Is there a free trial for Base44?
Quick answer
Base44 does not use a time-limited free trial. Instead it has a permanent free plan at $0, which is better: there is no countdown clock and no card required to start. You can build and ship a real app for free, then upgrade only if and when you need more.
A lot of tools give you a 7 or 14 day trial that expires whether or not you were ready. Base44 skips that pressure. The free plan is not a trial that ends, it is a real tier you can stay on indefinitely, which means you can explore at your own pace without a deadline forcing a decision.
The free plan gives you up to 5 credits per day capped at 25 per month, plus 100 integration credits. That is enough to describe an app, have Base44 generate the frontend, database, auth, and hosting, and get a working result. In practice it functions as an open-ended trial of the full platform rather than a stripped-down preview.
You will know it is time to pay when you hit the daily credit cap during active building, or when you need paid-only features like unlimited apps, GitHub integration, or a custom domain. Paid plans start at $16/mo for Starter on annual billing (as of 2026, confirm on the pricing page), so upgrading is a small, deliberate step you take when the project is ready.
This free-plan-as-trial approach is ideal if you want to validate an idea before committing, or if you are comparing builders and want to test Base44 hands-on without a card. The only thing to keep in mind is the monthly credit cap, which is the natural nudge toward a paid tier once you are building seriously.
The practical takeaway: you do not need to hunt for a trial code or worry about a trial expiring. Just start on the free plan, build something real, and let your own usage tell you whether and when to upgrade.
Want the all-in-one route?
Base44 bundles the database, auth, and hosting so you can go from prompt to a working app in one platform, with a free plan to start.