Lovable is cheap until it isn't.
Then it's a $400/month trap.
The pricing page shows $25. Real users report $150-400/month. Model your real burn before month 3 — and see exactly when to escape to self-hosted Supabase + Vercel.
Used by 47+ founders to spot the cost trap before it hit production. 100% no-fix-no-pay.
What does your Lovable app actually cost?
Three tabs. Pick your project type, your plan, your user count. Watch the sticker price become a lie.
What are you shipping?
Your plan
Iteration multiplier
1.5×Month 1 — Build phase
$25
Subscription + build credits. You're safe… for now.
Month 3 — Reality check
$43
Cloud overages kick in. Your bill is no longer the sticker price.
Full damage report
This is what you pay if nothing changes. The $199 audit quotes what you pay to make it stop.
You're not paying for a tool. You're paying for a cage.
The calculator above shows you the monthly bleed. The three cards below show you why the bleed gets worse.
Your React code is portable. Your data isn’t.
Lovable exports your components. Your database, auth, and edge functions stay in their cloud. The $199 audit maps exactly what’s portable and what isn’t — so you know the real exit cost before you commit.
Get the audit for $199Lovable Cloud is the real trap.
Your runtime bill grows with users. Your extraction cost grows with lock-in. The $199 audit scores your exposure across 5 vectors in 48 hours.
Get the audit for $199Migrations get harder every month.
Every feature you ship on Lovable Cloud is another thing to migrate later. The $199 audit tells you the exact cost of waiting another 30 days.
Get the audit for $199Know exactly how trapped you are
before the bill lands.
The $199 audit maps your lock-in score across 5 vectors in 48 hours. 47+ founders used it. 100% no-fix-no-pay.