v0 vs Lovable for UI
Two chat-first generators: one optimizes React/Next components for Vercel; the other, an app with Supabase, auth and Git from the first prompt.
| v0 | Lovable | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | React/Next UI, shadcn and deploy on Vercel | App with auth, Supabase and publish-from-chat |
| Core stack | React, Next.js, Tailwind, shadcn (v0.app) | React, Tailwind, Supabase, builder hosting |
| Backend and data | You wire API/DB in your repo; v0 does not bundle Supabase | Supabase integrated in the flow (auth, tables per UI) |
| Git and handoff | Copy code or Vercel project; ideal if you already have a repo | GitHub sync highlighted; clone and open in Cursor next |
| Iteration | Chat on components and pages with web preview | Chat on screens + logic + data in one session |
| Curve if you are not a developer | Medium: you paste code or understand Vercel deploy | Lower for «I have an app with login» without a terminal at first |
| Main risk | Pretty UI with state or fetch unreviewed in production | RLS, secrets and debt if you never leave the builder |
| Entry plan | Free with credits + paid tiers on v0.app | Free with limits + paid tiers on lovable.dev |
Verdict
Pick v0 when the deliverable is React + Tailwind/shadcn UI that will live in a Next repo on Vercel — landings, dashboards, forms and blocks you copy or deploy without standing up a backend from scratch. Pick Lovable when you want a shippable full-stack MVP: login, Supabase tables, preview iteration and GitHub sync so a developer continues in Cursor. A common combo: product prototype with data in Lovable; marketing or admin screens refined in v0 and merged into the same repo after sync. For the broader code-tool map, see mejores-herramientas-ia-codigo; for real PRs on an existing repo, cursor-cloud-agent-primer-pr.