
Caffeine
Caffeine is a web-based app-building service with a freemium pricing model.
What Caffeine is
Caffeine is a web-based app-building service with a freemium pricing model. Its listed capabilities include a built-in database, user authentication, and API integrations. The free plan provides 15 welcome credits, three projects, and three drafts per project. Caffeine lists an app limit of one, and mobile publishing is not supported. Paid plans organize access around monthly credits, seats, and app capacity. Host costs $5 a month and includes 20 credits, one seat, and one app. Studio costs $25 a month with 100 credits and one seat; eligible new subscribers receive a $10 first-month introductory offer. Business costs $100 a month, includes 400 credits and two seats, and allows more seats to be added. The service is available on the web, so users can begin with the free tier before selecting a paid option.
Good
- Free plan includes 15 welcome credits
- Built-in database
- User authentication
- API integrations
- Paid tiers add monthly credits
Watch out
- Mobile publishing is not supported
- App limit is one
- Free plan has three projects
- Paid plans limit seats and credits
Who it suits
Caffeine suits people building web apps who need a database, authentication, and API integrations. It is also relevant to users comparing credit, project, draft, seat, and app limits.
Verdict
Caffeine offers a free starting point for web app projects, with core backend-oriented capabilities listed. Choosing a paid tier depends on the required credits, seats, projects, drafts, and app capacity.
Plans and prices
From Caffeine's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 15 welcome credits · 3 projects · 3 drafts per project · billed monthly |
| Host | $5 a month | 20 credits per month · 1 seat · 1 app · monthly |
| Studio | $25 a month | 100 credits per month · 1 seat · monthly; $10 first month is an introductory offer for eligible new subscribers |
| Business | $100 a month | 400 credits per month · 2 seats included · 2 seats included; more can be added |
The facts
Each one read from Caffeine's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API integrations
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Built-in database
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Mobile publishing
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
- Paid from
- 5checked 21 Sep 2026
- User authentication
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- App limit
- 1checked 21 Sep 2026
- App types
- webchecked 21 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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