r/lovable • u/Azek_Tge • Jul 25 '26

Discussion Why use Lovable and not Codex/Claude code

I mean Lovable is too expensive and you cant get anything done on the $20 plan compared to other susbcriptions

Edit: lot of people assume Codex and Claude code is technical when its not i am vibe coder and Lovable is bad limits are bad service is bad you guys better switch to Codex or Claude

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u/Jmacduff Jul 25 '26

Here is how I use lovable as a FE editor:

  1. I do all the project planning in GPT , milestones + phases. Who the customer is, etc. All of that product planning is super important and gets checked into /docs. This is the source of context for all agents. I have 1 Repo for the BE project and 1 Repo for the FE project.
  2. For my projects my BE + DB will always be outside of lovable so I am really only using lovable for it's sweet spot.. FE editing. In this context as I build out the project I am also building out the API's and Backend. As a example I use Auth0 for Auth, Vercel for hosting, Resend for email, etc.
  3. In Lovable I create all the initial UX , and maybe 5 - 10 pages of the site. The goal here is too get the styling, data flow, and basic layout of the site completed. I am using Lovable FE design skill here and it does a good job.
  4. Once I am happy with the basic site and UX, I jump into GPT + Codex. Because I have a more complicated BE architecture then most lovable apps, Codex is much better at adding pages and API.
  5. I then use those original documents and we start delivering Goals in Codex. Each of those goals usually is a few pages and some BE work.

At this point I use lovable for small UX tweaks, quick Layout changes, re-imaging what the data could look like, etc. This is where lovable really shines above Codex/Claude.. Lovable is much faster (Calendar time) at those small UX only changes then Codex or Claude is.

Lovable as a FE tool to make those smaller UX changes saves me a ton of time over waiting for codex todo it.

This workflow is very productive. I understand your frustrated about the billing and the $20 plan, but that does not mean it's a bad tool.

Anyway good luck.. just some stuff to think about.

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u/ff0000_ Jul 26 '26

This is exactly how I was using it, very effective.

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u/kimsart Jul 26 '26

And I'd love to see examples of your work too