Cloche vs Base44
Base44 builds and hosts your app, and its AI writes the rules for who sees what. With Cloche, your own AI builds the app, and Cloche decides who sees what.
Choose Cloche if
Compared
| Cloche | Base44 | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you build | Your own AI: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Cursor9 | Base44's builder, or your AI through Base44's connector on Builder and up1 |
| Who can open the app | You choose, on every plan8 | Public or workspace on every plan. Private apps need a paid plan2 |
| What each person sees | Cloche enforces it. Your app's code never decides9 | Permission rules Base44's AI sets up for each table3 |
| Sharing outside your team | A link that needs no account, or invites by name8 | Email invites to a private app. Each person signs in2 |
| Keep building elsewhere | Pick it up again in any AI connected to Cloche9 | Code download and GitHub on Builder and up4 |
| Pricing | Free for 3 apps with unlimited users. Team is $29 a month8 | Free to start. Builder is $40 a month, billed yearly7 |
The platform decides who sees what
Cloche
On Cloche, a list is either shared or each person's own, and the platform enforces it. The code your AI wrote never decides who sees a row9.
Base44
On Base44, its AI sets up a permission rule when it creates each table. One of the rule types lets anyone read, even without signing in. Base44 suggests a security scan before you publish to check the rules look right3.
Safe sharing on every plan
Your AI does the building
When Base44 is the better choice
Pick Base44 if you want one product that builds your app and puts it online, with email, image generation and AI calls built in1,2,5. If your app needs sign-in through your company's identity provider, Base44 has it on Elite6.
Questions
Can I build a Base44 app from Claude or ChatGPT?
Yes, on the Builder plan or higher. Your AI creates and edits the app through Base44's connector1.
Can I make a Base44 app private?
Yes, on a paid plan. Only people you invite can open it, and each one signs in2.
Can I download my Base44 app's code?
On Builder and up, as a ZIP file or through GitHub4.
Who decides what each user of a Base44 app can see?
Base44's AI sets up a permission rule for each table as it builds. You can change the rules, and Base44 suggests a security scan before you publish3.