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8base vs BuildShip

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USD · US · source: www.8base.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
FREE — Free
Free

$0 / mo.

Flat · $0 / mo. Standalone · Free
DEVELOPER — Developer Highlighted
USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment

$25 / mo.

Seat · $25 / mo. Standalone · Fixed
PROFESSIONAL — Professional
USD 50 monthly · USD 50 / month with annual commitment

$50 per developer / mo. Minimum 3 Developers

Seat · $50 per developer / mo. Minimum 3 Developers Standalone · Fixed

USD · US · source: buildship.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Starter — default
USD 19 monthly · USD 18.75 / month with annual commitment

$225 /year

Flat · $19 /month Standalone · Fixed
Pro — default
USD 59 monthly · USD 59.25 / month with annual commitment

$711 /year

Flat · $59 /month Standalone · Fixed
Business — default
USD 449 monthly · USD 449.25 / month with annual commitment

$5391 /year

Flat · $449 /month Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

8base

FREE — Free

Users and Development Environment

Team Members

1

Included

Users and Development Environment

Client App Users

5

Included

Users and Development Environment

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

No

Excluded

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Applications per Project

1

Included

Frontend Application Development

Client App Users

5

Included

Frontend Application Development

Preview Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Deploy Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Application Hosting (8base AWS)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Asset Storage

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Theming and Styling

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Build Data Models

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Data Viewer

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CLI Access

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CI/CD Environments

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Authorization Profiles

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

8base Authentication

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Utilize External Identity Provider

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Configure Self-Sign Up

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Custom Functions

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Auto-Generated GraphQL API

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom API Domain w/SSL

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

GraphQL Subscriptions

No

Excluded

Backend Application Development

Database Views and Custom Indexes

1

Included

Application Hosting

Application Hosting

Select Hosting Region

Included

Application Hosting

Upgrade Database Environment

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Accessible Replicas

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Encryption in Transit

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption at Rest

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Backup/Restore

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Fault Tolerance

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Frontend Application CDN

No

Excluded

Application Hosting

Custom URL with SSL

No

Excluded

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Database Rows: 2,500; File Storage: 0.5 GB; Serverless Computing: 1 GB-Hours; Bandwidth: 2 GB /mo.; Client App Users: 5

Included

Support

Support

Community support

Included

DEVELOPER — Developer

Users and Development Environment

Team Members

1

Included

Users and Development Environment

Client App Users

Unlimited w/ Own Authentication Provider

Included

Users and Development Environment

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Applications per Project

1

Included

Frontend Application Development

Client App Users

Unlimited

Included

Frontend Application Development

Preview Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Deploy Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Application Hosting (8base AWS)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Asset Storage

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Theming and Styling

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Build Data Models

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Data Viewer

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CLI Access

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CI/CD Environments

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Authorization Profiles

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

8base Authentication

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Utilize External Identity Provider

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Configure Self-Sign Up

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom Functions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Auto-Generated GraphQL API

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom API Domain w/SSL

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

GraphQL Subscriptions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Database Views and Custom Indexes

1

Included

Backend Application Development

Integrate with Auth0

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Application Hosting

Select Hosting Region

Included

Application Hosting

Upgrade Database Environment

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Accessible Replicas

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption in Transit

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption at Rest

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Backup/Restore

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Fault Tolerance

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Frontend Application CDN

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Custom URL with SSL

Yes

Included

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Database Rows: 500,000; File Storage: 50 GB; Serverless Computing: 20 GB-Hours; Bandwidth: 50 GB /mo.; Client App Users: 1,000

Included

Support

Support

Community support, Email support, Dedicated Slack Channel, Dedicated Customer Success Manager

Included

Compliance and Invoicing

Compliance and Invoicing

HIPAA Compliance, GDPR Compliance, SOC 2 Compliance, Payment by invoice

Included

PROFESSIONAL — Professional

Users and Development Environment

Team Members

5

Included

Users and Development Environment

Client App Users

Unlimited w/ Own Authentication Provider

Included

Users and Development Environment

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Applications per Project

2

Included

Frontend Application Development

Client App Users

Unlimited

Included

Frontend Application Development

Preview Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Deploy Applications

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Frontend Application Hosting (8base AWS)

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Asset Storage

Yes

Included

Frontend Application Development

Theming and Styling

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Build Data Models

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Data Viewer

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CLI Access

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

CI/CD Environments

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Authorization Profiles

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

8base Authentication

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Utilize External Identity Provider

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Configure Self-Sign Up

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom Functions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Auto-Generated GraphQL API

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Custom API Domain w/SSL

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

GraphQL Subscriptions

Yes

Included

Backend Application Development

Database Views and Custom Indexes

1

Included

Backend Application Development

Integrate with any OpenID Provider

Unlimited

Included

Application Hosting

Application Hosting

Select Hosting Region

Included

Application Hosting

Upgrade Database Environment

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Accessible Replicas

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption in Transit

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Encryption at Rest

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Backup/Restore

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Fault Tolerance

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Frontend Application CDN

Yes

Included

Application Hosting

Custom URL with SSL

Yes

Included

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Daily Computing and Storage Capacity

Database Rows: 5,000,000; File Storage: 500 GB; Serverless Computing: 200 GB-Hours; Bandwidth: 500 GB /mo.; Client App Users: 10,000

Included

Support

Support

Community support, Email support, Dedicated Slack Channel, Dedicated Customer Success Manager

Included

Support

Platform Service-Level Agreements (SLAs)

24-Hour Response

Included

Support

Professional Services for Onboarding, Training and Development

Included

Included

Compliance and Invoicing

Compliance and Invoicing

HIPAA Compliance, GDPR Compliance, SOC 2 Compliance, Payment by invoice

Included

BuildShip

Starter — default

Highlights

Monthly credits

20,000 credits /month

Included

Highlights

Flows

20 flows

Included

Highlights

Agents

10 agents

Included

Highlights

Team members

3 team members

Included

Highlights

Database tables

10 database tables

Included

Highlights

Concurrent executions

20 concurrent executions

Included

Highlights

Storage

50 GB storage

Included

Highlights

Logs retention

7 days logs retention

Included

Highlights

Monitoring

Starter monitoring - Status page - Email alert on a daily basis if an execution failed

Included

Highlights

Version control

Included

Highlights

Team Library

Included

Pro — default

Highlights

Monthly credits

100,000 credits /month

Included

Highlights

Flows

150 flows

Included

Highlights

Agents

50 agents

Included

Highlights

Team members

10 team members

Included

Highlights

Database tables

50 database tables

Included

Highlights

Concurrent executions

100 concurrent executions

Included

Highlights

Storage

500 GB storage

Included

Highlights

Logs retention

14 days logs retention

Included

Highlights

Monitoring

Pro monitoring - Status page - Email alert on a daily basis if an execution failed

Included

Highlights

Version control

Included

Highlights

Team Library

Included

Highlights

Priority support

Included

Business — default

Highlights

Monthly credits

300,000 credits /month

Included

Highlights

Flows

300 flows

Included

Highlights

Agents

100 agents

Included

Highlights

Team members

25 team member

Included

Highlights

Database tables

100 database tables

Included

Highlights

Concurrent executions

300 concurrent executions

Included

Highlights

Storage

5 TB storage

Included

Highlights

Logs retention

30 days logs retention

Included

Highlights

Monitoring

Business monitoring - Status page - Instant alert on a daily basis if an execution failed - Webhooks for custom notifications

Included

Highlights

Version control

Included

Highlights

Team Library

Included

Highlights

Dedicated support

Dedicated Slack/Discord channel - 1:1 Office Hours Call with Engineering support

Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

8base

  1. Source
    • FREE — Free: Free
    • DEVELOPER — Developer: USD 25 monthly · USD 25 / month with annual commitment
    • PROFESSIONAL — Professional: USD 50 monthly · USD 50 / month with annual commitment

BuildShip

  1. Source
    • Starter — default: USD 19 monthly · USD 18.75 / month with annual commitment
    • Pro — default: USD 59 monthly · USD 59.25 / month with annual commitment
    • Business — default: USD 449 monthly · USD 449.25 / month with annual commitment