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Base44 vs. Caspio

At a glance

At a glance

Base44

Best for

Best for non-technical founders who want the fastest path from prompt to a working app.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

Caspio

Best for

Best for regulated organisations building database applications and portals where HIPAA, SOC 2 or GDPR compliance has to be certified.

  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

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Full Comparison

Criterion Base44 Caspio
Starting price lower value Free tier; paid from $16 / month Prices are the annual-billing rate, monthly billing costs more. Plans are metered in message and integration credits. From $270 / month Team plan billed annually; $300 on monthly billing. Business is $540 annually or $600 monthly, and a separate HIPAA/Compliance Edition is $500 a month on a one-year term. All plans include unlimited app users.
Free trial Free tier Free trial with access to core features, no upfront cost
Commercial use Yes Not stated
Output Working app with database, auth and hosting handled automatically Online database applications, deployed standalone or embedded
API Not stated Yes, a REST API with webhooks and an MCP server
Hosting Not stated Caspio-hosted on AWS, with data residency in the US, Canada, the EU, UK, Australia and South America
What it generates Full-stack web apps, plus websites and AI agents, from a chat brief Online database applications generated from a description by the Caspi AI builder, then edited in the Flex drag-and-drop builder; automations cover scheduled tasks and triggered actions
Stack and frameworks React with React Router, Vite, Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui; serverless backend functions on the Deno runtime A SQL Server data core with role and record-level security, encryption and audit trails; apps are configured rather than written in a framework
Auth and database Yes, a managed NoSQL database and built-in user authentication SQL Server with user directories and SAML single sign-on; record-level security controls which rows a given user sees
Hosting and deploy Yes, built-in hosting; publishes to a Base44 address or a connected custom domain Caspio-hosted on AWS; apps deploy standalone or embed as components in a website, intranet or customer portal, with data residency across six regions
Payments Yes, Stripe set up from the AI chat: cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and multiple currencies Not stated
Access to the code Yes, editable in the Code tab, two-way GitHub sync, and a CLI eject into a standalone local project Apps run on the platform; access to the data is through a documented REST API, webhooks and an MCP server rather than an exportable codebase
MCP-ready No stated Yes
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Email helpdesk, Community forum more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, Community forum
Onboarding Documentation and knowledge base more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding, Personal consulting
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations more entries Stripe, Google Calendar, Gmail, Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, GitHub Zapier, Make, n8n, Keragon

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Base44 Free tier; paid from $16 / month Caspio From $270 / month
  • Free trial Base44 Free tier Caspio Free trial with access to core features, no upfront cost
  • Company size Base44 Freelancers, Small and mid-sized Caspio Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Support Base44 Email helpdesk, Community forum Caspio Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, Community forum
  • MCP-ready Base44 No Caspio Yes

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Base44

Strengths

  • Zero configuration, database, auth and hosting are handled
  • Fastest path for non-technical founders
  • Generates real code, with two-way GitHub sync and a CLI eject
  • Stripe payments wired up from the chat

Limitations

  • Less control and flexibility than code-first tools
  • GitHub sync is permanent, a project cannot be transferred back to Base44
  • An ejected project carries the entity schemas but starts with an empty database
  • Now part of the Wix ecosystem
  • Newer platform

Caspio

Strengths

  • HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II and GDPR certified annually by independent audit, not self-attested
  • Unlimited app users on every plan, so cost does not grow with the audience
  • Phone, live chat and ticketing, staffed by in-house support engineers rather than outsourced

Limitations

  • Entry pricing starts at $270 a month, well above most tools in this category
  • Apps live on the platform rather than as an exportable codebase
  • Builder seats are capped on the Team plan at five app authors

Plans

Pricing

Base44

  • Free $0 25 message credits and 100 integration credits per month, up to 5 apps.
  • Starter $16 / month Billed annually. 100 message credits and 2,000 integration credits per month, unlimited apps, in-app code edits, custom domain, GitHub integration.
  • Builder $40 / month Billed annually. 250 message credits and 10,000 integration credits per month, AI model selection, one year of a free domain.
  • Pro $80 / month Billed annually. 500 message credits and 20,000 integration credits per month, premium support.
  • Elite $160 / month Billed annually. 1,200 message credits and 50,000 integration credits per month.
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Caspio

  • Team $270 Per month billed annually ($300 monthly). 5 app authors, 250K data records, unlimited app users.
  • Business $540 Per month billed annually ($600 monthly). Unlimited app authors, 1M data records.
  • HIPAA / Compliance Edition $500 Per month on a one-year term, for workloads under a signed Business Associate Agreement.
  • Enterprise Custom Quoted by the vendor, for full governance, security and guaranteed performance.
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What users say

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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

Base44 https://base44.com · no check date recorded yet

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This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.