Roo Code is 100% cheaper
than Create
$0/mo (Open source (BYO API key)) vs Create Pro 20k at $19/mo — covering 38% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Pro 20k plan at $19/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Open source (BYO API key): 0 USD/monthly.
Create costs $19/mo on the Pro 20k plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 8 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
Roo Code covers 38% of the 8 capabilities compared against Create. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | Roo Code | Create |
|---|---|---|
| AI agents | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domain | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domains | ✗ | ✓ |
| Private projects | ✓ | ✓ |
| Code ownership/export | ✗ | ✓ |
| Built-in database & backend | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Frontier model choice | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Create has that Roo Code lacks.
- AI agents — Use AI agents to complete steps within a workflow.Missing from Roo Code.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from Roo Code.
- Custom domains — Host a deployed app on your own domain.Missing from Roo Code.
- Code ownership/export — Export and own the underlying source code.Missing from Roo Code.
- Built-in database & backend — Use a built-in database and backend without setting one up separately.Missing from Roo Code.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Open source (BYO API key) | Free |
| Cloud — Up to 10 users | $49/mo |
| Cloud — 11–50 users | $249/mo |
| Cloud — 51–100 users | $499/mo |
| Cloud — 100+ users | Contact sales |
| Self-hosted — Up to 10 users | Free |
| Self-hosted — 11–50 users | $249/mo |
| Self-hosted — 51–100 users | $499/mo |
| Self-hosted — 100+ users | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Pro 20k | $19/mo |
| Max (200K) | $199/mo |
| Teams | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Roo Code than Create?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Open source (BYO API key) vs $19/mo on Pro 20k. That is $228 a year.
What does Roo Code lack compared with Create?
AI agents, Custom domain, Custom domains, Code ownership/export, Built-in database & backend — 5 of the 8 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Create: 2026-09-07; Roo Code: 2026-09-07 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.create.xyz/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- Roo Code data last verified 2026-09-07