Macaly vs Replit

Macaly

• Small businesses that want a site with bookings, forms or logins
• Marketing teams shipping landing pages and campaign sites
• Agencies running client projects in separate workspaces

Replit

• People who want an app built, hosted and published in one place
• Builders who expect to read or edit the code in a full cloud workspace
• Small teams sharing one plan: Core covers 5 builders and Pro 15, with no per-user fee

Macaly

• The Free plan covers 1 published project on a macaly.app address, with no custom domain, code download or analytics.
• Unused credits on Free and Pro expire at the end of each billing period; only Agency credits roll over, for up to 60 days.
• Macaly's FAQ says it works only with Next.js and Convex and is not meant for native iOS or Android apps.
• Canceling Pro takes a custom-domain site offline unless the account moves to the $5 Hosting plan.

Replit

• Starter is limited to Lite build with daily caps, and its single published app goes offline after 30 days.
• Connectors, Plan Mode, full build and Replit AI Integrations all require Core or Pro.
• Power and Max mode work is billed by effort from monthly credits, and usage beyond them is pay-as-you-go.
• The mobile app is for building websites and web apps; native iOS app projects have to be started on the web.

Macaly

Agent that builds full-stack projects

The agent plans, asks questions and builds websites and web apps from a prompt, on Next.js with a Convex database. Pro adds debugging and browser testing.

Several ways to start

A project can start from a screenshot or link, a Word, Excel or PDF file, or a YouTube video. Website tools turn a Google Maps listing, an Airbnb page or a PDF into a site.

Visual edits

Text, images and other elements can be changed by clicking them in the preview. These edits use no credits, except Ask AI, which shows its price before it runs.

Hosting, database and logins

Every plan includes hosting, a database and authentication. Sites publish to a macaly.app address, and Pro allows unlimited custom domains.

SEO audit and analytics

From Pro, an SEO audit runs after each publish with fixes the agent can apply, and cookieless analytics report page views, visitors, countries and UTM sources.

Chat apps and AI assistants

The agent can be reached over WhatsApp and Telegram, and the Macaly Cloud MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor write code that Macaly then builds and hosts.

Replit

Agent with Free, Power and Max modes

Agent builds, debugs and iterates on an app from chat. Free Mode costs no credits within a plan allowance; Power and Max use monthly credits and need Core or Pro.

Built-in database, storage and auth

Replit-managed integrations include a PostgreSQL database, App Storage for files, Replit Auth sign-in and custom domains, with no API keys to set up.

One-click publishing

Apps publish to a live URL from the workspace. Starter includes 1 published app for 30 days; Core and Pro allow unlimited apps and remove the Made with Replit badge.

Design Canvas and Visual Editor

Design Canvas explores visual ideas and variations, and the Visual Editor changes content and layout directly. Converting a design into a full app needs Core.

Connectors

Sign in once to services such as Google Drive, Gmail, GitHub, Linear and Jira, and Agent can read and write to them from chat. Most connectors need a paid plan.

Web, mobile and other artifacts

Agent builds web apps and native iOS and Android apps with Expo previews. Core and Pro add slide decks, data visualizations, animated videos and other artifact types.

Macaly

• Free$0

  3M credits a month, 1 published project on a macaly.app address, 1GB of traffic, 1GB of database usage and 10,000 backend API calls.

• ProFrom $25

  per month

  10M credits a month at $25, with tiers up to 450M at $1,000. Adds unlimited custom domains, AI image generation, analytics, SEO tools, GitHub and Stripe.

• AgencyFrom $350

  per month

  150M credits and 5 client workspaces at $350, with steps up to 2B credits. Adds centralized billing, 60-day credit rollover and Macaly API access.

• Hosting$5

  per month

  Keeps a published Pro site live on 1 custom domain with no AI credits. Offered only as a downgrade from Pro.

Replit

• Starter$0

  Daily Agent credits up to a monthly cap, Lite build, Design Canvas and 1 published app that comes down after 30 days. No connectors or Plan Mode.

• Core$18

  per month, billed annually; $20 billed monthly

  $20 of monthly credits for paid Agent modes, a Free Mode allowance, Plan Mode, connectors, unlimited published apps and up to 5 builders.

• Pro$90

  per month, billed annually; $100 billed monthly

  $100 of monthly credits with rollover, 10 parallel agents, up to 15 collaborators and 50 viewers, priority support and 28-day database rollback.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom seat limits, SSO/SAML, advanced privacy controls, single-tenant environments and static outbound IPs.

Macaly

No public discounts listed.

Replit

• Annual discount

  Up to 10% off with yearly billing

  The pricing page's Yearly toggle is labeled up to 10% off: Core drops from $20 to $18 a month and Pro from $100 to $90 a month when billed annually.