Chat-based AI software engineer that builds full-stack web apps and sites from prompts.
Adalo
AI Coding & App BuildersAdalo is a no-code visual builder for mobile and web apps that publishes a single project to iOS, Android and the web. Users design screens on a drag-and-drop canvas, connect a built-in database or external sources, and can use the Ada AI assistant to generate screens and data models from prompts. It is used mainly by founders, small businesses and hobbyists building straightforward apps.
Pricing
Adalo pricing
Free plan (test apps, no publishing); Starter $45/mo ($36/mo billed annually)
Last checked September 2026 · Confirm on adalo.com
Features
What Adalo does
- Drag-and-drop canvas with responsive layouts
- Ada AI assistant for prompt-based building and editing
- Direct publishing to Apple App Store and Google Play
- Built-in hosted database plus Airtable, Google Sheets and Xano connections
- Component marketplace and prebuilt feature templates
- Custom actions and REST API connections
Pros
- One project publishes to iOS, Android and web
- Handles native app store submission without code
- Built-in database with no setup
- Has a free plan for testing apps
Cons
- No code export of any kind; only data can be exported as CSV
- Free plan cannot publish apps and caps database records
- Performance and flexibility limits for complex or data-heavy apps
- Enterprise features sit in a separate product (Adalo Blue)
Fit
Who Adalo is for
Look elsewhere if: Teams that need to own their source code or expect to scale into a complex product should use a code-generating builder or a traditional stack instead.
For teams & enterprise
Enterprise readiness
Adalo Blue is the enterprise offering, with SSO, dedicated or private hosting and legacy-system integrations via DreamFactory.
- Business / enterprise plan
- Yes
- SSO (SAML / OIDC)
- Adalo Blue (OIDC)
- SCIM user provisioning
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- SOC 2
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- ISO 27001
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- HIPAA (BAA available)
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- GDPR DPA
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- Data residency options
- Region-specific (Adalo Blue)
- No training on your data
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- Audit logs
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- Admin controls
- Adalo Blue
- Deployment
- Cloud, single-tenant/private
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| Coding & Apps feature checklist | |
|---|---|
| Type | No-code app builder |
| Inline code completion | No |
| Multi-file agent | No |
| Builds full apps from prompts | Limited |
| Hosting / deploy included | Yes |
| Backend / database | Yes |
| GitHub integration | No |
| Choice of AI models | No |
| Export / own the code | No |
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