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
AI App Builders Comparison
Caspio vs. Rork
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for solo makers who want a native iPhone or Android app they own the code to and can publish to the stores themselves.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Caspio | Rork |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | 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. | lower value Free tier; paid from $20 / month Rork Pro $20 / month for 100 credits up to $100 for 500; Rork Max $200 / month for 1,000 credits up to $1,800 for 10,000. Native iOS requires Max. |
| Free trial | Free trial with access to core features, no upfront cost | Free tier |
| Commercial use | Not stated | Yes, paid users own the generated code |
| Output | Online database applications, deployed standalone or embedded | Native iPhone apps (Swift and SwiftUI), native Android apps (Kotlin and Compose) and web apps (Vite and React) |
| API | Yes, a REST API with webhooks and an MCP server | Not stated |
| Hosting | Caspio-hosted on AWS, with data residency in the US, Canada, the EU, UK, Australia and South America | Not stated |
| What it generates | 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 | Native iPhone apps, native Android apps and web apps, plus iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro targets on the Max plan |
| Stack and frameworks | A SQL Server data core with role and record-level security, encryption and audit trails; apps are configured rather than written in a framework | Swift and SwiftUI on iPhone, Kotlin and Compose on Android, Vite and React on the web; Expo and React Native projects can no longer be created, existing ones still build |
| Auth and database | SQL Server with user directories and SAML single sign-on; record-level security controls which rows a given user sees | Rork Cloud, a managed Postgres backend with row-level security and edge functions built on Supabase and transferable to your own Supabase organisation, or connect your own Supabase or Firebase project; sign in with Apple and Google via OAuth |
| Hosting and deploy | Caspio-hosted on AWS; apps deploy standalone or embed as components in a website, intranet or customer portal, with data residency across six regions | Publish to the Apple App Store, with an AI App Store Reviewer to check a submission first; Google Play via a manually created Android App Bundle; web apps are shared as a link, with no store or review |
| Payments | Not stated | RevenueCat for paywalls, in-app purchases, subscriptions and free trials |
| Access to the code | 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 | Paid users own all generated code and download it through a two-way GitHub sync, so it can be edited locally and imported back |
| MCP-ready | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, Community forum | Email helpdesk, Chat |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding, Personal consulting | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | Zapier, Make, n8n, Keragon | Supabase, Firebase, RevenueCat, GitHub |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Caspio From $270 / month Rork Free tier; paid from $20 / month
- Free trial Caspio Free trial with access to core features, no upfront cost Rork Free tier
- Company size Caspio Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Rork Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
- Support Caspio Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, Community forum Rork Email helpdesk, Chat
- MCP-ready Caspio Yes Rork No
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
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
Rork
Strengths
- Generates genuinely native code, Swift and SwiftUI on iPhone and Kotlin and Compose on Android, rather than a wrapped web view
- Paid users own all generated code, with two-way GitHub sync back into the project
- Rork Cloud gives an app a managed Postgres backend with no setup, and can be moved into your own Supabase organisation later
Limitations
- Native iOS is only on the Max plan, from $200 per month
- The free plan builds web apps only, and projects on it are public
- Google Play publishing is a manual App Bundle upload
- Expo and React Native projects can no longer be created, so a shared codebase for both phones is no longer an option
Plans
Pricing
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.
Rork
- Free $0 5 credits per day, up to 35 per month in major markets. Web apps only, projects are public.
- Rork Pro From $20 Per month for 100 credits, up to $100 for 500. Native Android and web apps, private projects, dev mode.
- Rork Max From $200 Per month for 1,000 credits, up to $1,800 for 10,000. Adds native iOS, iPad, Apple Watch and Vision Pro, and priority chat support.
What users say
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Caspio
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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Rork
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Caspio https://www.caspio.com · no check date recorded yet
Rork https://rork.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-30
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.