Pick Lovable if
founders and PMs who want a first hosted app without hiring a sprint.
Read the Lovable pageLovable vs Softgen
Our take
Pick Lovable if founders and PMs who want a first hosted app without hiring a sprint. Pick Softgen if founders who want a Next.js + Supabase app they can open in Cursor, not a locked preview. Skip Lovable if teams that cannot send product specs to Lovable, or engineers who need a desktop agent (Cursor). Skip Softgen if local-service owners who only need a brochure + booking page (Durable).
Best for
Lovable A web app from a sentence
Softgen An app you can take with you
Free plan
Lovable $0 · 5 build credits/day, capped at 30/month, plus monthly grants of 20 Cloud and 4 AI credits. After the cap, daily grants stop until 00:00 UTC on the 1st
Softgen No free plan
Lowest paid
Lovable Top-ups $15
Softgen Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Lovable Pro from $25/mo
Softgen
Runs where
Lovable Hosted
Softgen Hosted
Watch out
Lovable Free is a 30-credit monthly bucket
Softgen Official billing conflict
Last checked
Lovable 2026-10-19 · docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans
Softgen 2026-10-22 · softgen.ai/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Softgen if
founders who want a Next.js + Supabase app they can open in Cursor, not a locked preview.
Read the Softgen page