The Base44 agency.Prompt in, real app out.
A prompt gets you a Base44 app in minutes. Getting it to hold up once real users, real data and your whole team pile in is the hard part, and it is the part we own. We build around your actual workflow, rework the data model and authentication, wire the app into your CRM and stack, then take it to production. Base44 experts for teams who need a tool that ships, not a demo that photographs well.
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GeminiA Base44 agency ships a production app, not a demo.
Anyone can prompt Base44 into a prototype. Hardening it for real users, wiring it into your stack, and being honest about the ceiling is a different job. Here are the four things we own.
- Build
Build the app from a prompt to a real tool
Base44 turns a plain-text prompt into a working app: React frontend, backend, a database and authentication scaffolded for you in minutes. A Base44 agency starts before that. We sit with your team, map the real workflow, then shape the build around how you actually operate, not a generic template. You leave the first session with a usable app running, not a slide deck and a roadmap for next quarter.
See a typical build - Harden
Take it past the demo so it survives real users
Vibe coding nails the happy path. Real users don't stay on it. Where a prompted build breaks: a data model that grew by accident, auth and roles bolted on late, edge cases nobody clicked, gaps a security scan would flag. We rework the schema, set proper access control, catch the cases that only show up at volume, and close the holes. The test is simple: does it hold when the whole team logs in, not just the founder.
See the method - Integrate
Wire it into your existing stack
An app that ignores your other tools just adds another place to copy-paste. Base44 talks to thousands of external services over API and webhooks, so we plug it into the stack you already run: your CRM, your billing, your data sources, the tools your team lives in. It reads and writes where the work happens. No double entry, no orphan spreadsheet feeding it by hand.
See the integrations - Scale & honest handover
AI features, and a frank read on the Base44 ceiling
We add the AI that earns its place inside the app: LLM-powered search over your own data, draft generation, an assistant that answers from your content. Then the honest part. Base44 runs on a credit model and has a ceiling, so we tell you where it is: what to keep no-code, and what should move to custom code when logic or scale outgrows the builder. We came up doing automation and AI, so we call that line instead of pretending it isn't there.
See AI inside the app
We build on Base44 like software, not a toy.
A prompt can produce something that demos beautifully and still fold the moment a real user hits an edge case the AI never planned for. So we treat a Base44 build like software: shaped around the real workflow, hardened for production, wired into the stack, handed to a team that can actually run it.
- Audit · map the real workflow, the data, and what the app actually has to do
- Build · prompt-to-app on Base44, shaped around how your team works
- Harden · data model, auth, roles, edge cases and security for real users
- Integrate · wire it to your CRM and stack, automate the busywork around it
An automation agency, honest about the ceiling.
We don't sell a Base44 partner tier. We come from automation and AI, so we see the tool for what it is: a fast way to a working app that still has to be hardened and plugged into the rest of your stack. That's exactly what's missing when a build ends at a prompted prototype with no data model, no auth and no integration.
- A prompt gives you a demo. We rework the data model, auth and roles so the app survives real users, not just a happy-path click-through in front of investors.
- More than 40 companies since 2024, and 150+ automations shipped. That is where the Base44 expertise comes from: apps that kept running in production after we handed them over, not a course we watched.
- We're straight about Base44's ceiling and its credit model. We tell you what to keep no-code and when a piece should move to custom code, before the bill or the logic gets out of hand.
- We came up doing automation and AI, so the app plugs into your CRM and stack and the busywork around it gets automated, not left for someone to do by hand.
- No partner badge to wave. You judge us on whether the app ships and holds up in production, not on a vendor tier we paid to sit in.
Base44 at the core, a real app around it.
We build the apps that actually move your work, then harden them and wire them into the tools your team already uses. Here's what a real build covers.
- Build
Internal tools & admin panels
The dashboards, trackers and admin screens your team keeps rebuilding in spreadsheets. We ship them as a real Base44 app, with the data model, roles and audit trail a shared sheet never had.
- Build
Custom CRM & pipeline apps
Outgrown your spreadsheet CRM but a full HubSpot or Salesforce is overkill? Base44 CRM built to your pipeline: contacts, deals, custom fields, the views each rep needs, synced to the tools you already send email and invoices from.
- Build
Client portals & dashboards
A branded space where clients log in, see their data, upload and act, instead of a thread of emails and attachments. Auth, roles and per-client views set up so nobody sees what they shouldn't.
- Build
MVPs & prototypes to production
Base44 gets you a working prototype in minutes. We take it the rest of the way: reworked data model, real auth, the edge cases, so the MVP you show investors survives the users who show up next.
- Build
Forms & workflow apps
Intake, approval, routing: the multi-step processes that live in inboxes and quietly get dropped. We build the app that captures the input, moves it through the steps, and pings the right person automatically.
- Build
AI features inside the app
LLM-powered search over your own data, a draft generator, an assistant that answers from your content. If you've wondered which model Base44 leans on, we set the AI up so it lives in the tool itself, not in a separate tab.
We map the app you need, you leave with a plan.
Before quoting anything, we take 60 minutes to look at your workflow, your data, and what the app actually has to do. You leave with an honest read on what to build on Base44, what to harden first, and where the no-code tool will hit a wall. Zero pitch, just an operator's take on whether Base44 fits your case.
- An honest read on whether Base44 fits the app you need
- What to build first and how much hardening it needs
- A ballpark on scope and cost (our builds start from $2,000) and a realistic timeline
- A frank take on where the no-code ceiling is for you
How we run a Base44 build.
Five steps, in order. We don't ship to real users before the app is hardened, we don't hand over something nobody can run, and your team owns it at the end. Each step has a deliverable and you sign off before we move on.
- Step 1 · Workflow & data audit
Map what the app actually has to do
We sit down with the people who'll actually use the app, ops, founders, whoever's drowning in spreadsheets, and trace the real workflow: what data moves, who needs to see what, where the manual work hides. We check what Base44 handles out of the box and where it'll need work. You leave with a clear read on what to build, what to integrate, and where the no-code tool will hit a wall for your case.
- Step 2 · Build on Base44
Turn the prompt into a working app
We use Base44 to generate the app, frontend, backend, database and auth, around the workflow we mapped, not a generic template. This is the fast part, and it spends message credits, so we keep the scope tight rather than burning credits on features nobody asked for. An operator on your side clicks through it and signs off on the shape before we invest a day in hardening.
- Step 3 · Harden for production
Make it survive real users, not a demo
This is where the agency earns its keep. We fix the data model the AI generated, set up real authentication and roles, handle the edge cases nobody clicks in a demo, and close the security gaps. The goal is an app that holds up when the whole team logs in, not a prototype that falls over the first time someone does something unexpected.
- Step 4 · Integrate & automate
Wire it into the rest of your stack
We connect Base44 to your CRM, payment, data sources and the services your team already uses, and automate the busywork around the app through n8n, Make or the API. The integration credits Base44 spends on data and LLM calls get watched so costs stay sane. Every flow ships with its error handling, not bolted on later.
- Step 5 · Hand over & call the ceiling
Your team owns it, and we're honest about limits
We hand the app to the people who'll run it, with a short playbook on how to change it inside Base44 without breaking it. And we give you the honest read: where the tool's ceiling is, what's fine to keep no-code, and what should eventually move to custom code. If you want us on call for what scales next, we talk about that separately.
Prompt it yourself, or get an app that holds.
Base44 has a free tier, so the obvious question is why pay anyone at all. Fair. Here is the honest split of what you actually get in each case, so you can tell which side of the line your project sits on before you spend a dollar with us or a credit with them.
- Free Base44, prompted yourself: a working prototype in minutes, great for a quick internal tool or something to show around. The data model comes out however the AI guessed, auth and roles are thin, and the credit meter runs while you learn on the job.
- A delivered project: the same fast start, then the part that matters. We fix the schema, set real authentication and roles, handle the edge cases, close the security gaps, and wire it into your CRM and stack so it survives the whole team, not just the founder clicking through.
- Rule of thumb: if the app carries real users, real data or money, it needs the delivered version. If it is a throwaway or a personal experiment, prompt it yourself and keep your money. We will tell you which one you have in the free audit.
- Either way you are not in the dark on proof: our Trustpilot reviews come from the teams whose apps we built on Base44, and they speak to apps that kept running in production after we left, not to a slick demo.
The questions we get asked on repeat.
What does a Base44 agency actually do?
A Base44 agency builds the app for you and takes it past the demo. Base44 turns a plain-text prompt into a working app, frontend, backend, database and auth, in minutes, which is great for a prototype. We map your real workflow, build around it, then do the part a prompt won't: rework the data model, set up real auth and roles, handle the edge cases, close the security gaps, and wire it into your stack. The point is a production app your team relies on daily, not a slick demo that breaks the first time a real user touches it.Is Base44 free, and how much does it cost?
Base44 does have a free tier, and it's genuinely useful for a first prototype: you can prompt an app into existence and click around it without paying. Past that it moves to paid plans on a credit model, message credits when you build or change the app, integration credits for data and AI calls, and those you pay Base44 directly. Their plans and limits shift, so check Base44's own pricing page for the current numbers rather than trust a figure we'd have to keep updating. Our work is separate and starts from $2,000, with the precise quote coming after the free 60-minute audit, since a single internal tool is nothing like a multi-role portal wired into your CRM. If the credit spend looks like it'll run hot, we flag it before you commit.What LLM does Base44 use?
Base44 is a model-agnostic app builder rather than a single model, and it publicly leans on frontier LLMs, large language models like Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's GPT family, both to generate your app and to power any AI features inside it. The exact routing is Base44's call and can change, so we don't hard-promise a specific model. For your build the practical question isn't which one anyway, it's how the AI is wired in: a search over your own data, a draft generator, an assistant that answers from your content. We scope those calls so the AI credit spend stays predictable, instead of a chatbot bolted on that quietly burns credits on every page load.Can Base44 build a CRM or internal tool?
Yes, and it's one of the most common builds we do. If you've outgrown a spreadsheet CRM but a full HubSpot or Salesforce is overkill, a Base44 CRM shaped to your actual pipeline is a strong middle ground: contacts, deals, custom fields, the views each rep needs. Same story for internal tools and admin panels. The catch is the data model. A CRM lives or dies on its schema and access control, so this is exactly the kind of app that needs hardening past the prompt, not a demo that falls over once three people use it at once.Why hire a Base44 expert instead of prompting it yourself?
For a quick internal prototype, prompt it yourself, honestly. Vibe coding gets you a working app fast, that's the easy part. The hard part is production: the generated data model is often messy, auth and roles need real thought, edge cases nobody clicked break things, and security gaps are easy to miss. A Base44 expert earns their keep exactly there. If the app is going to carry real users and real data, the gap between a prompt-built demo and a hardened, integrated app is the whole job, and it's the part that keeps you up at night if you skip it.Can you integrate Base44 with the rest of our stack?
Yes, that's where a lot of the value is. Base44 connects to thousands of external services over API and webhooks, so we wire your app into the stack you already run: CRM, billing, data sources, the tools your team uses. The app reads and writes where the work happens instead of becoming another place to copy-paste. We also automate the busywork around it through n8n, Make, Zapier or the API, and we keep an eye on the integration credits Base44 spends on data and LLM calls so the bill stays predictable.Is Base44 an alternative to custom code, and does it work for enterprise?
For a lot of internal tools, CRMs, portals and MVPs, yes, and it gets you there far faster than a dev team from scratch. But it has a ceiling and we're honest about it. Complex logic, heavy scale, very specific performance or compliance needs, that's where parts should move to custom code. For enterprise use the questions are usually access control, audit trails and where the data sits, which we address in the hardening pass. Often the right answer is a Base44 app for most of it and custom code for the few pieces that genuinely need it.How long does it take to build and harden an app?
Base44 can generate a working version in minutes, so a rough prototype is quick. A hardened, integrated app is the real timeline: for a scoped build count a couple of weeks to a month or so, depending on complexity, integrations and how much the data model and auth need reworking. We split it into batches, so you get a usable version early and we harden and integrate in passes, rather than making you wait for everything to be perfect before you see the app run on real data.After you build it, can our team run it?
Yes, that's the goal. We hand the app to the people who'll own it with a short playbook on how to make changes inside Base44 without breaking what we hardened. We also give you the honest read on the ceiling: what's safe to edit yourself, what's fine to keep no-code, and what should eventually move to custom code. If you want us on call for what scales next or for the AI features, we sort that out separately rather than locking you into a retainer you don't need.
Stop shipping demos that break. Get a real app.
A 60-minute audit, the app you need mapped, a build plan that fits your case. If your team can run it in-house after the build, we'll hand you the playbook. If we're the right fit, we handle it.