Best for
Best for teams and agencies that want a visual front end on top of Supabase or Xano and the option to export the code and host it themselves.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
AI App Builders Comparison
WeWeb vs. Xano
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for teams building a scalable backend and API without managing servers, with the frontend built elsewhere.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | WeWeb | Xano |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan; paid seat and hosting plans are priced separately Pricing is split in two. A seat plan (Free, Essential, Pro, Partner) controls editor access, AI tokens, code export and MCP access; a hosting plan (Free, Launch, Grow, Scale) covers WeWeb-hosted deployments, with limits on bandwidth, storage and app sessions. A seat plan is required before a hosting plan can be added, and self-hosted apps have no session limit. | Free tier; paid from $85 / month Prices are billed annually: Essential $85 and Pro $224 per month. Custom plans are quoted by the vendor. |
| Free trial | Free plan with the visual editor, WeWeb-hosted deployment with a session limit and a monthly AI token allowance | Free tier with rate limits, up to 100K database records and 1 workspace |
| Output | Vue.js single-page web apps, hosted by WeWeb or exported and self-hosted | Backends: PostgreSQL databases, REST APIs, background tasks and agent tooling |
| API | Not stated | Yes, the platform's purpose is generating APIs, with autogenerated OpenAPI docs and an MCP server |
| Hosting | WeWeb cloud on AWS, or self-hosted after code export | Xano-managed regions or self-hosted on Azure, AWS, GCP or on-premise |
| What it generates | Production web apps such as SaaS products, customer portals, internal tools, directories and MVPs, built visually or generated from a description by the WeWeb AI assistant | The backend rather than the whole app: database, REST APIs, custom functions, middleware, background tasks and triggers, with the frontend left to another tool |
| Stack and frameworks | Vue.js single-page applications, editable visually or extended with coded components | PostgreSQL with Redis caching and Docker microservices; logic is built visually or written as XanoScript, which the CLI syncs to files on disk; works with React, Next.js, Flutter, Webflow, Framer and AI-generated frontends from Lovable and Bolt |
| Auth and database | Supabase, Xano, Airtable, Algolia, SmartSuite and any REST API, with internal databases connected without replication; auth through Supabase Auth, Xano Auth, Auth0, OpenID, custom tokens or WeWeb Auth | PostgreSQL with unlimited records from the Essential tier; authentication endpoints (/signup, /login, /me) ship by default on JWE tokens, with role-based access control and enterprise SSO through GitHub, Google and Microsoft |
| Hosting and deploy | WeWeb cloud hosting on AWS, or self-hosting anywhere after code export, with a documented Cloudflare route | Xano-managed hosting across multiple regions, or self-hosted on Azure, AWS, GCP or on-premise; releases are immutable versioned objects promoted through staging |
| Payments | Yes, a Stripe plugin among the documented extensions | Not stated |
| Access to the code | Yes, full Vue.js code export and self-hosting from the Essential seat plan upwards | XanoScript is readable and editable, and the CLI syncs the workspace to files on disk; APIs carry autogenerated OpenAPI documentation |
| MCP-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based, On-premise |
| Support | Chat, Community forum | Chat, Community forum |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Supabase, Xano, Airtable, Algolia, SmartSuite, Stripe | more entries Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Lovable, Bolt.new, Webflow, Framer, Flutter, Datadog |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price WeWeb Free plan; paid seat and hosting plans are priced separately Xano Free tier; paid from $85 / month
- Free trial WeWeb Free plan with the visual editor, WeWeb-hosted deployment with a session limit and a monthly AI token allowance Xano Free tier with rate limits, up to 100K database records and 1 workspace
- Hosting WeWeb WeWeb cloud on AWS, or self-hosted after code export Xano Xano-managed regions or self-hosted on Azure, AWS, GCP or on-premise
- Output WeWeb Vue.js single-page web apps, hosted by WeWeb or exported and self-hosted Xano Backends: PostgreSQL databases, REST APIs, background tasks and agent tooling
- What it generates WeWeb Production web apps such as SaaS products, customer portals, internal tools, directories and MVPs, built visually or generated from a description by the WeWeb AI assistant Xano The backend rather than the whole app: database, REST APIs, custom functions, middleware, background tasks and triggers, with the frontend left to another tool
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
WeWeb
Strengths
- Exports the generated Vue.js source, so an app can be self-hosted and is not locked to the platform
- Connects to Supabase, Xano, Airtable, Algolia, SmartSuite and any REST API, including internal databases without replication
- Six documented authentication routes, from Supabase Auth and Auth0 to a custom token flow
- Official MCP server, so outside agents such as Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT can build inside a project
Limitations
- Seat plan and hosting plan are billed separately, so the cost of a project depends on both
- Code export and self-hosting require at least the Essential seat plan
- MCP access needs a Pro or Partner plan once the 14-day trial on a new workspace ends
- The MCP server does not expose plugin actions, so an agent cannot build with the Xano or Supabase plugins
- It builds the front end and expects a backend such as Supabase or Xano alongside it
Xano
Strengths
- Self-hosting on Azure, AWS, GCP or on-premise, not only the vendor's cloud
- Frontend-agnostic: pairs with React, Flutter, Webflow, Framer, Lovable or Bolt rather than dictating one
- An official MCP server, so external AI agents build against the same workspace rules
Limitations
- The first paid tier is $85 a month, a steep step up from the free one
- It builds only the backend, so a second tool is needed for the interface
- The free tier is rate-limited to 10 requests per 20 seconds and watermarks stored images
Plans
Pricing
WeWeb
- Free (seat) $0 Visual editor, API integrations, WeWeb-hosted deployment with a session limit, and a monthly AI token allowance. No code export.
- Essential (seat) Not stated Adds code export and self-hosting, and is the minimum seat plan required before a hosting plan can be added.
- Pro (seat) Not stated Adds team seats and continued access to the WeWeb MCP server after the 14-day trial.
- Partner (seat) Not stated For building in customer workspaces; MCP use there requires the customer workspace to be on at least Pro.
- Hosting plans Not stated Free, Launch, Grow and Scale, added on top of a seat plan for WeWeb-hosted apps. They set deployment location, bandwidth, storage, compute and app sessions.
Xano
- Free $0 Core building tools, rate-limited to 10 requests per 20 seconds. Up to 100K database records, 1GB watermarked image storage, 1 workspace.
- Essential $85 Per month billed annually. Dedicated infrastructure without API rate limits, unlimited database records, 3 workspaces, 5 team seats, 100GB storage.
- Pro $224 Per month billed annually. 5 workspaces, 10 team seats, 250GB storage, managed load balancer, role management, 99.99% SLA.
- Custom Custom Quoted by the vendor. Self-hosting, advanced security, multiple tenant configurations and dedicated support.
What users say
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WeWeb
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Xano
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
WeWeb https://www.weweb.io · checked against the official source on 2026-09-12
Xano https://www.xano.com · no check date recorded yet
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