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Orbit vs v0
Both turn a prompt into a working interface. The difference is what is behind it: an Orbit app comes with its backend and runs on managed hosting; v0 generates a Next.js app you wire to your own database and host.
Free on both. The difference starts when the screen needs real data.
At a glance
Where Orbit and v0 diverge
Both go the distance. Here is who leads at each stage, from the demo to leaving. The sourced detail is below.
Even
The demo
Both turn a prompt into a working interface. v0 is strong at UI.
Orbit
Build from
Orbit: agents, CLI, API, browser, macOS. v0: the browser and an SDK.
Orbit
The backend
An Orbit app comes with Postgres and auth. v0 scaffolds a Next.js app; you connect a database and auth yourself.
Even
Your domain
Both deploy to a custom domain.
Orbit
The bill grows
Orbit: $1 a credit, never expires. v0: included credits reset monthly, and purchased credits expire after a year.
v0
Take the code
v0 gives you standard Next.js code to export, sync to GitHub, and host anywhere. Orbit: API access, no source download yet.
Side by side
The four differences, in detail
Checked against v0's own docs on 25 July 2026. Every v0 claim links its source.
Where you build from
Orbit
Claude or any MCP agent, the CLI, the REST API, the browser, and a macOS app. The same app in every one.
v0
The browser chat at v0.app, plus a Platform API and an SDK for embedding v0 in your own apps.
v0 docsHow pricing works
Orbit
1 credit = 1 dollar, the same rate for everyone, credits never expire, and you can bring your own provider account.
v0
Credit-based and metered on tokens. Included credits reset every month, and separately purchased credits expire after a year.
v0 pricingThe backend
Orbit
A native Postgres database, created with the app, plus built-in sign-in and a REST API.
v0
A Next.js app with server actions. You add a database and auth through integrations like Supabase or Neon, set up on those services.
v0 database docsYour code, and leaving
Orbit
Your app runs on Orbit. You reach it through the REST API on your own domain. There is no source-code download in the product.
v0
Standard Next.js, React, and Tailwind code. Vercel says it does not own it; you can download it, sync to GitHub, and deploy elsewhere.
v0 ownership docsFair is fair
When v0 is the better pick
v0 is the strongest design-to-code tool for the modern React stack: beautiful shadcn and Tailwind interfaces from a prompt, standard Next.js code you own and export, and a tight path to deploy on Vercel. If polished UI and portable frontend code matter most, v0 is built for that.
The short answer
Pick v0
if you want the sharpest React and Tailwind UI as standard code you own and can host anywhere.
Pick Orbit
if you want a full backend created with the app, more places to build from, and pricing that never expires.
Try both
both are free to build in, so make the same screen twice and see what it takes to put data behind it.
Questions, answered
Does v0 give me a backend?
v0 generates a Next.js app and you connect a database and auth through integrations like Supabase or Neon, which run on those services. An Orbit app comes with Postgres and sign-in as one owned backend.
Which one is cheaper?
It depends on use. Orbit is a flat dollar per credit that never expires. v0 meters tokens against credits that reset monthly, and purchased credits expire after a year.
Can I move my app off Orbit?
Not as source code today. Your app has REST API access on your own domain, but no code download. v0 gives you standard Next.js code you can take anywhere, which is its clear advantage here.
Can I just try both?
Yes, and it is the best way to decide. Build the same screen in both, then connect it to real data and see what that costs you.
Put real data behind the same screen
Both turn a prompt into a screen worth looking at. Build the same one in v0 and in Orbit, then give it a database, and see which path you want to be on.
Free to build. Your first live app is free on your own domain.
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