Fabricate vs Lovable

Fabricate

Most prompt-to-app tools stop at generated code; Fabricate's pitch is that the boring parts - database, login, payments, hosting - are already connected when the app appears. Pinning each app to its own Cloudflare Worker is what makes that possible and also what makes it awkward to leave. The free plan now only builds and previews, so plan on $25 a month (or $20 billed yearly) the moment the app needs to be online.

Pros

• +Generated apps arrive deployed at a live URL with D1, authentication and Stripe already connected
• +Version history with one-click restore, so a bad generation is recoverable
• +Code exports to GitHub or a ZIP on paid plans, so you are not locked out of your own source
• +Free plan gives 60 credits a month with no card, enough for about one first build before paying

Cons

• −Everything targets Cloudflare Workers and D1 - moving to another host means rewriting the runtime layer
• −Publishing, custom domains, private apps and code download are paid-only; the free plan builds and previews but cannot put an app online
• −Credits, not projects, are the unit, and a broad rewrite consumes them unpredictably
• −Company founded in 2025 with no track record to check

Lovable

The cleanest prompt-to-app experience for someone who cannot write React, and GitHub sync means you are not locked in — but 100 credits a month is less runway than it sounds once the app gets real.

Pros

• +Live preview after each change keeps iteration legible to non-developers
• +GitHub sync and Supabase mean the output is real, portable code
• +The free tier is enough to find out whether the idea works
• +Per-action credit costs are published, so estimating is possible

Cons

• −Free tier caps at 30 credits a month regardless of the daily grant
• −Debugging a bad generation can cost more credits than the original build
• −Opinionated stack — React front end, Supabase back end, little room to differ
• −API access is reserved for the Business tier, which charges double Pro's price per credit

Is Fabricate cheaper than Lovable?

Both publish the same entry price, $25/mo. The difference is what each plan includes, which the fact table above sets side by side.

Does Fabricate or Lovable have a free tier?

Both: Fabricate has a free tier, and Lovable has a free tier.

Which has a public API, Fabricate or Lovable?

Lovable ships a public API, as of our last verification. A public API for Fabricate is not confirmed by us — check its developer docs before you plan an integration.