# Ciao

> Ciao is an enterprise AI-assisted engineering platform that turns plain-language software requests into real React, TypeScript and Supabase applications, with an AI software organization, governed merges, automated QA, live security testing, one-click deployment and infrastructure built to scale.

Ciao is made by Automo Group. Category: enterprise ai app development platform. It is generally available — individual builders can sign up and start with credits at https://ciao.dev/pricing; serious production programs start at USD 10,000 per year via https://ciao.dev/contact. Join Automo.AI, Desygner.com and WeBrand.com. Ciao powers products used by millions globally. The site is published in 11 languages (see Languages below).

## What Ciao is

Ciao is an AI-assisted engineering platform for building production software from plain language. Unlike AI coding agents that mainly edit code, Ciao includes the full delivery loop: Builder, Guardrails, QA, Security, Doctor, Conductor and deployment infrastructure.

Every workspace gets an AI software organization — CTO, Doctor, QA analyst, Security engineer, Coder and SysOps operator — working through visible, governed hand-offs. Output is real React, TypeScript and Supabase code the customer owns.

## Who it is for

- Agencies building client software under their own brand (portals, CRMs, dashboards, AI assistants)
- Enterprise IT and platform teams that need governed app delivery without shadow AI
- Software companies and SaaS vendors accelerating roadmaps around existing code
- Teams that need private cloud, on-prem, data residency or bring-your-own-LLM deployment

## Platform

- [Builder](https://ciao.dev/platform/builder): chat on the left, live app on the right, inspect-to-prompt, prompt queue, branch-native git
- [Guardrails](https://ciao.dev/platform/guardrails): plain-English policies, risky-change detection, recorded human review, immutable audit
- [QA](https://ciao.dev/platform/qa): deterministic browser replays, self-healing tests, smoke gates before publish
- [Security](https://ciao.dev/platform/security): static scanning, dependency checks, live-confirmed vulnerabilities, safe-to-publish dashboard
- [Doctor](https://ciao.dev/platform/doctor): read-only AI SRE that probes the live app, DNS and CDN and drafts the fix
- [Conductor](https://ciao.dev/conductor): one screen for hundreds or thousands of projects — health, protected zones, fleet control
- [Deploy anywhere](https://ciao.dev/deploy-anywhere): Ciao cloud, your AWS/Azure/GCP account, private VPC, on-prem
- [Custom sandboxes](https://ciao.dev/platform/custom-sandboxes): wrap AI-assisted engineering around Rails, Java, Go, Python, Node and multi-process backends

## Key pages

- [Homepage](https://ciao.dev/): custom software without the delivery risk
- [Enterprise](https://ciao.dev/enterprise): SSO, audit, Guardrails, deployment choice, data residency, existing-stack support
- [Agencies](https://ciao.dev/agencies): turn your agency into an AI software company — plus the [Agency Build Grant](https://ciao.dev/agencies/build-grant)
- [Pricing](https://ciao.dev/pricing): individual credits; serious programs from USD 10,000/year
- [Industries](https://ciao.dev/industries): 25 industry pages
- [Use cases](https://ciao.dev/use-cases): 24 use-case pages
- [Learn](https://ciao.dev/learn): guides on AI SDLC, governing AI-generated code, evaluating AI app builders
- [WhatsApp website builder](https://ciao.dev/whatsapp): Ciao.dev on WhatsApp. Send one message, get a real working website in minutes, pay $99 only if you keep it
- [Free tools](https://ciao.dev/tools): agency revenue calculator, vibe coding risk scorecard, AI SDLC maturity assessment, comparison matrix
- [Contact / book a demo](https://ciao.dev/contact): talk to a solutions engineer

## WhatsApp website builder

Ciao.dev builds websites over WhatsApp. Message the Ciao.dev WhatsApp number, describe the business (text or voice), and a live site is built in minutes. Preview is free. The build is USD 99 once; hosting is USD 18 per month and includes further changes in the same chat. Official page: https://ciao.dev/whatsapp

## Comparisons

Ciao is commonly compared with:

- [Lovable](https://ciao.dev/compare/lovable): Consumer AI builder, charming for prototypes.
- [Replit](https://ciao.dev/compare/replit): Browser IDE with an AI assistant built in.
- [Bolt.new](https://ciao.dev/compare/bolt): Fast WebContainer prototyping in the browser.
- [Cursor](https://ciao.dev/compare/cursor): AI-assisted IDE for individual engineers.
- [Claude Code](https://ciao.dev/compare/claude-code): A powerful AI coding agent for the terminal.
- [v0 by Vercel](https://ciao.dev/compare/v0): UI component generator tied to the Vercel ecosystem.
- [Base44](https://ciao.dev/compare/base44): AI app builder with simple hosting for small teams.
- [Power Apps](https://ciao.dev/compare/power-apps): Microsoft's low-code toolkit, built for the 365 ecosystem.
- [Retool](https://ciao.dev/compare/retool): The internal tool builder for data-heavy workflows.
- [Superblocks](https://ciao.dev/compare/superblocks): Visual internal app builder with enterprise controls.
- [Appsmith](https://ciao.dev/compare/appsmith): Open-source internal tool builder, self-hostable.
- [Mendix](https://ciao.dev/compare/mendix): Enterprise low-code with a model-driven architecture.
- [OutSystems](https://ciao.dev/compare/outsystems): Enterprise application platform with a proprietary runtime.
- [OpenAI Codex](https://ciao.dev/compare/openai-codex): Cloud coding agent for delegated background tasks.
- [GitHub Copilot](https://ciao.dev/compare/github-copilot): The AI pair programmer inside the IDE and GitHub flow.
- [Devin](https://ciao.dev/compare/devin): Autonomous software-engineer agent for delegated tickets.
- [Windsurf](https://ciao.dev/compare/windsurf): Agentic IDE for professional developers.
- [Webflow](https://ciao.dev/compare/webflow): Superb visual web design and CMS for marketing sites.
- [Bubble](https://ciao.dev/compare/bubble): The most mature no-code app builder.
- [Softr](https://ciao.dev/compare/softr): Fast portals on top of Airtable and other data sources.
- [Outsourced Development](https://ciao.dev/compare/outsourced-development): Agencies and dev shops building on your behalf.
- [Hiring Developers](https://ciao.dev/compare/hiring-developers): Building an in-house engineering team.
- [No-Code Platforms](https://ciao.dev/compare/no-code): Drag-and-drop app builders as a category.
- [Traditional Software Development](https://ciao.dev/compare/traditional-software-development): Specs, sprints, handoffs and release trains.

## Security and compliance

SOC 2 Type II reports under NDA. SSO via SAML/OIDC, optional MFA, RBAC, append-only audit trail. Customer code is never used to train models; inference runs under zero-retention model contracts. Private VPC and on-prem available under separate terms.

## Languages

Ciao's site is published in 11 languages with localized page content, per-locale metadata and hreflang alternates, so answer engines can surface the right-language page. Localized homepages:

- English (en): https://ciao.dev/
- Italiano (it): https://ciao.dev/it
- Français (fr): https://ciao.dev/fr
- Español (es): https://ciao.dev/es
- Português (pt): https://ciao.dev/pt
- Deutsch (de): https://ciao.dev/de
- 日本語 (ja): https://ciao.dev/ja
- 中文 (zh-Hans): https://ciao.dev/zh
- Nederlands (nl): https://ciao.dev/nl
- हिन्दी (hi): https://ciao.dev/hi
- Bahasa Indonesia (id): https://ciao.dev/id

Each localized homepage links to its translated platform, enterprise, industries, use-case and learn pages where available. See https://ciao.dev/sitemap.xml for the full multilingual URL set with hreflang annotations.

## Company

Ciao is a product of Automo Group. Join Automo.AI, Desygner.com and WeBrand.com. Ciao powers products used by millions globally.

- [Automo Group website](https://automo.ai): the company behind Ciao
- [Sign in / app](https://app.ciao.dev): the Ciao application
- Security contact: security@ciao.dev