Best for
Best for quickly validating an idea with a working full-stack prototype.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
AI App Builders Comparison
Bolt.new vs. Bubble
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for founders and teams that want to build and launch a full web or mobile app without engineers.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Bolt.new | Bubble |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free tier; paid credits above The free limits are reached quickly. | From $32 / month Starter, web only, billed monthly; $29 per month billed annually. Mobile only starts at $49 and web plus mobile at $69 monthly. A free plan covers building and testing. |
| Free trial | Free tier | Free plan |
| Commercial use | Yes | Yes |
| Output | Full-stack app in the browser, with automatic hosting | Web apps and native mobile apps built in one visual editor, with a managed database and user accounts |
| What it generates | Full-stack app, built and run in the browser through StackBlitz WebContainers | Web apps and native mobile apps built in one editor; the AI app builder can generate a complete app from a single prompt |
| Stack and frameworks | Multi-framework | No-code visual programming: you build by pointing and clicking instead of writing code |
| Auth and database | Not out of the box, needs external services | Managed database with separate development and live environments, plus built-in user management for signup and login |
| Hosting and deploy | Yes, automatic hosting, prompt to deploy | Apps run in the browser or install from the app stores as native apps, hosted on Bubble's infrastructure |
| Payments | Yes, Stripe for one-time payments and subscriptions, via Supabase or Bolt Database | Payments run through Bubble's official Stripe plugin: one-time charges and recurring subscriptions, with billing and plan management handled by Stripe |
| Access to the code | Yes, download the project as a zip or push it to GitHub | No-code visual editor, extended through community-made plugins |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Not stated | Community forum |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Bolt.new Free tier; paid credits above Bubble From $32 / month
- Free trial Bolt.new Free tier Bubble Free plan
- Company size Bolt.new Freelancers, Small and mid-sized Bubble Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Output Bolt.new Full-stack app in the browser, with automatic hosting Bubble Web apps and native mobile apps built in one visual editor, with a managed database and user accounts
- What it generates Bolt.new Full-stack app, built and run in the browser through StackBlitz WebContainers Bubble Web apps and native mobile apps built in one editor; the AI app builder can generate a complete app from a single prompt
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Bolt.new
Strengths
- No setup, seamless prompt to deploy
- Multi-framework flexibility
- Great for quick idea validation
Limitations
- Database and auth are not out of the box, they need external services
- Costs rise with larger codebases
- Free limits are reached quickly
Bubble
Strengths
- Builds web and native mobile apps in a single editor
- Generates a complete app from one prompt with the AI app builder, then lets you refine it
- Large ecosystem of community-made plugins and connectors
Limitations
- Priced in monthly workload units, so a busy app's running cost rises with usage instead of staying fixed
- The free plan cannot run a live app on a custom domain
Plans
Pricing
Bolt.new
- Free $0 Limits are reached quickly.
- Credits Not stated
Bubble
- Free $0 Build and test for free; launching an app requires a paid plan.
- Starter $32 Per month for web only ($29 billed annually). Mobile only $49, web plus mobile $69.
- Growth $134 Per month for web only ($119 billed annually). Mobile only $199, web plus mobile $249.
- Team $399 Per month for web only ($349 billed annually). Mobile only $529, web plus mobile $649.
- Enterprise Not stated Quoted by Bubble; handled through an account manager.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
Bolt.new
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Bubble
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Bolt.new https://bolt.new · no check date recorded yet
Bubble https://bubble.io · no check date recorded yet
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.