Side-by-side comparison · Website & App Builders

Bubble vs Lovable

Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.

Bubble

3.6

From $0

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Best overall

Lovable

4.2

From $25/mo

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At a glance

Bubble3.6

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.

Lovable4.2

Best overallBest valueEasiest to use

Pick it if: Founders, marketers and small teams who want to launch a product or internal tool without hiring a developer.

Overview

Attribute	Bubble	Lovable
In one line	Build real web and mobile apps without code, starting from a prompt.	Chat your way to a full web app with a database and logins. No code needed.
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Starting price	$0	$25/mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Works with Claude Code	Yes	No

Rating breakdown

Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.

Attribute	Bubble	Lovable
Overall rating	3.6	4.2Winner
Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it.	3.0	4.5
FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together.	4.5	4.5
Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them.	4.0	4.5
Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan.	3.0	3.5
Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over.	3.5	4.0

Feature comparison

A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.

Attribute	Bubble	Lovable
Access & platform
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	–
Desktop app	No	No
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
AI abilities
Works with your files	Yes	Yes
Understands images	Yes	Yes
Makes images	Yes	No
Makes video	No	No
Writes code	No	Yes
Runs agents or automations	Yes	Yes
Learns your brand or style	No	No
Works in many languages	Yes	Yes
Capabilities score	11/ 17	10/ 17

Pricing

Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.

Attribute	Bubble	Lovable
Plans	Free $0 Building and testing before launch.	Free Free Testing an idea over a weekend.
	StarterOur pick $32/mo billed yearly Launching your first app.	ProOur pick $25/mo, or $250/yr billed yearly Anyone building something they plan to launch.
	Growth $119/mo billed yearly Apps with paying users and a second editor.	Business $50/mo, or $500/yr billed yearly Teams that need logins, roles and security controls.
	Team $349/mo billed yearly Teams shipping a bigger product together.	Enterprise Custom Large organisations rolling it out company-wide.
	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.	Start on Free to see whether the chat-to-build approach suits you. Move to Pro the moment you are building something real, and buy a higher credit tier rather than topping up if you run out most months. Business only makes sense once several people need to log in and manage the apps.

Key features

Attribute	Bubble	Lovable
Standout features	AI app generation Visual editor Built-in database and logins Native mobile apps API connector AI agent	Chat to build Lovable Cloud Lovable AI Visual edits GitHub sync Publish and custom domains

Pros and cons

Attribute	Bubble	Lovable
Pros	Proven for real products with paying customers Build complex logic without writing code Hosting, database, logins and security in one place Native mobile apps from the same account Big plugin library and community	Finished-looking apps with the least prompting of any builder here Database, logins and storage are built in from the first prompt Code syncs to GitHub, so you are never locked in Visual edits for small tweaks save credits Large community and plenty of tutorials
Cons	Takes weeks to learn the editor properly Workload-based pricing is hard to predict No code export, so you can't move your app elsewhere The free plan can't put an app live	Credits run out faster than you expect, and fixing its own mistakes costs credits too Hosting and AI usage inside your app draw from the same allowance as building Complex logic or unusual integrations often need a developer to finish The free plan is too tight to ship anything

Who each one is for

Attribute	Bubble	Lovable
Best for	Launching a software product without a developer Marketplaces, booking systems and client portals Web and mobile apps that share one database Apps that need complex logic and user roles	First versions of a product (MVPs) Internal tools Landing pages with forms and logins Giving a developer a head start
You'll find it used by	Solo founders Startups Small businesses Agencies Product teams	Solo founders Marketers Small teams Agencies

Questions people ask

Which is better, Bubble or Lovable?

Lovable scores highest overall in our ratings (Bubble 3.6/5 and Lovable 4.2/5). Bubble is best for launching a software product without a developer and Marketplaces, booking systems and client portals. Lovable is best for first versions of a product (MVPs) and internal tools.

Which is cheaper, Bubble or Lovable?

Bubble: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $0. Lovable: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $25/mo.

Which is easier to use, Bubble or Lovable?

Lovable rates highest for ease of use in our scores. Founders, marketers and small teams who want to launch a product or internal tool without hiring a developer.

Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.

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