A site you own, live fast - with zero per-feature tax.

ChaiBuilder is a low-code, self-hosted builder you create with one CLI command and run on your own database and infrastructure. Every feature is included on every plan, and your team publishes changes without waiting on developers.

Build your first branded client site in the trial.

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The problem

The per-feature tax

01

Plans that grow faster than you

Hosted builders push you onto recurring per-seat and per-feature plans that scale with your usage, not your revenue.

02

A walled garden holds your data

Your content, users, and analytics sit inside a platform you don't control.

03

The ChaiBuilder answer

Delivered as code you own: no feature gating to grow out of, no platform to be locked into.

Ownership

Your site is an asset, not a subscription

Your data

Content, users, and actions live in your own Postgres or SQLite. ChaiBuilder has no access.

Your infrastructure

The site runs on hosting you choose and control - there is no vendor runtime to depend on.

Every feature included

No tiers, no flags. The product you start with is the whole product.

From one command to published, in four steps

  1. 1

    Create your project

    Run npx chaibuilder-app create

    The CLI scaffolds a Next.js + Payload CMS project with chaipro set up and walks you through configuration - database, environment, the works.

  2. 2

    Deploy to your server

    Your hosting, your database. The 30-day trial starts when you deploy - no credit card, no email.

  3. 3

    Build visually

    Create pages, sections, and content on the visual canvas, with the AI assistant alongside.

  4. 4

    Publish in one click

    Changes go live in a single action.

Pages render with SSG + ISR - each page is built on its first visit, cached, and automatically revalidated when you publish.

See how it works in detail

Time-to-live is measured in a deploy, not a rebuild.

Dual audience

Built once, run by everyone

One developer sets it up

In-house or contract: run npx chaibuilder-app create, deploy, configure the design system, add any custom blocks.

Your team takes it from there

Marketing publishes pages, landing pages, and changes visually - no code, no tickets, no engineering time burned on content.

Pricing

Every feature, one price

Pricing

Simple yearly pricing. Every feature, every plan.

Solo

$99/ year
  • 1 license, up to 3 domains
  • The full product with ChaiBuilder branding in the builder
Start for FREE

Studio

$399/ year
  • 1 license, unlimited domains
  • The full product with ChaiBuilder branding in the builder
Start for FREE

Agency

Custom Branding
$899/ year
  • 1 license, unlimited domains
  • Plus the Custom Branding flag: your own logo and colors inside the builder
Start for FREE

White Label Solution

Multi-tenant, managed or self-hostable.

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Custom Integration

Embedded in your app, with source-code access.

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30-day trial - no credit card, no email.

Licenses are perpetual within a version window - valid through the end of your year and eligible for any chaipro version released in that window. Renew to stay current.

Start on Solo for your first site; Studio covers unlimited domains as you add landing pages and microsites.

AI assistant

Edit by chat.
No coding required.

An in-builder chat panel that edits content, creates and edits sections, and helps with SEO and theming — all in plain language.

Bring your own AIVercel AI Gateway out of the box
De-risk the choice

Grow without replatforming

The same code at any size

Your site is the same Next.js + Payload app whether it has one page or a hundred - there's nothing to migrate off.

A path upward when you need it

Add the Agency plan's Agency branding if you start building for clients, or step up to the sales-led White Label Solution and Custom Integration if you productize a builder later.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How does the free trial work?
It's a 30-day trial with no credit card and no email required. Create your project with
npx chaibuilder-app create
, deploy to your server, and the trial starts on deploy. There are no refunds, so use the trial to validate fit before buying.
What does the license actually cover?
Licenses are perpetual within a version window: valid through the end of your year and eligible for any
chaipro
version released in that window. When it expires, renew to stay current or keep running the last eligible version.
What's open source and what's paid?
The open-source core (
chaicore
) is a basic Next.js website builder: visual builder, SQLite page storage, and rendering. The paid
chaipro
package adds a set of Pro extensions on top: roles, revisions, multilingual, redirects, media management, advanced AI, multi-tenancy, and more.
Can I use a different CMS?
Yes. Payload CMS ships wired in out of the box, but there is no coupling between Payload's tables and ChaiBuilder's. Swap in any CMS you prefer.
How does Bring-Your-Own-AI work?
The AI assistant runs on Vercel AI Gateway or OpenRouter out of the box, and you can configure any custom provider via ChaiBuilder config. Usage stays under your own provider account.

Start building today.

Deploy the starter in minutes. No credit card, no email. When you're ready, pick a plan that fits.

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