Apexloop

Lovable gives you code. Apexloop gives you a system someone runs.

Both platforms build an app from a description in plain language. The difference is what you're left holding the next day.

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Lovable vs Apexloop: at a glance

Lovable is an excellent app generator for people who can deploy and maintain code. Apexloop is a platform for companies that don't have that capacity and don't want to build it.

LovableApp and code generator
A working app in minutes from a promptSpeed from idea to screen is its greatest strength - hard to beat for a prototype.
You get source code you ownNo supplier lock-in. Equally, nobody to maintain it for you.
Operations, database and backups are yoursHosting, connecting a database and security updates are on you after deployment.
Roles and permissions have to be writtenWho sees prices or payroll isn't a setting but logic somebody has to write and test.
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ApexloopA managed business platform
A prompt produces a system with data underneath itDatabases, relations and views aren't generated code but a managed part of the platform.
Permissions at role, database and column levelHiding a price from sales is a toggle, not a request to a developer.
Operations, backups and updates includedNo hosting to think about and nobody restarting a server on a Friday evening.
Changes are made by a non-technical colleagueA new field or automation is a setting, not a new prompt and a new code review.

Feature comparison: Lovable vs Apexloop

FunkceApexloopLovable
How the app is created
Built from a plain-language description
The output is source code
Usable without coding knowledge after launch
Data and operations
Relational database as part of the platformExternal service
Backups and data recoveryYour problem
Hosting and updatesYour problem
Change history on a record
Running a business on it
Roles and permissions without programming
Native email management on a record
Printing invoices and reports to PDF
Node-based automation without code
Data processing agreement and EU hosting

Lovable vs Apexloop: what you actually pay

The Lovable subscription is cheap, and that's fair enough. But the cost doesn't end there - the items that aren't on the pricing page start appearing after you deploy.

Lovable stack

Subscription plus everything around it

Lovable Profrom $25/month
Hosting and database~€20–80/month
Code maintenance (external developer)~€60/hour
Building roles and permissionsone-off, depends on scope
The hidden extraOperations and upkeep stay yours
The operations and maintenance figures are indicative - they depend on how complex the app turns out and how often you change it.

Apexloop

Everything in one plan

Relational databases with 20+ column typesv ceně
Backups, hosting and updates includedv ceně
Roles and permissions as settingsv ceně
Email, forms and PDF printingv ceně
Total / monthOne plan
No code to maintain. Anyone on the team can make a change.

When to reach for Lovable instead

There's no point claiming Apexloop is the better choice every time. Lovable makes more sense when:

  • you're building a prototype or a demo you'll throw away in a month,
  • the software is your product and you want to own all of it,
  • you have a developer who will review, deploy and maintain the code,
  • you need something no platform covers - an unusual calculation, specialist hardware.

Apexloop is the right call when you're building the system a company keeps its jobs, clients and money in, and nobody on the team has capacity to look after source code.

For a closer look at where that line falls, see Lovable, Bolt, v0 and friends: why a prototype never becomes a business system. What happens to generated code in its first year is covered in AI will write your app. Who's going to fix it?.

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The same speed from idea to app - without code you'd have to maintain.

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  • Data in the EU with a processing agreement
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