Is WeWeb worth the price?
6.5/10
WeWeb uses a two-layer pricing model: seat plans (editor access) plus hosting plans (deployment).
The Free tier lets you build and preview without paying, but publishing requires both a seat plan (from $29/month per seat) and a hosting plan (from $49/month per project). A solo developer publishing one app pays $78+/month minimum — not cheap compared to Bubble at $29/month.
The real value is code export: Essential and higher plans let you export Vue.js source code and self-host, eliminating ongoing hosting fees. For agencies, the per-seat model (vs per-app) means a 3-person team pays the same whether they build 1 or 20 apps.
Prices increased in February 2026.
Pricing Plans
Free
Free
- Visual drag & drop editor
- API integration
- Publish to WeWeb domain
- Basic features
Essential
$16/month
- Code export & self-hosting
- GitHub sync
- Daily auto-backup
- $20/mo if monthly
Pro
$42/month
- All Essential features
- Team collaboration
- Hourly auto-backups
- Unlimited manual backups
Partner
$67/user/month
- For agencies
- Staging environment
- Transfer projects
- Partner benefits
Hidden Costs & Gotchas
Two-layer pricing adds up fast
You need both a seat plan AND a hosting plan per published project. A solo developer with one live app pays seat ($29/month Team) + hosting ($49/month Starter) = $78/month minimum. This is easy to underestimate when comparing to single-price competitors.
Per-seat costs for teams
Team plan costs $29/month per seat (up to 3 seats). Business is $59-69/month per seat (up to 9). A 5-person team on Business pays $295-345/month in seat fees alone, before hosting.
Hosting per project, not per account
Each published app needs its own hosting plan. If you publish 3 client apps, you pay 3x hosting fees ($147-537/month for Starter-Scale). Agencies building multiple client apps face multiplicative costs.
AI token limits
Free gets 1M AI tokens/month, Pro gets 10M. The tokens cover AI-assisted building features. Heavy AI usage during prototyping can exhaust monthly allocations, though most users report this is sufficient for normal use.
Free plan cannot publish
The Free tier is build-only — no custom domain, no live deployment. It is a prototyping sandbox, not a deployable product. This is more restrictive than Bubble, which publishes free apps on a Bubble subdomain.
Visitor/session limits on hosting
Starter hosting allows 50,000 monthly visits. If your app goes viral or handles heavy traffic, you must upgrade to Scale ($179/month for 250,000 visits) or negotiate Enterprise pricing.
Storage on Starter is only 1GB
Starter hosting includes just 1GB storage. Apps with user-uploaded images, documents, or media will outgrow this quickly. Scale includes 10GB.
Backend not included
WeWeb is frontend-only. You must bring your own backend (Supabase, Xano, REST APIs). Factor in $29-99/month for Xano or Supabase Pro when calculating total cost of ownership.
February 2026 price increase
Prices went up in February 2026. Users on legacy plans could lock in old rates by switching to annual billing before the deadline. New signups get the higher pricing.
Which Plan Do You Need?
Frontend developers and agencies building custom web apps on top of existing APIs and backends
Teams using Supabase, Xano, or other BaaS who need a visual frontend builder with code-level control
Agencies building client apps who want to export source code and self-host
Developers who find Bubble too opaque and Retool too rigid but still want visual building speed
Our Recommendation
cost Saving
1) Use the Free tier for all prototyping and learning — it is fully functional for building and previewing. 2) Export code and self-host when possible to avoid ongoing hosting fees. 3) Factor in backend costs — budget $29-99/month for Supabase or Xano on top of WeWeb fees. 4) If you are an agency, the Partner plan at $79/seat unlocks the affiliate program (20% commission) that can offset your subscription cost. 5) Lock in annual billing to avoid future price increases — WeWeb raised prices in February 2026 and may do so again.
enterprise
Negotiate Enterprise pricing for SSO, on-premises hosting, and custom seat/hosting bundles. The Partner plan ($79/seat/month) is designed for agencies — push for volume discounts if you are deploying 5+ client apps. Self-hosting via code export can eliminate recurring hosting fees entirely for static or server-rendered apps.
freelancer
WeWeb is expensive for a solo developer building one app ($78/month). If your app is simple, start with Bubble ($29/month) or Glide ($49/month). Choose WeWeb only if you need Vue.js code export, pixel-perfect custom UI, or plan to self-host — the code ownership justifies the premium long-term.
small Business
A 3-person team building internal or client-facing apps on WeWeb pays $136-226/month (3 Team seats at $87 + Starter hosting at $49-$139). Compare this to Bubble Team at $99/month for 2 editors. WeWeb makes sense if you have developers who want code-level control and the ability to connect any backend API. If your team is non-technical, Bubble is simpler.
