The AI app platform that publishes its whole plan table, credits every tier, and hands you the code
Base44 is a no-code AI platform owned by Wix that builds complete applications from a description in plain language - frontend, backend, database, user auth and payments - and runs them on real production infrastructure. Its pricing page publishes five tiers with both billing rates side by side: Free, Starter at $16/mo billed annually ($20 monthly), Builder at $40 ($50), Pro at $80 ($100), Elite at $160 ($200), and Enterprise on a custom quote. Two gates sit behind the free plan. First, a custom domain is a paid feature - the Free tier's published highlights carry neither Connect a domain nor Free domain for 1 year, both of which appear only on the paid tiers - so the first real step is Starter. Second, every tier is metered by monthly AI message and integration credits: 25 a month on Free, 100 on Starter, up to 1,200 on Elite, with the published note that exact usage varies by action and by the AI model you pick. The renewal itself is clean, a flat 1.0x with a 20% discount for paying annually rather than a year-two step-up, and cancelling leaves the apps live. Base44 also answers the ownership question better than most of this band, promising that you own your code and that two-way GitHub sync exports the full source to your own repo at any time, which means lock-in is not a point we can make against them. What separates the two products is shape. Base44 ships a runtime, a database, user auth and payments through Base44 Payments (powered by Wix), backed by SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001. This platform ships pre-compiled static pages on an anycast edge, under a strict 1.0x renewal guarantee, with at-cost domain registration and renewal, mail records on every plan, no usage meter, and a local-search layer that is generated rather than configured.
底层架构
own platform (Wix enterprise infrastructure)
建站方式
prompt (vibe coding — frontend, backend, database, auth and payments)
面向客户
creator / small business
编辑模型
prompt
续费涨幅
1×
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What the product is
An application platform. One prompt produces the frontend, the backend, the database, user authentication and the payment flow, and the result runs on Base44's own production infrastructure inside the Wix stack.
A static site and its hosting. Pages are pre-compiled and served from an anycast edge with no server runtime behind them - there is no database, no user auth and no application backend to run or break.
重要性 / 影响: For a business that needs accounts, a database and a login, Base44 is the product and this platform is not. For a business that needs to be found, quoted and contacted, a static page that cannot fall over is the cheaper and faster answer.
How the price grows
Five published tiers from $0 to $200/mo, and every one of them metered by monthly AI message and integration credits. The price is predictable, but the amount of work the buyer can do is capped by the allowance - 25 messages a month on Free, 100 on Starter, 500 on Pro.
Two hosting tiers and no usage meter. Static hosting is metered by pages rather than by AI messages or traffic, App Hosting is a flat $15/mo billed annually, and a one-page static site is free forever with a domain registered at cost.
重要性 / 影响: A buyer who edits heavily pays Base44 more as they work. A buyer who publishes and maintains pays here the same in year five as in year one, with no ceiling to watch.
The renewal
Flat and disclosed. Annual billing saves 20% on every paid plan, and the discount applies to the monthly price multiplied by twelve, charged once a year. Plans can be upgraded, downgraded or cancelled at any time, with changes taking effect at the next billing cycle.
A strict 1.0x renewal guarantee. App Hosting is $15/mo flat, billed annually, with no year-two price hike, and registry domain renewals stay strictly at cost.
重要性 / 影响: Both are honest renewals, and this page does not pretend otherwise. The difference is that Base44's headline price is a tier a buyer must choose and re-choose, while ours is one flat number that does not move.
The domain in year two
A free domain for one year, and only on the yearly billing lists - the month-to-month tier highlights do not carry it at all. What the domain costs to renew in year two is not published on the pricing page.
At-cost registration and at-cost renewal - $14.99/yr for .com, tracking Verisign wholesale - with automated DNS connection and no retail markup, and the escalation schedule published with a date on it.
重要性 / 影响: A free first year is a gift that has to be paid back at an unknown price. Here the year-two price is the number we print today, because it is derived from the registry's cost rather than set by hand.
Code and ownership
Unusually plain about it: you own everything you build, and two-way GitHub sync exports the full source code to your own repo at any time, with nothing locked to the platform.
Open JSON SiteSpec, with live content readable over a public API and no export fee or export tier to unlock — no vendor runtime in the path.
重要性 / 影响: This is the axis where Base44 is stronger than the rest of the AI-native band, and we say so. The difference is not ownership - it is what a page is: a static asset with no runtime, versus a generated application that still needs one to run.
Payments, database and auth
All three are inside the product, including Base44 Payments (powered by Wix), so an app built there can take money in the marketplace without a third-party integration.
Not offered. This deployment is not connected to a payment provider, and a static site has no session store, no user table and no server to run the checkout on.
重要性 / 影响: If the site has to take money, Base44 answers that question and this platform does not. Recorded plainly, because a comparison page that hides this is not worth reading.
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Anycast
Anycast 任播技术允许多个分布在全球的物理服务器共享同一个 IP 地址，自动将来访用户引流至物理距离最近的边缘节点。
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llms.txt
llms.txt 是放在站点根目录的一份 Markdown 索引，用来告诉 AI 智能体哪些页面值得读。这里讲清它的格式、第二版改了什么，以及两项大规模研究关于「它能否换来引用」的发现。
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LocalBusiness
Schema.org LocalBusiness 结构化数据把实体地址、经纬度坐标、每周营业时间与执业资质写成机器能直接取走的形状，而且写自页面已经在显示的那批信息。
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SiteSpec
SiteSpec 是站点编译所依据的声明式 JSON 文档：页面、主题、区块、内容集合与语言版本。一份文档、多个渲染器，可移植因此只是一次编译，而不是一次抢救。
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TTFB
首字节时间（TTFB）量的是从请求发出到服务器开始回答之间的全部延迟。谷歌自己的性能文档给出了阈值，也说明它不是核心网页指标——那份文档说得很清楚。
5年总拥有成本与续费分析
首年促销价与5年实际总支出的对比真相
| 维度 | Base44 | Zeso.net |
|---|---|---|
| 首期/促销价格 | $0/mo (Free - 25 message credits/mo, up to 5 apps, no custom domain) / $16.00/mo (Starter, billed annually - $192/yr) / $20.00/mo (Starter, billed monthly) | $0 (1-page) / $15/mo (App) |
| 续费价格（次年起） | $16.00/mo (Starter, billed annually) or $20.00/mo (Starter, billed monthly); Builder $40.00/$50.00, Pro $80.00/$100.00, Elite $160.00/$200.00; Enterprise is a custom quote | $0 / $15/mo (Flat 1.0×) |
| 续费上涨倍数 | 1× | 1.0× (Guaranteed flat) |
| 5年总拥有成本 | $960.00 on Starter billed annually (5 yr x $192.00); $1,200.00 on Starter billed monthly (60 mo x $20.00) [excluding the domain, third-party service bills and any credit overage] | $0 (1-page site) + domain at-cost |
| 首年域名 | Free domain for 1 year on Starter and above - yearly billing only. The month-to-month tier lists carry no free domain | Free with qualifying annual hosting |
| 次年域名续费 | Not included, and not priced on the pricing page - the domain renews at the registrar's own rate | At-cost wholesale ($14.99/yr for .com) |
| 隐性增购项 |
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Flat 1.0x — the yearly plan renews at the rate it was bought at. The 20% annual discount is a billing-term discount (annual $16/mo against monthly $20/mo on Starter = 1.25x), not a year-two step-up. The Free tier is $0 but publishes neither a custom domain nor a free domain, so the first real step is Starter.
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| 要完成的事 | Base44 | Zeso.net |
|---|---|---|
| Domain registration | 原生支持 Starter and above can connect a domain and carry a free domain for the first year on yearly billing. The Free plan publishes neither, so the first paid tier is really the first step to a real address. | 原生支持 Native at-cost domain registration ($14.99/yr for .com, tracking Verisign wholesale) with automated DNS connection and the renewal rate published with its escalation schedule. |
| DNS & CDN hosting | 原生支持 Apps run on real production infrastructure on Wix's enterprise stack, with global data-residency options on Elite and Enterprise workspaces. | 原生支持 Pre-compiled static HTML served across global anycast edge nodes, with a sub-50ms median TTFB and no origin server in the request path. |
| SSL certificate | 原生支持 HTTPS is enforced on every domain and certificates are issued and renewed automatically as part of the platform. | 原生支持 Zero-touch automated edge SSL certificates provisioned on domain connection and auto-renewed indefinitely, with HTTPS enforced across the site. |
| Business email | 不支持 No business email is published on any tier - neither the plan highlights nor the pricing FAQ mention a mailbox, a mail server or SPF/MX records. | 原生支持 Forwarding plus the mail records (SPF, MX, DKIM, DMARC) on the customer's domain on every plan, uncoupled from the website tier, with one-click DNS presets for Google Workspace, iCloud or Fastmail. |
| Form capture & leads | 原生支持 Forms and data capture are part of the generated application, on its own database and its own auth, with lead flow to a CRM through the included HubSpot and Salesforce integrations. | 原生支持 Native edge form processing with instant lead forwarding, automated spam defense and direct webhook dispatch to any CRM or endpoint - no application backend has to be built first. |
| Maintenance & updates | 原生支持 The runtime, the database and the platform are maintained by the vendor; cancelling leaves the apps live and the data in the workspace. | 原生支持 Zero-maintenance static edge architecture - with no server to patch, no runtime to crash and no database to secure, there is nothing on the site to maintain. |
| Transparent renewal pricing | 原生支持 Both billing rates are published side by side on the same page, the 20% annual discount is explained in the FAQ, and plans can be cancelled at any time with changes applied at the next billing cycle. | 原生支持 Strict 1.0x renewal guarantee: App Hosting is $15/mo flat billed annually with no year-two hike, one-page static sites are free forever, and registry renewals stay strictly at cost. |
详细功能对照表
| 能力项 | Base44 | Zeso.net |
|---|---|---|
| 归属与可迁移性Code export & ownership | Two-way GitHub sync exports the full source to your own repo at any time; nothing is locked to the platform | Open JSON SiteSpec, live content over a public API, and no export fee or export tier to unlock |
| 编辑与设计Application backend | Generated backend, database, user authentication and payments, hosted and run by the vendor | No server runtime - pre-compiled static pages, with no database, session store or auth service to operate |
| 价格与条款Usage metering | Monthly AI message and integration credits on every tier, including the free one (25 to 1,200 messages/mo) | No usage meter - static hosting is metered by pages, not by AI messages or by traffic |
| 价格与条款Renewal price | Flat 1.0x; 20% off for paying annually, applied to the monthly price x 12 and charged once a year | Strict 1.0x guarantee - App Hosting flat $15/mo billed annually, one-page static sites free forever |
| 域名与邮箱Domain cost after year one | Free for year one on yearly billing only; the renewal price is not published on the pricing page | At-cost registration and renewal - $14.99/yr for .com, tracking Verisign wholesale, with no retail markup |
| 域名与邮箱Business email | Not published on any tier | Forwarding plus SPF, MX, DKIM and DMARC on every plan, with one-click DNS presets for any mailbox provider |
| 托管与速度Local search & AI answer surfaces | No LocalBusiness schema, no llms.txt and no AI-visibility tooling published on the pricing page | Automated LocalBusiness JSON-LD, native llms.txt generation and semantic HTML, derived from the business profile |
客观评价
优势与擅长领域
- •One prompt produces a working application - frontend, backend, database, auth and payments - rather than a set of pages
- •Built-in payments through Base44 Payments (powered by Wix), so an app can take money without wiring a payment provider
- •An enterprise security posture above ours: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR, AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit, KMS key rotation, training opt-out, data residency and enterprise SSO
- •Ownership answered without hedging - two-way GitHub sync exports the full source code to your own repo at any time
- •The monthly bill is predictable, because the allowance that caps the work is published up front
- •One-click integrations with Gmail, Slack, Notion, Google Drive, HubSpot and Salesforce
短板与潜在风险
- •A custom domain is a paid feature - the Free plan publishes neither Connect a domain nor a free domain
- •The credit meter caps the work rather than the bill - 25 AI messages a month on the free tier, and AI model select starts at Builder
- •The free domain covers year one and only on yearly billing, and the year-two renewal price is not published
- •Month-to-month billing costs 25% more than yearly for the identical tier, so the 20% discount is only captured by paying annually
- •Third-party services bill you separately, so the plan price is not the total cost of running the app
- •It is owned by Wix, which means its pricing and roadmap sit inside a much larger product's priorities
选型建议：您应该如何选择？
选择 Base44 if:
- →You need a working application - user accounts, a database, a login - rather than a site to be found and contacted
- →You need the app to take money and you want the payment provider already wired in
- →You want SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and enterprise SSO available on day one
- →You want one prompt to produce the frontend, the backend, the auth and the integrations together
- →You are comfortable working inside a monthly AI credit allowance and scaling the tier as you go
选择 Zeso，如果...
- ✓You want the price you sign at to be the price you renew at - a strict 1.0x guarantee, with no annual discount to chase and no tier ladder to climb
- ✓You want the domain at cost in year two as well ($14.99/yr for .com, tracking Verisign wholesale), not a free first year followed by an unpublished renewal
- ✓You want mail on every plan - forwarding and SPF, MX, DKIM and DMARC with no tier gate
- ✓You want the local-search layer generated rather than configured: LocalBusiness JSON-LD, llms.txt and semantic HTML
- ✓You want a site with no runtime to break, no database to secure and no usage meter to watch
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常见问题解答
How much does Base44 cost per month?
Base44 publishes five tiers with both billing rates side by side: Free at $0, Starter at $16/mo billed annually or $20/mo monthly, Builder at $40 or $50, Pro at $80 or $100, and Elite at $160 or $200. Enterprise is a custom quote. Paying annually saves 20% on every paid plan.
Do I own the site and the code if I use Base44?
Yes. Base44 states that you own your code, your data and your users, and that two-way GitHub sync exports the full source code to your own repo at any time, with nothing locked to the platform. This is a stronger answer than most of the AI-builder band gives, and it is why this comparison does not lean on lock-in. Zeso's version is an open JSON SiteSpec whose live content is readable over a public API without a key, with no export fee and no export tier to unlock.
Is the free plan enough for a real business site?
Not on its own. The Free plan is $0 with 25 AI message credits and 100 integration credits a month, up to 5 apps, and its published feature list carries neither Connect a domain nor a free domain - both appear only on the paid tiers. A site on your own address starts at Starter, $16/mo billed annually.
Does the Base44 price go up when I renew?
No. The renewal is a flat 1.0x - the yearly plan renews at the rate it was bought at. The 20% annual discount is a billing-term discount rather than a year-two step-up: on Starter the annual rate is $16/mo and the monthly rate is $20/mo, so paying month to month is 1.25x the same plan. Plans can be cancelled at any time, changes apply at the next billing cycle, and the apps stay live.
What happens when I run out of Base44 credits?
Credits are the published monthly allowance for AI messages and integration actions, and the vendor states that exact usage varies with the action and the selected AI model. The pricing page does not publish what happens at the limit - whether it stops, overbills or prompts an upgrade - so this comparison does not claim one. The practical answer is that the allowance is what caps the work on a tier: 25 messages a month on Free, 100 on Starter, 250 on Builder, 500 on Pro and 1,200 on Elite.
Can Base44 take payments for me?
Yes. Base44 builds the payment flow into the app and offers Base44 Payments, powered by Wix, so an app built there can take money in the marketplace without a third-party integration. This platform is different and we would rather say so: this deployment is not connected to a payment provider, and a static site has no session store to run a checkout on. If taking money in the app is the requirement, that is the argument for Base44.
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