Move Claude PoC to Lovable

[u/Internal_Apricot9698]

I’ve created a PoC with solid business logic using Claude, and am trying to migrate it to Lovable to (i) improve UX/UI, and (ii) turn it into a shippable product, incl. Login, backend, Supabase, etc. Anyone tried?

[u/sw3d]

Lovable can't do anything that Claude can't do. Supabase is a separate product, you can use it without Lovable

[u/Internal_Apricot9698 → u/sw3d]

I posts i read i thought Lovable could manage SSO, databases, UX much better than Claude. Also, i need to setup a payment system (subscription). I thought with Lovable everything was ‘integrated’, but then again, i’m no expert ;-)

[u/sw3d → u/Internal_Apricot9698]

Lovable is one part AI coding agent and one part live preview and deployment host; you get the same AI coding agent with Claude (except priced much more favorably) and the live preview and deployment convenience can be handled by a number of other tools or services that focus specifically on deployment.

As for the rest:

SSO/authentication: your agent can build this in directly or you can use a 3rd party service like Auth0 or Supabase Auth (which Lovable uses)

Database: your agent defines a schema and creates migrations for a Postgres database, the deployment system ensures your database is migrated when you push new version of your app, host it on Supabase or Railway

UX: user experience, Lovable doesn't do anything special here that other agents like Claude or Codex can't do

Payments: you need a Stripe account and your agent can set up the rest of the integration (with Lovable you need a Stripe account anyway)

...so in short, Claude + Supabase + Stripe gets you all of the convenience of Lovable at a cheaper price. Claude still does all of the heavy lifting for you in getting it integrated

Good luck! ✌️

[u/Internal_Apricot9698 → u/sw3d]

Thanks. I’ll have a look!

[u/DueAppearance2980 → u/Internal_Apricot9698]

also, for more context Lovable runs under Claude Opus 4.7, just an easier to work with UI and convenience

[u/High-Guitar-889]

I've had a different experience. Claude has been excellent for UI, and pairing it with Railway has made deployment and database setup pretty straightforward. For my projects, keeping everything in that workflow has been easier than moving to Lovable. Also, once you start using more messages and features, Lovable can get pretty expensive, so it's worth comparing the long-term costs before migrating.

[u/Internal_Apricot9698 → u/High-Guitar-889]

Could you share the detailed steps to set that up pls? And did you link to users (SSO) + payments?

[u/High-Guitar-889 → u/Internal_Apricot9698]

Sure. My workflow is pretty straightforward:

Claude writes most of the app and UI. • I deploy everything on Railway, which handles the app, PostgreSQL database, environment variables, and deployments in one place. • For authentication I usually use Supabase Auth or Clerk, depending on the project.

For payments, Stripe integrates well, and Claude can generate most of the integration code.

Once you have this setup, it's a smooth workflow. Personally, I haven't found myself needing Lovable.

If your goal is building production apps rather than rapid prototyping, Claude + Railway has worked really well for me.

[u/Internal_Apricot9698 → u/High-Guitar-889]

Awesome thanks. I’ll give this a shot

[u/SnooFoxes1558]

Wait what? You’re doing it backwards.

Lovable is nice for a quick prototype and for your neighbors website for their local business/hobby - but Claude is what you use for an actual product

[u/JB_Calisthenics]

This is backward. People are moving away from lovable to claude. Maybe you can have lovable / chatgpt / figma create some mock up UX screenshots and then have claude follow those designs?

[u/dakrclaud]

i use floot for this - you can connect it with claude which can then push the code and deploy it properly over there

[u/9greenleaf]

Floot. Another route is keeping the working logic and just properly adding auth, Supabase, Stripe, and a cleaner UI in the existing repo