Automattic launches Spacefast to host vibe-coded apps, taking on Lovable

Nov 9, 2026
Spacefast provides infrastructure for websites and apps created with AI coding tools, including databases, authentication, file uploads, email and analytics.

Automattic, the owner of WordPress.com, launches Spacefast, a platform for deploying websites and apps created with AI coding tools, according to TechCrunch.

Spacefast provides databases, authentication, file uploads, email, analytics and content delivery infrastructure. Users can connect it to tools including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Grokbot and OpenCode, or start with a Git repository.

Automattic soft-launched Spacefast in September to gather feedback. The product, led by Batuhan Icoz, competes with Lovable and Emergent but lets users choose their own agent. Early users created internal mockups, presentations and promotional websites. Icoz said being inside Automattic makes it easier to add WordPress integration, web analytics and commerce features through WooCommerce.

The launch comes after a turbulent period at Automattic, which began layoffs across several properties in October, TechCrunch reported.

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