Lovable vs Trickle

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

Trickle

• Landing pages, forms and small web apps built without code
• People who prefer arranging context on a canvas to a long chat thread
• Light projects that fit a free daily credit allowance

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.

Trickle

• Free projects carry a Built with Trickle badge and cannot use a custom domain.
• The Free plan is capped at 3 projects, 100 database rows and 70 credits a day, up to 350 a month.
• The $17 and $42 prices are annual plans ($200 and $500 a year) shown per month; monthly billing is $20 and $50.
• Exported code does not include database data or the AI functions tied to a project.

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.

Trickle

Magic Canvas

Projects sit on a visual canvas instead of a chat-and-preview layout. Rules, references and assets placed on it give the AI its context, and pages and versions are laid out side by side.

Direct Edit

Styles can be changed and elements moved by hand on generated pages, without writing a prompt or spending credits.

Built-in database

Form submissions and other content are stored in collections created by prompt, with no backend code. Row limits are 100 on Free, 1,000 on Pro and 10,000 on Premium.

Hosting and domains

Projects publish to a trickle.host address with hosting included. Custom domains need Pro, which allows 1, or Premium, which allows 3.

Image Mode and visual references

An AI workspace generates and edits images for a project, and a screenshot of a Figma design, a sketch or an existing page can be pasted in for Trickle to build from.

Integrations and code export

Help guides cover connecting Supabase and Stripe. Code files can be downloaded, though the export leaves out database data and a project's AI functions.

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.

Trickle

• Free$0

  70 daily credits (up to 350 a month), a built-in database with 100 rows, website hosting and up to 3 projects.

• Pro$17

  per month, billed annually ($200); $20 billed monthly

  1,500 monthly credits plus 350 free credits with no daily limit, unlimited and private projects, 1 custom domain, 1,000 database rows and no Trickle badge.

• Premium$42

  per month, billed annually ($500); $50 billed monthly

  3,750 monthly credits, 10 trickle.host domains, 3 custom domains and 10,000 database rows.

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.

Trickle

• Annual discount

  Two months free with annual billing

  The pricing page labels its Annually option as 2 months free: Pro is $200 a year instead of $20 a month, and Premium is $500 a year instead of $50 a month.