Bubble
Create database-backed web and native mobile applications with visual workflows and an AI-assisted builder.
Visual database-backed web/native mobile app creation, workflows, hosting, API Connector, plugin ecosystem and AI Agent cover sophisticated MVP and operational systems.
G2's 166 reviews favor building speed and flexibility but repeatedly note an advanced learning curve, stability friction and lock-in; this is desk evidence only.
All three platform variants have current public monthly and annual prices, but workload units, credits and optional add-ons make ongoing expenses harder to model.
API/plugin reach and vendor-stated SOC 2 Type II support are positive; customer-created privacy rules and secure backend workflow design remain shared responsibilities.
Scored by Shikha Goyal
Quick facts
- Vendor
- Bubble Group, Inc.
- Pricing model
- freemium
- Plan pricing
- $32/mo billed annually for Starter Web ($384/year); $39 month-to-month; free to build
- Free plan
- Yes — check limits
- Free trial
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- 11/4/2026
About Bubble
Bubble is a no-code app development and hosting platform for building production web applications and native iOS/Android projects with visual page design, database records, backend workflows, integrations and plugin components. Its AI Agent can help draft and revise app elements, but developer review of privacy rules and logic remains essential. A free tier supports development and testing with 50,000 monthly workload units and 500 monthly AI credits; publishing requires a paid plan. For web-only projects, Starter is $39 monthly or $32 monthly equivalent billed annually, Growth is $134/$119 and Team is $399/$349. Mobile-only and combined web/mobile products have higher, separate rates. Enterprise is custom priced. Workload units meter running apps, while AI credits meter builder assistance; variable runtime usage and plugin costs should be budgeted in addition to the subscription. Bubble is strongest for custom applications whose business logic benefits from a visual development environment without maintaining a traditional backend.
Best for
Startup founders, agencies, internal app teams and non-developer builders shipping custom SaaS MVPs, marketplaces, workflows and database-driven applications.
Bubble pros and cons
Pros
- Unified visual editor, database, authentication, server workflows and hosted deployment reduce the number of external services needed for an app.
- Free tier allows meaningful building and testing, including mobile device previews, before purchasing a launch plan.
- Official pricing separately covers web, native mobile, and combined projects, letting customers select app destinations.
- Plugin marketplace, APIs and third-party connectors extend a custom app without writing every integration from scratch.
- Growth and Team add multiple editors, versions, longer logs and application security checks as projects mature.
Cons
- −More complex workflows, performance optimization and data privacy rules take time to learn despite a no-code interface.
- −Publishing is paid; web+mobile project subscriptions cost more than web-only prices.
- −Workload units, AI-credit purchases, plugin subscriptions and file storage can increase operational cost unpredictably.
- −Bubble apps rely on Bubble's hosted platform and visual workflow model, creating migration/vendor-lock-in considerations.
- −G2 customer feedback reports learning-curve, price and occasional bug or reliability concerns; none were reproduced by Toollers.
Features
Platforms
Integrations
Pricing — verified 11/4/2026
What you’ll actually pay
Development/testing only; 50,000 monthly WU and 500 AI credits, API Connector, web debugger and mobile device previews. Does not publish a production web app or store app.
$39 monthly or $32 monthly equivalent billed annually ($384/year); 175,000 WU, 1,000 AI credits, live web and custom domain.
$134 monthly or $119 equivalent billed annually ($1,428/year); 250K WU, 2,000 AI credits, 2 editors and 14 days server logs.
$399 monthly or $349 equivalent billed annually ($4,188/year); 500K WU, 4,000 AI credits, 5 editors, 25 branches.
$49 monthly or $42 equivalent billed annually ($504/year); native iOS/Android publishing plan, not equivalent to Web Starter.
$199 monthly or $169 equivalent billed annually ($2,028/year); Growth-level mobile app usage and collaboration.
$529 monthly or $449 equivalent billed annually ($5,388/year); Team-level mobile deployment collaboration.
$69 monthly or $59 equivalent billed annually ($708/year); a shared project with live web and mobile destinations.
$249 monthly or $209 equivalent billed annually ($2,508/year); combined app destinations and Growth features.
$649 monthly or $549 equivalent billed annually ($6,588/year); combined web/mobile destinations and Team controls.
Custom quote for web/mobile deployments, flexible workload, hosting geography, SSO and support.
Official pricing / availability source · Checked 4 November 2026. Confirm current taxes, regional terms and allowances. A listed plan is not necessarily the cheapest option.
Editorial verification: 11/4/2026. Check the vendor's site for current pricing.
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