Lovable vs v0
Both build React apps from a chat beside a live preview. v0 is Vercel's and builds Next.js apps made to deploy on Vercel; Lovable builds Vite React apps and hosts them itself, with Lovable Cloud for data.
Checked against each product's own site on . Plans change often, so check Lovable's pricing and v0's pricing before you choose.
| Lovable | v0 | rwaft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it makes | Web apps, including full-stack apps with accounts and data | Web apps and interfaces on Next.js, front end and back end | Websites, front-end web apps, tools and browser games |
| Code it writes | React on Vite with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui | Next.js and React, with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui | React and TypeScript on Vite, Tailwind CSS, and React Router for more than one page |
| Databases and sign-in | Yes, through Lovable Cloud | Yes, through Vercel and its integrations | None: apps run in the browser and can only save data there |
| While it builds | A chat beside a live preview, with the code to view and edit | A chat beside a live preview, with the code and a visual design mode | Each step in plain words as it happens, with the raw install and build log one tap away |
| How you pay | A free tier with daily credits, then monthly plans. In its default mode a message's credit cost depends on how complex the task is | A free tier with a daily message limit, then monthly plans with included credits and usage metered in tokens | 2 free credits on sign-up, then one-off credit packs with no subscription. Every chat costs 1 credit, however big the change, and a failed build is refunded. |
| Hosting and domains | Included, with custom domains on paid plans | Deploys to Vercel, with custom domains there | Included, at the site's own rwaft.live link. No custom domains yet, and every site is public |
| Getting the code | Two-way GitHub sync and a code editor | GitHub sync and a code editor | Push it to a new GitHub repository. Also deploys public Vite and Create React App repos |
Choose Lovable if
- You want the builder to host the app, with no other platform account
- You'd like a back end set up for you through Lovable Cloud
- You aren't a developer and don't plan to become one
Choose v0 if
- You're building on Next.js or already deploy to Vercel
- You want to edit components visually, in a design mode
- You want server code through Vercel and its integrations
Or neither
If what you want is a website or a front-end app rather than a full product, there's a simpler route. Choose rwaft if:
- You want a website or a front-end app with a live link, and no tools to learn
- You'd rather pay per build than per month: credit packs, no subscription, and you know what a chat costs before you send it
- You want to watch the real build, and see the fixes it makes when something breaks
- You want failed builds refunded automatically, and 2 free chats to try it
- You have a Vite or Create React App repository you just want hosted
Questions
Is Lovable or v0 better for non-developers?
Lovable assumes less: it hosts the app and can set up a back end itself. v0 fits best when you or your team already work with Next.js and Vercel. For a website with no back end, rwaft is simpler than either.
Do Lovable and v0 write the same code?
Both write React with Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui. v0 uses Next.js; Lovable uses Vite. rwaft writes React and TypeScript on Vite with Tailwind CSS.
Each against rwaft: rwaft vs Lovable · rwaft vs v0. More head to heads: Lovable vs Bolt · Bolt vs v0 · Lovable vs Replit · Lovable vs Base44 · Framer vs Webflow.
Lovable is a trademark of Lovable; v0 is a trademark of Vercel. rwaft isn't affiliated with any of them.