Own your code: what an exportable AI-built app really means
Not a marketing line — a concrete promise about exports, runtimes, and where your software runs.
Owning your code means exporting the entire running application — React front end, Node services, Postgres schema with migrations — with no proprietary runtime and no locked backend, so it runs on your own infrastructure and keeps working if you ever leave the platform.
The whole repository
With Dual7 you can export the complete codebase — the React front end, the Node services, and the Postgres schema with its migrations. Front to back, nothing withheld. It's standard code your team already knows how to read, audit, and extend.
- No proprietary runtime — nothing about the app depends on Dual7 to execute.
- No locked backend — the services and database are yours, in standard form.
- Run it anywhere — your cloud, your VPC, on-prem; deploy on infrastructure you trust.
The ownership test
"You own your work" appears on most AI builders' sites. These questions separate the marketing line from the fact — ask them of any platform, including the ones we're compared against:
| Question | Dual7's answer |
|---|---|
| Can I run the app without the vendor? | Yes — export it and deploy on your own infrastructure; nothing phones home. |
| Is the backend included in the export? | Yes — Node services and the Postgres schema with migrations, not just the frontend. |
| Is there a proprietary runtime? | No — standard React, Node and Postgres, nothing that only executes on our platform. |
| Can my team read and modify the code? | Yes — it's conventional, typed, reviewable code, and modifying it doesn't void anything. |
| Can I bring my own auditors? | Yes — you hold the source, so any security review you commission can see everything. |
| What happens if I stop paying? | The exported software keeps running. Ownership isn't rented. |
Ownership you can verify
Because you have the actual source, you can run your own security review, bring your own auditors, and confirm exactly what the software does. 'Trust us' isn't part of the deal — reading the code is. And if you ever leave, the software keeps running without us. That's the practical hedge against vendor lock-in.
Build once. Own forever. The code is the deliverable, not a hostage.
Frequently asked questions
Do you really own the code an AI app builder generates?
Legally you usually own what's generated — practically you only own what you can export and run. If the backend stays on the vendor's managed services or a proprietary runtime, you own a frontend and a dependency. The test is whether the application keeps running if the vendor disappears.
Can you self-host an app built with Dual7?
Yes. The export is a complete, standard repository — React front end, Node services, Postgres schema and migrations — deployable on your own cloud, VPC or on-prem infrastructure with no connection back to Dual7.
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