Bubble vs Lovable

Bubble

Platform

56/100

Try with caution

Pick it if you are:: Non-technical founders building an MVP; Internal tools and admin panels
Top complaint:: Bubble workload unit pricing made bills jump
Price:: Free plan, paid from $26/mo

11 Bubble errors & fixes →

Lovable

AI Tool

55/100

Try with caution

Pick it if you are:: Non-technical founders validating an idea; Designers who want clickable, real prototypes
Top complaint:: Credits get burned on errors and failed fixes
Price:: Free plan, paid from $25/mo

11 Lovable errors & fixes →

Score Comparison

Overall

Pricing

Usability

Performance

Support

Reliability

Onboarding

Mobile

Security

Integrations

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Signals Comparison

Pricing

Bubble

Bubble workload unit pricing made bills jump(9/10)
Why is Bubble so expensive? Workload overages(8/10)
Hard to predict how many workload units an app will use(7/10)
Bubble free plan is too limited to launch(5/10)

Lovable

Credits get burned on errors and failed fixes(8/10)
Why does Lovable run out of credits so fast?(7/10)
Credits expire and cannot be refunded(5/10)

Performance

Bubble

Why is my Bubble app so slow?(7/10)

Lovable

Code gets messy after dozens of prompts(7/10)
Lovable preview stuck on 'Starting live preview'(6/10)

Customization

Bubble

Bubble vendor lock-in: no code export(8/10)

Lovable

Locked to React, Tailwind and Supabase(6/10)

Onboarding

Bubble

Bubble learning curve is steeper than 'no-code' suggests(6/10)

Lovable

Prototype looks great, production is another story(7/10)

Reliability

Bubble

Bubble backend workflows silently fail or stop(8/10)
Bubble outages take apps and editor down(8/10)

Lovable

Why does Lovable keep breaking things it already fixed? (bug loops)(8/10)

Integrations

Bubble

Bubble API Connector errors when initializing calls(6/10)

Lovable

GitHub sync cannot link an existing repository(6/10)
Supabase connection issue and no migration path(6/10)

Mobile

Bubble

Bubble native mobile builds don't show in TestFlight(6/10)

Lovable

Lovable cannot build native mobile apps(6/10)

Usability

Bubble

Bubble version control and merge conflicts(7/10)

Lovable

No signals

Security

Bubble

Bubble privacy rules hide data in live apps(6/10)

Lovable

Lovable apps shipped with missing row level security(10/10)

Support

Bubble

No signals

Lovable

Lovable support is slow or does not respond(7/10)

Pricing Comparison

Bubble

Free

Users: 1 app editor

Storage: 0.5 GB

Limits: 200 database entries across dev and live, no custom domain, no live mobile version, no overages or workload tiers (app goes offline when WU run out).

Starter

Popular

$59.00/mo

Users: 1 app editor

Storage: 50 GB

Limits: No branches, single editor.

Price is billed annually (monthly billing costs up to 20% more). Overages $0.30 per 1K WU; workload tiers $26-$539/month; extra storage $3 per 100 GB/month.

Growth

$209.00/mo

Users: 2 app editors

Storage: 100 GB

Limits: Only 75K more WU than Starter for $150 more per month.

Billed annually. Overages $0.30 per 1K WU unless you buy a workload tier.

Team

$549.00/mo

Users: 5 app editors

Storage: 1 TB

Billed annually. Overages $0.30 per 1K WU.

Workload tiers (add-on)

$26.00/mo

Limits: Not available on Free or Agency plans.

Prices shown billed annually; only for Starter, Growth and Team.

Enterprise

Free

Users: Custom

Storage: 1 TB+

Contact sales.

Lovable

Free

Users: Unlimited workspace members; up to 10 invited-only viewers per project

Limits: No custom domain, no .zip code download, no email support, up to 3 automations per person, smaller chat allowance

Daily credits do not roll over; no monthly plan credits; Try to fix beyond the 10 free uses consumes credits.

Pro

Popular

$25.00/mo

Users: Unlimited workspace members

Limits: Invited-only publishing limited to 10 people per project

Credits priced by request complexity, can run out fast when debugging; top-ups cost extra; credits expire after two months and are not refundable.

Pro (annual)

$20.83/yr

Users: Unlimited workspace members

Limits: Same as Pro

Annual credits expire one month after the annual period ends; no refund of the current period when cancelling.

Business

$50.00/mo

Users: Unlimited workspace members

Credits are priced higher than on Pro ($0.50 vs $0.25 each when converting old balances), so the same 100 credits cost twice as much as on Pro.

Business (annual)

$41.67/yr

Users: Unlimited workspace members

Annual credits expire one month after the annual period ends.

Enterprise

Free

Contract pricing; credits do not roll over; no daily chat or build credits.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Bubble	Lovable
Building
Visual drag-and-drop editor
Core
Prompt to full web app React, Tailwind and a backend
Chat and Plan modes Investigate before building
Version history and revert
Choose the build AI model Lovable picks it; you can pick models for in-app AI features
Data
Built-in database Separate development and live databases
Mobile
Native iOS/Android apps Builds and live versions limited per plan
Native mobile apps Web only; PWA or Capacitor wrap
Integrations
API Connector
Backend
Built-in backend (Lovable Cloud) Postgres, login, file storage
Supabase integration One Supabase project per Lovable project
Logic
Backend (API) workflows
Collaboration
Version control branches Custom branches from Growth
Code
Two-way GitHub sync Always creates a new repo
Code download (.zip) Paid plans only
Portability
Source code export Apps can't be exported as code
Billing
Overage cap Overages can be disabled
Publishing
Custom domains Paid plans only
Security
Security scan on publish Quick scan runs on every publish

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