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Fastgen vs Puck
Short answer: Pick Fastgen if you want webflow-like backend builder; pick Puck if you want embeddable AI-powered React editor. Puck has a free plan, paid from $199/month.
Which to pick
Pick Fastgen if you want…
- Webflow-like backend builder
Pick Puck if you want…
- Embeddable AI-powered React editor
- Open-source code (puckeditor/puck on GitHub, MIT license)
Side by side
- What it is
- Fastgen:Webflow for the Backend
- Puck:Open-source drag-and-drop visual editor you embed in any React app, with AI-assisted page generation.
- Best for
- Fastgen:Webflow-like backend builder
- Puck:Embeddable AI-powered React editor
- Who it’s for
- Fastgen:—
- Puck:React developers who want an embeddable visual editor for internal tools or end-user customization.
- Pricing
- Fastgen:Subscription
- Puck:Freemium
- Starting price
- Fastgen:—
- Puck:$199/month (Launch)
- Plans
- Fastgen:—
- Puck:Launch $199 per month · Growth $799 per month
- Open source
- Fastgen:—
- Puck:Yes, 13,383 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Fastgen:—
- Puck:React, OpenAI models
Fastgen features
Webflow for the Backend
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.
Fastgen vs Puck FAQ
What is the difference between Fastgen and Puck?+
Fastgen builds backend sites; Puck provides an embeddable React UI editor with AI assistance.
Should I use Fastgen or Puck?+
Pick Fastgen if you want webflow-like backend builder. Pick Puck if you want embeddable AI-powered React editor or Open-source code (puckeditor/puck on GitHub, MIT license).
Is Fastgen or Puck free?+
Fastgen is listed on DevHunt as a paid subscription. Puck has a free plan; paid plans start at $199/month (Launch).
Is Fastgen or Puck open source?+
Puck is open source (puckeditor/puck on GitHub, MIT license). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Fastgen.
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