Buildship

BuildShip is a visual, AI-assisted builder for backend APIs, AI workflows and automations. Users describe what they want in natural language and an AI builder generates the flow logic and nodes, which can then be edited and tested in a visual flow editor drawing on a library of more than 50 ready-made nodes. The platform also supports generating nodes from scratch, modifying existing nodes and uploading API specifications, and it provides full code access so users can add custom scripts, fine-tune behavior and debug.

Deployment is offered either on BuildShip Cloud, with instant hosting and pay-per-use execution, or through export of the generated code for self-hosting on the customer's own infrastructure, including Vercel, GCP, AWS, Azure or a custom MCP server. Enterprise capabilities described by the company include production-ready JavaScript export, secure handling of API keys, auth tokens and environment variables, "Keyless Nodes" offering pre-authenticated access to AI providers, GitHub-based version control, execution logs, status monitoring and alerts, granular role-based access control for administrators, editors and viewers, and support for VPC deployment and data-governance requirements. The company states SOC II, HIPAA, GDPR and ISO 27001 compliance, and positions the product for sensitive domains such as healthcare, finance and internal operations, as well as for business functions including HR, finance and marketing.

The company operates under the corporate entity Rowy Inc. and also runs an Experts Program through which freelancers and agencies offering BuildShip implementation services can be hired.

Business model

BuildShip sells self-serve subscriptions to its workflow-building platform, supplemented by usage-based credits and paid add-ons, with a custom-priced enterprise tier that adds self-hosting, compliance certifications, SLAs and engineering consultation. It also operates an experts marketplace, an affiliate program and a partner program.

Tiered subscription plans billed monthly or yearly (yearly discounted 25%): Starter at $19/month ($225/year), Pro at $59/month ($711/year), Business at $449/month ($5,391/year), and a custom-priced Enterprise plan. Each plan includes a monthly credit allowance (20,000 / 100,000 / 300,000 credits) consumed when running flows, tools and nodes, with credits charged at 1 credit for the first 3 seconds of a node execution and 1 credit per second thereafter. Additional credits are sold on a pay-as-you-go basis (100K credits for $10 at the listed rate), and add-ons include "no cold start" at $29/month and a custom domain at $80/year. Plans start with a 7-day free trial.

Traction

The company states that it is trusted by over 100,000 AI builders worldwide and cites the World Health Organization as a customer using BuildShip workflows for emergency response handling; a MongoDB developer advocate is quoted describing an app built with BuildShip's MongoDB search template.

Latest developments

Enterprise offering emphasizes self-hosting and VPC deployment, GitHub version control, Keyless Nodes for pre-authenticated AI provider access, an Enterprise Tools Library, BuildShip Academy training, and a "Remix Toolset" listed as coming soon.