Lovable gives you code. Jestor gives you a system: one database underneath, your permissions, every change logged, built by our team. Unlimited users on one flat price.
Lovable is an AI app builder that turns a prompt into a codebase you own and host. Jestor is an operations platform where tables, permissions and automations already exist, the AI edits them, and you build with AI on Hero, Growth, and Pro. On Enterprise, Jestor’s team builds the apps, automations, and AI agents. You can start a free trial on Hero AI.
| Feature |  Jestor |  Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited users | Yes | Yes |
| Company-owned apps, not personal projects | Yes | No |
| Changes are edits, not code rewrites | Yes | No |
| Permissions and roles built in before the first prompt | Yes | No |
| Custom fields on tables | Yes | No |
| Native controls | Yes | No |
| No-code blocks | Yes | No |
| Native tasks | Yes | No |
| Docs | Yes | No |
| Indicators | Yes | No |
| Chat | Yes | No |
| Email agents for tickets | Yes | No |
| Keeps running when the monthly budget runs out | Yes | No |
| Internal-only apps on every plan | Yes | No |
| Change it from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client | Yes | Yes |
| AI builds from a prompt | Yes | Yes |
| You own your data and can export it | Yes | Yes |
| Own and deploy the source code | No | Yes |
Where the two tools actually differ, from what a prompt produces to what happens when the credits run out. Sources at the end of the page.
| Dimension | Jestor | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| Users | An unlimited-users option on Hero AI, Growth, Pro, and Enterprise | Unlimited members on every plan; not billed per seat. Credits are shared across the workspace |
| Best for | Internal operations for IT and ops: requests, approvals, orders, tickets, back-office, one company-owned system | Customer-facing apps, prototypes and products you'll own as code |
| What a prompt produces | An app on a platform that already has the database, permissions, automations and audit trail | A codebase: React/TanStack front end, Supabase-based backend, hosted by Lovable |
| Changing the system | Edits to tables, fields, permissions and automations, by prompt via Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT or any MCP client | New code generation on every change; “Try to fix” loops consume credits |
| IT control | The company owns the system. Apps, data and permissions live in one workspace IT can govern. People use the apps; they do not own them | Each member can create and own their own projects inside the workspace. Built for builders, not for IT managers who need one company-owned system |
| When the budget runs out | Nothing pauses. Automation runs start with an allowance that grows with add-ons | Building stops; apps on Lovable Cloud “can pause” and AI features in deployed apps “stop working” until credits are available |
| Permissions | Field-level rules on every plan, inherited by AI agents | Row-level security in Supabase/Cloud, generated by the AI; correctness is the customer's responsibility per Lovable's docs |
| Data model | Relational database with n:m, n:1 and 1:1 links, custom fields, formulas and views; 400+ native automations | Postgres via Supabase or Lovable Cloud; schema generated per prompt |
| Custom fields | Custom fields on tables, added and edited by a builder or by prompt, without regenerating an app | No native field editor. Columns exist if the generated schema has them; changing a field is a new code generation |
| Native ops features | Native controls, no-code blocks, tasks, docs, indicators and chat in the workspace, on the same database | Not native. Tasks, docs, chat, indicators, controls and no-code blocks have to be generated as code, app by app |
| Tickets and email | Email agents for tickets; each table can have an inbox | No native ticket inbox. You generate email and ticket flows in code if you need them |
| AI in the product | Chat-to-App, Ask Your Data, email agents for tickets, chatbot agents, document OCR | Agent mode, Plan mode, in-app AI via Lovable AI gateway (credit-metered) |
| Security | SOC 2 Type I and II, LGPD, regular pentests; SSO on Enterprise; unified audit trail for humans and AI | SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 claimed; security scanner on publish; SSO on Business+, audit logs on Enterprise |
| Internal-only publishing | Every plan (apps live inside your Jestor workspace) | Business and Enterprise plans |
| Code ownership / export | You own the system and data; full export anytime, CSV and API, no exit fee | You own the code; zip download and two-way Git sync on paid plans; can't import an existing repo |
| When it breaks | A senior Jestor builder is on it, or you ask the AI to fix the field, not the code | You're the developer now |
Lovable data from docs.lovable.dev (subscription-plans, credits-and-usage, workspace, publish, security-best-practices, security-view) and lovable.dev/security, accessed September 14, 2026. Features and prices change; verify with each vendor. Jestor data from jestor.com/plans and jestor.com/ai.
In Lovable, every change is a new generation of code, and a new chance to break something. Reviewers on G2 put it plainly: “a change that looks simple can affect another part of the application.” In Jestor there is no codebase to regenerate. A new field, a new stage, a new automation is an edit to a structure a builder can open and read. Say it in Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT or the prompt box, or ask our team.
Lovable’s docs are explicit: row-level security “acts as a final layer of protection” and “you are responsible for ensuring that your app meets the security requirements appropriate for its use case.” In Jestor, the database, roles and field-level permissions exist before the first prompt. The AI works inside them and can only touch what your role can touch. SOC 2, audited annually, same perimeter for humans and AI. The company owns the system; people use the apps, they do not own them.
Those are operations features, configured on the data model, not assembled as workarounds or generated as custom code you then have to maintain. Jestor ships forms, approvals, SLAs and kanban natively, with more than 400 automations. Python, .NET and PHP cover custom logic when you need it.
Hero AI and Enterprise include unlimited users. Growth and Pro can be one flat company price or per seat. You can start a free trial on Hero AI. Everyone involved in a process can have their own login, from the operations team to field staff, customers and partners. Permissions control what each person sees and edits. When the bill is a credit or usage pool, adding people still makes the system more expensive to run. A flat price keeps the whole operation on one system.
Every employee can use the system, not just the few who justify a seat. Field-level permissions decide what each person can see and edit, so giving more people access doesn't mean giving everyone access to everything.
Security frameworks like SOC 2 rely on three core controls: unique user identification, least-privilege access and fast offboarding. Those controls also support the safeguards LGPD requires. Shared credentials and open links work against all three. Jestor is SOC 2 Type I and Type II compliant, and unlimited users make it practical to keep those controls in place for everyone.
Clients, suppliers and partners can log in to follow requests, submit information or approve steps. They see only what their permissions allow. There are no extra seats to budget for and no separate portal tool to buy.
Features built around people only work when the people are there. You can mention anyone in a chat, assign tasks and approvals to the right person, and send SLAs and notifications to whoever owns each step. The audit trail then shows who did what. Jestor’s AI also follows each user's permissions, which only works when each person has their own user.
Jestor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Lovable. “Lovable” is a trademark of its owner. Information about Lovable comes from Lovable’s public website and documentation (lovable.dev, docs.lovable.dev), from public reviews on G2, Trustpilot and Product Hunt, and from press coverage, current as of September 14, 2026. Prices last verified September 14, 2026. Features, plans and pricing change frequently; verify current offerings directly with each vendor. Provided as is, without warranty, for informational purposes. If something is wrong or imprecise, please let us know at [email protected] so we can update it.