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BuildShip vs Puck
Short answer: Pick BuildShip if you want visual AI workflow builder with code export; pick Puck if you want embeddable AI-powered React editor. BuildShip has a free plan, paid from $19/month; Puck has a free plan, paid from $199/month.
Which to pick
Pick BuildShip if you want…
- Visual AI workflow builder with code export
- AI-powered visual backend builder
- The lower starting price: $19/month against $199/month
- Integrations with OpenAI, Stable Diffusion or HuggingFace (on BuildShip's list, not Puck's)
Pick Puck if you want…
- Embeddable AI-powered React editor
- Integrations with React or OpenAI models (on Puck's list, not BuildShip's)
Side by side
- What it is
- BuildShip:BuildShip is an AI-powered low-code visual backend builder for creating APIs, workflows and AI agents.
- Puck:Open-source drag-and-drop visual editor you embed in any React app, with AI-assisted page generation.
- Best for
- BuildShip:Visual AI workflow builder with code export
- Puck:Embeddable AI-powered React editor
- Who it’s for
- BuildShip:Developers and product teams building AI-driven backends and automations.
- Puck:React developers who want an embeddable visual editor for internal tools or end-user customization.
- Pricing
- BuildShip:Freemium
- Puck:Freemium
- Starting price
- BuildShip:$19/month (Starter)
- Puck:$199/month (Launch)
- Free plan or trial
- BuildShip:Free trial
- Puck:—
- Plans
- BuildShip:Starter $19 per month · Pro $59 per month · Business $449 per month
- Puck:Launch $199 per month · Growth $799 per month
- Open source
- BuildShip:Yes
- Puck:Yes, 13,383 GitHub stars
- Works with
- BuildShip:OpenAI, Stable Diffusion, HuggingFace, AWS, GCP, Azure, GitHub
- Puck:React, OpenAI models
BuildShip features
- AI-generated flows. Describe an idea in natural language and AI creates the flow logic and nodes instantly.
- Visual flow editor. Drag-and-drop interface with 50+ ready-made nodes for building and testing workflows.
- Full code access. Export clean modular JavaScript or customize nodes with custom JS and any NPM package.
- Flexible deployment. Host on BuildShip Cloud, self-host on Vercel, GCP, AWS, Azure or export code.
- Role-based access control. Granular permissions for admins, editors and viewers.
- Version control. Two-way GitHub sync with workflow history and reversible changes.
- Monitoring & alerts. Real-time logs, status page, email/webhook alerts for failed executions.
- Enterprise security. GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 27001 compliance and VPC support.
Puck features
- Embeddable editor. Integrates directly into any React application as a component.
- AI Copilot. AI agent lets users create and edit pages inside the editor.
- Custom components. Uses your own React components and design rules for generated UI.
- JSON output. Stores generated pages as JSON that you can serve from your backend.
- BYOK support. Launch and Growth plans let you bring your own model keys, bypassing platform fees.
- Headless APIs. Programmatic API for generating pages, enabling deep workflow integration.
BuildShip vs Puck FAQ
What is the difference between BuildShip and Puck?+
BuildShip is a drag-and-drop backend builder, while Puck focuses on front-end React UI editing.
Should I use BuildShip or Puck?+
Pick BuildShip if you want visual AI workflow builder with code export, AI-powered visual backend builder or the lower starting price: $19/month against $199/month. Pick Puck if you want embeddable AI-powered React editor or integrations with React or OpenAI models (on Puck's list, not BuildShip's).
Is BuildShip or Puck free?+
BuildShip has a free plan; paid plans start at $19/month (Starter). Puck has a free plan; paid plans start at $199/month (Launch).
Which is cheaper, BuildShip or Puck?+
BuildShip is cheaper to start with: BuildShip's Starter plan ($19/month) against Puck's Launch plan ($199/month).
Is BuildShip or Puck open source?+
Yes, both are open source: BuildShip (rowyio/buildship on GitHub) and Puck (puckeditor/puck on GitHub, MIT license).
Do BuildShip and Puck integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: BuildShip lists OpenAI, Stable Diffusion, HuggingFace, AWS and 3 more; Puck lists React and OpenAI models.
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BuildShip
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