Bubble.io

Bubble.io is a full-stack no-code platform from Bubble Group, Inc. that lets users build scalable web and mobile applications using visual editing and AI prompting. Over 3 million users have built apps on Bubble, ranging from internal tools to live SaaS products and consumer marketplaces.

Bubble replaces traditional development for non-technical founders by combining a visual app builder, a built-in database, backend logic, user authentication, and a vast plugin ecosystem in one tool. The platform serves teams who want to ship a real product without hiring engineers and without rebuilding from scratch when they outgrow a prototype.

Features:

• •Visual App Builder Design responsive web and mobile interfaces using a drag-and-drop editor with pixel-level control over layout, styling, and animations across screen sizes.
• •Built-In Database And Logic Define custom data types, set up relationships, and create complex backend workflows with conditional logic, scheduled events, and data manipulations without a separate server.
• •Native Mobile App Publishing Build and publish native iOS and Android apps directly to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store from inside the same Bubble editor.
• •AI-Assisted Development Use AI prompting to generate app elements, workflows, and data structures, speeding up the initial build phase before fine-tuning visually.
• •API Connector And Plugin Ecosystem Connect to thousands of external services through the built-in API Connector or pick from over 8,000 community-built plugins for payments, analytics, and communications.
• •REST API Access Bubble.io exposes a REST API so external tools and automations can read and write app data, useful when wiring a Bubble app into Zapier, n8n, or your own services.
• •Model Context Protocol (MCP) Support Connect Bubble apps to AI models and external data sources through MCP servers, enabling smarter, context-aware applications without writing custom glue code.
• •Browser Extension The Bubble Web Clipper extension captures and saves web content directly into your Bubble app's database for research, content aggregation, or curation use cases.
• •User Management And Security Implement granular user roles, permissions, and secure authentication flows to control exactly who can see and do what within your application.
• •Real-Time Data And Updates Display live data updates and enable real-time features like chat or notifications using Bubble's built-in real-time engine.

Pricing:

• •Free $0/mo, 50,000 workload units/month, core features, Bubble subdomain only.
• •Starter $29/mo billed annually, 125,000 workload units, custom domains, 1 live app.
• •Growth $119/mo billed annually, 500,000 workload units, 2-hour version history, 2 live apps.
• •Team $349/mo billed annually, 1,000,000 workload units, 1-day version history, 5 live apps.
• •Enterprise Custom pricing per year, dedicated capacity, SSO, audit logs, and SLA guarantees.

Limitations:

• •No code export, so leaving means a full rebuild Bubble does not allow you to export the underlying source code. If you outgrow the platform or want to migrate to a custom stack, you start completely from scratch. This is the most significant long-term risk.
• •Performance degrades with poorly structured apps Bubble can scale, but only if the app is built efficiently. Heavy real-time updates, unoptimised workflows, and poor data queries make apps feel slow. The platform does not protect you from architectural mistakes.
• •Native mobile is still maturing in 2026 Bubble's native iOS and Android builder (using React Native) is still in a maturing beta state. Teams needing a polished, fully production-grade mobile app alongside their web app will find the mobile capabilities limited and subject to change.
• •AWS-only hosting with no on-premise option All Bubble apps run on Amazon Web Services. Businesses in regulated industries (healthcare, finance, legal) requiring specific regional data residency or on-premise deployment cannot use Bubble for those apps.
• •Pricing scales steeply with app complexity Web plus mobile plans start at $59/mo but climb to $349/mo (annual) for team-level features. Agencies building multiple client apps quickly find that each production app requires its own paid plan.