# Base44

Every builder needs a base

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## At a glance

- Type: AI app builder
- Kind: Hosted
- Isolation: Not disclosed
- Free tier: Yes
- Starting price: $16/mo
- GPU: No
- Regions: 3
- Coverage: 23 of 61 assessed capabilities supported
- Agent readiness: read 9 of 11 signals, drive 8 of 11 signals

## Links

- Homepage: https://base44.com/
- Docs: https://docs.base44.com/
- Pricing: https://base44.com/pricing

## Pricing

- Model: Credit-based subscription tiers. Two credit types: MESSAGE credits (AI generation/edits) + INTEGRATION credits (runtime app actions — LLM/email/SMS/image, 1 credit per integration request). Annual billing (save 20%); monthly available. Unlimited apps on all paid plans.
- Unit: per-workspace monthly subscription + message-credits + integration-credits
- Free tier: Yes

| Tier | Price | Includes | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Up to 5 apps; authentication, database functionality and analytics. |  [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Starter | $16/mo (billed annually) | Unlimited apps, in-app code edits, connect a domain, free domain for 1 year. |  [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Builder | $40/mo (billed annually) | + backend functions, AI model select, connect a domain (free domain 1yr), GitHub integration. |  [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Pro | $80/mo (billed annually) | + early access to beta features. |  [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Elite | $160/mo (billed annually) | + premium support; top credits. |  [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom credits + SSO (customer-managed IDPs, enforce SSO), SCIM, granular permissions, centralized user management, private/secure hosting, IP allowlist, app-visibility governance, dedicated architect + account support. | Contact sales. [source](https://base44.com/enterprise) |

- Overages: No hidden fees; third-party connected services bill directly. Upgrade when monthly credit limits are reached.
- Card required: No
- Source: https://base44.com/pricing

## Website design

Desktop public website · assessed 2026-10-14

Complete assessment.

A bold, spacious app-builder presentation combines oversized sans-serif headings, warm dotted surfaces and orange controls; documentation keeps the brand motifs within a dense navigation shell. Cookie overlays limit landing/pricing viewport coverage.

- Styles: Corporate, Playful
- Landing page: captured
- Pricing: captured
- Docs: captured

## Runtime

- **GPU & accelerators**: No — "No GPU offering (managed app platform; LLM calls go to OpenAI/Anthropic as integrations)." [source](https://base44.com/) (confidence: high)
- **BYOC (Bring your own cloud)**: na — "Hosted service; no customer-cloud deployment advertised." [source](https://base44.com/enterprise) (confidence: high)
- **Secrets management**: Workspace personal access tokens; application secrets and KMS-backed secret management. [source](https://base44.com/security)
- **Storage options**: Integrated database and cloud storage on every plan; EU/UK storage has media and creation-date exceptions. [source](https://base44.com/pricing)
- **Supported workloads**: generated-full-stack-apps, websites, internal-tools, customer-portals, in-app-agents [source](https://base44.com/)
- **Persistence**: Managed app database and cloud storage; app code version history and checkpoints. [source](https://docs.base44.com/)
- **Data jurisdiction**: US default, EU app data storage (gated), UK app data storage (gated) — "Residency is storage only, not processing; media and legacy app exclusions apply." [source](https://docs.base44.com/Community-and-support/Privacy-and-security.md) (confidence: high)
- **Resource limits & quotas**: Free: up to 5 apps, 25 message and 100 integration credits/month. Paid: unlimited apps. API limits are shared per workspace and scale by plan. [source](https://base44.com/pricing)
- **SDK languages**: JavaScript, TypeScript — "Official JavaScript SDK with TypeScript support; not two independent language SDKs." [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/sdk/getting-started/overview.md) (confidence: high)
- **Network & egress controls**: No configurable outbound policy found; inbound access and data permissions are not egress controls. [source](https://base44.com/security)
- **Snapshots & forks**: Code checkpoints and app branches, not advertised memory/process snapshots. [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/app-code/sandbox/overview.md)
- **Deployment methods**: dashboard, cli, api, sdk, mcp, template [source](https://docs.base44.com/)
- **Isolation**: Not disclosed — "Managed generated-app hosting substrate is undisclosed. Render server services and Mongo storage subprocessors do not establish a user-code isolation guarantee." [source](https://base44.com/security) (confidence: low)

## Capabilities

### AI & agents

| Capability | Status | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agent skills | Supported | "Reusable instructions that teach AI coding agents how to perform Base44-specific tasks" [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/backend/overview/skills.md) |
| AI app builder | Supported | "AI powered app building" [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Autonomous QA agent | Supported | "The agent opens a real browser, follows the flow like a user would, then tells you exactly what passed, what failed, and why." [source](https://docs.base44.com/documentation/managing-app-data/testing-agent.md) |
| Built-in coding agent | Supported | "Base44 is a no-code AI platform that uses vibe coding to build fully-functional apps and websites." [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| BYOK for LLMs | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for byok-llm in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Credential-injection proxy | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for credential-injection-proxy in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| LLM gateway | Supported | "Pass automatic to let Base44 choose one, or pin a specific model such as claude_sonnet_4_6, gpt_5_5, or gemini_3_1_pro. OpenAI-compatible gateway for app calls." [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/sdk/docs/interfaces/ai-gateway.md) |
| MCP client | Supported | "Connect custom MCP servers to your account so the AI chat can use external tools and data while you build." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| MCP-server hosting | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| MCP server | Partially supported | "The server is available at https://app.base44.com/mcp. You need a Builder plan or higher to connect an AI assistant through the Base44 MCP server." [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/backend/overview/mcp-server.md) |
| Model inference API (first-party) | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for model-inference-api in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Preinstalled coding agent | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for preinstalled-coding-agent in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |

### Networking & delivery

| Capability | Status | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automatic HTTPS | Supported | "Automatic SSL certificates are provided for connected custom domains (managed domain setup)." [source](https://docs.base44.com/Setting-up-your-app/Setting-up-your-custom-domain.md) |
| Custom domains | Supported | "Starter: Connect a domain; Free domain for 1 year." [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Direct public IPv6 | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Edge KV store | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Egress controls | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for egress-controls in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Email send / receive | Supported | "Choose how to send emails from your Base44 app: built-in emails, workflows that send automatically, a custom email domain, Resend, or another email provider." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Public preview URLs | Supported | "Keep your apps and websites private, share with your team, or publish to the web." [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Private networking | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for private-networking in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Built-in reverse proxy | Supported | "The apps run on real production infrastructure, not a sandbox." [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |

### Organisation & security

| Capability | Status | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Built-in auth | Supported | "Authentication and user management" [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| BYOC | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for byoc in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Deploy into customers' VPCs | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Secrets management | Supported | "manages secrets in a cloud key management service (KMS)." [source](https://base44.com/security) |
| Self-host / OSS core | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for self-host-oss in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Sharing | Supported | "Keep your apps and websites private, share with your team, or publish to the web." [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| SSO / SAML | Partially supported | "SSO, advanced security controls — enterprise gated." [source](https://base44.com/enterprise) |
| Teams | Supported | "Multi-user editing and collaboration" [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Workload identity | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for workload-identity in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |

### Developer access

| Capability | Status | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CLI | Supported | "Build and manage Base44 apps from the command line" [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/cli/get-started/overview.md) |
| E2B-compatible API | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for e2b-compatible-api in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Filesystem API | Partially supported | "Connect to it via the CLI, an MCP client, or the API to read, search, edit, and run commands against your app from any machine. Builder or higher; code-editing sandbox only, not a general file-volume API." [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/app-code/sandbox/overview.md) |
| Git deploy | Partially supported | "Connect your Base44 app to GitHub for version control, local development, and collaboration. Two-way sync, not equivalent to automatic production publish." [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/app-code/local-development/github.md) |
| HTTP data API | Supported | "Create, read, update, and delete data in your Base44 app through the SDK and entity API." [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/sdk/getting-started/work-with-data.md) |
| OpenAPI spec | Partially supported | "Download your app’s API reference as an OpenAPI file to use it in an API client or documentation tool. Requires dashboard; public guessed spec URL returned 404." [source](https://docs.base44.com/Building-your-app/your-apps-api-page.md) |
| Private container registry | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Public API | Supported | "The Apps API lets you do from your own code what you’d otherwise do to a single app in the Base44 online app editor. API is in beta." [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/apps-api/get-started/overview.md) |
| SDK | Supported | "The Base44 SDK provides a JavaScript interface for building apps on the Base44 platform." [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/sdk/getting-started/overview.md) |
| SSH access | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |

### Compute & storage

| Capability | Status | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cloud-init / ignition config | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Desktop / computer-use sandbox | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| GPU compute | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Live-state (memory) snapshots | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Multi-region | Partially supported | "On an Enterprise plan (Business or Enterprise), you can choose to store your app data in EU or UK clusters instead of the default US region. Data residency controls where your data is stored, not where it is processed." [source](https://docs.base44.com/Community-and-support/Privacy-and-security.md) |
| Object storage | Supported | "Cloud storage" [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Persistent disk | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Sandbox templates / custom images | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Scale to zero | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for scale-to-zero in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Selectable isolation runtime | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Snapshots / forking | Partially supported | "A checkpoint is a restore point in the app’s version history, anchored to a specific commit. Code checkpoint, not running-process snapshot." [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/app-code/sandbox/overview.md) |

### Data

| Capability | Status | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Database branching | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for database-branching in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Ephemeral instant DB (no-signup) | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for ephemeral-instant-db in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| First-party database | Supported | "Integrated backend and database system" [source](https://base44.com/pricing) |
| Vector search | Not supported | "No supporting public evidence found for vector-search in the fresh full documentation index; absence is not an advertised prohibition." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |

### Platform & operations

| Capability | Status | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Managed CI/CD runners | Not applicable | "Managed generated-app platform, not a user-provisioned infrastructure runtime; this capability is category-inapplicable. The code sandbox is an editing surface, not a general compute SKU." [source](https://docs.base44.com/) |
| Built-in observability | Supported | "View function logs; built-in analytics dashboard and workflow run history are documented." [source](https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/cli/commands/logs.md) |
| Preview environments | Partially supported | "Create branches to try new ideas, features, or redesigns without affecting your app. App branches and test database; no evidence of full per-PR infra lifecycle." [source](https://docs.base44.com/Building-your-app/working-with-branches.md) |
| Scheduled tasks | Partially supported | "A workflow can start on a schedule. Workflows is available on the Builder plan and above." [source](https://docs.base44.com/Building-your-app/Creating-workflows.md) |
| Project template marketplace | Supported | "Explore ready-to-use app templates from the Base44 community and your workspace." [source](https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt) |
| Durable workflows | Partially supported | "multi-step processes that wait, check conditions, and react automatically. No independently established durable execution guarantee." [source](https://docs.base44.com/Building-your-app/Creating-workflows.md) |

## Agent readiness

### Read: 9 of 11 signals present

9/11 signals (7 full, 4 partial)

- Llms txt: pass — "Substantive https://docs.base44.com/llms.txt with 1307 lines."
- Llms full txt: pass — "https://docs.base44.com/llms-full.txt 200; 3911097 bytes, retained pointer."
- Robots AI policy: partial — "https://base44.com/robots.txt: User-agent: * Allow: /; no AI-specific policy."
- JSON LD: pass — "Fresh homepage browser DOM: Organization and WebApplication with offers price 0 USD."
- Sitemap: pass — "https://base44.com/sitemap.xml rendered successfully; robots links locale and blog sitemaps."
- Meta quality: pass — "Homepage title Turn an Idea Into a Working App or Website with AI | Base44, description and OG present."
- Markdown negotiation: pass — "https://docs.base44.com/ Accept: text/markdown returns 200 text/markdown."
- Content efficiency: partial — "Fresh retained landing DOM: 9359 readable UTF-8 bytes / 273895 HTML bytes = 3.42%; rendered ratio only, plain fetch HTTP403."
- Docs discoverable: partial — "Docs & FAQs is in homepage footer; first-class docs header placement not established."
- Pricing machine readable: pass — "https://base44.com/pricing structured plan cards and credit allotments retained as rendered text."
- Anti bot: partial — "Ordinary urllib homepage/pricing/legal probes return HTTP403 error code 1010; foxcrawl retries successfully fetch content."

### Drive: 8 of 11 signals present

8/11 signals (5 full, 6 partial)

- Public API: pass — "https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/apps-api/get-started/overview.md"
- Openapi spec: partial — "Dashboard-only generated app OpenAPI download; anonymous guessed spec returned 404."
- MCP server: pass — "https://app.base44.com/mcp documented with OAuth at https://docs.base44.com/developers/backend/overview/mcp-server.md"
- SDK packages: partial — "One official JavaScript/TypeScript SDK, not multiple language SDKs: https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/sdk/getting-started/overview.md"
- Auth docs: pass — "Personal access token Bearer Authorization, workspace permissions; account keys end Oct15: https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/apps-api/get-started/authentication.md"
- Agent self serve creds: partial — "Create PAT in workspace Settings > Secrets; human step: https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/apps-api/get-started/authentication.md"
- Webhooks: partial — "Integration event triggers documented; signing model not established: https://docs.base44.com/Building-your-app/Creating-workflows.md"
- CLI tool: pass — "https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/cli/get-started/overview.md"
- Error model: partial — "Gateway documents 403 error code ai_gateway_requires_service_role; no comprehensive platform JSON error model established: https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/sdk/docs/interfaces/ai-gateway.md"
- Rate limit docs: partial — "Exact workspace quotas and plan multipliers, 429, but response headers not documented: https://docs.base44.com/developers/references/apps-api/get-started/rate-limits.md"
- Agent config: pass — "Skills and documented remote MCP configuration: https://docs.base44.com/developers/backend/overview/skills.md"

## Compliance & regions

- SOC 2 Type II: certified (scope: hosted) — "backed by SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification." [source](https://base44.com/security)
- ISO/IEC 27001: certified (scope: hosted) — "Certified information security management – the international standard." [source](https://base44.com/security)
- GDPR: self-attested (scope: hosted) — "EU data protection standards, with a Data Processing Agreement available on request." [source](https://base44.com/security)
- Regions: US, EU, UK
- Regions note: Data storage residency, NOT compute placement: Business/Enterprise EU or UK, default US. Legacy Elite workspaces created before Oct 1 qualify. Applies to apps after Apr 16; older apps remain US. Media before Oct 12 remains US; UK media currently EU. Processing may occur elsewhere.

## Company & presence

- Privacy policy: https://base44.com/privacy-policy
- Terms of service: https://base44.com/terms-of-service
- Documentation (docs.base44.com): https://docs.base44.com/
- Blog: https://base44.com/blog
- Changelog: https://docs.base44.com/changelog/product
- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ThpYPZpVts
- X/Twitter (@Base44): https://x.com/Base44
- Reddit (r/Base44): https://www.reddit.com/r/Base44/
- Status page: https://status.base44.com/
- Roadmap / feedback: https://feedback.base44.com/roadmap

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## Method

Facts come from the product's own public pages. Each claim carries its evidence: a quote and the page it came from. We count capabilities rather than grade products, and "Not assessed" means we have not checked, never that the product lacks it.