Overview
Bubble is a no-code platform for building full-stack web and mobile apps. An AI agent can generate a starting app from a prompt, which you then refine in a visual editor covering design, a built-in database, privacy rules and workflows. Apps are hosted by Bubble, and native iOS and Android apps can be published from the same project as a web app. Bubble also exposes a Data API and Workflow API so outside systems can read data and trigger workflows.
Label: Vendor-described — Captured from the vendor's own materials. Not independently verified.
Best for
- Founders and small teams building an MVP or SaaS product without hiring developers
- Agencies and freelancers building custom web apps, marketplaces and internal tools for clients
Key features
- AI app generation from a text prompt
- Visual editor for UI, database, privacy rules and workflows
- Built-in hosting, user auth and automatic scaling
- Native iOS and Android publishing from the same project
- Plugin marketplace and API connector
- Data API and Workflow API
What it does
- AI agent that generates a starting app from a prompt
- Visual editor for design, data, privacy rules and workflows
- Built-in database and user authentication
- Managed hosting with automatic scaling and one-click deployment
- Native iOS and Android apps from the same project as the web app
- Plugin marketplace and API connector for third-party services
- Data API and Workflow API for incoming requests
Use cases
Not mapped to a use case yet.
Drawbacks & cautions
- Free plan apps are development versions only; a live site, custom domain and app-store publishing need a paid plan
- Usage is metered in workload units, with pay-as-you-go overages on paid plans
- File storage beyond the plan costs $3 per 100 GB per month, and plugin subscriptions are priced separately
What users say
Capterra reviewers are largely positive, crediting Bubble with letting non-coders ship real apps, while noting a steep learning curve and rising costs at scale. Trustpilot reviews are much harsher and focus on billing, cancellation and support problems.
What people like
- Lets non-developers build working apps and MVPs quickly with a visual editor capterra.com, uk.trustpilot.com
- Database, workflows and integrations in one place reduce the need for separate tools capterra.com
- Active community forum and documentation help when stuck capterra.com
Common complaints
- Steep learning curve despite the no-code pitch; fixes can break other parts of an app capterra.com, uk.trustpilot.com
- Workload-unit pricing gets expensive as app traffic grows capterra.com, uk.trustpilot.com
- Trustpilot reviewers report renewals or charges after cancelling and refused refunds uk.trustpilot.com
- Responsive design and performance on large pages can be hard to get right capterra.com
Scores are shown as each site published them on the date checked. They come from those sites' reviewers, not from us, and they never affect our rankings. Ratings based on fewer than 10 reviews are left out. The summaries are our own words, gathered Oct 22, 2026; follow the links to read the reviews.
Alternatives
- Airtable — No-code relational database and app builder with AI agents, interfaces and automations
- Base44 — No-code AI platform that builds apps, websites and AI agents from plain-language prompts
- Bolt.new — Chat-based AI builder for websites, web apps and prototypes with built-in hosting and databases
- Softr — No-code builder for client portals, internal tools and business apps on top of your data
Evidence
| Fact | Label | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| capabilities | Vendor-described | bubble.io | Oct 22, 2026 |
| hasApi | Vendor-described | bubble.io | Oct 22, 2026 |
| pricing | Vendor-described | bubble.io | Oct 22, 2026 |
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