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Draftbit: cost, fit and limits
Draftbit is a visual app builder made by Draftbit, Inc that lets people build and publish iOS, Android and web apps with a drag-and-drop editor and AI agents such as Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, with full code export to GitHub.
What to know first
Draftbit prices from a Free plan to Standard at $12 a month billed yearly, Pro at $24 and a custom Enterprise tier. The AI side is unusual: the pricing page names Claude Code and OpenAI Codex as the agents that build inside a project, and Free counts runs against your own AI subscription or key. Editor seats are an add-on, so the headline price is per project owner, not per team.
Draftbit at a glance
| Maker | Draftbit, Inc, United States |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes |
| Entry price | $12 per month billed yearly (Standard) |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Mobile App Builders in 2026, rank 3 of 11 |
| Website | draftbit.com |
Who Draftbit is best for
Developers who want AI plus code
Standard includes full code editing and GitHub export, so the output of an AI agent can be reviewed in normal version control and corrected by a person before anything is published.
Solo founders watching costs
Standard at $12 a month billed yearly includes unlimited projects, custom domains and publishing to iOS, Android and web without Draftbit branding, which is the cheapest paid publishing route in this category.
Teams that need previews on a device
Pro adds iOS and Android simulators, over-the-air updates and up to five concurrent agents, so a team can test changes on screen and push fixes without a new store submission.
Draftbit plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 per month, Free Forever | One open project, AI-assisted building with Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, 20 agent runs a week on your own AI key, 3,000 one-time credits, publishing to draftbit.dev. |
| Standard | $12 per month, billed yearly | Unlimited projects, full code editing and export, GitHub export, iOS, Android and web publishing, custom domains and no Draftbit branding. |
| Pro | $24 per month, billed yearly | Three open projects, up to five concurrent agents, custom MCP server integrations, daily code backups kept 14 days, simulators and over-the-air updates. |
| Enterprise | Custom annual pricing | Unlimited seats and agents, 60-day code backups, SSO/SAML, custom SLAs, self-hosting options and invoice billing. |
Checked November 2026.
What Draftbit does
- Agent-based building
- The pricing page names Claude Code and OpenAI Codex as the AI agents inside a project, and Free counts 20 runs a week against your own AI key, so the model bill sits partly outside Draftbit.
- Code export
- Standard and above include full code editing and export to GitHub, with VS Code named as a place to continue, which gives a clear exit path if the team outgrows the visual editor.
- Built-in backend
- Supabase is part of the Free plan, so data storage and sign-in are available before moving to paid tiers, and 3,000 one-time credits come with the Free plan for early experiments.
- Pro tooling
- Over-the-air updates, simulators and custom MCP server integrations come with Pro, along with daily code backups kept for 14 days and up to five agents running at the same time.
How Draftbit handles your data
Draftbit's privacy policy lists research and development and product improvement among its purposes but does not say whether customer data trains AI. Data is kept only as long as necessary for the purpose collected. The policy says data is stored on servers in the general region where the user resides where possible, without naming a region. It references GDPR obligations without claiming a certification.
Where Draftbit falls short in practice
- Seat add-ons raise the price. Editor seats cost $8 per seat per month on Standard and $16 on Pro, so a team of three on Standard pays noticeably more than the $12 headline price.
- Few open projects at once. Free allows one open project at a time, and Pro allows three open projects, which limits parallel work for an agency handling several client builds.
- Own AI subscription on Free. On Free, agent runs count against your own AI subscription or key, so the cost of the AI is partly outside Draftbit's bill and depends on a second account.
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Draftbit: common questions
Which AI agents does Draftbit use?
The pricing page names Claude Code and OpenAI Codex as the agents that build inside a Draftbit project. On the Free plan the runs, 20 a week, are counted against your own AI subscription or API key. Pro raises concurrency to up to five agents at once.
Can I export a Draftbit app to GitHub?
Yes. Standard and above include full code editing and export, and GitHub export is named on the pricing page. Free does not include it. Exported code can then be opened in an editor such as VS Code, according to the page, which is the main reason developers choose it.
How much do extra editors cost on Draftbit?
Editor seats are an add-on at $8 per seat per month on Standard and $16 on Pro, so a three-person team on Standard pays more than the $12 headline. Enterprise lists unlimited seats on custom annual pricing, which suits larger organizations.
Does Draftbit publish to the app stores?
Standard and above publish to iOS, Android and the web. The Free plan publishes to draftbit.dev only. Store registration fees are paid to Apple and Google separately, and the pricing page does not discuss them, so budget for those on top of the plan.
What backups does Draftbit keep?
Pro keeps daily code backups for 14 days and Enterprise keeps backups for 60 days. The pages opened do not describe backups on Free or Standard, so those plans should be treated as having none and the project should be mirrored to GitHub.