v0 alternatives: where to go, and how to leave with your code

Why switch to Lovable. You keep what you liked about v0: describe a screen, get a working app, publish it. What changes is the unit of billing. Lovable charges credits per message instead of tokens that scale with project size, so a day of work is something you can budget. Free gives you 5 credits a day (30 a month max). Pro is $25 a month for 100 credits, or $250 a year (about $21 a month). On Vercel's forum, it's one of the tools people who cancel v0 name most, usually because it works out cheaper.

Best for. Non-technical founders and PMs who want something live fast without opening an editor.

Not for. Anyone who wants line-by-line control, or who needs to keep the exact Next.js structure of their v0 project.

The catch. Credits still burn when the AI goes in circles, and Pro's monthly credits expire two months after they're issued. Business at $50 a month only makes sense for SSO or compliance options.

Moving from v0. Don't expect your v0 project to carry over automatically. Keep your GitHub repo as the reference, list your screens and data, and rebuild page by page. Our Lovable review breaks down what each kind of request costs.

Why switch to Bolt.new. If 7 messages a day is what's holding you back, Bolt's free plan gives you 1 million tokens a month, capped at 300K a day. That's enough to build a real prototype before you reach for a card. Pro at $25 a month raises that to 10 million tokens, drops the daily cap and rolls unused tokens into next month. Teams pay $30 per member.

Best for. Makers who want to push a project a long way for free, and anyone who also wants a mobile app, which Bolt can generate.

Not for. Anyone leaving v0 specifically to get away from token billing. Bolt counts tokens too.

The catch. Free tokens don't roll over and there's no custom domain. On a large project each message costs more, so the bill gets as hard to forecast as v0's. The annual discount is "up to 28%", with no exact figure.

Moving from v0. Start from your GitHub repo, it's the cleanest way to bring the code across. If you outgrow Bolt later, our Bolt.new switching guide covers that exit.

Why switch to Replit. With v0, your database sits at Neon or Supabase, hosting at Vercel, and you wire it all together. Replit keeps code, database, secrets and deployment in one workspace, with an AI agent that writes and runs the app. Core is $20 a month ($18 billed yearly) and includes $20 of model usage. Pro is $100 a month ($90 yearly), supports up to 15 collaborators and lets you roll the database back up to 28 days.

Best for. Anyone who wants an app that actually runs, server included, without juggling three accounts.

Not for. Anyone who just wants polished React components to paste into an existing codebase. v0 is still better at that.

The catch. Cost. Agent usage adds up on top of the subscription once the project grows, which is the weakest point in our review.

Moving from v0. Bring your GitHub repo into Replit, then recreate your environment variables as Replit secrets. Keep your Neon or Supabase database at first: it doesn't belong to v0. Our Replit review covers the plans in detail.

Why switch to Cursor. It's the destination that comes up most on Vercel's forum. The logic is simple: v0 gave you a clean Next.js project, and Cursor lets you finish it yourself with an AI that reads the whole repo. You stop paying to regenerate a full screen when one line would do. Since 2026, Cursor is sold through the X subscription: Free at $0, Plus at $8, Premium at $30, Super at $100 and Ultra at $200 a month.

Best for. Developers, and product people comfortable in a code editor, who want to keep the v0 project as it is.

Not for. Anyone who doesn't read code. Without live preview and one-click publish, you'll feel lost.

The catch. The $8 Plus plan only covers in-house models. Claude or GPT cost extra at API rates, which makes the bill fuzzy again.

Moving from v0. Connect your v0 project to GitHub, clone the repo, open it in Cursor. That's it. Our Cursor review walks through the new plans.

Why switch to Claude Code. You hand it a task ("add email login", "fix the checkout form"), and the agent reads the project, edits files and runs commands. It comes with Claude Pro at $20 a month before tax ($17 billed yearly). The price is flat, so there's no top-up vanishing in two days. And your Next.js app can stay hosted on Vercel: only the tool writing the code changes.

Best for. People who code daily, or who are fine working in a terminal.

Not for. Anyone who wants to watch the screen take shape while they type. There's no built-in visual preview.

The catch. Usage limits are shared with the Claude chat and are counted over five hours and over the week, with no published numbers. If you hit them often, Max 5x is $100 and Max 20x is $200, with nothing in between $20 and $100.

Moving from v0. Clone your GitHub repo, start Claude Code in the folder, and ask it to explain the project first. Our Claude Code review helps you choose between Pro and Max.

Why switch to Base44. Where v0 asks you to connect Supabase or Neon, Base44 ships the database, user accounts and hosting by default. Describe your internal tool or small SaaS and you get an app that works. Free gives you 25 credits a month. Starter is $20 a month ($16 yearly), Builder $50 ($40 yearly), then Pro and Elite up to $200.

Best for. Non-coders who need an app with real data and real users, not a mockup.

Not for. Anyone who wants clean, portable code. Leaving Base44 means a partial rewrite.

The catch. A message costs 0.5 to 4 credits depending on the request, and fixes eat credits like anything else. GitHub sync needs the Builder plan.

Moving from v0. There's no import, so you describe the app again. Export your current tables to CSV first so you can load the data back in. Our Base44 review translates credits into messages.

Why switch to Figma Make. A lot of teams used v0 to turn a mockup into a clickable screen. If your designs are already in Figma, Figma Make does that job without leaving the tool, and publishes the prototype or app to its own URL. The free Starter plan gives 150 AI credits a day (500 a month max). A Professional Full seat is $16 a month with 3,000 AI credits.

Best for. Designers and product teams who want to show a live flow to a client or to users.

Not for. Anyone who needs a production app with its own repo and hosting.

The catch. Credits depend on the seat. A $3 Collab seat gets 500, and a $12 Dev seat is no substitute for a Full seat. On Organization, a Full seat jumps to $55 a month, billed yearly.

Moving from v0. Start from your Figma designs rather than from v0's code. If you're leaving Figma too, our Figma switching guide lists the options.

Why switch to Builder.io. v0 builds screens from its own component set. Builder.io works with your design system and existing codebase, so generated screens use your buttons, your colors and your rules. For a team with a live product, that's the gap between a prototype you redo and code you keep. Free covers 5 users and 60 credits a month (15 a day). Pro is $24 per user per month with 500 credits that roll over.

Best for. Product and frontend teams with an existing codebase and design system.

Not for. A solo founder starting from scratch. Setup assumes a project already exists.

The catch. 500 credits go fast on an active team. Extra credits are $25 per 500, and the $40 Team plan doesn't include more credits than Pro.

Moving from v0. Connect Builder.io to your repo and design system, then regenerate the screens you used to make in v0.

Why switch to Windsurf. Same idea as Cursor: take your v0 project into a code editor with AI built in. Windsurf is now Devin Desktop, and Pro costs $20 a month with Claude, GPT and Gemini included in the quota. No third-party model billed on the side, unlike Cursor's Plus plan. Free stays at $0, Max is $200, and teams pay $80 plus $40 per seat.

Best for. Developers who want the major models under one subscription.

Not for. Anyone who needs to know how much work is left in the month. The included quota isn't spelled out in numbers.

The catch. Credits were replaced by quotas that reset daily and weekly, and user reviews dropped hard after the change.

Moving from v0. Same as Cursor: GitHub, clone, open the folder. Our Windsurf review covers the end of Cascade.

Why switch to Dyad. Dyad is a free, open source app builder that runs on your own machine. You plug in your own API key (Claude, GPT, Gemini and others) and pay the model provider directly, with no platform markup in the middle. Your code stays on your disk. Paid plans exist (Pro at $20, Max at $79) if you'd rather have credits provided.

Best for. Technical users who want the "describe it, it gets built" experience without a subscription or lock-in.

Not for. Anyone who doesn't want to manage an API key or install software.

The catch. You watch your own API spend, and hosting the finished app is on you.

Moving from v0. Install Dyad and point it at your cloned repo, or start fresh using your v0 screens as a guide. Our AI app builder ranking shows where it sits against the rest.