# Base44: what's new, verdict & setup

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/base44 · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Base44 · Official site: https://base44.com/

> No-code AI platform that builds apps and websites from your words, with backend, authentication, payments and hosting built in.

## Verdict

**No-code AI platform that builds apps and websites from your words, with backend, authentication, payments and hosting built in.**

Good for:
- Non-developers who want a working app with backend included
- People who want to publish on a custom domain from a paid plan

Skip if:
- You expect to iterate heavily on the free plan (25 message credits a month)
- You want to export and self-host everything

Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves.

Pricing: Official page, dated. Read from base44.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. Prices shown are per month when billed annually. (checked 2026-10-25)

## Best for

- [Best AI tool for vibe coding](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/vibe-coding) (#-): No-code AI app builder with backend, auth and hosting built in.

## Key facts

Base44's homepage describes a no-code AI development platform where you describe an app and get a working app or website with its backend, authentication, payments and hosting already included. Plans are priced by monthly message credits and integration credits.

- License: Proprietary
- Platforms: Web app
- Pricing model: Freemium (credit-based)
- Free tier: Free: $0, 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month
- Paid plans: Starter $16/month (100 message credits), Builder $40/month (250), Pro $80/month (500), Elite $160/month (1,200); all billed annually
- How to start: Describe your app at base44.com and publish; the free plan needs no payment.
- Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

## How to set it up: Get started with Base44

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Base44.

1. **Get access.** Describe your app at base44.com and publish; the free plan needs no payment.
2. **Check the limits and costs first.** Free: $0, 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month. Paid: Starter $16/month (100 message credits), Builder $40/month (250), Pro $80/month (500), Elite $160/month (1,200); all billed annually. Read from base44.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. Prices shown are per month when billed annually.

## Pros and cons

Pros:
- Free plan to try it
- Backend and auth are part of the product
- Starter plan includes a free domain for one year

Cons:
- Credits are a monthly allowance that depends on AI model and action
- Prices are quoted as billed-annually rates

## Alternatives

- [Bolt](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/bolt-new): Browser-based AI builder that turns a chat prompt into a hosted website or app, with a free plan and token-based tiers.
- [Lovable](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/lovable): Describe an app in plain English, preview it, and publish it to a lovable.app address.
- [Replit](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/replit): Browser-based workspace where an Agent builds, runs and publishes apps from chat.
- [Firebase Studio](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/firebase-studio): Google's web-based AI workspace for full-stack apps; Google says it is sunsetting Firebase Studio on March 22, 2027 and new workspaces can no longer be created.
- [Kiro](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/kiro): AWS's agentic coding tool that turns prompts into requirements, designs and tasks (spec mode), with an IDE and a CLI.
- [Claude Code](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/claude-code): Anthropic's agentic coding tool for your terminal, IDE and GitHub.
- [Codex CLI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/codex-cli): OpenAI's open-source coding agent that runs in your terminal.
- [v0](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/v0): Vercel's AI app and UI builder: chat to build, preview, then ship to Vercel.
- [Cursor](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/cursor): AI code editor and agent platform with cloud agents, a CLI and its own Git hosting (Origin).
- [Windsurf (now Devin Desktop)](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/windsurf): Windsurf was renamed Devin Desktop on June 2, 2026: a full IDE with an Agent Command Center for managing local and cloud coding agents.

## FAQ

### What is Base44?

Base44's homepage describes a no-code AI development platform where you describe an app and get a working app or website with its backend, authentication, payments and hosting already included. Plans are priced by monthly message credits and integration credits.

### Is Base44 free?

Free: $0, 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month. Paid: Starter $16/month (100 message credits), Builder $40/month (250), Pro $80/month (500), Elite $160/month (1,200); all billed annually. Read from base44.com/pricing on 2026-10-25. Prices shown are per month when billed annually. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

### What license is Base44 under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

## What we have not verified

- Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
- How many credits a real app uses (not tested)

## Sources

- [Base44](https://base44.com/) (fetched 2026-10-25)
- [Base44 pricing](https://base44.com/pricing) (fetched 2026-10-25)

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "Base44: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/base44

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote the verdict.