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Forge

Freemium#29 of 38 in AI App Builders

Forge: A focused AI builder for React prototypes with live preview, export, and deployment. Ranked #29 of 38 in AI App Builders by our editors (6.6/10); pricing: Free plan; best for react web prototypes with code export.

6.6/10Editor score

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At a glance

Editor score
6.6 / 10
Pricing
Free plan
Best for
React web prototypes with code export
Free plan
Yes
Facts checked
19 Sep 2026

Where it wins
- Generates production-ready React, Next.js, Tailwind, and shadcn/ui code
- Includes live preview, full code export, GitHub push, and one-click deployment
- Free plan includes five generations per day and core features
Where it doesn't
- Supports web applications rather than mobile apps
- GitHub is the listed integration
- Commercial use on Pro and Enterprise requires an active paid subscription

Our verdict on Forge

Forge is a web-based AI app builder for creating React applications from natural-language descriptions. It is aimed at indie makers, developers, startups, agencies, and teams working on websites, dashboards, SaaS applications, internal tools, and other web products. The product combines prompt-based generation with a live editing preview, then provides downloadable code or a GitHub project push. Its generated stack includes React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, and shadcn/ui, giving developers a defined code-oriented path beyond a visual mockup.

The published plans show a practical freemium entry point. Free includes five generations per day, access to core features, full code export, and community support. Pro and Enterprise include commercial use of generated content during an active paid subscription. This structure makes Forge approachable for early exploration while tying commercial usage to a paid plan. According to the vendor's plan information, the main paid-plan distinction described here is usage rights rather than a published set of additional generation or collaboration capabilities.

Forge's strongest fit is a React-focused workflow that needs both speed and ownership of the resulting code. Live preview helps connect prompt-driven changes to the visible application, while export, GitHub, and one-click deployment support different handoff paths. The product is narrower for teams seeking mobile app creation or a broad integration ecosystem: its platform is web, and GitHub is the listed integration. Choose Forge for web prototypes and developer-oriented delivery in its supported stack; consider an alternative if mobile output or wider platform coverage is central to the project.

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Forge pricing

Plans Free planFreemium A usable free plan; paid tiers unlock the limits above. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026.

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Forge fact sheet

Free plan	Yes
Paid from	Not verified
Web apps	Yes
Mobile apps	No
Database and backend	Not verified
Deployment options	Both
Custom domains	Not verified
AI usage limit	Not verified
Deployment	Cloud
Platforms	Web
Integrations	1 integrations: GitHub
Pricing	Free plan (source)
Website	forge.new
Facts checked	19 Sep 2026

Forge integrations

Forge lists 1 integrations on its own site.

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