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Floot vs Lovable

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Entry price
The same for both — $25/mo
Free plan
Both have one
Public API
Lovable has one; not confirmed by us for Floot
Higher Trust score
Floot — 96 vs 86 for Lovable
Best fit
Floot: Non-developers who already work inside Claude or ChatGPT · Lovable: Founders and designers shipping a working prototype without a developer

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Side by side

FactFlootLovable
CategoryVibe Coding & App GeneratorsVibe Coding & App Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$25/mo$25/mo
Public APINot confirmedYes
Trust score96 / 10086 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb, API
CompanyFloot, Inc.Lovable
Launched20252023
Last verifiedOct 16, 2026Oct 24, 2026

What our research says

Floot

Floot's angle is that you never leave your chat assistant: it plugs in over MCP, so Claude or ChatGPT does the talking and Floot does the building, hosting and deploying. That makes it approachable for non-developers who already live in a chat window. Code export, custom domains and badge removal need the $25 Pro plan, and the free plan's hosting runs on a one-off $3 allowance.

Pros

  • Connects as an MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and Zed rather than being another separate editor
  • Provisions database, auth, cron jobs and email automatically instead of leaving them as homework
  • Flat plans rather than per-token billing; the assistant's reasoning runs on your own chat subscription
  • Free plan has no end date: 100 build actions a day, 3,000 starter credits and 5 projects

Cons

  • Free-plan apps carry the Floot badge and stay online only while the one-off $3 hosting allowance lasts
  • Code export (Get Code), custom domains and scheduled jobs are paid-only
  • No public API found - MCP is the integration path
  • Daily build-action caps (100 on Free, 1,000 on Pro) can stop a long session; extra actions cost $5 per boost

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

Which one fits

Choose Floot if you need

  • Non-developers who already work inside Claude or ChatGPT
  • Quick internal tools that need a database and logins without infrastructure work
  • Founders validating an idea before committing engineering time

Choose Lovable if you need

  • Founders and designers shipping a working prototype without a developer
  • Anyone who wants generated code exported to GitHub rather than held hostage
  • Small internal tools needing authentication and a database on day one

Floot vs Lovable: the questions people ask

Is Floot 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 Floot or Lovable have a free tier?

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

Which has a public API, Floot or Lovable?

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

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