Compare with v0
A v0 alternative for apps with models and data
v0 turns prompts into Next.js code, which you can sync to GitHub and publish to a Vercel project. See what leaves v0 with that code, what stays in the services around it, and where Exepad fits instead.
v0
Where v0 fits.
Vercel created v0 as an AI agent that writes real code for full-stack web apps. It generates the code from a prompt, runs a preview, and publishes the result to a Vercel project. Weigh a replacement against that whole path, not only against the first screen it produces.[2][1][9]
Code you can read and change
v0 builds with Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui. A VS Code-style editor is built in, and Design Mode applies visual tweaks back to the source code.[2][3]
Exepad
Where Exepad fits.
Exepad is Your App Cloud. Instead of a Next.js codebase you keep in v0 or a GitHub repository, you describe the app in Studio, review what the building assistant made, and publish a web app that opens in a browser, including on phones. Its database, file storage, email and authentication are building blocks of the same App Cloud.
Review in Studio before you publish
Where a GitHub-backed v0 project reviews changes through a branch preview and a pull request, Exepad review happens in Studio: refine the app, check it, then publish. Use the versions available in Studio to inspect a restoration first. Records, files and sent email are not rolled back with it.[4]
Records and sign-in that belong to the app
A v0 app stores its rows with a connected provider such as Neon or Supabase. An Exepad app keeps its records in its own database and signs people in through its own authentication. Say what each person may open, then check it with a second account before you share the link.[7]
Models and agents inside the app
v0 is the agent that writes your code. In Exepad the building assistant in Studio builds the app, while an app can run its own models and an agent that works on its records when asked or on a schedule you set. A person reviews results that lead to decisions.[1]
Compare the work you need to do.
| Consider | v0 | Exepad |
|---|---|---|
| What a prompt produces | Next.js code for a web app, generated from prompts, screenshots, mockups or Figma designs, which you can edit in v0 or export.[2] | A web app the building assistant builds in Studio from your description. Attach a screenshot or a data file if you have one, review the result, then publish. |
| Starting from existing code | Import from GitHub opens a public or private repository you can access and works on it in an isolated branch. It doesn't copy a repository you can write to.[5] | Studio starts from your description of the app. Use the v0 code as a reference for the screens and rules you describe, and check each one after the rebuild. |
| Where the work is kept | Once connected, the GitHub repository becomes the source of truth for the code. The docs warn that deleting it may make the code unrecoverable.[4] | The app and its versions sit in Your App Cloud, and so do its records. Where v0 commits each change to the connected repository, you refine the app in Studio and publish after review. |
| Data behind the app | Database integrations with providers including Upstash, Neon, Supabase and Vercel Blob. Each one provisions an account on that service.[7] | The database and file storage are part of the app. In Studio, describe the tables your v0 app used as collections and fields, then open a few records to check them. |
| Sign-in | Added by asking v0, as in its example prompt for user authentication "so users can only see and manage their own tasks".[6][2] | Authentication, with the access you describe for each collection. Check the same rule as v0's example: sign in with a second account and confirm it sees only its own records. |
| AI inside the app | Written into the code. It connects to models through the Vercel AI Gateway by default, or through marketplace platforms and your own API keys.[8] | Language, vision, media and voice models are building blocks of an app, and an agent can work on its records with the context and actions you allow. |
| Hosting and address | Publishing updates a Vercel project with a stable production URL, on a vercel.app address or a custom domain set up through Vercel.[9][10] | Publishing from Studio puts the app on the web. A custom domain needs Pro. Keep the v0 app on its vercel.app address or your domain until the new app passes your checks. |
| How plans are charged | Credits work like a prepaid balance: each plan includes a monthly allowance, generation pauses when credits run out, and paid plans can buy more. Team plans are priced per user, and Vercel's own project limits can also apply.[12][13][11] | Free puts one one-page site live; an app with saved data, sign-in or email needs a paid plan to go live. See Pricing for the current plans. The feedback inbox below is such an app. Model and service usage is metered separately, so check the balance shown in your workspace. |
| Taking it with you | Export the code to work locally or host it elsewhere, and download your prompts and content from your account.[2] | You can export your app's data and code. Run one on a test app and check what it holds before you rely on it, as you would with an export of the v0 code. |
Choose v0 when
Developers already work in a Next.js repository.
Import from GitHub puts v0 on that codebase in an isolated branch, and its changes arrive as a pull request your CI and reviewers check. The code stays in the tools your developers use.
The code itself is what you deliver.
If a client or your own team expects a Next.js project to own and extend, v0 hands over readable files in a repository you control, with a code editor and Design Mode along the way.
The rest of your stack already runs on Vercel.
v0 accounts are Vercel accounts, so the domains and environment variables of an existing Vercel project carry into v0. Publishing then follows that project's settings.
Choose Exepad when
You want a running app rather than a codebase to look after.
If nobody on the team will review pull requests or manage environment variables, describe a tool such as a feedback inbox in Studio, review it and publish it. The app and its versions stay in Your App Cloud.
The first version needs records, sign-in and email.
These are building blocks of Your App Cloud, so the first version can store submissions without a separate database integration, sign staff in and send a confirmation. Test the permissions and each message before anyone relies on them.
An agent should work on the app's own records.
In a feedback inbox like the one in the pilot below, an agent in an app could sort entries by topic or draft a reply, when asked or on a schedule you set. A person approves each result before it goes out, and model usage is metered separately.
What changes when you move from v0.
v0's FAQ and GitHub docs describe how code leaves v0. The records, keys and domain the app depends on sit in services and settings around it, so list those too.
What an export brings
- The project code. Connect GitHub and v0 creates a private repository with the project's current code. You can also export the code to work on it locally.[4][2]
- The stack it was written in. The code uses Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui, so a developer can read its screens and rules as a reference for the rebuild.[2]
- Your prompts. v0's FAQ says you can download your prompts and content through your account. They record what you asked v0 to build, which makes a useful brief.[2]
What stays behind
- Rows in connected databases. A database integration provisions an account on that provider's service, such as Neon or Supabase. Look there for the records your app stored.[7]
- Environment variables and keys. Variables are inherited from the connected Vercel project and managed there. List each key the app uses before you rebuild its integrations.[11][2]
- The production address. Custom domains come from your Vercel project and team, and every Vercel project has a stable production URL. Plan when to point your domain elsewhere.[11][9]
Rebuild it in Exepad
Write the brief from your prompts
Download your v0 prompts and turn them into a short description: the screens, the records each one shows, and who signs in.
Start Studio from one screen
Attach a screenshot of the main v0 screen and describe what each button does. A screenshot shows layout, not the data or sign-in behind it.
Bring in a copy of the records
Export a sample of rows from the database service and upload them. The upload is a copy, not a sync, so decide where later changes are made.
Rebuild sign-in and the AI features
Describe the access for each collection and the model calls the v0 code made. Check the answers against the old app, and keep a person reviewing results.
Publish, then move the domain
Publish after review and compare both apps side by side. Point your custom domain at the Exepad app (Pro) only when the checks pass.
Try it with one task.
Rebuild a feedback form and its inbox
An illustrative pilot for Harbor Lane, a sample product studio in San Diego whose v0 app collects client feedback. Prove one flow before you move the rest.
In v0, screenshot the feedback form and the inbox, and download your prompts from your account.
Copy twenty sample submissions from the connected database into a CSV.
In Studio, attach both, then describe the form, an inbox with a status of New, Read or Answered, and sign-in for two staff.
Ask Studio to add a one-line summary of each submission from a language model, shown for review before anyone replies.
Send three test entries and compare the inbox with the v0 version. Keep the v0 address live until both match.
Together in your app cloud
The pieces behind the possibility.
Choose the models and services that support the experience you want to create.
Language models
Reason, write, and understand
Database
Keep data and context for apps and agents
File storage
A home for your documents and media
Authentication
Give the right people access
Email
Keep conversations moving
A little more context
Good questions.
Can I bring my v0 code into Exepad?
Treat the code as a reference rather than the input. Studio builds an app from your description, and you can attach a screenshot of a v0 screen or a CSV of its records to start. Keep the Next.js project in its repository while you compare the two apps screen by screen.
Is Exepad a v0 alternative for people who don't write code?
v0's own FAQ says no coding experience is required, so compare what each leaves you to look after. v0 produces a Next.js codebase that you can keep in a GitHub repository and publish to a Vercel project. In Exepad you refine and review the app in Studio and publish it from there.
How does v0 charge, and how does Exepad?
v0 uses credits as a prepaid balance: each plan includes a monthly allowance, generation pauses when credits run out, paid plans can buy more, and team plans are priced per user. On Exepad, Free puts one one-page site live and an app with saved data, sign-in or email needs a paid plan to go live, with model and service usage metered separately. Compare them on one real task.
What happens to the data in my v0 app's database?
The rows live in the database v0 connected, such as Neon or Supabase, under the account the integration created. Export the ones you need from that service and upload them to Exepad as a copy. The upload doesn't sync with the old database, so pick one place for new records.
Can an Exepad app include the AI features my v0 app has?
In v0, AI features are code that calls models through the Vercel AI Gateway or a provider key. In an Exepad app, language, vision, media and voice models are building blocks, and an agent can work on the app's records. Check which models your app can use, and have a person review results.
Can my Exepad app use the domain my v0 app has now?
Yes, on Pro. Your v0 domain is assigned through its Vercel project and team, so leave it there until the Exepad version passes your checks. Then change where the domain points, and test sign-in and forms on the new address.
Can I export my app from Exepad later?
Yes. You can export your app's data and code. Check it as you would the v0 repository and your downloaded prompts: run an export on a test app early, confirm it holds what you need, and don't treat versions in Studio as a substitute for it.
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