Adalo vs Bubble

Adalo

• Non-developers who want one project to ship to iOS, Android and the web
• Apps built around a relational database, such as bookings or directories
• Buyers who want a flat monthly fee with no usage-based charges

Bubble

• Founders building a full web app or marketplace without writing code
• Builders who want visual control over logic and data, not only prompts
• Projects that need web, iOS and Android apps on one shared backend

Adalo

• The Free plan lists 0 published apps and 500 records per app; custom domains and app store publishing start on Starter.
• Plans cap published apps and editors: Starter allows 1 app and 1 editor, Professional 2 apps and 5 editors.
• Custom actions, external collections, push notifications and geolocation need Professional or above.
• Publishing to the app stores also needs an Apple Developer account ($99 a year) and a Google Play account ($25 one-time).

Bubble

• The Free plan covers development only; a live website, custom domain or app-store release needs a paid plan.
• Plans are bought per project, and the 14-day Starter trial takes a $1 card pre-authorization.
• Each plan has a monthly workload allowance; going over means buying a workload tier or paying overages.
• Free and Starter do not support collaborators; Growth allows 2 app editors and Team 5.

Adalo

Visual multi-screen canvas

Every screen of an app sits on one drag-and-drop canvas, assembled from more than 200 components, and can be previewed on a mobile device.

Ada AI assistant

Ada builds and edits an app from natural-language prompts. It is labeled beta, is included on every plan, and is not charged by tokens or usage.

Native iOS, Android and web output

One app version publishes as a responsive web app and as native iOS and Android builds. Publishing to the App Store and Google Play starts on Starter.

Built-in Postgres database

Each app has a hosted relational database with collections and 8 data types. Free allows 500 records per app; paid plans measure storage per team, from 5GB.

External data and custom actions

From Professional, apps can call any REST API through custom actions and external collections and can connect Google Sheets. The Xano integration needs Team.

Payments and automation

Stripe payments are available on every plan. Zapier can act on data changes on Free and Starter, and on any action from Professional.

Bubble

AI app generation

Describe an idea and Bubble AI proposes a feature list, then generates a working app with a database and workflows that you go on to customize.

AI Agent in the editor

An in-editor assistant that knows the app's pages, workflows, data types and privacy rules, and can add elements, change workflows or explain why something fails.

Visual editor

Design the interface, define custom events and workflows, and manage data visually. Web and mobile apps are built in the same editor.

Native mobile apps

Native iOS and Android apps run on React Native and share the web app's database and workflows. Paid plans include 5 to 20 build submissions a month.

Plugins and API Connector

Bubble-made plugins cover services such as Stripe, Slack, Airtable and Zapier, and the API Connector, included on the Free plan, links to other services.

Version control

Starter has basic version control. Growth adds premium version control with 10 custom branches, and Team raises that to 25 and adds sub apps.

Adalo

• Free$0

  Unlimited test apps and screens, 500 records per app, 1 app editor, a hosted Postgres database and the Ada AI assistant.

• Starter$36

  per month, billed annually; $45 billed monthly

  1 published app and 1 editor. Adds custom domains, custom fonts and App Store and Google Play publishing, and removes Adalo branding.

• Professional$52

  per month, billed annually; $65 billed monthly

  2 published apps and 5 editors. Adds custom actions, external collections, push notifications, geolocation and app analytics.

• Team$160

  per month, billed annually; $200 billed monthly

  5 published apps and 10 editors. Adds the Xano integration, the Collections and Notifications APIs, white labeling and priority support.

Bubble

• Free$0

  Development version only: 1 app editor, 50K workload units a month, 6 hours of server logs, the API connector and on-device mobile testing.

• StarterFrom $29

  per month, billed annually; from $32 billed monthly

  Web only $29, mobile only $42, web and mobile $59 on annual billing. Live app, custom domain, recurring workflows and 175K workload units a month.

• GrowthFrom $119

  per month, billed annually; from $134 billed monthly

  Web only $119, mobile only $169, web and mobile $209 on annual billing. 2 app editors, 10 custom branches and 250K workload units a month.

• TeamFrom $349

  per month, billed annually; from $399 billed monthly

  Web only $349, mobile only $449, web and mobile $549 on annual billing. 5 app editors, 25 custom branches, sub apps and 500K workload units.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom workload units, a choice of hosting location, a customizable server, a dedicated support team and payment by invoice or ACH.

Adalo

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  Adalo's pricing page shows Starter at $36 a month billed annually against $45 billed monthly, with the same 20% saving on Professional and Team.

Bubble

• Annual discount

  Save up to 20% with annual billing

  The pricing page advertises up to 20% off annually. In Bubble's manual, web-only Starter is $29 a month paid annually against $32 monthly, and web-only Team is $349 against $399.

• Education

  Student and classroom discounts

  Bubble says it offers discounts to students on all plans and group discounts for educational institutions. The amount is not listed; requests go through a contact form.

• Nonprofit

  Nonprofit discount on all plans

  Nonprofit organizations get a discount on all plans, according to the pricing page. The amount is not listed; requests go through a contact form.