Full-stack builder · Ranked 27 of 33
Bubble
The old guard of no-code, still the deepest and still the most expensive to outgrow
Specification
| Category | Full-stack builder |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | USD 59 / month, billed annuallyStarter plan, billed annually. USD 69 billed monthly. Growth is USD 249 and Team USD 649 billed monthly. |
| Free tier | Yes |
| Pricing model | Free plan for building and testing only: it cannot buy workload tiers or enable overages, so it hard-stops at 50K workload units. Paid plans from USD 69 a month plus workload charges. |
| Official site | bubble.io |
| Community ratings | 42 |
| Last verified | |
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Capabilities
| Capability | Status |
|---|---|
| Full-stack backend | Yes |
| Database included | Yes, own store |
| Auth included | Yes, with privacy rules |
| Code export | No |
| GitHub sync | No |
| One-click deploy | Yes |
| Custom domain | Yes, paid plans |
| Mobile or native output | Native mobile apps run on React Native, with store publishing, build submissions and unlimited over-the-air updates |
| Team collaboration | Yes, paid plans |
| Public API or MCP server | Data and Workflow APIs, yes. No official MCP server, the editor API is not open, and every Bubble MCP in circulation is a community project |
| Self-hosting the output | No |
Axis scores
- Reliability16%
- 4.2
- Integrations16%
- 4.5
- SEO and GEO13%
- 3.2
- Design quality12%
- 3.4
- Agent performance10%
- 3.1
- Speed9%
- 3.0
- Value9%
- 2.8
- Scalability7%
- 3.6
- API and MCP access5%
- 3.2
- Code ownership3%
- 2.2
Every axis is scored from 0 to 5 stars. The percentage is that axis's published weight in the overall 3.5 rating.
Interface
Our assessment in one line
Still the most capable platform here, still the hardest to leave. Bubble scores 4.5 on integrations because thirteen years of plugins and a large contractor market genuinely solve problems the AI-native tools cannot, and its native mobile story is better than we published: the vendor's own FAQ says "In Bubble, native mobile apps run on React Native", with store publishing, build submissions and unlimited over-the-air updates, so calling it a wrapper was inaccurate. The Data and Workflow APIs are real and useful. What does not exist is an MCP server: the vendor's March 2026 founder AMA says it is "on our radar, but not on the roadmap yet", the editor API is not open either, and every "Bubble MCP" you will find is a community project on forum.bubble.io. The other costs are unchanged: no code export at all, one of the weakest performance profiles in the index at 3.0 on speed, and workload pricing that surprises people in month three, though storage at least is published flatly at USD 3 per 100 GB a month. Choose it deliberately, with an exit you have accepted you do not have.
The full review has the verdict, the dissenting view and 42 user ratings