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Fabricate vs DrapCode

DrapCode is now an AI app builder for regulated industries, with compliant hosting and a signed BAA. Fabricate builds web apps from a description, without those compliance programs.

The short answer: pick DrapCode for an app that handles patient data or other regulated data, where you need a signed business associate agreement, audit logs and certified hosting, at $650 a month for its cloud or from $10,000 to have it built. Pick Fabricate for an app without those requirements, built from a description and hosted when you publish; Fabricate does not offer HIPAA compliance. Building and previewing are free; publishing is on Pro and Max.

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The short answer

  • We make this

    Fabricate

    Pick it if your app does not handle patient health information or other regulated data

    You want to start free and pay a monthly plan, not $650 a month or a project fee

    The details on Fabricate
  • Compared

    DrapCode

    Pick it if your app handles patient health information and you need a signed BAA

    You need hosting certified for SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, with audit logs

    The details on DrapCode

Key takeaways

  • DrapCode is now an AI app builder for regulated industries: healthcare, fintech and lending, legal tech and insurance.
  • DrapCode signs a BAA and hosts on HIPAA-compliant infrastructure certified for SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001. Fabricate does not offer HIPAA compliance.
  • DrapCode Cloud is $650 a month, and a built-for-you app starts at $10,000; its pricing page lists no free plan.
  • For apps without regulated data, Fabricate builds from a description. Building and previewing are free; publishing is on Pro and Max.

Compare at a glance

Feature by feature, with the tool that does each one better.

  • Builds From a DescriptionDrapCode generates screens from prompts and refines them in a visual builder
    Fabricate
    Yes
    DrapCode
    Yes
    Winner
    Tie
  • Compliance ProgramsAn app that stores patient health information needs a vendor that signs a BAA
    Fabricate
    Not offered, HIPAA included
    DrapCode
    BAA, HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
    Winner
    DrapCode
  • CodeBoth say the code is yours to take
    Fabricate
    Download or GitHub, on Pro and Max
    DrapCode
    Export it and host it anywhere
    Winner
    Tie
  • Free PlanDrapCode's pricing page lists no free plan
    Fabricate
    Build and preview
    DrapCode
    None listed; a free consultation
    Winner
    Fabricate
  • Paid Plans FromDrapCode's cloud plan includes dedicated resources and backups every 6 hours
    Fabricate
    $25 a month
    DrapCode
    $650 a month for DrapCode Cloud
    Winner
    Fabricate
  • Built for YouDrapCode's team builds a HIPAA-compliant app at a fixed price
    Fabricate
    You build it by describing it
    DrapCode
    From $10,000, delivered in 4 weeks
    Winner
    DrapCode
  • Browser Check Before PublishingFabricate blocks an app that crashes, never mounts or renders a blank page from being published
    Fabricate
    Opened in a real browser
    DrapCode
    Not documented
    Winner
    Fabricate

When to pick which

  • Choose Fabricate if

    • Your app does not handle patient health information or other regulated data
    • You want to start free and pay a monthly plan, not $650 a month or a project fee
    • You would rather describe the app and change it by asking
    • You want every app opened in a real browser and checked before it can go live

  • Choose DrapCode if

    • Your app handles patient health information and you need a signed BAA
    • You need hosting certified for SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, with audit logs
    • You work in healthcare, lending, legal tech or insurance
    • You want a team to build the app for you at a fixed price

Fabricate vs DrapCode: regulated apps or everyday ones

DrapCode has changed course. It now calls itself the AI app builder for regulated industries: healthcare, fintech and lending, legal tech and insurance. You describe the app, DrapCode generates the screens, you refine them in a visual builder, and DrapCode handles the compliance side: a business associate agreement signed on day one, encryption, audit logs, and hosting certified for SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001.

Compliance is what you pay for. DrapCode Cloud is $650 a month for up to 5 apps on dedicated resources, with backups every 6 hours, and Enterprise is priced on request; its team will also build an app for you in 4 weeks, from $10,000. DrapCode says your source code is yours to export and host wherever you want.

Fabricate does not offer HIPAA compliance, so the line is simple: an app that stores patient health information or other regulated data belongs on a platform with a signed BAA and certified hosting, such as DrapCode. Everything else, from a booking app to an internal tool or a customer portal without regulated data, is what Fabricate builds.

It builds them from a description, writing the screens and the backend into the app's own code: server routes in a Durable Object on Cloudflare Workers, its own SQLite database, and sign-in with hashed passwords and secure cookie sessions. Every app is opened in a real browser and checked before it can be published. Building and previewing are free; publishing is on Pro and Max.

Which for which job

  • A patient intake portal

    DrapCode fits: patient health information needs a vendor that signs a BAA and hosts on compliant infrastructure. Fabricate does not offer HIPAA compliance.

    Pick DrapCode

  • A booking app for a tutoring center

    Fabricate fits: there is no regulated data, so you can start free, describe the app and publish it on a monthly plan.

    Pick Fabricate

  • A loan application workflow

    DrapCode fits: it is built for lending workflows with controlled access and traceable activity.

    Pick DrapCode

  • An internal tool with no regulated data

    Fabricate fits: describe the tool and it builds the screens, the database and the sign-in, for a monthly plan rather than $650 a month.

    Pick Fabricate

Side by side

  • Built For
    Fabricate
    Web apps without regulated data
    DrapCode
    Healthcare, fintech, legal tech and insurance apps
  • Compliance
    Fabricate
    Not offered
    DrapCode
    BAA, HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
  • Free Plan
    Fabricate
    Build and preview
    DrapCode
    None listed
  • Paid Plans From
    Fabricate
    $25 a month
    DrapCode
    $650 a month
  • Code
    Fabricate
    Download or GitHub, on Pro and Max
    DrapCode
    Export and host anywhere

What they cost

  • Fabricate

    Free, $0
    60 credits a month. Build and preview, no card needed.
    Pro, $25 a month
    350 credits a month. Publishing, your own domain, payments in your apps, code download and GitHub.
    Max, $100 a month
    1,750 credits a month. For businesses that build every day: from 5x Pro's credits and a team of up to 20.

  • DrapCode

    DrapCode Cloud Scale, $650 a month
    Up to 5 apps, your own domain, dedicated resources and backups every 6 hours, with HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliance.
    Enterprise
    Custom, with multi-region failover and backups.
    Built for you, from $10,000
    A HIPAA-compliant app delivered in 4 weeks at a fixed price, with the BAA signed first.

DrapCode's cloud plan is $650 a month, and having its team build the app starts at $10,000 a project. Fabricate's Pro is $25 a month. The difference pays for compliance: a signed BAA, certified hosting, encryption and audit logs, which an app handling patient data needs and Fabricate does not offer. For an app without those requirements, Fabricate's credits pay for AI work, building and, on Pro and Max, the AI inside your apps, and serving the published app is part of the plan.

Try it with one prompt

Fabricate writes this from the prompt: tables for tutors, slots and bookings, sign-in for parents, tutors and staff, and the rules for cancellations and the waitlist. None of it is regulated data, so the compliance DrapCode charges for is not needed. An app that stores patient health information is the case for DrapCode instead.

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Frequently asked questions

What is DrapCode now?
DrapCode calls itself the AI app builder for regulated industries: healthcare, fintech and lending, legal tech and insurance. You describe the app, refine it in a visual builder, and DrapCode handles the compliance side: a business associate agreement signed on day one, encryption, audit logs and HIPAA-compliant hosting.
Can Fabricate build HIPAA-compliant apps?
No. Fabricate does not offer HIPAA compliance or sign business associate agreements, so an app that stores patient health information belongs on a platform that does, such as DrapCode.
Can I export my code from DrapCode?
Yes. DrapCode says your source code is yours to export and host wherever you want. On Pro and Max, see, edit and download the code, or send it to GitHub.
How much does DrapCode cost?
Its cloud plan, Scale, is $650 a month for up to 5 apps, and Enterprise is priced on request. Its team will also build a HIPAA-compliant app for you in 4 weeks, from $10,000 a project. Its pricing page lists no free plan.

Sources

The pages this guide quotes, each with the day it was read.

  1. drapcode.com (opens in a new tab), checked
  2. drapcode.com/pricing (opens in a new tab), checked
  3. fabricate.build/pricing, from our live plans

About this guide

Written by the Fabricate team. Fabricate is our product, so this page marks it, and the cards above say when the other tool is the better pick.

The pages we read about each tool are listed here, each with the day we read it. We compared the tools from their own pricing pages and documentation, not by signing up for them. Spotted something out of date? Write to info@fabricate.build.

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