Stop guessing which one. Put them side by side.

The grid says what these tools are. This says what builders did about it — one decision per person, changeable whenever you change your mind.

# Tool comparison — Figma Make vs Google Firebase Studio vs a0.dev

Source: Kbaise, a directory of tools that work with Lovable projects.
Pick one and tell me why before writing any integration code.

## Figma Make (figma-make)
- URL: https://www.figma.com/make/
- Category: AI app builders
- Cost: mixed — Starter free 500 credits/mo (150/day) · Pro $16/seat/mo (3,000) · Org $55/seat (3,500) · Enterprise $90/seat (4,250) · $0.03/credit overage
- What it is: Generates working React and Tailwind prototypes from prompts inside a Figma file, with Supabase for auth, storage and private API calls, and publishing through Figma Sites. Previews can be pasted back into Figma Design as editable layers so design and prototype stay aligned.
- Why builders pick it: Unbeatable when the design system already lives in Figma — Make kits pull your real components and tokens, so output matches the brand instead of shadcn defaults. Best for designer-led prototypes needing stakeholder sign-off.
- Trap: Code export is the weak point: the download is a proprietary .make binary the Figma API rejects, and extracted React needs manual fixes to versioned imports, image paths and Tailwind config before it runs. Requires a Full seat — Dev, Collab and View seats cap at 500 credits.
- Full dossier: /api/public/tools/figma-make

## Google Firebase Studio (google-firebase-studio)
- URL: https://firebase.studio
- Category: AI app builders
- Cost: free — Free · 3 workspaces (10 with Google Developer Program, 30 Premium) · Blaze billing for App Hosting
- What it is: Browser IDE built on Code OSS with an App Prototyping agent that turns a prompt into a Next.js or React app wired to Firebase. Supports Flutter and React Native workspaces plus full Git access to the generated code. Google announced its sunset on 19 March 2026.
- Why builders pick it: Was the cheapest way to get a Gemini-built app sitting directly on Firestore and Firebase Auth with no credit meter anywhere. Only relevant now for finishing and migrating workspaces you already have.
- Trap: Shutting down. New workspaces and signups were disabled 22 June 2026, and the service shuts off 22 March 2027 with remaining data deleted. Google directs users to AI Studio or Antigravity; Firestore and Auth are unaffected.
- Full dossier: /api/public/tools/google-firebase-studio

## a0.dev (a0-dev)
- URL: https://a0.dev
- Category: AI app builders
- Cost: mixed — Free (limited messages, 1 project) · Pro $20/mo (100 messages/day) · $50 / $100 / $200 and up
- What it is: Generates real React Native (Expo) projects — actual component files and navigation stacks, not a webview wrapper — with Convex or Supabase for data plus built-in AI inference and image-generation APIs. It runs the build, creates your App Store Connect listing, and uploads it for you.
- Why builders pick it: The shortest distance from prompt to an app sitting in review on both stores, because it owns the build and submission step that normally eats a week. Source export unlocks at Pro.
- Trap: The free plan caps you at one project and cannot export code — you need Pro to get the source out. Message caps, not compute, are the binding constraint on real work.
- Wiring: Apple Developer Program ($99/yr) and Google Play ($25 one-time) accounts are still required.
- Full dossier: /api/public/tools/a0-dev

## Quick read

- Free with no card: Google Firebase Studio.

## Rules
1. Prefer the free tier when no budget was stated, and say what the ceiling is.
2. Read the full dossier before integrating.
3. Fetch /api/public/models before writing any AI model ID.

Agents can fetch the same thing: GET /api/public/compare?slugs=figma-make,google-firebase-studio,a0-dev