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Lovable vs. v0

At a glance

At a glance

Lovable

Best for

Best for founders building a SaaS MVP end-to-end from a prompt.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized

v0

Best for

Best for teams on Next.js who want polished UI components inside an existing project.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion Lovable v0
Starting price Free tier; paid from ~$25 / month The free tier is limited by credits. Free tier; Plus $30 / user / month Every plan carries a monthly credit allowance: $5 on Free, $30 per user on Plus and Business.
Free trial Free tier with limited credits Free tier
Commercial use Yes Yes
Output Full-stack React and Supabase apps with auth, database and payments High-quality React and Next.js UI code
API Not stated Yes, the v0 Platform API
What it generates Full-stack React apps with Supabase UI components through to full, data-driven applications
Stack and frameworks React and Supabase, with shadcn/ui components React, Next.js, Tailwind and shadcn/ui, plus Python and SQL for data work
Auth and database Yes, auth and database pre-wired One-click database integrations with Upstash, Neon, Supabase and Vercel Blob, plus Snowflake for data work, wired in as environment variables. No managed auth of its own
Hosting and deploy Yes, publish to a live URL from the platform, or sync to GitHub and deploy elsewhere Yes, one-click deploy to Vercel, or open a pull request instead
Payments Yes, Stripe and Paddle No payment processing of its own. The Shopify integration builds checkout links that open the store's own checkout, and other providers are called as external APIs with keys held as environment variables
Access to the code GitHub sync, the code stays portable Components and full projects paste into an existing codebase
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Onboarding Not stated Documentation and knowledge base
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations Not stated GitHub, Figma, Shopify, Slack, Notion, Salesforce, Snowflake, Supabase, Neon, Upstash, Vercel Blob

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price Lovable Free tier; paid from ~$25 / month v0 Free tier; Plus $30 / user / month
  • Free trial Lovable Free tier with limited credits v0 Free tier
  • Company size Lovable Freelancers, Small and mid-sized v0 Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
  • Output Lovable Full-stack React and Supabase apps with auth, database and payments v0 High-quality React and Next.js UI code
  • What it generates Lovable Full-stack React apps with Supabase v0 UI components through to full, data-driven applications

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

Lovable

Strengths

  • Full-stack generation with auth, database and payments
  • GitHub sync keeps code portable
  • Polished professional components

Limitations

  • Lovable Cloud convenience can lead to vendor lock-in
  • Credit costs rise with larger builds
  • Exposes you to code, best for semi-technical users

v0

Strengths

  • High-quality React and Next.js UI code
  • Integrates into an existing codebase with no new platform
  • Great for Next.js teams

Limitations

  • Leans toward the frontend, with no managed auth or payments built in
  • Best value inside the Vercel ecosystem

Plans

Pricing

Lovable

  • Free $0 Limited credits.
  • Not stated From ~$25 Per month.
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v0

  • Free $0 For exploring, with $5 of monthly credits.
  • Plus $30 / user / month For teams, with $30 of monthly credits per user and centralised billing on vercel.com.
  • Business $100 / user / month For privacy-conscious teams, with $30 of monthly credits per user.
  • Enterprise Not stated Custom. For large companies needing additional security, with priority access.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

Lovable

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v0

Ease of use
Not rated yet
User interface
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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

Lovable https://lovable.dev · no check date recorded yet

v0 https://v0.dev · no check date recorded yet

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