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A business app, built through conversation.
Compare Base44’s integrated app building experience with source, services, and deployment on Adios.
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SIDE BY SIDE
The differences at a glance.
Consider Base44 for
Business apps with built-in data, users, and publishing.
| Your workflow | adios↗Build + run, together | Base44AI app builder |
|---|---|---|
| Build with AI | AI workspace, terminal, previews, and diffs. ↗ | AI chat, app preview, and dashboard. [1] |
| Work with your code | Git repositories, templates, or local source. ↗ | GitHub sync on Builder+; local development via CLI. [2] |
| Host the application | Web apps, APIs, WebSockets, and workers. ↗ | Built-in hosting and publishing. [1] |
| Connect your data | Postgres, Redis, MongoDB, MySQL, and RabbitMQ templates. ↗ | Managed app data, sign-in, and permissions. [1] |
| Manage the release | Build, health, and resource settings in adios.yaml. ↗ | Sync main, then publish from Base44. [2] |
| Backend & runtime | Configurable runtime, commands, ports, and resources. ↗ | Deno functions; built-in site hosting is SPA/static only. [3] |
| App authentication | Your authentication code or chosen identity provider. ↗ | Built-in sign-in and entity permissions. [3] |
| Background work | Workers and workflows; limited cron support. ↗ | Serverless backend functions and integrations. [3] |
| Preview & release | Workspace previews; deploy healthy versions. ↗ | Local development, GitHub sync, and editor publishing. [2] |
| What moves with you | Git source; separate data and service migration. ↗ | Code export on Builder+; managed auth and database infrastructure excluded. [4] |
Sources and comparison notes
Base44 supports GitHub sync and local development. Check its plan requirements and how your application depends on the Base44 backend before planning a move.
Official sources · Reviewed
- [1] Building a Base44 app (opens in a new tab)
- [2] GitHub and local development (opens in a new tab)
- [3] Base44 backend capabilities (opens in a new tab)
- [4] App and data export (opens in a new tab)
- [5] Base44 plans and pricing (opens in a new tab)
Published by Adios. Recommendations reflect our assessment; check current provider plans and documentation.
PRICING
What drives the cost.
Base44
Message credits and integration credits
Builder: $40/month billed annually. Includes 250 message and 10,000 integration credits per month.
Base44 plans and pricing (opens in a new tab)Adios · Starter
$10/month
- 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM
- 10 GB storage
- 500K included AI tokens
- 500 GB included bandwidth
How costs add up
Base44
Base44 separates messages used while building from integration credits used by connected app operations. Builder is listed at $40/month when billed annually, with 250 message credits and 10,000 integration credits per month.
- Check the plan required for your workflow: GitHub sync is documented for Builder and above.
- Budget for both changes made by the team and integration activity generated by people using the app.
Adios
Apps must fit within plan resources. The free workspace supports development and previews with your own AI provider key; production apps require a paid plan. Include external services in your estimate.
Plans and allowances ↗For an internal invoice tool, count the people editing the app separately from invoices, emails, and other connected operations. Compare the appropriate Base44 plan with the resources and external service costs needed to operate the same tool on Adios.
A CLOSER LOOK
Technical details & migration.
How much backend setup you want to own
Base44
Base44 supplies MongoDB-compatible NoSQL entities, authentication, permissions, and an SDK. It is a coherent starting point for an app built around users and business records, with less infrastructure to assemble before the first usable version.
Adios
Adios runs your application and the database services you select. For an existing SQL schema or an API with its own access-control model, you can keep that architecture. Your team remains responsible for schema migrations and permission logic.
Adios documentation ↗Start with the data model: an inventory app built around Base44 entities has different requirements from an existing Postgres application with joins, migrations, and custom authorization.
The boundary of built-in hosting
Base44
Base44's site hosting supports single-page applications and static exports, not server-side rendering or React Server Components. Its backend can still be used through the SDK with a frontend hosted elsewhere.
Adios
Adios uses build and start commands to run application processes. A server-rendered frontend can have its own runtime configuration, alongside a separate API or worker, with ports, health checks, and resources defined in the manifest.
Adios documentation ↗If server rendering is a requirement, decide where that server runs before building the UI. That does not necessarily mean replacing a Base44 backend that already meets your needs.
Local development and the export boundary
Base44
Base44 supports two-way GitHub integration on Builder plans and above. Its export includes frontend and backend function code, but not the managed authentication system or database infrastructure. Collections can be exported separately as CSV.
Adios
Adios supports a repository or local source as the starting point. You can use the CLI to deploy and inspect logs while keeping application code in Git. Bringing exported function code still means adapting it to the runtime and services you choose.
Adios documentation ↗Treat export as source access, not a complete copy of the hosted platform. Include identity, entity permissions, uploaded files, and integrations in your portability assessment.
Which fits my project?
A small team's internal records app
Consider Base44
A portal for contacts, tasks, or invoices may fit its entities and built-in user management well. Validate the permission rules with the roles your team actually uses.
An existing server-rendered product
Consider Adios
If you need to preserve a server process, SQL schema, or custom API, configurable application hosting can fit more directly than adapting the project to a builder's backend model.
A Base44 app needing a different frontend host
Consider a partial move
You may be able to keep using Base44 through its SDK. First establish whether the constraint is site hosting, backend capabilities, or a requirement to operate the whole stack elsewhere.
Recommendations by Adios, based on the documentation linked above.
Moving from Base44 to Adios
Base44 code export and collection exports are separate. Inventory the managed services before treating a repository as a deployable replacement.
Export code and document the current behavior
Use the available GitHub or ZIP export on a qualifying plan. Record screens, API calls, backend functions, permissions, and integrations that must continue working.
Choose which backend services stay
Keep the Base44 SDK connection for a frontend-only move, or design replacement data and identity services. For a full move, map entity IDs, relationships, access rules, and exported collection data.
Adapt functions and configure the runtime
Review Base44-specific SDK calls in exported functions. Add build and start commands, secrets, health checks, and the required service connections to the Adios project.
Rehearse with each user role
Test account access, record ownership, file access, and integrations before switching traffic. Reconcile data after a trial import and plan how writes are handled during the final move.
Suggested steps, not an automatic importer. Rehearse before changing production.
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE
A few useful answers.
Can Base44 host a server-rendered Next.js app?
Base44 documents its site hosting for SPAs and static exports, without server-side rendering or React Server Components. A frontend hosted on another platform can still use Base44's backend SDK. Distinguish the hosting restriction from the backend's ability to serve another frontend.
Does a Base44 export include the entire backend?
No. The documented export includes frontend and backend function code. Managed hosting, authentication, and database infrastructure are not exported. Collection data can be exported separately, and any replacement services need their own setup and migration.
Is Base44 GitHub sync available on every plan?
Base44's documentation places two-way GitHub sync on Builder plans and above. Check the current plan requirements before choosing a workflow that depends on local development and repository sync.
YOUR NEXT BUILD STARTS HERE
An idea is a start.
Make it a running product.
Build in a free workspace. Production hosting starts at $10/month.