Vibe No-Coding: Combining The Best of AI and No-Code

Vibe coding is quickly gaining popularity. Platforms like Lovable let you describe your app in plain language and see it come to life. It feels magical – like chatting with a friend who builds apps for you.

The Challenges of Vibe Coding

But there are concerns. Vibe coding depends on third-party databases or automations. For example, Lovable often uses backend databases like Supabase. These are technical database tools that most vibe coders are not familiar with. If you need a user-friendly, Excel-like interface to access the data that powers your application, a no-code database like Baserow is usually the better choice.

Another challenge is that vibe coding generates code behind the scenes, but most users can’t actually read or write code. This leads to security risks or apps that don’t fully meet requirements. If the AI doesn’t deliver exactly what you need, you can get stuck without a clear way forward.

Why No-Code Still Matters

Traditional no-code platforms have a higher learning curve, but they typically don’t suffer from these issues. They are built securely by experienced developers, and the user always has full control of the project. You can inspect the database schema, automations, and workflows visually, so you always know what’s happening under the hood.

Introducing “Vibe No-Coding”

So what if we could get the best of both worlds?

That’s where “vibe no-coding” comes in. It’s the combination of a powerful AI-assistant inside a no-code platform. You simply explain what you want in natural language, and the AI builds it for you — directly in the no-code platform — without writing code at all.

With vibe no-coding, non-technical users can finish every part of their solution — front end, database, and automations — without needing to understand coding. A platform like Baserow, which offers all three essential elements of an application (database, app builder, and automations), lets you build and complete your solution in one place.

This approach lowers the barrier to building applications even further for non-technical users. You benefit from the security of a no-code platform, and if the AI doesn’t finish 100% of your app or solution, you can use the no-code interface to complete it yourself.

If your no-code platform includes database, app building, and automation features, like Baserow, you don’t need to rely on external tools to build a full application for your use case. You can create a complete solution in one place, with the ability to inspect the data model, workflows, and UI components whenever you want.

The Trade-Offs

Sounds perfect, right?

There is one trade-off: the AI is limited by what the no-code platform supports. If the platform doesn’t offer a certain feature, like a specific type of chart widget, the AI won’t be able to create it for you.

Choosing the Right Approach

In the end, both vibe coding and vibe no-coding have pros and cons.

• Be prepared to inspect the code and write additional code to finish your application. Or let a specialist finish your application, which will cost you.
• If you just need a quick MVP for demo purposes, vibe coding is probably fine.
• But if you’re less technical and want to run your app in production securely, vibe no-coding might be the perfect solution.

Baserow is an AI-powered full-stack no-code platform. There are database, application builder, dashboard, and automation capabilities available. It has powerful security features, and because it’s open source, it can also be self-hosted. We’re soon launching a powerful AI-assistant that allows you to vibe no-code a complete solution — with full visibility into how it works.