01
Confirm the routes out
We check your plan, how the code can leave, and how your MongoDB data can be exported today.
MIGRATE FROM EMERGENT
Your code and data
leave by separate doors.
Coming soon. We’re launching with Base44 migrations first. Contact us and we’ll let you know when Emergent migrations open.
Emergent says you own what you build, and the stack underneath is familiar: React or Next.js, Python or Node APIs, and MongoDB. Moving it means handling code, data, secrets and sign-in as separate jobs, then proving the app starts outside Emergent.
Coming soonWE’RE STARTING WITH BASE44
Contact usTO HEAR WHEN EMERGENT OPENS
WHAT MOVES
What exports,
and what stays behind.
Saving to GitHub is on Standard plans and above. On any plan, you can browse and copy files from the code view. Emergent says there’s no download button.
Usually moves
EXPORTABLE- Source code, through GitHub or by copying files
- MongoDB data, through a separate export
- Per-collection CSV files from the Database Viewer
Needs separate work
NOT IN THE CODE EXPORT- Environment variables and secrets
- Database contents
- Emergent Auth sign-in, if your app uses it
- The Universal LLM Key, if your app’s AI features use it
THE EMERGENT CATCH
Three things that
trip up a move.
The route to your data is the part to check first, because it decides how the rest of the migration gets planned.
Emergent’s data docs differ
One help page says you can export with mongodump or Compass at any time, after allowlisting IPs if needed. Its FAQ says production export isn’t currently self-serve and the managed cluster rejects external connections. We work out the current route for your app.
Backups aren’t your restore plan
Emergent keeps routine production backups for platform resilience, and says they aren’t a self-serve restore service. Before any move, we make sure you have your own copy of the data.
Live edits have no undo
Emergent notes that its Database Manager edits live data with no undo, and that deleting a project permanently removes the code and database. Export first, and keep the original until the new app has proved itself.
THE PATH
How an Emergent
move usually runs.
This is how we expect a move to run once we support this platform. Your current app keeps running until the new one is proven.
02
Rebuild the configuration
The code goes into a repository you control. We list the secrets, sign-in, AI keys and storage it needs, and set them up on your side.
03
Restore a fresh data copy
A new export is restored to the destination database and verified, including any object and file storage.
04
Start it outside Emergent
We deploy to your chosen host, verify the core workflows, then plan the final data copy and domain change.
Which Emergent plan do I need?
Save to GitHub needs the Standard plan or above. Lower plans can still copy files from the code view, which is slower and more error-prone for a large project. We’ll tell you what makes sense for yours.
Should I move my database to my own Atlas cluster first?
It’s an option worth weighing. Emergent offers Pro users with a published app a move to a MongoDB Atlas cluster they own, on a dedicated M10 cluster or higher. That gets your data into your own account, but going back requires contacting support, so it’s a decision to make deliberately.
Can you migrate my Emergent mobile app?
Emergent builds mobile apps with React Native and Expo. Mobile migration is quoted separately from the $199 web migration. See mobile app migration.
When can you move Emergent apps?
We’re launching with Base44 first. Contact us and we’ll let you know when Emergent migrations open, along with pricing.
SOURCES
Emergent: code/data ownership, exports and backupsEmergent: stack, self-hosting and database FAQEmergent: running apps on your own MongoDB Atlas
Vendor documentation checked November 2026. Plans and export paths can change, and every app gets its own review. AppExit is not affiliated with Emergent. Brand names belong to their owners.
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