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Orlume vs Base44

Short answer: choose Orlume if you want a website that looks professionally designed, built as a React and Next.js project and deployed in one click. Base44 is the better pick for internal tools and simple apps with users and data, built entirely from chat.

Orlume

Design-first AI website builder

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

  • Multi-agent design
  • React + Next.js
  • One-click deploy
  • Dream Mode
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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
OrlumeLanding pages, SaaS marketing sites, portfolios and startup websites that need to look professionally designed, not AI-generated.
Base44Internal tools and simple apps with users and data, built entirely from chat.
What you get
OrlumeEvery site is a real React and Next.js project, not a proprietary page format.
Base44A hosted app, with its database and logins managed for you.
Going live
OrlumeDeployment is one click: press Publish in the workspace, pick a name, and the site is live at name.orlume.site with no hosting to set up.
Base44Publishes to a shareable Base44 address, with custom domains supported.
Free plan
Orlume10 message credits, unlimited sites and one-click publishing, with the standard design engine.
Base4425 message credits and 100 integration credits a month, for up to 5 apps.
Paid plans
OrlumeStarter is $10/mo for 400 message credits, the full design engine, Think Mode, Dream Mode and image uploads.
Base44Starter is $20/mo billed monthly ($16/mo yearly) for 100 message credits, unlimited apps, code edits and a custom domain.
The difference

Where Orlume is stronger than Base44

  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

    Orlume gives you a React and Next.js project you can download, rather than an app that lives on one platform.

  3. 03

    Dream Mode adds animated bento grids and product video, the sections that sell a product.

When Base44 is the better pick

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

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Reviewed October 2026

Base44, 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.

Built with Orlume

Judge the design yourself

Four briefs, four designs, one builder. Pick a site and turn on the decisions Orlume made for it.

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Breyta, a finance app site built with Orlume
Breyta at phone width

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Questions

Questions, answered.

The things people ask before they start building.

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Is Orlume an alternative to Base44?

Yes. Orlume is a design-first alternative to Base44. 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. Choose Base44 when you need a working app with logins and a database more than a designed website, and want it hosted for you.

Which is better for design, Orlume or Base44?

Orlume, because design is the part it is built around. Base44 is built to wire up app logic; Orlume is built to design, so marketing sites and landing pages come out looking finished. Think Mode spends extra reasoning on design decisions before writing any code, covering hierarchy, brand personality and type contrast, for pages that need to be right rather than fast.

What code do you get from Orlume and from Base44?

Orlume: Every site is a real React and Next.js project, not a proprietary page format. Code download starts on the Personal plan. Base44: A hosted app, with its database and logins managed for you.

Is Orlume free?

Yes, you can build and publish for free. The Free plan includes 10 message credits and builds with the standard engine. Paid plans start at $10 a month. They come with more credits, generate with the full design engine and add Think Mode, Dream Mode and image uploads.

How much does Base44 cost?

Starter is $20/mo billed monthly ($16/mo yearly) for 100 message credits, unlimited apps, code edits and a custom domain. Orlume's paid plans start lower, at $10/mo. Prices as of October 2026.

Is Base44 free?

It has a free plan: 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month, for up to 5 apps. Orlume's free plan includes 10 message credits, unlimited sites and one-click publishing, with the standard design engine.

What are the downsides of Base44?

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.

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Written by the Orlume team. What we say about Base44 comes from its own website as of October 2026; check base44.com for its current features and prices.