Switch from Base44 to Lovable
Base44's proprietary SDK, entity layer, and hosted login make it the hardest builder to leave — which is exactly why we hardened this path. Staticbot turns your Base44 app into a standard React + Supabase project you own, so you keep your data and users and keep building in Lovable.
Start Your SwitchWhy people move off Base44
Base44 is great for getting an app off the ground — but it's the most tightly-coupled of the AI builders. Your data lives in a managed "entities" layer instead of plain Postgres tables, your app talks to a proprietary @base44/sdk, assets sit on Base44's CDN, and even your login page is hosted on Base44's platform. That's convenient until you want to scale, control costs, host in your own region, or simply not depend on one vendor.
Switching to Lovable doesn't have to mean rebuilding. Because Staticbot lands your app on a Supabase you own, the move is a migration of ownership — not a rewrite.
Our honest take
We think Supabase + Claude Code (or Codex) is a better tooling choice if you want more control and don't want to be locked in a walled garden. Once your app is on your own Supabase, you can edit it directly with any AI coding tool — no builder middleman, no proprietary SDK, no platform risk. Here's what managing your app after migration looks like →
The exact path
1. Discover your Base44 app
Staticbot reads your Base44 app's entity schemas, functions, and data through the Base44 API, and inventories everything before touching anything. You approve the plan first.
2. Synthesize Postgres + install the shim
Entity schemas become real Postgres tables in your own Supabase, data is imported, and the @staticbot/base44-supabase-shim replaces @base44/sdk so your existing app code runs unchanged against Supabase.
3. Bring your users and login
Users migrate by email with passwordless magic-link / email-code sign-in, and — because Base44 hosts the sign-in screen — Staticbot regenerates a real login page wired to your Supabase, so your app authenticates from day one.
4. Continue in Lovable
Your app is now a standard React + Supabase repo. Point Lovable at it and keep building — with Continuous Sync keeping your Supabase and hosting in lockstep on every push.
What moves automatically — and what you re-wire
We're honest about the seams. Most of your app moves untouched; a couple of Base44-bundled features have no Supabase-native equivalent and get wired up (usually a small, well-scoped task your AI assistant finishes in one prompt).
| What | Automatic | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Database — entities → Postgres tables | DDL synthesized from your Base44 entity schemas | |
| Table data | Imported row-for-row into your Supabase | |
| Auth users (email + OAuth) | Migrated by email; OAuth (Google/Microsoft) re-linked | |
| App code (via compatibility shim) | @staticbot/base44-supabase-shim swaps @base44/sdk for Supabase — code unchanged | |
| File uploads (Core.UploadFile) | Routed to Supabase Storage through the shim | |
| Login page | Base44 hosts the sign-in screen on its side — a real login page is regenerated in your own app | |
| Bundled AI features (GenerateImage, SendSMS, OCR) | No Supabase-native equivalent — wire OpenAI / Twilio / OCR (often one AI prompt) |
Before you switch, Staticbot runs a compatibility review over every entity, function, and SDK call and hands you a personalised punchlist — see the Base44 vs Supabase compatibility guide.
Move off Base44 — keep everything
Your data, your users, your app — on a Supabase you own, ready to build in Lovable. Your first migration is free.