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By theme — the product's score on each story themeBy theme

Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticnessevidence →

How well agents can access and operate the product

35.2/100

Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depthevidence →

How much of the product can run unattended

12.0/100

Backend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend dataevidence →

Stories about backend data in this arena

51.0/100

Code ownership — stories about code ownership in this arenaCode ownershipevidence →

Stories about code ownership in this arena

80.0/100

Collaboration teams — stories about collaboration teams in this arenaCollaboration teamsevidence →

Stories about collaboration teams in this arena

24.0/100

Deploy domains — stories about deploy domains in this arenaDeploy domainsevidence →

Stories about deploy domains in this arena

44.7/100

Iteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editingevidence →

Stories about iteration editing in this arena

26.4/100

Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpennessevidence →

Open source, data portability, and self-hosting stories

15.0/100

Pricing limits — free-tier ceilings, usage caps, and rate limits before you have to payPricing limitsevidence →

Free-tier ceilings, usage caps, and rate limits before you have to pay

0.0/100

Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy postureevidence →

Data-handling and privacy stories

0.0/100

Prompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaPrompt to appevidence →

Stories about prompt to app in this arena

70.5/100

Templates ecosystem — stories about templates ecosystem in this arenaTemplates ecosystemevidence →

Stories about templates ecosystem in this arena

80.0/100

Story verdicts — every judged story with its evidenceStory verdicts

What’s free: 0 free · 1 paid · 0 enterprise · 30 not stated in evidence

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Sorted by importance (agentic first) (high → low) · 52/52 stories · click a row’s chevron for the rationale and evidence

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full8/10T

Connect an agent via an official MCP server G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full7/10C

Drive the product through a documented public API G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3partial6/10T

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3none0/10

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full9/10T

Build against official SDKs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Operate the product with natural-language commands G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Use an official CLI G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automation G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10T

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examples G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Set up automations that run autonomously in the background G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Subscribe to events via webhooks G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2noneuntestednone yet

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production data G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness1partial4/10C

Describe an app in natural language and get a working full-stack application C

Generation

founderPrompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaPrompt to app3full9/10T

Add user sign-up and login (email, social providers) scaffolded by the builder C

Auth

developerBackend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend data3full8/10C

Export the full source code and run or host the app outside the platform G

Export

developerCode ownership — stories about code ownership in this arenaCode ownership3full8/10C

Generate both frontend UI and backend logic from a single prompt C

Generation

developerPrompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaPrompt to app3full8/10T

Get a database provisioned and wired into my app without leaving the builder C

Database

developerBackend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend data3full8/10X

Sync my project to my own GitHub repository and keep changes flowing both ways C

Git sync

developerCode ownership — stories about code ownership in this arenaCode ownership3full8/10C

Generate and manage apps programmatically through a platform API C

Programmatic generation

ai-native userPrompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaPrompt to app3partial7/10T

Publish my app to a live URL in one step C

Publish

founderDeploy domains — stories about deploy domains in this arenaDeploy domains3partial6/10X

Export all of my data in open formats and leave G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3partial5/10C

Refine my app through follow-up prompts without breaking what already works C

Prompt iteration

founderIteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editing3partialpaid5/10X

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth3partial4/10C

Self-host the core product G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3none0/10

Prevent my data from being used to train AI models G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture3noneuntestednone yet

Connect a custom domain to my published app C

Domains

founderDeploy domains — stories about deploy domains in this arenaDeploy domains2full8/10C

Start from a template or community project instead of a blank prompt C

Templates

founderTemplates ecosystem — stories about templates ecosystem in this arenaTemplates ecosystem2full8/10C

Work on the app locally with my own editor and tooling and push changes back to the platform G

Export

developerCode ownership — stories about code ownership in this arenaCode ownership2full8/10C

Connect my own coding agent to the project so it drives the builder alongside or instead of the built-in one C

Agent integration

ai-native userIteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editing2full7/10C

Import a Figma file or existing design and have the builder implement it G

Design import

designerPrompt to app — stories about prompt to app in this arenaPrompt to app2full7/10C

Add AI features like LLM calls and agents to my generated app without managing provider keys myself C

Ai features

ai-native userBackend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend data2partial6/10X

Add server-side functions and third-party integrations like payments and email from the builder C

Server logic

developerBackend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend data2partial5/10C

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UI G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partial5/10T

Interact with a live preview of my app while building, before publishing C

Preview

founderIteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editing2partial5/10C

My team can work on the same project together in a shared workspace C

Collaboration

founderCollaboration teams — stories about collaboration teams in this arenaCollaboration teams2partial4/10X

Have the platform review my generated app for security issues before it goes live C

Security

developerBackend data — stories about backend data in this arenaBackend data2none0/10

Open and edit the generated source code directly inside the builder C

Code editing

developerIteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editing2none0/10

Perform bulk operations across many items at once G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2none0/10

Read the product's source under an open license G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2none0/10

Select an element and edit its text, style, or layout directly without a prompt round-trip C

Visual editing

designerIteration editing — stories about iteration editing in this arenaIteration editing2none0/10

Understand what credits or tokens each action consumes and what my plan includes G

Pricing

founderPricing limits — free-tier ceilings, usage caps, and rate limits before you have to payPricing limits2none0/10

Choose where my data is stored (region/residency) G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Control data retention and deletion G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Opt out of telemetry and usage tracking G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2noneuntestednone yet

Schedule recurring jobs or workflows G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2noneuntestednone yet

Version, review, and roll back my automations G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth1partial4/10C

Deploy the generated app to an external host or my own infrastructure C

Publish

developerDeploy domains — stories about deploy domains in this arenaDeploy domains1none0/10

Opportunities — the stories that would move this product's scores, from its own judged verdictsOpportunitiestop 8 of 35 stories with headroom

What would move Base44’s scores — derived from its own judged verdicts, biggest headroom first. Each line quotes what the judge found missing; shipping it (or evidencing it publicly) is the fix.

  1. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productPlug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 45

    Evidence shows Base44 can expose its own app as an MCP *server* for external assistants (base44-docs-7), which is the reverse capability; there is no evidence Base44 itself can connect to and consume external MCP servers' tools as a client.

  2. Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesSelf-host the core product

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    Evidence shows only that you can 'eject' an individual app's frontend/backend code into a new Base44-hosted project (still using Base44's platform with its own app ID), not that the Base44 platform/core service itself can be run on your own infrastructure.

  3. Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrevent my data from being used to train AI models

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    No evidence in the pack mentions any data-training opt-out, privacy controls over AI model training, or related policy language; the docs cover unrelated topics like CLI, SDK, domains, and login.

  4. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productGet AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product

    nonemoves Built-in AIimpact 30

    Missing: any documentation of data analysis/insight generation, dashboards, or suggestion features surfaced to end users.

  5. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productSet up automations that run autonomously in the background

    nonemoves Built-in AIimpact 30

    Missing: any mention of cron/scheduled jobs, background workers, autonomous triggers, or agents operating without live chat interaction.

  6. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productIssue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Missing: any documentation of scoped API keys, permission levels, or least-privilege credential issuance for agents.

  7. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productSubscribe to events via webhooks

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    No evidence anywhere in the pack of webhook subscription/event functionality; documentation covers CLI, SDK, MCP server for external assistants, entities/CRUD, GitHub sync, but nothing about outbound webhooks or event subscriptions.

  8. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productExplore an interactive API reference with runnable examples

    nonemoves API qualityimpact 30

    Base44 provides static SDK/CLI docs with code snippets (e.g., docs-23, docs-28) but no evidence of an interactive API reference with runnable/executable examples; the probe explicitly found no OpenAPI/Swagger spec (404s across all candidate paths), indicating no such interactive reference exists.

Showing the top 8 of 35 — every none/partial verdict in the story verdicts table is headroom.

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Coverage map — which docs area, API section, or community source covers which judged storiesCoverage map10 surfaces · 31 covered stories

Where the cited evidence behind each covered verdict came from — the same citations the verdicts table shows, no extra judging.

Claims vs evidence — vendor claims reconciled against independent verdictsClaims vs evidence

7 of 19 testable claims verified · 2 contradictedintegrity 16/100

27 distinct capability claims found in Base44’s own claimed-docs/GitHub materials, reconciled against our judge’s independent verdicts.

7

Verified

10

Unverified

2

Contradicted

14

Undersold

Verified (10)
Unverified (13)
Contradicted (2)
Undersold (14)
Claims outside our story set (3)

Real capability claims found in Base44’s own materials, but no story in this arena’s taxonomy covers them yet — that’s feedback on the taxonomy, not a mark against the product.

  • Start from an existing website and refine it in the app editor

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  • Generate a video from a text description and add it to app pages

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  • Built-in pages live inside the app and can be customized, translated, and rebranded

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Business model

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Free plan with monthly message credits; paid tiers are flat monthly subscriptions sized by credits and integration limits, with an Enterprise tier above.

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Score trend

How this product’s scores have moved as evidence and verdicts are re-derived — a point per change, not per day.

PA Score24 (Sep 4 '26)25 (Sep 4 '26)
Agent-ready37 (Sep 4 '26)42 (Sep 4 '26)

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Agent surface uptime llms.txt 100% (30d, checked every 6h since Sep 8 '26)