Plasmic is an open-source visual builder for React: teams build pages on a canvas with their own React components, and publish them into a Next.js or React code base. Luna Park builds the whole application, frontend, logic, and backend, compiled to Vue and Node.js.
At a glance
Both build visually and export code. The main differences: scope, logic, and pricing.
| Luna Park | Plasmic | |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Full stack Interface, logic, backend | Frontend Pages and components |
| Output | Vue, Node.js, PostgreSQL | React, Next.js (source) |
| Logic | Visual scripting graphs, front and back | Interactions, data queries, code components |
| Backend | Built-in Routes, crons, PostgreSQL | Your API or CMS (source) |
| Code export | Vue + Node.js source (Pro) | React codegen (source) |
| Open source | No | MIT and AGPL (source) |
| Pricing | Free, or Pro at €25/month or €300 once | Free, then per collaborator seat (source) |
Example: a waitlist form
Visitors enter their name, email, and favorite ride, and get a ticket number.
Luna Park
- Place the fields and a button, each field bound to a variable.
- On click, a graph sends the variables to a backend route and shows the ticket.
- The route inserts a row in the
Waitlisttable and returns its id.
Plasmic
- Connect a backend, such as an HTTP API on a Postgres table.
- Add a form component with the fields.
- On submit, run a data query that inserts the row.
- Bind a text to the returned id.
Code export
Both give you code. Plasmic generates React components for your existing app. Luna Park compiles the complete application, backend included.
Other differences
- Backend. Plasmic needs an API or a CMS behind it. Luna Park includes routes, crons, and PostgreSQL.
- Logic. Plasmic interactions run queries and code components. Luna Park graphs cover loops, functions, and typed data, front and back.
- Fit. Plasmic plugs into a React code base you already have. Luna Park starts a new application.
Which one to choose?
Luna Park
- You are building a new application, backend included.
- You want visual logic, not only visual pages.
- You work with Vue.
Plasmic
- You have a React or Next.js code base.
- Marketing or design teams build pages inside it.
- Open source matters to you.
Before switching
- Luna Park is not open source, and its output is Vue, not React.
- Until managed hosting launches in late 2026, you host the backend.
Based on Plasmic as of October 2026. See plasmic.app for current features and prices.
