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The best Softr alternatives in 2026 (and when to stay on Softr)

The main Softr alternatives are SPOE, Bubble, Base44, Lovable and Bolt. Pick SPOE if you want private inference and to keep and export your code: its default models keep no copy of your prompts, a second model from a different family reviews every change, and every export is signed and runs with docker compose up, with nothing of SPOE inside. Stay on Softr if you want client portals, internal tools or a CRM built with no code, on data you already keep in Airtable, Google Sheets or HubSpot, with sign-in, permissions and hosting handled by Softr.

Bubble is for a no-code web or native mobile app you build visually, on its own hosting. Base44 is for sign-in, a database and integrations that work with no setup, on its own infrastructure. Lovable is for one managed service that builds, hosts and runs your web app, with its database and sign-in built in. Bolt is for building in one browser tab with nothing to install, or mobile apps with Expo.

SPOE made this page, and SPOE is one of the picks, so every line about another builder is from that builder's own pages, with the link and the date it was read (2026-10-22 or 2026-10-26). Each one also says when that builder may suit you better. Updated 26 October 2026.

At a glance

Builder	Free plan	Paid plans from	Get your code out	Runs without the builder	Your prompts and training	Best if
SPOE	5 free prompts a day on the default models once you have signed up and your email address is proven (by Google or GitHub, or where email sign-up is open, a code we email you). No card. Then any first payment opens every model and export, for good.	US$25 a month, or a one-off credit pack from US$19. Credits never expire.	A ZIP, unlocked for good by your first payment of any size.	docker compose up, with nothing of SPOE inside.	The default models keep no copy. Chats, bots and images stay on your device.	You want to hold the code, prove what was built, and keep your prompts private.
Bubble	Free to build, with 50,000 workload units a month. Putting a live version of the app online needs a paid plan. (source)	$59 a month (Starter, billed yearly). (source)	No code: its manual says an app cannot be exported as code. The data your users create exports as CSV files. (source)	No. Its manual says Bubble apps run only on Bubble, and leaving means rebuilding the app's logic. If Bubble were ever discontinued, it says its own source code would be released under an open-source licence. (source)	Its Terms let it use what you give its AI tools, and what they return, to train and improve them, and share your input with third-party AI services. Their AI section names no opt-out. (source)	You want to build a web or native mobile app with no code, editing every page, workflow and database field visually, and are happy for it to run only on Bubble.
Base44	5 message credits a day, up to 25 a month, and up to 5 apps. (source)	$16 a month (Starter, billed yearly). (source)	A ZIP from Builder up. Its docs call it a copy, not a way off Base44. (source)	No. Its docs say exported code still relies on Base44 to run, and Base44 does not support self-hosting. (source)	Can be used to train AI models on every plan but Enterprise, with no opt-out setting. (source)	You want authentication, a database and integrations that work with no setup, and are happy to run the app on Base44's infrastructure.
Lovable	5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month. Starting to build is free. (source)	$25 a month (Pro, 100 credits), or $21 a month billed yearly. (source)	A ZIP on paid plans. On any plan, one file at a time. (source)	Only once it stops calling Lovable. Its built-in backend, AI and connectors run through Lovable until you replace them. (source)	On Free and Pro, your data may train its models unless you opt out, since 9 September 2026. Business and Enterprise are excluded by default. (source)	You would rather one managed service build, host and run your web app, with its database, sign-in, storage and AI built in, than run the code yourself.
Bolt	1 million tokens a month, at most 300,000 a day. (source)	$25 a month (Pro, billed monthly), or $18 a month billed yearly. (source)	A ZIP of the project files, at any time. (source)	The download runs on your computer with npm install && npm run dev. Its pages do not say whether an app on Bolt Database keeps working after you leave. (source)	May train AI models on your projects and chats unless you turn the setting off; it is off by default only in the EU, UK and Switzerland. (source)	You want to build in one browser tab with nothing to install, and let Bolt Cloud handle the database, sign-in, hosting and domain, or build mobile apps with Expo.
Softr (for comparison)	Free forever: 5 AI credits a month, unlimited apps, 5 app users and 5,000 database records. (source)	$25 a month (Basic), or $19 a month billed yearly. (source)	No code to download: Softr says there is no generated code behind your app. (source)	No. Its docs say Softr does not currently offer self-hosting. (source)	Its Terms say you own what you give its AI tools and what they make, and your data goes through them only when you choose to use them. They do not mention training AI models on it. (source)	You want client portals, internal tools or a CRM built with no code, on data you already keep in Airtable, Google Sheets or HubSpot, with sign-in, permissions and hosting handled by Softr.

Read from each product's own pages on 2026-10-22 (Bubble's and Softr's on 2026-10-26). Prices and plans change; follow the links for theirs today.

The alternatives, one by one

1. SPOE: for keeping and exporting your code, with private inference

Pick SPOE if you want private inference and to keep and export your code: its default models keep no copy of your prompts, a second model from a different family reviews every change, and every export is signed and runs with docker compose up, with nothing of SPOE inside.

Free to start. 5 free prompts a day on the default models once you have signed up and your email address is proven (by Google or GitHub, or where email sign-up is open, a code we email you), no card: each one a build or a change, back every day at midnight UTC. Your first payment of any size, a credit pack or a plan, opens every model, chat, pictures and export, for good. A whole app on the default model usually takes about 70 to 200 credits, and you see the estimate first.
Paying. A plan from US$25 a month for 6,000 credits every month (two months free by the year), or a credit pack bought once, from US$19 for 4,000 credits. Credits never expire, and each model is used at its own price.
Export, for good. Your first payment of any size unlocks export permanently, whether or not you ever pay again. Locked or not, the code is always visible and copyable in the editor.
Proof. Every export is signed: an Ed25519-signed provenance manifest from SPOE, with a record of it on APIR's hash-chained log. APIR is a sister company of SPOE, run by the same founder. spoe.ai/verify checks every file and that spoe.ai signed it, in your browser; the verifier inside checks your own copy offline.
Runs without us. An export is a Next.js, Fastify and Postgres project, a plain HTML website or a browser game, that starts with docker compose up and has no SPOE dependency inside.
Privacy. The default models run on Venice's private inference, which keeps no copy of prompts or outputs. Claude, GPT and Gemini run anonymized: Venice passes the request on without saying who you are. Chats, bots and images stay in your browser.

Pricing · Verify an export

2. Bubble: for a no-code web or native mobile app you build visually, on its own hosting

Bubble may suit you better if you want to build a web or native mobile app with no code, editing every page, workflow and database field visually, and are happy for it to run only on Bubble.

Free to start. Free to build, with 50,000 workload units a month. Putting a live version of the app online needs a paid plan. (source)
Paid plans from. $59 a month (Starter, billed yearly). (source)
Download your code. No code: its manual says an app cannot be exported as code. The data your users create exports as CSV files. (source)
Runs without the builder. No. Its manual says Bubble apps run only on Bubble, and leaving means rebuilding the app's logic. If Bubble were ever discontinued, it says its own source code would be released under an open-source licence. (source)
Your prompts. Its Terms let it use what you give its AI tools, and what they return, to train and improve them, and share your input with third-party AI services. Their AI section names no opt-out. (source)

SPOE vs Bubble · Bubble alternatives · How to export from Bubble

3. Base44: for sign-in, a database and integrations that work with no setup, on its own infrastructure

Base44 may suit you better if you want authentication, a database and integrations that work with no setup, and are happy to run the app on Base44's infrastructure.

Free to start. 5 message credits a day, up to 25 a month, and up to 5 apps. (source)
Paid plans from. $16 a month (Starter, billed yearly). (source)
Download your code. A ZIP from Builder up. Its docs call it a copy, not a way off Base44. (source)
Runs without the builder. No. Its docs say exported code still relies on Base44 to run, and Base44 does not support self-hosting. (source)
Your prompts. Can be used to train AI models on every plan but Enterprise, with no opt-out setting. (source)

SPOE vs Base44 · Base44 alternatives · How to export from Base44

4. Lovable: for one managed service that builds, hosts and runs your web app, with its database and sign-in built in

Lovable may suit you better if you would rather one managed service build, host and run your web app, with its database, sign-in, storage and AI built in, than run the code yourself.

Free to start. 5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month. Starting to build is free. (source)
Paid plans from. $25 a month (Pro, 100 credits), or $21 a month billed yearly. (source)
Download your code. A ZIP on paid plans. On any plan, one file at a time. (source)
Runs without the builder. Only once it stops calling Lovable. Its built-in backend, AI and connectors run through Lovable until you replace them. (source)
Your prompts. On Free and Pro, your data may train its models unless you opt out, since 9 September 2026. Business and Enterprise are excluded by default. (source)

SPOE vs Lovable · Lovable alternatives · How to export from Lovable

5. Bolt: for building in one browser tab with nothing to install, or mobile apps with Expo

Bolt may suit you better if you want to build in one browser tab with nothing to install, and let Bolt Cloud handle the database, sign-in, hosting and domain, or build mobile apps with Expo.

Free to start. 1 million tokens a month, at most 300,000 a day. (source)
Paid plans from. $25 a month (Pro, billed monthly), or $18 a month billed yearly. (source)
Download your code. A ZIP of the project files, at any time. (source)
Runs without the builder. The download runs on your computer with npm install && npm run dev. Its pages do not say whether an app on Bolt Database keeps working after you leave. (source)
Your prompts. May train AI models on your projects and chats unless you turn the setting off; it is off by default only in the EU, UK and Switzerland. (source)

SPOE vs Bolt · Bolt alternatives · How to export from Bolt

When to stay on Softr

Stay on Softr if you want client portals, internal tools or a CRM built with no code, on data you already keep in Airtable, Google Sheets or HubSpot, with sign-in, permissions and hosting handled by Softr.

If you do leave: Softr has no code to export: it says there is no generated code behind a Softr app, and it does not currently offer self-hosting, so the app stays on Softr. Data kept in Airtable, Google Sheets or another source you connected never moved: Softr says it does not store or sync it. Data in Softr Databases comes out through a Download button you add to a Table block, as CSV or Excel, or through the Softr Database API, and your app's user list downloads as CSV. How to export your code from Softr.

Questions

Is there a free Softr alternative?

Yes. SPOE gives 5 free prompts a day on its default models once you have signed up and proven your email address, with no card. From their own pages: Bubble: Free to build, with 50,000 workload units a month. Putting a live version of the app online needs a paid plan. Base44: 5 message credits a day, up to 25 a month, and up to 5 apps. Lovable: 5 build credits a day, up to 30 a month. Starting to build is free. Bolt: 1 million tokens a month, at most 300,000 a day. Softr itself: Free forever: 5 AI credits a month, unlimited apps, 5 app users and 5,000 database records.

Which Softr alternative lets me export my code?

SPOE: A ZIP, unlocked for good by your first payment of any size. Runs without it: docker compose up, with nothing of SPOE inside. Bubble: No code: its manual says an app cannot be exported as code. The data your users create exports as CSV files. Runs without it: No. Its manual says Bubble apps run only on Bubble, and leaving means rebuilding the app's logic. If Bubble were ever discontinued, it says its own source code would be released under an open-source licence. Base44: A ZIP from Builder up. Its docs call it a copy, not a way off Base44. Runs without it: No. Its docs say exported code still relies on Base44 to run, and Base44 does not support self-hosting. Lovable: A ZIP on paid plans. On any plan, one file at a time. Runs without it: Only once it stops calling Lovable. Its built-in backend, AI and connectors run through Lovable until you replace them. Bolt: A ZIP of the project files, at any time. Runs without it: The download runs on your computer with npm install && npm run dev. Its pages do not say whether an app on Bolt Database keeps working after you leave.

Does Softr train on my data?

Softr's own page says: Its Terms say you own what you give its AI tools and what they make, and your data goes through them only when you choose to use them. They do not mention training AI models on it. SPOE: The default models keep no copy. Chats, bots and images stay on your device.

How do I get my code out of Softr?

Softr has no code to export: it says there is no generated code behind a Softr app, and it does not currently offer self-hosting, so the app stays on Softr. Data kept in Airtable, Google Sheets or another source you connected never moved: Softr says it does not store or sync it. Data in Softr Databases comes out through a Download button you add to a Table block, as CSV or Excel, or through the Softr Database API, and your app's user list downloads as CSV. Step by step, from Softr's own docs: spoe.ai/how-to-export/softr.

When should I stay on Softr?

Which Softr alternative keeps my prompts private?

SPOE. The default models run on Venice's private inference, which keeps no copy of prompts or outputs. Claude, GPT and Gemini run anonymized: Venice passes the request on without saying who you are. Chats, bots and images stay in your browser. From the others' own pages: Bubble: Its Terms let it use what you give its AI tools, and what they return, to train and improve them, and share your input with third-party AI services. Their AI section names no opt-out. Base44: Can be used to train AI models on every plan but Enterprise, with no opt-out setting. Lovable: On Free and Pro, your data may train its models unless you opt out, since 9 September 2026. Business and Enterprise are excluded by default. Bolt: May train AI models on your projects and chats unless you turn the setting off; it is off by default only in the EU, UK and Switzerland.

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