20
free Cloud credits a month
Since June 2026, your live app's database, storage and functions are paid in "run credits" from the same balance you build with. Past 20, your users' traffic is spending your build budget.
Free Lovable cost check
Your Lovable app works.
Now see what it really costs.
Lovable now pays for your app's traffic out of the credits you build with, and pauses the backend when they run out. Connect your repo and see, in about two minutes, what you'd pay on your own Supabase, your own server, or building with Claude Code instead.
- Private repos welcome
- Read-only access
- Code never stored
- No card, no newsletter
Quick estimate
You could save
$1,728 to $2,076
a year, with tier 3: Claude Code.
- Lovable today$205
- 1. own Supabase$50
- 2. own server$37+
- 3. Claude Code$32+
Estimate for a typical app with 4 tables. Connecting GitHub makes it exact.
From the team that ships for
- Klick.now
- TechNic3000
- Fansy Media
Where a Lovable bill goes
Most credits don't go into your app. They go into one bug.
One founder's usage export, four weeks 412 credits
~90 building the app ~260 one bug, patched four times, never found rest
The bug: a trigger on auth.users that only fired for email signups, so Google users crashed after login. Lovable patched the symptom four times. A developer reading the SQL found it in about 20 minutes. The full story.
0
credits pauses your backend
Run out, and AI features stop and the backend pauses shortly after. Your users can't log in, and while it's paused you can't export your data either.
$0.30
per top-up credit on Pro
$15 per 50 credits on Pro, $30 per 50 on Business. Fine for building. Expensive as a hosting bill, and that's what it becomes once you have users.
How it works
Two minutes. Three steps. Real numbers for your app.
- 1
Connect GitHub
Install our read-only app on just the repo Lovable syncs to. Private is fine.
- 2
Tell us your bill
Plan, monthly spend, Cloud credits. Thirty seconds, straight from Lovable's usage page.
- 3
Get your report
Four tiers with monthly costs and payback, plus the step-by-step checklist for your app. On screen, and by email if you want it.
$scan lovable2live/invoice-app
reading package.json, supabase/ and src/ (read-only)
✓Lovable Cloud project detected
✓6 migrations, 4 tables, 2 edge functions, 3 secrets, 1 bucket
!Google/Apple sign-in goes through Lovable
!File URLs saved with the old project address
✓12-step migration checklist written
✓Best option: tier 3, saves $339 to $368 a month
Four ways out
Every step takes you further from Lovable. Stop at any of them.
Example app: Business plan, $400 a month, running on an X-Large Cloud instance. Cloud costs are our estimates; your report uses your numbers.
Tier 1
Own your Supabase
You save
$295 /mo
New bill: Lovable $80 + Supabase $25
Database, users, files and functions move to a Supabase project in your name.
You keep: Building and hosting in Lovable, exactly as today.
$150 to $600 once, by table count
Tier 2
Own your server
You save
$279 to $308 /mo
New bill: Lovable $80 + your server $12 to $41
One server runs your app and a self-hosted Supabase. Coolify deploys every push, with SSL, backups and preview links.
You keep: Editing in Lovable, through GitHub.
$500 setup, plus the tier 1 move
Best for this app
Tier 3
Build without Lovable
You save
$339 to $368 /mo
New bill: Claude Pro $20 + your server $12 to $41, no Lovable
Claude Code on the web ($20 a month) edits your repo from a chat and opens a pull request. You check the preview link, merge, it's live.
You keep: Building by describing what you want, in the browser.
$300 on top of tier 2
Tier 4
Have a developer read it
One price
$400
Finds what else is costing you
We go through your code and database ourselves: security holes, slow queries that inflate usage, the bugs that keep eating credits.
You keep: Works with any tier, or on its own.
$400 flat, report and a call
Your check
Let's look at your app.
Free, read-only, about two minutes. You'll see every number before we ask for anything.
Checking your GitHub connection...
No sales pitch in disguise
Sometimes the answer is: stay.
Lovable is a great deal while you're building. If your bill is the basic plan and your app is quiet, the check says so, in plain words, with the numbers next to it.
We'd rather you come back when it pays off than sell you a migration you don't need. That's also why the check costs nothing.
Report for: Pro plan, $35 a month, Tiny Cloud instance
Stay on Lovable for now.
- Tier 1 $50/mo, costs $15 more
- Tier 2 $37 to $66/mo, costs $2 to $31 more
- Tier 3 $32 to $61/mo, between $26 more and $3 less
Revisit when top-ups or Cloud credits push your bill up. The checklist stays valid.
What the app can see
Your code goes to your browser. Only names and counts come to us.
Your GitHub repo
Only the repos you pick
read-only
Your browser
Reads the files and runs the scan
names and counts
Lovable 2 Live
Builds your report
- No write access, ever
- No .env values or secrets
- No database or user data
- Remove it any time in GitHub
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Their app was running on an X-Large Lovable Cloud instance.
Lovable 2 Live has a real focus on quality. They're the team we trust on Klick.now when something has to work in production, and they're always straight with us about what's worth building and what isn't. Easy recommendation.
Lovable 2 Live is our go-to development team at TechNic3000. They communicate clearly, deliver what they say they will, and take ownership when things get tricky. If your app needs to be done properly, talk to them.
Questions
Before you connect anything
How much does Lovable cost?
Pro is $25 a month and Business $50, each with 100 credits, plus 5 free daily credits. Top-ups are $15 per 50 credits on Pro and $30 per 50 on Business. Since June 2026 your live app's traffic on Lovable Cloud is paid from the same credits (20 free Cloud credits a month), and the Cloud instance size adds to that every month (Large and up typically costs well over $150 a month by our estimates), so a busy app can cost far more than the plan price. Prices checked October 2026.
What can your GitHub app see?
Only the repos you pick when you install it, and only to read them. It can't push code, open issues or change settings, and it never touches your database. You can remove it any time under GitHub, Settings, Applications.
Do you keep my code?
No. Files pass from GitHub to your browser through our server, which doesn't store them. Your browser turns them into a list of facts (table names, function names, counts). That list, your GitHub username and the repo name are all we receive, so we can send the report and follow up if you ask.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Lovable that still feels like Lovable?
For building: Claude Code on the web. You describe a change in a chat, it edits your GitHub repo and opens a pull request, and your server gives each one a preview link. No visual editor, but no credits either: Claude Pro is $20 a month. For running the app: your own Supabase, or your own server with Coolify.
Why does the tool sometimes tell me to stay?
Because on the basic plan with little Cloud usage, Lovable is cheap, and we would rather say so than sell you a move you don't need. Leaving starts paying off when top-ups and Cloud traffic push the bill up.
Do I need a developer to do the move?
For tier 1 the checklist is enough if you are comfortable with Supabase. Tiers 2 and 3 involve a server, so most people have us set them up once, for a fixed price. Either way the report is yours to keep.
My repo is in an organization. Will it work?
Yes, if you can install apps there. If you can't, GitHub sends your admin a request, and the check works once they approve it.
Only want the database checklist for a public repo? Use the migration checker.
Two minutes. Free.
Then decide.
Know exactly what Lovable costs you, and what each way out would cost instead.
Prices checked October 2026. Server prices vary by provider and region.