WeWeb

WeWeb is a visual development platform for building production-grade web applications — including client portals — using a drag-and-drop editor backed by a Vue.js foundation. It positions itself between pure no-code tools and traditional development: you can build entirely visually, import custom-coded components when needed, and export clean Vue.js code to deploy anywhere. The standout differentiator for portal use cases is no per-app-user pricing, which makes it cost-effective at scale.

Building portals in WeWeb

WeWeb is not a turnkey portal product. You design the portal from scratch using its visual editor, connect your own backend (Supabase, Xano, Airtable, REST APIs, or custom databases), configure authentication and role-based access controls, and publish. The platform handles responsive layouts, data binding, and conditional logic visually — so you get full control over UI and data flows without writing frontend code. An AI generation feature can scaffold an initial app from a prompt, which you then customize.

Because data stays in your own backend, WeWeb meets SOC2, HIPAA, and GDPR requirements by design — no data replication through WeWeb's servers is required.

Pricing

Pricing is split into two components: a seat plan for builders and a hosting plan for publishing apps.

Seat plans (monthly billing): - Free — $0/month, 1 developer seat, 1M AI tokens, basic editor access - Essential — $20/month, 1 seat, 10M AI tokens, code export and GitHub sync - Pro — $50/seat/month, unlimited seats, 25M AI tokens, collaboration features and hourly backups - Partner — $79/seat/month, unlimited seats, for agencies; includes staging, project transfer to clients, and a 20% referral commission - Enterprise — custom pricing

Hosting plans (separate subscription): - Free — $0, WeWeb subdomain, up to 500 app sessions/month, 1GB bandwidth - Launch — $13/month, custom domain, unlimited sessions, 10GB bandwidth - Grow — $25/month, 200GB bandwidth - Scale — $100/month, 400GB bandwidth, staging, versioning, and cached collections

Annual billing saves up to 20%. Critically, none of the plans charge per end user of the published app — only per developer seat.

Key capabilities

The editor supports importing and editing custom-coded components, which bridges the gap when visual tools hit their limits. A GitHub sync option (Essential and above) enables version control workflows. Design systems let teams maintain consistency across multiple portals or app projects.

WeWeb integrates natively with Supabase, Xano, Airtable, and connects to any REST or GraphQL API. The partner tier is specifically designed for agencies that build portals on behalf of clients — including the ability to transfer finished projects to a client's own WeWeb account.

Limitations

WeWeb requires meaningful setup effort. There's no pre-built portal shell to configure — every screen, permission rule, and workflow needs to be assembled. Teams without at least one technically capable person (comfortable with APIs, data modeling, and authentication concepts) will find the learning curve steep. The ecosystem of templates and community resources is growing but smaller than more established no-code platforms. Pricing can also stack up: a Pro builder plus a Grow hosting plan runs $75/month before enterprise tiers.

Who it suits

WeWeb is strongest for agencies building bespoke portals for clients, and for product teams who want a scalable, self-hosted-friendly frontend without traditional development costs. If you need a polished portal shipped in a day, look elsewhere. If you want full design control, your own data infrastructure, and no per-user fees as your client base grows, it's a compelling option.