Is Base44 safe? What the platform secures and what's up to you

Base44 is a legitimate product owned by Wix, and at the platform level it’s well secured: Base44 states it holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certification, is GDPR compliant, encrypts data at rest and in transit, and is penetration tested regularly. The part that decides whether your app is safe is the part you configure: who can sign in, who can see which data, and where your secrets live.

This goes alongside the Base44 review.

Is Base44 legit?#

Yes. Wix announced its acquisition of Base44 in June 2025. The product has public pricing, extensive documentation, a weekly changelog, and an Enterprise tier with SSO, audit logs and dedicated support. The “is it a scam” worry mostly comes from how new AI app builders are.

What Base44 secures for you#

From Base44’s security overview:

• SOC 2 Type II, “confirmed by independent audit.”
• ISO 27001, with Base44’s own certification.
• GDPR compliance, with a data processing agreement on request.
• Encryption at rest and in transit.
• Penetration testing by internal and third-party teams.
• A secrets vault for API keys, readable only from your app’s backend. Workspace credentials are encrypted with AWS Key Management Service, and Enterprise workspaces can have a dedicated key.
• A security scan for your app, with an optional Wiz scan on Builder and above.

What’s on you#

Most security problems in apps built with AI tools come from configuration. On Base44, check these:

1. Who can access the app. Base44 lets you make an app public, private, or require login. Decide per page which should be public.
2. Data permissions per entity. Each table has rules for who can read and write records. A table that anyone can read is readable by anyone who finds the API.
3. Secrets. Keep API keys in Base44’s secrets, never in frontend code, where anyone can read them.
4. Backend functions. Functions that don’t require authentication, such as a sitemap or webhook receiver, should expose only what’s meant to be public, and verify webhook senders.
5. Admin pages. Make sure admin routes check the user’s role. Being logged in shouldn’t be enough.

Regulated data: HIPAA and similar#

Base44’s public security overview lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR. It doesn’t list HIPAA. If your app will handle protected health information, talk to Base44’s sales team first, since HIPAA normally requires a signed business associate agreement with every vendor that touches the data. The same applies to payment card data: take payments through Stripe or Base44 Payments so card numbers never touch your app.

Who owns your app and your data#

Base44’s pricing FAQ says you own everything you build. In practice, you can export your frontend code on the Builder plan and export every table to CSV. Your app still runs on Base44’s backend, so plan an exit path if that matters to your business. The data export guide and migration guide cover it.

Backups and mistakes#

Deleted records are kept for 30 days and can be restored. On Elite (7 days) and Enterprise (30 days), Base44 also keeps automatic point-in-time backups of your data. On other plans, export your tables regularly.

What to do next#

1. Review access and data permissions for every entity.
2. Move any API keys into secrets.
3. Run the security scan, then test as a logged-out visitor.