Automattic launches Spacefast to publish AI-built apps and sites

In short: Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, launched a new service called Spacefast to help people publish websites and apps they create with AI tools.

What happened

Automattic has introduced Spacefast, a platform that lets users deploy, meaning put a project online so other people can use it. The goal is to make it easier to take “vibe-coded” projects, which are apps and sites made with help from AI chatbots, and turn them into real, working services.

Spacefast includes the behind-the-scenes basics many projects need. This includes a database (a place to store information), authentication (logins and user accounts), file uploads, email sending, and analytics (simple traffic and usage stats). You can think of it like a starter kit that adds plumbing and electricity to a house you already sketched.

Users can connect Spacefast to AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude, or connect a Git repository (a shared folder that tracks code changes, like a “save history” for software). TechCrunch reports the product is led by Batuhan Icoz, who began it during an internal hackathon at Automattic. Automattic soft-launched Spacefast in September and is now launching it more broadly.

Why it matters

More people are building simple sites and tools with AI instead of using traditional website systems like WordPress. Spacefast is Automattic’s attempt to stay relevant in that shift and to compete with services like Lovable and Emergent. It also aims to help companies reduce “IT sprawl,” meaning teams using many different online services that become hard to manage in one place.

Source: TechCrunch AI