Macaly vs v0
We give Macaly a 3.2 GPA and v0 a 3.0, out of 4.0. Macaly grades higher on value for money and the free plan. v0 grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Macaly
AI agent that builds and hosts websites and web apps from a prompt
v0
Vercel's AI agent for building and deploying full-stack web apps
How we grade them
| 3.2GPAMacalyVery good | 3.0GPAv0Very good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $10 a month, well under what this category starts at, and puts one app on your own domain. But it carries the same 1M credits as Free. The plan with real building room is Pro at $25 for 10M, the dear end of typical, and the listing can't say how far a million credits goes. | CPlus is $30 per user a month, above what AI app builders usually start at, and every teammate pays it. You do get $30 of credits back each month, plus $2 a day when you log in. When credits run out, generation pauses until you buy more. Business is $100 per user. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree renews every month: 1M credits, 1 published app on a macaly.app address, a database, logins and 50,000 backend API calls. Tight, though. No custom domain, no code download, no analytics, and once the credits are gone the agent stops until you upgrade. | CNew accounts get $5 in credits, once, with a limit of 7 messages a day. They don't renew, and free users have to upgrade to buy more, so it's a trial more than a plan. The listing doesn't say whether you need a card. |
| Features | AThe agent plans and builds full-stack projects, and hosting, a database and logins come on every plan. Click-to-edit changes cost no credits. Paid plans add an SEO audit after each publish, cookieless analytics, Stripe and browser testing. It's Next.js and Convex only, and no native phone apps. | ADescribe an idea, or attach a screenshot or a Figma file, and it writes the interface and the code, then fixes its own errors. Design Mode lets you edit by eye. Every branch gets a preview URL on Vercel, projects sync to GitHub, and Supabase or Neon plug in for data with one click. |
| Ease of use | BDescribe it, or hand over a screenshot, a Word file or a link, and the agent builds it. Fixing text and images is a click in the preview. There's no App Store rating on record to go by, so a B. | A4.8 from about 850 App Store ratings. Prompt it, then adjust the result visually in Design Mode, which is on the free plan too. |
| Platforms and integrations | BIt's a web app, with no desktop or phone app listed. You can reach the agent over WhatsApp and Telegram, build from Claude or ChatGPT, and connect Stripe, GitHub, Google Sheets and Notion. The Macaly API is for Agency plans, from $350 a month. | BThe web, plus an iPhone app. The site lists no Android or desktop app. It connects to Vercel, GitHub, Figma, Supabase, Neon and Shopify, and a REST Platform API and SDK let your own code drive it. |
| Best for | prompt-built websites and web apps, hosted for you | teams that already deploy on Vercel |
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: Macaly and v0. How we grade
Where they differ
- Macaly starts at $10 per month (Starter, 1M credits). v0 starts at $30 per user / month (Plus).
- Macaly has a free plan. v0 does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only v0 lists an iOS app.
- Macaly also covers no-code.
At a glance
| Macaly | v0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $10 per month (Starter, 1M credits) | $30 per user / month (Plus) |
| Free plan | 1M credits a month, 1 published app on a macaly.app address, 1GB of traffic, 1 GiB of database usage, 50,000 backend API calls and 100 Cloud actions a month. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | Free plan: $5 in one-time credits for new users, with a 7-message daily limit. The credits do not renew. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | LANGTAIL.COM s.r.o. | Vercel |
| Price read from | macaly.com | v0.app |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
v0
- Teams already deploying on Vercel
- Designers and product managers turning mockups into working interfaces
- Developers who want generated code in a GitHub repository with pull requests
Worth knowing
Macaly
- Free and Starter each allow 1 published app at a time, and Free has no custom domain, code download or analytics.
- Unused credits on Free, Starter 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 a paid plan takes a site on a custom domain offline at the end of the billing period; the $5 Hosting plan is closed to new customers.
v0
- New Free accounts get $5 of credits once; they do not renew, and Free users must upgrade to buy more.
- Paid plans are priced per user, and generation pauses when credits run out until more are bought.
- A v0 plan is separate from a Vercel subscription and is not included in Vercel Hobby, Pro or Enterprise.
- The site lists an iOS app but no Android or desktop app.
Key features
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. Paid plans add 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; Starter puts one app on your own domain and Pro allows unlimited custom domains.
- SEO audit and analytics
- From Starter, 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.
v0
- Prompt-to-app agent
- Describe an idea, or attach a screenshot or Figma file, and v0 generates the interface and code, then diagnoses and fixes errors as it iterates.
- Design Mode
- Edit a generated interface visually instead of re-prompting. Design Mode is listed among the features of the Free plan.
- Deployments on Vercel
- Working branches get preview deployments with their own URLs, and publishing updates the project's production deployment, with custom domains available.
- GitHub sync
- Projects can be backed by a GitHub repository, with the branch diff, pull request and CI checks visible next to the Publish button.
- Database integrations
- One-click integrations with Upstash, Neon, Supabase and Vercel Blob add data persistence, and a Snowflake connection supports data apps.
- Model choice and Platform API
- Four v0 models are priced per million tokens, from v0 Mini to v0 Max Fast. A REST Platform API and SDK expose projects and chats to your own code.
Plans
Macaly
Free$0
1M credits a month, 1 published app on a macaly.app address, 1GB of traffic, 1 GiB of database usage and 50,000 backend API calls.
Starter$10
per month
1M credits a month and 1 published app on your own domain, with 5GB of traffic, AI image generation, analytics, SEO tools, code download and Stripe.
ProFrom $25
per month
10M credits a month at $25, with tiers up to 450M at $1,000. Adds unlimited published apps and custom domains, 10GB of traffic, GitHub and Macaly MCP access.
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.
v0
Free$0
$5 in one-time credits for new users, a 7-message daily limit, deploys to Vercel, Design Mode and GitHub sync.
Plus$30
per user / month
$30 of monthly credits per user, $2 of daily credits on login, all models and shared chats. Shown beside a crossed-out $90 with no end date.
Business$100
per user / month
Everything in Plus with the same included credits, plus training opt-out by default.
EnterpriseCustom
SAML SSO, role-based access control, priority access with no queues, support SLAs and data that is never used for training.
Ways to pay less
Macaly
No public discounts listed.
v0
- Education
v0 for Students: $20 of credits a month
Students who verify their status at a participating school receive $20 of credits a month free for 1 year. The page lists 15 active schools.
