Side-by-side comparison · Website & App Builders
Bubble vs Durable vs Framer
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Founders and small businesses building a serious app or software product without a developer, who are happy to spend time learning a visual editor.
Pick it if: Sole traders and small local service businesses that want a website and simple customer tools live the same day.
Pick it if: Founders, designers and marketers who want a great-looking marketing site without code.
Overview
| Attribute | Bubble | Durable | Framer |
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| In one line | Build real web and mobile apps without code, starting from a prompt. | Builds a small-business website in a minute, with a CRM, bookings and payments built in. | Design a stylish marketing site on a canvas and publish it, with AI doing the grunt work. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Freemium |
| Starting price | $0 | $25/mo | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | No | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | Bubble | Durable | Framer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1Winner |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | Bubble | Durable | Framer |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes | No |
| Desktop app | No | – | Yes |
| Browser extension | No | – | No |
| API access | Yes | – | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | – | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | – | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | – | Yes |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | – | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | – | – |
| Makes images | Yes | Yes | – |
| Makes video | No | No | No |
| Writes code | No | No | Yes |
| Runs agents or automations | Yes | – | Yes |
| Learns your brand or style | No | Yes | Yes |
| Works in many languages | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 11/ 17 | 5/ 17 | 11/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | Bubble | Durable | Framer |
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| Plans | Free $0 Building and testing before launch. | Free Free Seeing what your site would look like. | Free Free Learning the tool and building a draft. |
StarterOur pick $32/mo billed yearly Launching your first app. | LaunchOur pick $25/mo, or about $22/mo billed yearly Most small businesses going live. | BasicOur pick $10/mo A small business or portfolio site on your own domain. | |
Growth $119/mo billed yearly Apps with paying users and a second editor. | Grow $49/mo, or about $41/mo billed yearly Busier businesses using the AI tools a lot. | Pro $30/mo Growing sites with a real blog and more traffic. | |
Team $349/mo billed yearly Teams shipping a bigger product together. | Enterprise Custom Large companies and multi-site teams. | ||
Enterprise Custom Companies needing dedicated servers and SSO. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Build on Free until your app works, then move to Starter to launch. Paying monthly costs up to 20% more than yearly. Watch your workload units in the first few months, and only move to Growth when you need a second editor or more capacity. | Build on Free to see if you like the result, then move to Launch to go live on your own domain. Grow is only worth it if you have lots of customers or use the AI marketing tools heavily. | Basic is enough for most small business sites, and the free custom domain on a yearly plan makes it good value. Move to Pro when you pass 30 pages or want more than two CMS collections. Budget for extra editor seats at $20 a month if more than one person will design. |
Key features
Pros and cons
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Questions people ask
Which is better, Bubble, Durable or Framer?
Framer scores highest overall in our ratings (Bubble 3.6/5, Durable 4.0/5 and Framer 4.1/5). Bubble is best for launching a software product without a developer and Marketplaces, booking systems and client portals. Durable is best for A website for a local service business in minutes and online bookings from your site. Framer is best for startup marketing sites and portfolios.
Which is cheaper, Bubble, Durable or Framer?
Bubble: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Durable: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $25/mo. Framer: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $10/mo.
Which is easier to use, Bubble, Durable or Framer?
Durable rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Sole traders and small local service businesses that want a website and simple customer tools live the same day.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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