Build
Do you want to operate the builder, or describe the customer problem to a team?
App builder comparison
Rehost vs Adalo. One team stays after launch.
Adalo lets you build and publish an app without starting from code. That is useful. It also means somebody on your team still has to run the builder and the app.
Responsibility ledger
Rehost
Reviewed 2026-08-14
Connect
Who traces an issue that moves across Adalo, an API, and another vendor?
Run
Who owns the release when a store review or production issue interrupts the week?
What Rehost is opinionated about
Adalo gives you the builder. It does not give you the person running it.
Somebody still chooses the data structure, fixes screen logic, checks integrations, tests releases, submits store updates, and answers users. If that somebody is you, Adalo may be enough. If it should be a team, that is the Rehost side of the comparison.
Start with the real job
A long feature list can hide the decision. Begin with the work customers and staff need completed every week.
Keep useful systems
A booking, giving, CRM, or builder account does not need to disappear simply because the customer experience needs work.
Name every owner
Builds, connections, releases, support, data, and vendor failures need a named owner before anything goes live.
Price the whole relationship
Compare subscriptions, outside help, staff time, upkeep, releases, and the work that waits when nobody owns it.
The short answer
If someone on your team likes running Adalo, keep it. If nobody wants to own the builder, fixes, releases, and support, Rehost is the better fit.
Side by side
Rehost vs Adalo, responsibility by responsibility.
Feature counts are useful only when they explain who does the work. This table combines the product facts with the Build, Connect, and Run responsibilities that appear after launch.
| Decision | | |
|---|---|---|
| Build: Do you want to operate the builder, or describe the customer problem to a team? | Reviews the current product and builds approved fixes or features without assuming a rebuild. | Your maker uses Adalo's visual builder, components, database, and plan capabilities. |
| Connect: Who traces an issue that moves across Adalo, an API, and another vendor? | Maps and maintains supported integrations inside a written scope. | Your team configures collections, APIs, permissions, and external services available to the plan. |
| Run: Who owns the release when a store review or production issue interrupts the week? | Handles approved releases and ongoing software work for the app and its connected experience. | Your team tests, publishes, monitors, and responds to users. |
| Primary product | A managed customer-facing app, website, and approved connected systems. | A visual app-building platform with plans for building and publishing web and native apps.Sources 1 |
| Published pricing model | A managed monthly service. Current pricing, limits, integrations, and outside costs are published or confirmed in the proposal. | The official page lists Free, Starter, Professional, and Team plans. Annual prices shown at review began at $36 per month for Starter, $52 for Professional, and $160 for Team.Sources 1 |
| Publishing and advanced work | Rehost coordinates approved builds, testing, releases, and ongoing changes. | Starter includes publishing. Higher plans list capabilities such as custom integrations, push notifications, API access, and version history.Sources 1 |
| When the current app struggles | Starts with diagnosis. Rehost can fix, extend, or recommend a new version when there is a clear operational reason. | Your team can continue working in Adalo within the platform, plan, and architecture it has chosen.Sources 1 |
By the numbers
Three numbers that define the Rehost model.
They describe the commercial shape of the relationship. The written scope still controls the exact work, systems, access, and outside costs.
14 days
Published launch target
For an approved standard scope with access and decisions ready, Rehost targets a two-week path from conversation to live software.$0
Standard upfront build fee
The published model begins with a monthly operating relationship rather than a separate five-figure build invoice.1 team
App, website, connections, and changes
The useful outcome is one accountable relationship instead of a customer-facing stack your staff has to coordinate.Best fit
Choose the model that matches your real team.
Neither side wins every decision. The right choice depends on the responsibility your organization wants to keep.
Choose Adalo if
- You want a visual builder your own maker can operate.
- The current plan and platform limits fit the app.
- Your team can own data design, integrations, testing, publishing, and support.
Choose Rehost if
- You already have an Adalo app and need dependable fixes or releases.
- You want a team to own the software work across the app and connected systems.
- You want an honest keep, improve, or rebuild decision based on the app in front of you.
The practical switch
You may not need to leave Adalo.
Sometimes the answer is a fix. Sometimes it is a rebuild. We check before turning your week into a migration project. If Adalo can support the next responsible step, it can stay.
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Map what exists
Share the app, the broken workflow, and any reproducible evidence.
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Verify the boundary
Trace the issue before naming a platform change.
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Assign the operation
Write down the reason, migration boundary, and rollback plan before any rebuild.
Evidence
See what this comparison is based on.
Adalo product and price facts come from Adalo's official US pricing page, reviewed on August 14, 2026. Plans and inclusions can change. Confirm the current page and your account before deciding.
- 01Official source
Adalo pricing
Official plan, annual-price, publishing, integration, API, notification, and version-history information.
Reviewed 2026-08-14. Prices, promotions, capabilities, and terms can change. A current written quote and signed agreement control over this page.
Questions people ask before changing anything.
Cost, ownership, rebuilds, access, and who keeps the work—answered plainly.
Does Rehost require us to leave Adalo?
No. Rehost starts with the app you have. If Adalo still supports the next responsible step, Rehost can work there. A rebuild should have a clear product or reliability reason.
Can Rehost publish our Adalo app?
Rehost can handle approved release work when store accounts, access, plan capabilities, app status, and responsibilities are confirmed in the written scope.
Is Adalo cheaper than Rehost?
They sell different things. Adalo publishes software plan prices. Rehost is a managed service that includes a team and defined ongoing work. Compare the platform subscription plus your operating time and outside help with the full Rehost scope.
Who owns our content, data, accounts, and code?
Customers retain the content and customer data they provide. Software, code, designs, accounts, licenses, exports, transition, and end-of-service terms follow the signed agreement.
What happens first?
We look at the system you have, the work people do around it, and the part that is causing trouble. Then we say what should stay, what needs work, and what Rehost would own.
Does every Rehost project start with a rebuild?
No. A rebuild is expensive and disruptive. We recommend one only when the current foundation cannot support the next responsible step.
Can our current Adalo specialist stay involved?
Yes. Good people and useful vendors do not need to disappear. The written plan needs to say who decides, who changes what, and who handles a failure.
How should we compare the cost?
Compare the full job. Include subscriptions, outside help, staff time, release work, support, and the cost of work that waits because nobody owns it.
What access does Rehost need before giving an answer?
Enough to verify the problem. That may include a working demo, account settings, error details, store access, vendor notes, or a current bill. Access follows a written scope and appropriate safeguards.
Bring the real setup.
Show us the app, the quote, the systems that must stay, and the work landing on staff. We will map the responsible next step.