# BuildShip

> Visual builder for backend workflows, APIs and AI agents

BuildShip is a visual builder for backend workflows, APIs and AI agents. A flow is assembled from ready-made nodes or generated from a text prompt, the code behind every node can be edited, and flows run on BuildShip's cloud or are exported as JavaScript to self-host. Pricing is per workspace, with a monthly allowance of credits that node executions draw down.

- **Category:** Automation
- **Made by:** Rowy Inc.
- **Website:** https://buildship.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

BuildShip is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $19 per workspace / month, billed yearly ($225); $25 billed monthly.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 7-day free trial of paid features at sign-up; the subscription starts when it ends unless canceled.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom credits, self-hosting or your own cloud, Git-based version control, support SLAs, engineering consultation and compliance reports. |

Read from https://buildship.com/pricing on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with BuildShip before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **25% off with yearly billing** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://buildship.com/pricing

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## Works with

OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Google Sheets, Airtable, Firebase, Stripe, GitHub

**Tags:** Workflow automation, No-code, AI features, AI agents, Self-hostable, Templates, Databases

## Alternatives

- [n8n](https://toolgpa.com/tools/n8n): Workflow automation and AI agents you can self-host. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/buildship-vs-n8n)
- [Windmill](https://toolgpa.com/tools/windmill): Open-source platform for scripts, workflows and internal apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/buildship-vs-windmill)
- [Make](https://toolgpa.com/tools/make): Visual automation builder for multi-step scenarios and AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/buildship-vs-make)
- [Zapier](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zapier): Workflow automation across 9,000+ apps, with AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/buildship-vs-zapier)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://buildship.com/
- https://buildship.com/pricing
- https://buildship.com/integrations
- https://buildship.com/terms
- https://docs.buildship.com/

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