Restart vs Base44

Base44, owned by Wix, is a no-code AI platform that builds full apps with backend, database and authentication included, even on its free plan. It is the most complete free app builder in this set. Restart trades that depth in the first build for breadth across the company: product plus brand, launch, pricing and operations.

Base44’s facts are from base44.com as read on September 7, 2026; “not stated” means their page does not say. Restart’s facts are from restart.new/pricing and the docs.

	Base44	Restart
Calls itself	"A no-code AI platform that uses vibe coding to build fully-functional apps and websites."	The AI company builder.
Free plan	$0: 25 message credits and 100 integration credits a month, up to 5 apps, with authentication, database and analytics; publish to the web.	Free plan: 5 build credits a day plus 10 at sign-up, up to 3 companies, no card. Publishing to a live URL starts on Pro.
Paid plans	Starter $16, Builder $40, Pro $80, Elite $160 a month, all shown billed annually; message and integration credits scale with the tier.	Pro $99 a month (250 credits), Autonomous from $399 (1,000 credits); $75 and $300 billed yearly; a Custom plan arranged on a call. 1 credit = $1; top-ups $1 each, never expire.
What it builds	Fully functional apps and websites on production infrastructure, with built-in hosting.	A working web product with real pages, flows, copy and design; live preview while it builds; published to a Restart subdomain.
Backend, accounts, payments	Backend, database, auth and cloud storage on every plan; payments through Base44 and Wix Payments.	The first build uses sample data: no customer accounts or live backend yet. A Stripe payment link can be added once you connect Stripe.
Custom domain	From Starter up; a free domain for a year from Builder up.	Custom domains are not available yet; published sites live on a Restart subdomain.
Code export	"Two-way GitHub sync exports the full source code to your own repo"; GitHub is highlighted on Builder and above.	Code export is not available yet; files are browsable in the app. You own everything you create.
Beyond the build	Marketing tools listed; running sales or support is not claimed.	Yes: positioning brief, launch pages, pricing pages, a company inbox with its own address, daily tasks, research with sources, dashboards, automations and Meta ads on paid plans.
Who it is for	Personal and early-stage projects through teams and enterprise; no coding experience needed.	Founders starting from an idea, especially people who are not engineers.

Choose Base44 if

You need accounts, a database and payments inside the product on day one
You want the full source in your own GitHub repository
You are already in the Wix ecosystem

Choose Restart if

You are building a company and want the positioning, launch pages, pricing and inbox to arrive with the product
You want a first version scoped by a conversation rather than a prompt
You want the operating tools in the same place as the build

What Restart does, in one paragraph

You describe a company idea in plain language. Restart asks the one or two questions that change the build, then the Builder creates a working web product with a live preview and publishes it to a real URL when you say so. Yes: positioning brief, launch pages, pricing pages, a company inbox with its own address, daily tasks, research with sources, dashboards, automations and Meta ads on paid plans. Code export is not available yet; files are browsable in the app. You own everything you create.