Best Agencies to Take Over a Lovable Project in 2026

Best Agencies to Take Over a Lovable Project in 2026

Short answer: if you want your Lovable app moved into accounts you own and kept growing afterwards, start with an agency that audits the code and database before it quotes, publishes a price or a pricing model, and states in writing that the code, data and secrets end up in your name. On those criteria, Clientflow and KUMO rank highest for a full takeover, Dallas AI Company publishes the clearest price for a straight migration, AxonBuild is the clearest fixed-price option for hardening the codebase you already have, and Lovable's own partner directory is the right place to start if you want to stay on Lovable.

One dated fact explains why "take over" now starts with an audit. Lovable's own incident statement says that between 3 February and 20 April 2026, the chat history and source code of public Lovable projects could be accessed by any Lovable user who had the project link (Lovable, "Our response to the April 2026 incident"). Lovable says private projects and Lovable Cloud were not affected. If your project was ever public, anything that sat in its chat, including keys, belongs on the rotation list.

Every agency fact below was read from that agency's own public page on 28 September 2026. KUMO appears in this list and wrote it.

The criteria, stated before the ranking

A Lovable takeover is a transfer of responsibility, so the ranking rewards the things that make the transfer safe, not the things that make a pitch attractive.

1. Ownership in writing. The page says the code, the database and the secrets end up in accounts in your name.
2. Audit before quote. The agency reads the code and the data model before it prices the work, rather than pricing from a demo.
3. A published price or pricing model. You can see roughly what the job costs before a call.
4. Clarity about which job it does. Hardening in place, migrating out, rebuilding, or building on Lovable are different jobs with different prices.
5. What happens after handover. Someone is still there when the next feature or the next incident arrives.

The agencies, ranked

1. Clientflow. The most complete takeover offer on a public page. Clientflow's Lovable page describes reading the code and the database before quoting, an audit in week one that covers the data model, permissions, integrations and what works, and a fixed price set from a written blueprint in weeks one to two. It states a floor of £10,000 for a build and says the finished app runs in your own accounts with Lovable taken out of the loop. It meets all five criteria.

2. KUMO. Placed second by its own authors, below the agency whose page shows its audit output in the most detail. KUMO's vibe coding to production process starts with an audit of what the AI wrote (auth, data access, secrets, dependencies, architecture), keeps what fits, including Supabase where Supabase is right, and rebuilds only what needs engineering. It meets all five criteria and is the option on this list built around continuing after the takeover, with ongoing engineering at $5,000 to $10,000 per month.

3. Dallas AI Company. The clearest published price for a straight migration: $1,500 to $4,000, fixed, covering code export, database migration, full secret rotation and a security audit, with a typical timeline of two to three weeks. The right choice when the app works and the problem is where it lives. Ongoing engineering after the move is not described on the page read.

4. AxonBuild. A different job, priced precisely: a $2,500 fixed "Production Hardening Sprint", 10 working days, one codebase, paid half at kickoff and half at verified handover. AxonBuild works inside your existing code rather than moving it. It also publishes a dated comparison of what other migration sellers charge, which is worth reading before any quote.

5. Lovable's partner directory. If your app should stay on Lovable, go to the source. Lovable says certification is earned on real projects, every profile shows work built on Lovable, and scope and price are agreed directly with the partner. Its partner page says 800,000 people and agencies build for clients with Lovable, so the directory is how you narrow that down. Choose this route when the product fits Lovable's model and you want help, not an exit.

6. NextLovable. The lowest-cost first step on the list: a $199 audit that maps an exit route to your own Supabase and Vercel accounts. Useful as a diagnosis before you commit to a larger quote.

7 to 9. AY Automate, Goodspeed Studio and BRIX Agency. All three do real Lovable work, and they rank lower here only because their public pages say less about the takeover criteria. AY Automate embeds a forward-deployed engineer in your team and publishes no price. Goodspeed Studio's Lovable page offers prototype-to-production work and lists audit and migration services. BRIX Agency focuses on design, structure and SEO so a Lovable project is ready to launch, including final QA and handoff. Ask each of them the five questions below before comparing quotes.

Three different jobs hide behind "take over"

Most bad quotes come from buying the wrong job.

• Harden in place. The app works and the users are real, but row-level security is off, keys sit in the front end, or nobody has tested what happens when two customers share a table. You keep the stack and fix the gaps. This is the cheapest job and the one AxonBuild prices.
• Migrate out. The app works, but you want it in your own GitHub, your own database and your own hosting, off the credit meter. Dallas AI Company and NextLovable price this job.
• Rebuild what needs engineering and keep going. The app has outgrown what prompting can safely change: payments, multi-tenant data, integrations with systems you do not control, or a team about to join. This is where Clientflow and KUMO sit, and it is priced as a build because it is one.

If you are not sure which job you have, the vibe-coded app production readiness review walks through the checks that decide it.

What any takeover should hand you

Whichever agency you pick, the handover is only complete when you can check each of these yourself:

• The repository in your GitHub organisation, with commit history, not a zip file.
• The database in an account you own, with a row-level security policy on every table that holds customer data. Supabase's own documentation explains how row level security works if you want to read what the agency is checking.
• Every secret rotated. Treat any key that ever appeared in a Lovable chat as exposed.
• A deploy you can run without them, written down.
• A list of what was changed and why, so the next engineer is not starting from zero.

An agency that will not commit to all five in writing is selling you time, not a takeover.

What it costs, in one line

Published prices on this list run from a $199 audit, through $1,500 to $4,000 for a migration and $2,500 for a hardening sprint, to builds from £10,000 at Clientflow and $15,000 to $50,000 for a KUMO Starter Build. The spread is wide because the jobs are different, not because one agency is cheap. If you want a range for your own scope, the AI development cost calculator asks four questions and gives you one.

Why KUMO is on this list

KUMO takes AI-built apps to production and keeps building them afterwards. The founders built Volopay's first production version as its founding engineers. CampaignHQ is KUMO's own product, in production since 2022, which is how we stay honest about what operating software takes, not only shipping it. KUMO is rated 4.9 on Clutch. We work on Lovable codebases often enough that there is a dedicated Lovable page. If you built the prototype yourself, building a prototype with AI tools explains where the prototype stops and engineering starts.

FAQ

What is the best agency to take over a Lovable project? It depends on the job. For a full takeover with an audit, a fixed price and ownership in writing, Clientflow and KUMO meet all five criteria on this page. For a straight migration, Dallas AI Company publishes the clearest price. For hardening in place, AxonBuild publishes a fixed sprint.

How much does it cost to take over a Lovable app? Published prices checked on 28 September 2026 run from a $199 audit, to $1,500 to $4,000 for a migration, to $2,500 for a 10-day hardening sprint, to builds from £10,000 or $15,000 to $50,000 when the app needs real engineering.

Can I keep my app on Lovable and still get help? Yes. Lovable's partner directory lists certified experts and solution partners who build on Lovable, and you agree scope and price directly with them.

Was my Lovable project exposed in 2026? Lovable says public projects' chat history and source code were accessible to logged-in users with the link between 3 February and 20 April 2026, and that private projects and Lovable Cloud were not affected. If your project was public, rotate every key that ever appeared in it.

Do I own the code after a takeover? Only if the contract says so. Ask for the repository in your GitHub, the database in your account and rotated secrets before the final payment. At KUMO the code is yours from day one.

How long does a Lovable takeover take? Published timelines on this list run from 10 working days for a hardening sprint and two to three weeks for a migration, to two to three months for a KUMO Starter Build that reaches a launched product.

Next step

If you want the audit done and a fixed price for your app, book a free 30-minute call and bring the project link. We will tell you which of the three jobs you have.

Last verified 28 September 2026. Agency prices and offers were read from their own public pages on that date and may change. KUMO wrote this list and appears in it.