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Buildra vs Lovable

Compare Buildra and Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer). See feature differences in AI code generation, deployment, pricing, and developer workflow.

Lovable (formerly GPT Engineer) is the best-known name in the AI app builder category right now, and any serious Lovable alternative conversation eventually lands on two questions: can the alternative match Lovable's generation quality, and does it get out of your way when you want to own the code? Buildra answers the second one plainly. An agent builds your app in a live project, every commit it makes is mirrored out to a GitHub repository you own, the source is downloadable as a .tar.gz from the free tier, and the app publishes to a live URL from the same screen. If you're searching for a Lovable alternative because code download starts at Pro, or because you want to begin from a repository you already have, Buildra is the direct fit — with the honest caveat that Lovable's free monthly allowance is the larger of the two.

Qué es Lovable, cuánto cuesta y cuándo elegirlo

¿Qué es Lovable?

Lovable es un creador de aplicaciones con IA con el que hablas en un chat: describes una aplicación web y él la escribe y la aloja entera por ti. Su propia documentación lo define como «una plataforma impulsada por IA que permite a usuarios de cualquier nivel crear aplicaciones web completas mediante lenguaje natural». Nació del proyecto de código abierto gpt-engineer: el sitio comercial gptengineer.app pasó a llamarse Lovable. Publicar es gratis en todos los planes y cada aplicación recibe su propia dirección en lovable.app.

¿Cuánto cuesta Lovable?

Pro empieza en $25 al mes por 100 créditos mensuales, o $250 al año, unos $21 al mes. Business empieza en $50 al mes por esos mismos 100 créditos y añade acceso por roles, SSO y un centro de seguridad. Después ambos escalan por tramos de créditos mayores, y Enterprise se cotiza con ventas: ahí están SCIM, los registros de auditoría y los análisis de seguridad programados. Los créditos se gastan por mensaje de construcción, así que lo que pagas sigue a cuánto iteras, no a cuántos asientos compras.

¿Lovable es gratis y qué incluye el plan gratuito?

Sí, hay un plan gratuito de verdad y permite publicar. Da 5 créditos de construcción al día, con un tope de 30 por mes natural, más 20 créditos de Cloud y 4 de IA al mes. Incluye proyectos privados del espacio de trabajo, miembros ilimitados, sincronización Git con GitHub, GitLab o Bitbucket, conectores personalizados y soporte de la comunidad. Lo que no incluye: editar el código dentro de Lovable, descargar el código, conectar un dominio propio nuevo y quitar la insignia «Edit with Lovable»; todo eso empieza en Pro. En Pro y Business desaparece el tope mensual de 30 créditos diarios.

¿Cómo se compara sacar tu código de cada uno?

Los dos te dejan marcharte, pero por puertas distintas. Lovable sincroniza con GitHub, GitLab o Bitbucket en todos los planes, incluido el gratuito, pero descargar el código como archivo —y editarlo dentro de Lovable— empieza en Pro, y sus preguntas frecuentes dicen que hoy no hay forma de arrancar un proyecto de Lovable desde código que ya tengas en GitHub. Buildra va en sentido contrario: importa un repositorio de GitHub existente como punto de partida, replica cada commit del agente en un repositorio tuyo y ofrece el código en .tar.gz en el plan gratuito. La réplica va en una sola dirección —lo que subas a GitHub no vuelve— y Buildra no crea ramas, no abre pull requests ni ejecuta CI.

¿Cuándo conviene elegir Lovable en lugar de Buildra?

Cuando importa el gobierno del equipo: Business y Enterprise traen acceso por roles, SSO, SCIM y registros de auditoría, y Buildra no tiene nada de eso. Cuando quieres comprar un dominio y conectarlo dentro del mismo producto. Cuando quieres editar el código generado en el navegador sin salir del constructor. Y en el plan gratuito la aritmética favorece a Lovable: 5 créditos de construcción al día con tope de 30 al mes, frente a los 5 al día con tope de 25 de Buildra. El argumento de Buildra es más estrecho y conviene decirlo sin adornos: partir de un repositorio que ya tienes, conservar una copia de cada commit en un repositorio tuyo y descargar el código sin pagar.

Los planes de Lovable hoy

Free
$0 al mes. 5 créditos de construcción al día, con tope de 30 por mes natural, más 20 créditos de Cloud y 4 de IA. Sin descarga de código, sin edición de código y sin dominio propio.
Pro
Desde $25 al mes por 100 créditos mensuales. Añade edición de código, descarga de código, dominios propios y quitar la insignia.
Business
Desde $50 al mes por esos mismos 100 créditos. Añade acceso por roles, SSO, centro de seguridad, proyectos personales y la API de Lovable.
Enterprise
Precio a través del equipo comercial de Lovable. Añade SCIM, registros de auditoría y análisis de seguridad programados.

Cada cifra de aquí procede de las páginas del propio Lovable, consultadas el 2026-09-20. Los precios y los límites cambian: revisa las fuentes antes de decidir.

Fuentes: lovable.dev/pricing, Lovable docs — Subscription plans, Lovable docs — Credits and limits, Lovable docs — Deploy, Lovable docs — FAQ

Feature Comparison

FeatureBuildraLovable
AI code generationYesYes
Live previewYesYes
One-click deployYesYes
GitHub syncYesYes
Full-stack (frontend + backend + DB)YesBuilt-in Cloud
Custom domainsOn paid plansPaid plans
Multi-language UI4 languagesNo
Export / download codeYesPro and above
Conversation historyYesYes
Phone app, built and uploaded to the storesOn a paid planNot documented

Lovable — Pros & Cons

Pros

  • The free plan publishes, to a lovable.app address, at no cost
  • Git sync to GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket on every plan, free included
  • Business adds role-based access and SSO; Enterprise adds SCIM and audit logs

Cons

  • Downloading the code, and editing it in Lovable, start at Pro
  • Free daily credits stop at 30 in a calendar month
  • No way to start a project from code you already have on GitHub

Which is better for full-stack apps: Buildra or Lovable?

Lovable generates a React frontend and runs the backend on its own Cloud, which it hosts for you and meters in credits as your app is used. That is the smoother road if you want one vendor to own hosting, database and domain together. Buildra generates the app and publishes it, but the repository is the artefact: the code lands in a repository you own, so the app can be picked up and hosted elsewhere without an export step. Neither approach is free of trade-offs — Lovable's is less work, Buildra's is less lock-in.

How does pricing compare between Buildra and Lovable?

Buildra's free tier gives you 5 credits a day, up to 25 a month, across up to 3 projects, with publishing, the source download and the one-way GitHub mirror included. Buildra's paid plans run from Starter at $25 a month for 100 credits to Pro from $100 for 400, with a year costing ten months.

How does code ownership compare?

Lovable syncs to GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket on every plan, free included; what starts at Pro is downloading the code as an archive and editing it inside Lovable. Buildra mirrors every commit the agent makes out to a GitHub repository you own, and offers the source as a .tar.gz on the free tier. Two limits are worth knowing before you choose: the mirror runs one direction only, so a push you make on GitHub does not come back into Buildra, and Buildra does not open branches or pull requests or run CI for you. Work you want to continue in Cursor, Claude Code or VS Code continues there — but it continues there, not back in the builder.

Which free tier goes further?

Lovable's free plan grants 5 build credits a day, capped at 30 in a calendar month. Buildra's free tier grants 5 a day, capped at 25 a month, across up to 3 projects — five fewer a month than Lovable's. Where Buildra's free tier does go further is what it lets you do with the result: the source download and the GitHub mirror are there from the start, where Lovable puts code download behind Pro. Which one is more generous depends entirely on whether you are counting credits or counting what you can take with you.

Why Choose Buildra Over Lovable?

Full-Stack from One Description

Buildra builds the frontend, the server and the database from a single description, already wired together.

One-Click Publish

Publish to the app's own buildra.page address in one click. The preview runs the real app while you build.

You Own Your Code

Download the source as a .tar.gz on any plan, or mirror every commit the agent makes to a GitHub repository you own. No vendor lock-in.

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Bottom line — Buildra vs Lovable

Lovable is a capable, well-staffed AI app builder with a bigger free monthly allowance than Buildra's, hosting and domains in one place, and governance — roles, SSO, audit logs — that Buildra does not offer at all. For a team that needs any of those, it is the better buy and this page will not pretend otherwise. Buildra's case is narrower: start from a repository you already have, keep a mirror of every agent commit in a repository you own, and download the source without paying. If that is the reason you went looking for a Lovable alternative, start free at buildra.dev.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Buildra better than Lovable?+
For different buyers. Lovable's free allowance is larger, its Git sync runs both ways on every plan, and Business and Enterprise carry SSO, roles and audit logs Buildra does not have. Buildra lets you download the source on the free tier, where Lovable starts that at Pro, and a Buildra project can start from a repository you already have. Buildra Free is 5 credits a day, up to 25 a month, across up to 3 projects.
How does pricing compare between Buildra and Lovable?+
Buildra Free gives you 5 credits a day, up to 25 a month, across up to 3 projects. Buildra's paid plans run from Starter at $25 a month for 100 credits to Pro from $100 for 400, with a year costing ten months.
Can Buildra replace Lovable?+
For building and publishing an app, yes: both build from a description, preview it live, publish it and put the code on GitHub. Not for everything. Lovable hosts a backend on its own Cloud, syncs Git both ways, and offers team governance; Buildra mirrors to GitHub one direction only and has no roles, SSO or audit logs. Buildra adds a source download on the free tier, a start from an existing repository, a dashboard in four languages, and, on a paid plan, phone builds it uploads to App Store Connect and Google Play for you.
Which generates better code, Buildra or Lovable?+
Neither publishes a benchmark that would settle it. Buildra runs premium AI models on every plan, with Max mode on Builder and Pro. Quality depends on how well you describe your requirements.

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