Side-by-side comparison · Website & App Builders
Hostinger AI Builder vs Lovable vs Softr
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Small business owners who want a simple app or site on a tight budget, hosting included.
Pick it if: Founders, marketers and small teams who want to launch a product or internal tool without hiring a developer.
Pick it if: Operators and agencies who run their business on spreadsheets and want a proper front door for clients or staff.
Lovable scores highest overall, but Hostinger AI Builder gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | Hostinger AI Builder | Lovable | Softr |
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| In one line | A cheap AI builder for sites and simple apps, with hosting, domain and email on one bill. | Chat your way to a full web app, with a database and user logins built in. No code needed. | Turn an Airtable base or Google Sheet into a client portal or internal tool. |
| Pricing model | Paid | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $2.49/mo on a 48-month term | $25/mo | $19/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | No | No | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Hostinger AI Builder | Lovable | Softr |
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| Overall rating | 3.5 | 4.2Winner | 3.6 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers the job it's built for, and how well the pieces fit together. | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 3.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Hostinger AI Builder | Lovable | Softr |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | No | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | No | – | No |
| Desktop app | No | No | No |
| Browser extension | No | No | No |
| API access | No | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | – | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | No | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | – |
| Makes images | Yes | No | No |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | Yes | Yes | No |
| Runs agents or automations | No | Yes | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | No | No |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 6/ 17 | 10/ 17 | 8/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Hostinger AI Builder | Lovable | Softr |
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| Plans | PremiumOur pick $2.49/mo on a 48-month term, renews at $10.99/mo A small business that needs one to three sites. | Free Free Testing an idea over a weekend. | Free Free Learning Softr and tiny internal tools. |
Unlimited $3.49/mo on a 48-month term, renews at $16.99/mo Anyone running several sites. | ProOur pick $25/mo, or $250/yr billed yearly Anyone building something they plan to launch. | Basic $19/mo A solo operator with a handful of clients. | |
Cloud Startup $7.99/mo on a 48-month term, renews at $25.99/mo Busier sites that need more server power. | Business $50/mo, or $500/yr billed yearly Teams that need logins, roles and security controls. | ProOur pick $99/mo Small teams running a real portal. | |
Enterprise Custom Large organisations rolling it out company-wide. | Business $329/mo Companies with hundreds of users and security needs. | ||
Enterprise Custom Large organisations. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Premium does the job for most small businesses. Only pay for 48 months if you are sure you will still want the site then; a shorter term costs more per month but avoids a big upfront bill. There is a 30-day money-back guarantee as long as you have used fewer than 30 credits. | Start on Free to see whether the chat-to-build approach suits you. Move to Pro the moment you are building something real, and buy a higher credit tier rather than topping up if you run out most months. Business only makes sense once several people need to log in and manage the apps. | Pro is where Softr starts to feel like a proper product: you can remove the branding, give clients Google sign-in and add more users as you grow. Basic is fine for a solo consultant with five clients. The pricing page has a monthly and yearly toggle that we could not read, so confirm whether the prices shown are the yearly rate before you budget. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Hostinger AI Builder, Lovable or Softr?
Lovable scores highest overall in our ratings (Hostinger AI Builder 3.5/5, Lovable 4.2/5 and Softr 3.6/5). Hostinger AI Builder is best for simple business apps on a budget and sites with hosting and a domain included. Lovable is best for MVPs and prototypes and internal tools. Softr is best for client portals and internal tools from a spreadsheet.
Which is cheaper, Hostinger AI Builder, Lovable or Softr?
Hostinger AI Builder: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at $2.49/mo on a 48-month term. Lovable: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $25/mo. Softr: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $19/mo.
Which is easier to use, Hostinger AI Builder, Lovable or Softr?
Lovable rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Founders, marketers and small teams who want to launch a product or internal tool without hiring a developer.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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