Kinde vs Lovable
Flexible authentication, user management, and feature flags
vs. AI app builder with shared team workspace — unlimited users per plan
Pricing tiers
Kinde
Free
10,500 MAU included. MFA, B2B orgs, custom domain, 2 custom roles, 1 webhook, 2 environments.
Free
Pro
Unlimited webhooks, roles, feature flags, API keys. Remove Kinde branding. SOC 2 attestation.
$25/mo
Plus
Unlimited enterprise SSO, API scopes, org-owned M2M apps, 6 environments.
$75/mo
Scale
11 environments, custom domain per org, SCIM, MFA triggers, 30-day audit logs.
$250/mo
Enterprise
Custom. Dedicated infra option, volume discounts, custom SLAs.
Custom
Lovable
Free
Limited features baseline. Try out and build small demos.
Free
Pro
$25/month (shared across unlimited users). 100 credits/mo + 5 daily (up to 150/mo). Custom domains, remove Lovable badge, user roles.
$25/mo
Business
$50/month (shared). Everything in Pro + Internal publish, SSO, Team workspace, personal projects, design templates, security center.
$50/mo
Enterprise
Custom (platform fee by company size). Covers all employees. Volume credits, dedicated support, onboarding, SCIM, audit logs.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing free on Kinde vs free on Lovable.
| Metric | Kinde | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| custom roles | 2 roles | — |
| environments | 2 envs | — |
| feature flags | 10 flags | — |
| mau included | 10500 users/month | — |
| webhooks | 1 webhooks | — |
Features
Kinde · 14 features
- API Scopes — OAuth scopes for your APIs, enforced server-side (Plus+).
- B2B Organizations — Multi-tenant orgs with user roles, invitations, feature flags per org.
- Custom Domain — Host auth at auth.yourbrand.com. Free tier includes this.
- Enterprise SSO — SAML 2.0 + OIDC enterprise connections (Plus unlimited).
- Feature Flags — Built-in feature flags with per-user/org overrides. No separate service needed.
- Kinde AI — AI-assisted query and insights over your Kinde data.
- Kinde Billing (preview) — Built-in subscription billing linked to users/orgs. Stripe under the hood.
- Machine-to-Machine — Client credentials grant for service-to-service auth.
- Multi-Factor Auth — TOTP authenticator apps, SMS, email, passkey.
- Passwordless — Email code + passkey (WebAuthn).
- Roles & Permissions — RBAC with roles → permissions. Assigned per user or per organization.
- SCIM Provisioning — Directory provisioning from IdPs (Scale tier).
- Sign-in Widget — Hosted pages + themeable widget for login/signup. Customizable with CSS.
- Webhooks — Event webhooks: user.created/updated, organization events, MFA, etc.
Lovable · 16 features
- Connect External APIs — Chat: "connect OpenAI API" → done.
- Custom Domains — Publish at yourbrand.com.
- Design Templates — Pre-made design systems (Business tier).
- GitHub 2-way Sync — Commit from Lovable or edit in repo — reflects both ways.
- Image/Sketch to UI — Upload screenshot → get matching UI.
- Internal Publish — Deploy internally only (Business tier).
- Live Preview — See the app live while iterating.
- Prompt-to-App — Natural language → running React app.
- Remove Lovable Badge — White-label output — no Lovable branding.
- SCIM Provisioning (Ent) — Directory sync.
- Security Center — Audit + permissions console (Business+).
- Stripe Integration — Built-in Stripe payments setup.
- Supabase Native — First-class Supabase auth + DB integration.
- Team Workspace — Shared projects + roles.
- User Roles — Role-based access control.
- Visual Edit — Click element → describe change.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Kinde | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| SDK | Kinde Android / Kotlin, Kinde Flutter SDK, Kinde Go SDK, Kinde iOS / Swift, @kinde-oss/kinde-auth-nextjs, @kinde-oss/kinde-auth-react, @kinde-oss/kinde-nodejs-sdk, Kinde Python SDK | — |
| REST | Kinde Management API | Lovable API (preview) |
| MCP | Kinde MCP | — |
| OTHER | — | GitHub 2-way sync, Lovable Web App, Supabase Native |
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