Luo vs Lovable
Pick Lovable to generate a deployable web app — React frontend, Supabase database, its own URL — that you ship to users. Pick Luo to generate the workspace your team runs on — custom UI, database, integrations with Gmail, Slack, and HubSpot, and automations baked in — all from a conversation.
At a glance
| Feature | Lovable | Luo |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | AI app builder for shipping products to end-users | A workspace that builds your software and runs work for you (Company OS) |
| Who uses the output | End-users or customers, via a public URL | Your team, in a shared browser-based workspace |
| Output | A deployable web app with auth, user management, and its own domain | Custom UI, database, automations, and integrations — all running for your team |
| Database | Supabase (PostgreSQL), provisioned per project | Built-in, schema generated from your description |
| Integrations | APIs you build the app to call | Gmail, Slack, Linear, HubSpot, Google Workspace, and 40+ more — built in |
| Automations and scheduled tasks | Not built in — logic you write into the app | First-class: cron schedules, webhooks, integration events |
| Knowledge base | Not part of the product | First-class: docs, notes, and files linked to records your automations touch |
| Team model | You build a product; others use it as customers | One teammate builds a workspace; others enroll as team members |
| Code export | Yes — clean React + Supabase to GitHub | No — Luo manages the infrastructure |
| Best for | Founders and teams building a product to ship to users | Teams building the internal layer they run on every day |
Products you ship vs. workspaces your team runs on
Your ops lead wants a place to track incoming demo requests — who owns each one, the Q&A history, next steps. In Lovable, that's a product: design the auth, wire up Supabase, deploy the app, send the team a link. In Luo, it's a conversation: describe the tracker, and the team is using it in minutes with Gmail and calendar already connected.
That's the shape of the difference. Lovable builds products — things with their own URL and user accounts, shipped to people outside the company. Luo builds internal workspaces — the trackers, pipelines, briefings, and dashboards your team runs on every day, connected to the tools they already use.
Lovable gives you the code. Luo manages the infrastructure. You describe the outcome either way — but what you get back, and who uses it, is different.
Lovable is for building products. Luo is for running the team.
When Lovable is the better choice. We'll say this plainly because it's true.
- You're building a product to ship. A SaaS tool, a consumer app, a marketplace — something with its own URL, user accounts, and a customer-facing interface. That's Lovable's lane.
- Your users are customers, not teammates. The output isn't for your team; it's for people outside the company who log in via their own accounts.
- You want to own the codebase. Lovable exports clean React + Supabase to GitHub. Luo manages the infrastructure; there's nothing to export.
- You need user auth and subscription management. Lovable apps are designed for this. Luo workspaces are team-only, behind your Luo account.
- You're validating an MVP. Describe an idea, generate the app, put it in front of real users. Lovable is fast for this loop.
When Luo is the better choice. When the output is something your team opens, not users.
- The "users" are your team. The output isn't a product customers log into — it's a tracker, a briefing, or a pipeline that teammates open every morning.
- You need integrations with existing tools. Gmail, Slack, HubSpot, Linear — Luo has 40+ built in. In Lovable, you'd write those connections yourself.
- The workspace needs automations running in the background. Scheduled tasks, webhooks, integration events. Luo has these as first-class features; Lovable doesn't.
- More than one person needs to fire the workflow. One teammate builds it once in Luo; others enroll. The result is shared, not a link you send around.
- You want a knowledge base in the same place. Docs, notes, and files linked to the people and records your automations are touching — built into every Luo workspace.
What people build with Luo
Each of these is one workspace — automation, custom UI, database, and integrations — generated from a conversation. None of them are products with user accounts; all of them are operational workspaces teams open instead of a spreadsheet.
GTM weekly planning seeded from your inboxPulls starred Gmail items, turns them into next week’s plan, lets the team review.→
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Sales demo tracker — requests, Q&A, follow-upsA full demo pipeline with calendar + Gmail built in.→Meeting intelligence — notes, actions, decisionsGoogle Meet transcripts → structured notes → action tracking.→
Customer pitch decks from a Slides templateResearches the prospect, fills the template, files the deck.→The two often go together
A lot of teams building with Lovable also use Luo. Lovable is where the product gets built. Luo is where the team that built it runs their day-to-day — the sales tracker, the marketing rollup, the customer onboarding pipeline.
They don't overlap. The product customers pay for lives in Lovable. The internal operations layer lives in Luo. The practical split: if the output needs a public URL and user accounts, Lovable; if it's something your team opens every morning, Luo.
Pricing
| Feature | Lovable | Luo |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Limited credits | Free plan — AI credits included, no credit card |
| Entry paid | Starter from ~$25/mo (credit-based) | Starter $20/mo — more AI credits included |
| Pricing model | Credits per AI interaction / code generation | Per workspace seat — AI usage included (while in beta) |
| Code export | Yes — React + Supabase to GitHub | Not applicable — Luo manages the infrastructure |
| Current rates | See lovable.dev for current pricing | See luo.app/pricing |
While Luo is in beta, AI usage is included on every plan — Free gets some credits, $20 gets more, $100 gets even more. There’s no per-run charge and no surprise bill when automations run often. Lovable’s credit model scales with how much you build and iterate, which is a different shape of cost entirely.
Frequently asked
Is Luo a Lovable alternative?
Not really — they cover different ground. Lovable builds products you ship to users: a SaaS tool, a consumer app, something with its own URL and user accounts. Luo builds the internal workspaces your team runs on: trackers, pipelines, briefings, and automations connected to the tools they already use. Most teams picking between them have different jobs to do.
Can Lovable build internal tools?
Yes, but without built-in integrations with Gmail, Slack, HubSpot, or Linear, no scheduled automations, and no shared knowledge base. You'd write all of that yourself. For a one-off internal app where you want to own the code, that's a reasonable trade-off. For the ongoing operational layer your team uses every day, Luo is built for that job.
Can Luo build a customer-facing product?
No. Luo builds internal workspaces for teams — there's no concept of a public URL, end-user accounts, or a product you ship. If the output needs to live on its own domain with customer auth and Stripe, Lovable is the right tool.
Do I need to choose between them?
Many teams use both: Lovable to build the product, Luo to run the internal operations of the team building it. The demo tracker, the sales pipeline, the weekly marketing rollup — those live in Luo. The product customers pay for lives in Lovable.
Which is faster to set up a new workflow?
For anything that involves integrations with Gmail, Slack, or HubSpot, scheduled tasks, or more than one person using the result — Luo, by a wide margin. Most workspaces in the examples gallery take 4–10 minutes from description to the team using it.
Does Luo support webhooks and scheduled triggers?
Yes. Both incoming webhooks (from integrations) and cron-based scheduled tasks are first-class capabilities.
Can I self-host Luo?
Not today. Luo is managed cloud only. Lovable also handles hosting, though you can export the code and deploy it yourself.
Is Luo cheaper than Lovable?
At the entry tier — roughly comparable. Luo's Starter is $20/mo; Lovable's is around $25/mo. While Luo is in beta, AI usage is included on every plan — Free gets some credits, $20 gets more, $100 gets even more. It's not a like-for-like comparison though: Lovable is a development tool you pay to build with, Luo is an operations platform you pay to run on. Most teams using both pay for both.
Try Luo in 5 minutes
Pick one workflow your team has been meaning to build — demo tracker, weekly briefing, sales pipeline — and describe it to Luo.
Last updated June 2026. Lovable is a product of Lovable Ltd; Luo is unaffiliated. We try to keep this page honest — if anything’s out of date, tell us.