The UI is ahead of the foundations
The interface looks finished, but data, auth, and error handling are thin.
Built it in v0? Here’s how to ship it for real.
v0 generates polished React interfaces quickly. A product built from those pieces still needs data, auth, testing, and structure to be production-ready.
What should you do with a v0 build?
If the build is a product with real users, data, and a roadmap, rebuild it as a production React or Next.js codebase with proper auth, testing, and deployment. If it is a marketing site, rebuild it on Astro or Framer so it ranks, loads fast, and your team can edit it. v0 output is React and Tailwind, so components can often be refined rather than rewritten.
If you are still testing the idea with a handful of people, keep iterating in v0. Rebuild once the idea is proven, not before.
Signs your v0 build needs a production rebuild.
Components don’t add up to a system
Generated pieces are inconsistent, so the product drifts screen by screen.
Real data is coming
Mock data and placeholder APIs need to become real, secure services.
Multiple people need to contribute
The codebase needs structure, conventions, and tests to support a team.
You are preparing to launch
Performance, accessibility, and monitoring need to be production grade.
Where v0 builds usually go.
v0 builds tend to be one of two things: a product that needs engineering foundations, or a website that needs to perform. Here is where each should go.
| Option | Best for | Who edits content | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| A production React or Next.js codebase | Products that need real users, data, security, and a roadmap | Developers, in version control with code review | Needs engineering ownership after launch |
| Astro with a visual CMS | Content-heavy or performance-critical sites with custom integrations | Marketing, in the CMS; developers own templates and components | New templates need a developer |
| Framer | Marketing sites where the team wants to design and publish without a developer | Marketing, directly in a visual canvas | Not for application UI or content that feeds other channels |
Option
A production React or Next.js codebase
- Best for
- Products that need real users, data, security, and a roadmap
- Who edits content
- Developers, in version control with code review
- Watch out for
- Needs engineering ownership after launch
Option
Astro with a visual CMS
- Best for
- Content-heavy or performance-critical sites with custom integrations
- Who edits content
- Marketing, in the CMS; developers own templates and components
- Watch out for
- New templates need a developer
Option
Framer
- Best for
- Marketing sites where the team wants to design and publish without a developer
- Who edits content
- Marketing, directly in a visual canvas
- Watch out for
- Not for application UI or content that feeds other channels
Pick a path.
v0 → Production app
A maintainable React or Next.js codebase with real auth, data, testing, and deployment.
Learn morev0 → Astro
A fast, modern frontend with a visual CMS on top, for sites that have outgrown all-in-one platforms.
View migration pathv0 → Framer
The best visual builder for marketing sites: a full CMS, fast pages, safe editing, and native AI workflows.
Learn more
Keep building in v0, or rebuild?
v0 is a great way to prove an idea. Here’s how to tell when it has done its job.
A production rebuild makes sense when
- Real customers are using it, or about to
- You are storing personal or payment data
- Changes keep breaking something else
- Investors or buyers will look at the code
- You need a team, not one prompt window, to work on it
Staying in v0 is fine when
- You are still validating the idea
- Only a few internal people use it
- It holds no sensitive data
- Speed of iteration matters more than stability
- There is no budget for a rebuild yet
What comes with you.
We start from what already works, keep the flows your users know, and rebuild the foundations underneath them.
- Every screen and flow that works today
- Your data, migrated into a proper schema
- Auth, rebuilt on a production provider
- Integrations, payments, and email
- Your domain, with URLs redirected
- The design, refined into a component system
Leaving a different platform?
Leaving Webflow
Leaving Webflow? Framer matches its CMS, loads faster, is easier for marketing to edit, and is often around half the enterprise cost. See when Astro fits better instead.
Read the guideLeaving Wix
Ready to move off Wix? Compare migrating to Framer or Astro for better performance, design control, and scalability, and see when staying makes sense.
Read the guideLeaving WordPress
Thinking about moving off WordPress but unsure where to go? Compare Framer, Astro, and headless CMS options, and see when staying put is the better call.
Read the guide
v0 to production: common questions.
Can a v0 app be used in production?
Some can, for small audiences and low-risk use. Once real customers, sensitive data, or payments are involved, most v0 builds need an engineering review and usually a rebuild of the foundations.
Can you work from our existing v0 code?
Yes. We start with an audit of what was generated, keep what is sound, and rebuild what is not. Often the design and flows survive while auth, data, and structure are replaced.
Can v0 components be reused?
Often, yes. v0 generates React with Tailwind and shadcn/ui, so good components can be refined into a proper design system rather than thrown away.
Will we lose what we built?
No. The screens, flows, and data that work today are the starting point. The rebuild keeps what users rely on and fixes what makes it fragile.
How long does it take to productionise an AI-built app?
An audit takes one to two weeks. A rebuild of a typical early-stage product is usually six to twelve weeks, depending on scope and integrations.