InBuild

What InBuild is

InBuild is an AI-powered visual app builder: you describe what you want to build, the AI creates it step by step, and you drag, drop and customize before exporting production-ready code. It is built for people whose "app" is really a website or a web product, such as marketing sites, SaaS front ends, landing pages, portfolios and dashboards, and who want the result as a real Next.js project rather than a hosted-only site. Its own comparison pages describe it as a "desktop-first responsive AI website builder with full Next.js export." It is also upfront that every plan is paid, from $49 a month.

What you build and how

The editor combines two ways of working. The AI generation side lets you describe a page or app and watch the interface get built "stage by stage, live." The homepage offers starting prompts such as Landing Page Builder, E-commerce, Dashboard, Portfolio Site, CRM System and Blog Platform. The visual side is a drag-and-drop canvas with a palette of components, a real-time WYSIWYG preview and property panels for adjusting styles and layout. The company describes the flow in three steps: describe or drag, customize, then export and deploy.

The component library is stated two ways on the site. The feature list says 20+ components covering layout, content, form and data components, while the FAQ refers to 26 components. Treat both as the company's counts. The FAQ also admits the AI is not perfect, saying "Generation is a starting point, not the whole product" and that the visual editor and components are there for everything the prompt gets wrong. Templates are another route in: the site says you can browse every starter template rendered live in your browser, and that the examples page shows the exact Next.js and Tailwind files the exporter writes, with no account or card needed. Custom templates are included on the Pro plan, along with version history.

The output is the most distinctive part. Export is a standard Next.js App Router project with no InBuild runtime, no proprietary imports and 4 runtime dependencies, and the company says you can self-host it anywhere Node runs. Its comparison page says the generated code uses semantic HTML and Tailwind utilities, and that you can keep extending it: add routes, connect a database, wire up auth. Out of the box the platform is described as built on Next.js with auth, rate limiting and security headers. The pages do not describe a built-in database, a hosting service or a form backend, so the data layer is something you add to the exported project. The Glide comparison page's migration advice says to regenerate the app and then "connect any data source you need."

Two of the entry's categories show up in the product's own terms. As an AI app builder, it positions generation as a starting point and the exported React code as the real deliverable. As a website builder, its Glide page frames InBuild as the pick for marketing sites, SaaS and content sites, and says it is "not built for spreadsheet-backed CRUD apps." For those it points readers to Glide or Retool, which is a useful honest boundary. One small extra on the homepage: anyone launching a token can generate its landing page free, with no account needed, and there are 18 free tools that need no signup.

For the people who use the finished site, the pages describe no hosted runtime, so what visitors see is whatever you deploy. The homepage says to export clean React code and deploy your app anywhere.

The evidence from the pages

Pricing is published and specific. The homepage says "No free tier and no trial," that every account picks a paid plan at signup, and that this starts at $49/mo. Cancel anytime, with prorated upgrades. The plans, per the pricing section and the comparison pages:

• Pro, for solo builders shipping real products: $49 a month, or $39 a month billed yearly. Unlimited projects, 100 AI generations a month, all 20+ visual components, custom templates, version history, clean Next.js and Tailwind export and email support.
• Pro+, for more headroom: $79 a month, or $63 a month billed yearly. Everything in Pro, 500 AI generations a month, priority email support and a private support channel.
• Studio, for agencies and high-volume work: $200 a month, or $160 a month billed yearly, with unlimited AI generations and unlimited projects.
• Lifetime: a one-time $399 plan with what the site calls "a genuine 30-day, no-questions-asked refund."

Every plan includes the code export. Because there is no trial, the company points to its alternatives: you can see real output and exported code first, browse the templates rendered live, and use the free tools without an account. The homepage asks the question directly, "Can I see what it produces before paying?", and answers yes.

On lock-in, the homepage says "Am I locked in? No." and describes the export as above. A paid plan is required to generate, according to both comparison pages. Support on the lower plan is email; the higher plans add priority email and a private channel. The pages name no compliance standard such as SOC 2, no hosting region and no customer count.

The two comparison pages show how the company talks about its position. The Dorik page says the gap with that competitor is what the exported code actually is: the company says Dorik exports static HTML, CSS and JS, while InBuild generates a real Next.js app. It adds that it has not published a specific Lighthouse score, so you should run your own audit. Those are InBuild's statements about a competitor, not independent findings. The Glide page says Glide is built mobile-first and is great for what it does, which is mobile apps over a spreadsheet.

Who it suits and who it does not

InBuild suits a freelancer or designer who wants fast AI output and a codebase to hand to a client, a small SaaS team that wants a marketing site and product front end in a framework developers already use, and an agency doing repeat site work that can use Studio's unlimited generations. Anyone who values having no proprietary runtime and the ability to self-host will find the export story clear. The Lifetime plan with a 30-day refund is a gentle on-ramp for someone who does not want a recurring subscription.

The limits are stated by the company itself. There is no free tier or trial, so you pay before you generate your own project, and $49 a month is a real commitment for an occasional builder. It is not made for spreadsheet-backed CRUD apps or mobile-first apps. The Dorik page admits a limitation too: less component-library variety than Dorik's block system. And because the export is a Next.js project with no bundled database, a non-technical team will eventually need a developer, or another tool, for the data side.