Verdict
Base44 suits non-developers and small teams who want a hosted app with a database, sign-in, payments and a built-in security scan from a $20 plan 1,16. The catch is credits and billing: Trustpilot reviewers rate it 2.8 out of 5 from 906 reviews, citing credits used up during AI debugging and trouble with refunds 29.
Good fit if you are
- Non-developers building internal tools, customer portals and small business apps
- Teams that want hosting, database, sign-in and payments in one place
- Builders who want a security scan and browser tests before they publish
Look elsewhere if you are
- Teams that need truly native iOS and Android apps
- Buyers who need a predictable monthly bill
- Developers who want to run the full app outside Base44
Pros and cons
What we like
- Every plan includes a database, sign-in, analytics and hosting, and Starter adds your own domain and private apps 1,14,15.
- A testing agent clicks through your app's key flows in a browser and sends failures to the AI to fix 3.
- A security scan on every plan checks data permissions, exposed secrets, unauthenticated backend functions and vulnerable dependencies 16.
- Code edits in the app, two-way GitHub sync from Builder, and branches with version history and restore 1,9,10,12.
- SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, with SSO, SCIM and audit logs on Enterprise 19,21.
What to watch
- App-store builds wrap the web app in a web view, and you submit them yourself 4.
- Credit use per message varies by model and task, so the cost of a build is hard to predict 1,2.
- Trustpilot shows 2.8 from 906 reviews, with complaints about charges after cancellation, refunds and credits burned on debugging 29.
- Only Enterprise workspaces get a stated opt-out from AI model training 19,21,22.
- In 2025 Wiz found a flaw that let outsiders register for private apps; Wix fixed it within a day 27.
Key facts
| Made by | Wix |
|---|---|
| Pricing | From $20/month (Starter, billed monthly) or $16/month billed yearly; free plan with 25 message credits |
| Cost per builder | $20 a month (Starter plan billed monthly: 100 message credits and 2,000 integration credits a month, custom domain and private apps; $16 a month if billed yearly, which Base44 says saves 20%) |
| Also requires | Private apps and custom domains need a paid plan; GitHub sync, Stripe, connectors and test data need Builder or higher 1,6,7,10,13,14 |
| What it builds | Web app, Database and backend |
| Tech stack | React and JSX front ends on Base44's own backend, with backend functions run on Deno 9,20; builder models include Base44's own Base 1, Sonnet 5.5, Opus 5.5, Gemini 3.8 Flash, GPT-family models and Fable 5.1, or Auto 2 |
| Works with | Stripe, Wix Payments, Gmail, Outlook, Slack, Google Workspace, Google Calendar, GitHub, Snowflake, Databricks, Wiz |
| Security reports | SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 |
| Free trial | No trial; free plan with 25 message credits a month |
What Base44 is
Base44 is an AI app builder. You describe an app in plain language, and it builds the pages, database, sign-in and backend functions, then hosts the result 1,2. Paid plans connect your own domain, and Builder and up add GitHub sync, Stripe and connectors to services such as Gmail, Slack and Snowflake 1,6,7,15. Base44 also sells Superagents, AI assistants that work over WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and other channels 23.
Israeli programmer Maor Shlomo founded and bootstrapped Base44 26. Wix agreed to buy it in June 2025 for $80 million upfront plus milestone payments in 2029, and runs it as an independent product and business 25,26. Base44 now offers payments and domains through Wix 23.
What it can do
The AI chat has three modes: Build acts on prompts at once, Discuss plans changes without touching code, and Edit changes elements you click in the preview 2. Auto picks a model for each request, or you choose one, such as Base44's own Base 1, Opus 5.5 or a GPT model; a manual choice can cost more credits 2. Branches give each line of work its own chat, preview and version history, and you can revert to any saved version 12. Branches share live data, but Builder and up can switch the preview to a separate test database 12,13.
Before launch, a testing agent runs browser tests of key flows and lists what failed; one click sends a fix prompt to the AI, at about 1 to 4 credits a test run 3. A security scan checks permissions, secrets and backend functions and applies recommended fixes in one click 16,23. On phones, apps run in the browser or from the home screen 5. Builder and up can download iOS and Android store files that run the published app inside a web view, and you submit them through your own developer accounts 4.
- Actions. From a prompt, Base44 builds a web app with pages, a database, sign-in and backend functions, and a testing agent runs browser tests of key flows and sends failures to the AI to fix 1,3. It adds Stripe or Wix payments and connectors such as Gmail, Slack and Snowflake, and apps can call your own APIs imported from an OpenAPI spec 6,7,8,23.
- Setup. Describe the app in the AI chat: Build mode acts at once, Discuss mode plans changes first at 0.3 credits a message, and Edit mode changes elements you click in the preview 2. Publishing gives a hosted app, and Starter and up connect your own domain 1,15.
- Owning the code. Starter and up edit code in the Code tab 1,9, Builder and up sync two ways with GitHub 10, and an Apps API endpoint downloads the source as a zip 11; the docs do not describe running the app outside Base44 10.
- Analytics. Every plan includes app analytics 1; Enterprise adds audit logs, monitoring APIs and per-member credit limits 21.
Pricing
The Free plan gives 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month for up to 5 apps 1. Paid plans run from Starter at $20 a month billed monthly ($16 billed yearly) to Elite at $160 a month billed yearly, with 100 to 1,200 message credits and 2,000 to 50,000 integration credits a month 1. Base44 says yearly billing saves 20% 1. Message credits pay for building with the AI, and the app's backend operations use integration credits 1,24. Private apps and custom domains need Starter, and GitHub sync, Stripe, connectors and test data need Builder at $40 a month billed yearly 1,6,7,10,13,14. The real cost depends on how many credits the AI uses: Discuss mode costs 0.3 credits a message, other modes vary by model and task, and reviewers report credits running out during debugging 2,29. Enterprise is priced by quote 1.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $01 | 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month, up to 5 apps, sign-in, database and analytics |
| Starter | $20/month billed monthly; $16/month billed yearly1,15 | 100 message credits and 2,000 integration credits a month, unlimited apps, in-app code edits, custom domain, free domain for 1 year on yearly billing |
| Builder | $40/month billed yearly ($50 billed monthly)1,4,6,7,13 | 250 message credits and 10,000 integration credits a month, AI model choice, GitHub integration; Stripe, connectors, test data and app-store files need this plan or higher |
| Pro | $80/month billed yearly ($100 billed monthly)1 | 500 message credits and 20,000 integration credits a month, early access to beta features |
| Elite | $160/month billed yearly ($200 billed monthly)1,19 | 1,200 message credits and 50,000 integration credits a month, premium support, choice of data region |
| Enterprise | Quote only1,21 | Organizational SSO, SCIM, audit logs API, IP allowlisting, per-member credit caps, data residency, AI training opt-out |
Security and data
Base44 holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, offers a GDPR data processing agreement on request, and encrypts data with TLS 1.2+ in transit and AES-256 at rest 19,21. App data is stored in the US by default, and Elite and Enterprise workspaces can choose EU, UK or US storage 18,19. Its trust center lists Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI and Z.ai among its LLM subprocessors, with apps served through AWS, Cloudflare and MongoDB 20. Enterprise workspaces can opt out of AI model training, but the privacy policy does not say how other plans' data is used for training 21,22. Every app gets a security scan, and Builder and up add code vulnerability checks and an optional Wiz scan 16,17. Enterprise adds organizational SSO, SCIM, IP allowlisting and audit logs 21.
- Security checks on your app. Built-in security scan on every plan checks data permissions, exposed secrets, unauthenticated backend functions, exposed credit-using features, dependencies and security headers; code vulnerability scanning and an optional Wiz scan need Builder or higher 16,17
- Data residency. App data is stored in the US by default; Elite and Enterprise workspaces can choose EU, UK or US storage 18,19
- Training on your data. Enterprise workspaces can opt out of AI model training 19,21; the privacy policy does not say whether other plans' data trains models 22
- AI models. Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI, Z.ai and other LLM hosts are listed as subprocessors 20
What customers say
Base44 has little independent review data. Trustpilot shows 2.8 out of 5 from 906 reviews: 53% give one star, citing charges after cancellation, refused refunds and credits used up during debugging, while five-star reviews praise how fast non-developers can build 29. G2 lists 3.8 from only 4 reviews 30. Base44 names BenQ Latin America, which it says shipped 9 apps in 2 months 21. The main independent coverage is the Wix deal and Wiz's 2025 finding that outsiders could register for private apps, which Wix fixed within a day 25,27,28.
| Platform | Rating | Reviews | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot (Base44)29 | 2.8 / 5 | 906 | 8 October 2026 |
| G2 (Base44)30 | 3.8 / 5 | 4 | 8 October 2026 |
What Wix claims (not independently verified):
- BenQ Latin America: a report that took 10 days now takes 20 minutes, $50,000 to $100,000 saved, and 9 apps shipped in 2 months 21
- 250,000 users in its first six months, per its founder at the time of the 2025 sale 26
Concerns raised by others:
- In July 2025 the security firm Wiz found that anyone with an app's public ID could register for a private Base44 app and get past its sign-in, including SSO; Wix fixed it in under 24 hours and found no sign of abuse 27,28.
- On Trustpilot, 53% of 906 reviews give one star, citing charges after cancellation, refused refunds and credits used up while the AI debugs its own errors 29.
How we scored it
| Criterion | Why | Score |
|---|---|---|
| What it can do 30% of the total | Base44 builds full-stack web apps with a database, sign-in and hosting 1, its testing agent tests key flows in a browser and hands failures to the AI to fix 3, and it adds Stripe and connectors 6,7, but its app-store builds wrap the web app in a web view and you submit them yourself 4. | 4/5 |
| Pricing 20% of the total | Plan prices and monthly message and integration credits are public 1, but credit use varies by model and task, so the cost of a build is hard to predict 1,2. | 4/5 |
| Control 20% of the total | Base44 documents in-app code editing 9, two-way GitHub sync 10, version history with restore on branches 12, a test database kept separate from live data 13, and Owner, Editor and Viewer roles with enforced SSO on Enterprise 19. | 5/5 |
| Security and data 15% of the total | Base44 holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 19 and scans the apps it builds 16, but only Enterprise workspaces get a stated opt-out from AI model training 19,21,22. | 4/5 |
| Customer evidence 15% of the total | Its largest review base is negative, at 2.8 out of 5 from 906 Trustpilot reviews with widespread billing and credit complaints 29, G2 shows 3.8 from only 4 reviews 30, and Wiz found a critical sign-in flaw in 2025 27. | 1/5 |
| Total | Weighted sum of the 5 levels, out of 10. | 7.5 |
Sources
- Pricing
- Using the AI Chat in Base44
- Testing your app's flows
- Submitting your app to app stores
- Creating and using your app on mobile
- Setting up Stripe
- Connectors overview
- Managing and using custom integrations
- Code Tab
- GitHub Integration
- Export app source code
- Working with branches
- Testing your app with test data
- Choosing who can access your app
- Connecting a domain to your app
- Running a security scan
- Scanning your app for vulnerabilities with Wiz
- Base44 security: An overview
- Security
- Base44 Trust Center
- Base44 for Enterprise
- Privacy Policy
- Base44 documentation index (Superagents, Wix Payments, domains with Wix, security scan fixes)
- Backend Service Pricing
- Wix acquires Israeli vibe coding co Base44
- 6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash
- Wiz Research Uncovers Critical Vulnerability in AI Vibe Coding platform Base44 Allowing Unauthorized Access to Private Applications
- Wiz Uncovers Critical Access Bypass Flaw in AI-Powered Vibe Coding Platform Base44
- Base44 Reviews
- Base44 Reviews