million. Unlimited active scenarios, 5 workers, 10-minute runs, 30-day history and teammate invites.

BuildShip

• Annual discount

  25% off with yearly billing

  The pricing toggle marks yearly billing as 25% off: Starter is $19 a month billed yearly ($225) against $25 billed monthly, and Pro is $59 against $79.

Latenode

No public discounts listed.