Lovable vs Strapi

AI app builder with shared team workspace — unlimited users per plan
vs. Leading open-source Node.js headless CMS — self-host or Cloud

Lovable website ↗Strapi website ↗

Pricing tiers

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

Lovable website ↗

Strapi

Self-Hosted (OSS)

MIT-licensed Node.js CMS. Run free on any infra. Full admin + plugin ecosystem.

$0 base (usage-based)

Cloud Free (trial)

14-day free trial of Strapi Cloud.

Free

Cloud Essential

$18/month ($15 annual). 500k API requests, 50 GB asset bandwidth, 50 GB storage. Transparent overages.

$18/mo

Cloud Pro

$90/month. Higher quotas, faster support.

$90/mo

Cloud Scale

$450/month. Enterprise-grade infra, priority support.

$450/mo

Enterprise Edition (self-host)

Self-host + Enterprise license. SSO/SAML, audit logs, review workflows, content releases.

Custom

Strapi website ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Lovable vs self-hosted on Strapi.

Metric	Lovable	Strapi
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

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.

Strapi · 16 features

Audit Logs (EE) — Track every admin action.
Components — Reusable field groups shared across content types.
Content Types Builder — Visual schema builder — fields, relations, components, dynamic zones.
Custom Fields — Plugin-based custom field types (color picker, markdown, etc.).
Draft & Publish — Two-phase publishing workflow.
Dynamic Zones — Flexible page builder — authors pick components to add.
GraphQL API (plugin) — Optional GraphQL layer via official plugin.
Internationalization — Multi-locale content out of the box.
Media Library — Upload + organize media. Providers: local, S3, Cloudinary, DO Spaces.
Releases (EE) — Bundle content changes and publish atomically.
REST API (auto-gen) — Auto-generated REST endpoints per content type. Full CRUD + filters.
Review Workflows (EE) — Approval-based content workflows.
Role-Based Access Control — Per-role permissions at content type + field level.
SSO / SAML (EE) — Enterprise identity for admin users.
Strapi Cloud — Fully-managed hosting of Strapi instances.
Webhooks — Built-in webhooks on content lifecycle events.

Developer interfaces

Kind	Lovable	Strapi
CLI	—	Strapi CLI
SDK	—	@strapi/client (JS)
REST	Lovable API (preview)	Admin REST API, Strapi Content REST API
GRAPHQL	—	GraphQL API (plugin)
OTHER	GitHub 2-way sync, Lovable Web App, Supabase Native	Webhooks

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