About this guide

Contents

1. Who it is for
2. Independence from Base44 and Wix
3. How it is made
4. Corrections
5. Ownership

Search for "Base44 alternatives" and most results are short lists of builders, frequently published by one of the builders on the list. Few say what a team can take with it when it leaves, and fewer show where their facts came from. This guide is an attempt to answer both.

Who it is for

Founders, operations leads and the person who built the first version of a company app on Base44, now facing a choice between staying, upgrading and moving. We write on the assumption that the reader understands the business better than any vendor, and that the app carries more weight today than on the day it was built.

Independence from Base44 and Wix

This site is independent of Base44 and of Wix.com, which owns Base44. Neither company has reviewed, sponsored or approved it. Product names are used only to identify the products discussed, and no logos are used.

How it is made

Each builder profile draws on the vendor's own pricing pages and documentation, along with reputable outside reporting and security research, and every fact is linked to its source and the day we read it. Base44 is described from its own pricing page and documentation, including the limits it states about itself. One set of published criteria is applied to every builder, and the methodology page explains them so readers can challenge them.

Builder prices and plans change often, so the main guide is reviewed every quarter and sooner when a vendor changes pricing, plans or export terms. Every page states when it was last revised and lists its material changes.

Corrections

Spotted an error or think a ranking is unfair? Write to us. Verified corrections are made promptly and recorded on the page.

Ownership

The company that makes OpenLazarus owns this publication, and OpenLazarus is one of the builders reviewed here. It is ranked first for a single stated situation, set out in the methodology, and it is judged on the same criteria and the same kind of sources as every other builder, with its limits stated just as directly.

Further reading

• Guide · CostBase44 vs Lovable vs Bolt: what each costs in 2027The three builders meter different things, so their list prices are not directly comparable. This is how the bills actually behave, from the first prompt to a live business app.
• Guide · MigrationHow to migrate off Base44 in 2027, step by stepBase44 lets you take the code and the records, but not the backend they run on. A move succeeds when that gap is planned for from the first day.
• Guide · SwitchingWhy teams leave Base44 in 2027, and when they should stayFive pressure points appear in Base44's own documentation once an app carries real business records. Each one has a different remedy, and not every remedy means leaving.