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Base44 vs Relume

Short answer: choose Base44 for internal tools and simple apps with users and data, built entirely from chat. Choose Relume for designers and agencies who want a fast sitemap and wireframes to refine in Figma or Webflow. If what you need is a website that looks professionally designed, neither is built for that: Orlume is.

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Base44

base44.com

An AI app builder, owned by Wix since 2025, that turns a chat into a working app with the database, authentication, storage and hosting already wired up.

Best for: Internal tools and simple apps with users and data, built entirely from chat.

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Relume

relume.ai

An AI tool that turns a prompt into a sitemap and then into wireframes from its component library, for export to Figma or Webflow.

Best for: Designers and agencies who want a fast sitemap and wireframes to refine in Figma or Webflow.

Orlume

The design-first option

A design-first AI website builder: a multi-agent pipeline decides layout, typography and hierarchy before any code is written, then builds a React and Next.js site.

Best for: Landing pages, SaaS marketing sites, portfolios and startup websites that need to look professionally designed, not AI-generated.

When to choose Base44

Choose Base44 when you need a working app with logins and a database more than a designed website, and want it hosted for you.

Orlume vs Base44 →Base44 alternatives →

When to choose Relume

Choose Relume when you are a designer or agency who wants AI wireframes as the starting point for your own design work.

Orlume vs Relume →Relume alternatives →
Reviewed October 2026

Base44 and Relume, reviewed honestly

Base44

Base44 · Israel, founded 2024, owned by Wix

Free plan
25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month, for up to 5 apps.
Paid plans
Starter is $20/mo billed monthly ($16/mo yearly) for 100 message credits, unlimited apps, code edits and a custom domain.

Known for

  • Every app comes with a database, user accounts and analytics, with no setup.
  • Integration credits: a separate allowance for AI calls, email and uploads inside the app.
  • GitHub sync and model choice from the Builder plan up.

What it does well

  • Non-developers can ship a working internal tool without wiring up a database.
  • A custom domain comes with the cheapest paid plan.
  • Owned by Wix since June 2025, so a large company stands behind it.

Where it falls short

  • Users report debugging loops where the AI spends credits fixing its own mistakes.
  • Credits do not roll over, and per-action integration costs are not clearly published.
  • The back end stays on Base44, so leaving with the whole app is hard.

Prices checked October 2026 on Base44's pricing page. Plans change often; check there before you buy.

Relume

Relume · Australia, founded 2021

Free plan
Free forever with limited AI use, unlimited projects and hosting on a relume.live subdomain capped at 1,500 views a month.
Paid plans
Pro for the AI builder starts at $14/mo, likely on yearly billing; export plans start at $18/mo and hosting is extra.

Known for

  • Turns a brief into an editable sitemap and wireframes from its component library.
  • Exports to Figma, Webflow or React with Tailwind and shadcn/ui.
  • Relume Publish: its own hosting with a custom domain, in beta.

What it does well

  • The sitemap step lets you shape every page before any design work starts.
  • A library of 1,000+ components exports as real Figma, Webflow and React components.
  • The free plan is permanent, not a trial.

Where it falls short

  • Reviewers describe the output as a structural starting point that still needs real design work.
  • Builder, export and hosting are priced separately, so the total is hard to read.
  • Pages come out component-driven and generic until a designer restyles them.

Prices checked October 2026 on Relume's pricing page. Plans change often; check there before you buy.

The third option

Why designers pick Orlume over both

  1. 01

    Base44 is built to wire up app logic; Orlume is built to design, so marketing sites and landing pages come out looking finished.

  2. 02

    Relume stops at wireframes; Orlume goes from one prompt to a finished, styled site.

  3. 03

    Dream Mode builds an animated, custom bento grid with real hierarchy and an embedded product video in one click.

Key differences

Base44 and Relume, side by side

  • Base44 is made for non-technical founders building apps and internal tools, while Relume is made for designers and agencies planning sites before building them.
  • Base44 keeps your site on its own platform; Relume can export your site's code.
  • Base44 builds in user accounts and a database, whereas Relume focuses on the interface layer.
  • Sites built with Base44 live on a Base44 address or your own domain; with Relume, on Figma or Webflow, where you finish them.

Pick by what you need

Which builder fits each need
User accounts and a database built inBase44
Placing every element by handRelume
Components for an existing codebaseRelume
A site that looks professionally designed, from one promptOrlume
Live in one click, with no hosting to set upOrlume

What Orlume builds from one prompt

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Questions

Questions, answered.

The things people ask before they start building.

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Is Base44 better than Relume?

It depends on the job. Base44 is best for internal tools and simple apps with users and data, built entirely from chat. Relume is best for designers and agencies who want a fast sitemap and wireframes to refine in Figma or Webflow.

What is the difference between Base44 and Relume?

Base44 is made for non-technical founders building apps and internal tools, while Relume is made for designers and agencies planning sites before building them. Base44 keeps your site on its own platform; Relume can export your site's code. Base44 builds in user accounts and a database, whereas Relume focuses on the interface layer. Sites built with Base44 live on a Base44 address or your own domain; with Relume, on Figma or Webflow, where you finish them.

Is there an alternative to Base44 and Relume with better design?

Yes. Orlume (orlume.site) is the design-first AI website builder. Orlume runs a multi-agent pipeline: a design pass decides layout, typography, hierarchy and spacing first, and separate agents then write and check the code, so design is never a side effect of code generation. Every site is a real React and Next.js project, not a proprietary page format.

Where do Base44 and Relume host your site?

Sites built with Base44 live on a Base44 address or your own domain; with Relume, on Figma or Webflow, where you finish them.

Do Base44 and Relume give you the code?

Base44 keeps your site on its own platform; Relume can export your site's code. Orlume gives you a React and Next.js project. Code download starts on the Personal plan.

Which is cheaper, Base44 or Relume?

Relume is cheaper to start: Base44 paid plans start at $20/mo, Relume at $14/mo. Base44: Starter is $20/mo billed monthly ($16/mo yearly) for 100 message credits, unlimited apps, code edits and a custom domain. Relume: Pro for the AI builder starts at $14/mo, likely on yearly billing; export plans start at $18/mo and hosting is extra. Prices as of October 2026.

Are Base44 and Relume free?

Base44 has a free plan: 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month, for up to 5 apps. Relume has a free plan: free forever with limited AI use, unlimited projects and hosting on a relume.live subdomain capped at 1,500 views a month. Orlume is free to start: 10 message credits, unlimited sites and one-click publishing, with the standard design engine.

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Skip the Base44 vs Relume debate. Describe your site.

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  • You own the code

Written by the Orlume team. What we say about Base44 and Relume comes from their own websites as of October 2026; check them for current features and prices.