Lovable alternative · AI app builder with hosting
A Lovable alternative for the files your AI already made
Lovable builds full web apps from a prompt and hosts them, backend included. artifact.guru shares what any AI tool made, from HTML to PDF and PowerPoint, with private email links and a record of who opened them.
Checked on October 8, 2026 against Lovable’s own pages. See the sources
Pick Lovable if
- You want to build a full app, with a database and logins, from a prompt.
- Reviewers should pin comments right on a preview of the app.
- Your agent should build and deploy apps from Claude, ChatGPT or Codex.
Pick artifact.guru if
- Your AI already made the file and you just need a link you control.
- You share PDFs, Word docs and decks that should open in the browser.
- You want invite-by-email links for $12 a month rather than $50.
Lovable and artifact.guru, row by row.
| Question | Lovable | artifact.guru |
|---|---|---|
| Publish from AI agents | MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Grok and Cursor; REST API on Business | Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Gemini CLI, Grok and any MCP app, over OAuth; no API keys |
| Upload it yourself | Drag files into the chat or Files tab as build context, up to 256 MB on paid plans | Drag in files, or a whole folder for a built site or React app |
| What opens in the browser | Web apps it builds; can also generate PDF, Word and PowerPoint files to download | HTML, React, Markdown, PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images, diagrams, zipped sites |
| Who can open a link | Public on Free and Pro; Business adds workspace-only and email-invited viewers | Private, public or secret code on every plan; email invites (up to 50) on paid plans |
| Who opened it | Visits, page views, sources, devices and countries; counts visits, not people | Paid plans: names on email links; counts, sources and devices on the rest |
| Updates and versions | Every change is a version you can revert; republish to update the live URL | Every change is a new version at the same link; roll back any time (Free keeps 3) |
| Your own domain | Custom domains on Pro and up; buy or connect a domain inside Lovable | Your subdomain for public and secret-code links, from $12 a month |
| Team workspace | Unlimited members on all plans; roles from Pro; groups and SSO on Business | Team: one workspace, admins and members, a project per client, comments you can assign |
| Price | Free $0; Pro from $25/month, Business from $50/month (100 credits); yearly: 2 months free; Enterprise custom | Free $0; Individual $12/month; Team $30/month for 3 editors, then $8 each |
Where Lovable is good
- Builds a full web app from a prompt, with database, sign-in, storage and functions on Lovable Cloud and nothing to set up.
- Its MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Grok and Cursor create, edit and deploy Lovable apps on every plan, Free included.
- Reviewers can pin comments on shared previews without an account, and Business adds passwords, link expiry and apps only invited people can open.
Where artifact.guru is different
- Lovable builds apps; artifact.guru shares files from any AI tool. Publish over MCP from Claude, ChatGPT (Business, Enterprise or Edu), Codex, Gemini CLI or Grok, or drag files in. You can use both.
- PDF, Word and PowerPoint open in the browser next to HTML, React, Markdown, Mermaid and Excalidraw. Up to 100 MB a file, 250 MB on Team.
- From $12 a month: email invites for up to 50 addresses per artifact, expiring links and your own subdomain. Every new artifact starts private.
- Email links show who opened, when and how often. Every publish is a new version at the same link, with rollback.
Moving over from Lovable
- 1Keep building apps in Lovable.
- 2Connect artifact.guru to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Gemini CLI or Grok and publish the files they make.
- 3To move a front end, download its code (Pro and up) or sync it to GitHub, build it, and drag the folder in.
Questions about Lovable and artifact.guru
Does artifact.guru build apps like Lovable?
No. Lovable builds and hosts apps from a prompt. artifact.guru gives what your AI already made a link you control, with access settings, view tracking and versions. You can use both.
Who can see what I publish?
On Lovable Free and Pro, published apps are public; Business at $50 a month adds workspace-only apps and email invites. artifact.guru links start private, and email invites and expiring links come with Individual at $12 a month.
Can my agent publish to Lovable too?
Yes. Lovable’s MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Grok and Cursor create and deploy Lovable projects, and build messages use credits. artifact.guru’s MCP server publishes the files your agent already made. Publishing from ChatGPT needs a Business, Enterprise or Edu workspace.
Which one shows who viewed it?
Lovable’s analytics count visits, sources, devices and countries, not people. artifact.guru email links show each person who opened it, when and how often, and who hasn’t opened yet.
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Sources
What this page says about Lovable comes from its own pages, checked on October 8, 2026. Plans and prices change. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
- Lovable pricing
- Lovable subscription plans
- Lovable credits and usage
- Publish your Lovable project
- How Lovable hosts your app
- Lovable custom domains
- Lovable project analytics
- Lovable version history
- Lovable MCP server
- Lovable API
- Lovable Cloud
- Share a project and preview links
- Lovable collaboration and roles
- Lovable groups
- Generate files in Lovable
- Lovable project chat (attachments)
- Lovable changelog (2026)