Bubble vs Draftbit (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Draftbit grades higher than Bubble: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bubble grades higher on features. Draftbit grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Bubble
No-code visual builder for web and native mobile apps, with AI
Draftbit
AI and visual builder for mobile apps, web apps and games
Which one is for you
Pick Bubble if
- Fits if you're building a full web app or a marketplace and don't write code
- Works for projects that need web, iPhone and Android apps on one shared backend
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you're just starting, at $32 a month billed annually ($39 monthly) before your app can go live, and $59 for web and mobile
- Not for you if you build with a partner, as Free and Starter don't support collaborators; Growth at $119 allows 2
- Skip it if you want a trial with no card, since the 14-day one takes a $1 pre-authorization
- Watch out: each plan has a workload allowance, and going over means buying a tier or paying overages
- Tight if you run several projects, because plans are bought per project
Pick Draftbit if
- Fits if you already pay for Claude or ChatGPT and want to point it at an app builder
- Works for one person shipping a small mobile app
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 1 open project and 20 agent runs a week
- Watch out: iOS and Android publishing, custom domains and code export start at $12 Standard
- Watch out: AI credits cost extra, from $5 for 1,000 credits
- Pricey if you add teammates, at $8 a seat on Standard and $16 on Pro
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABubbleFair | 2.4GPADraftbitFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStarter is $32 a month billed annually for web only ($39 monthly), $42 mobile only, $59 for both. That puts it in the dearest tenth of builders here, which starts at $30, against a $19 middle. You pay per project, a second editor means Growth at $119, and workload overages sit on top of all that. | B$12 a month on yearly billing, under the category's $16 cheap-quarter line, though the AI runs on your own subscription or paid credits. |
| Free plan and trial | CThere is a free plan and it never expires, with 50K workload units a month and both the web and mobile editors. But it's the development version: a live site, your own domain and an app-store release all need paying for. The 14-day Starter trial takes a $1 card pre-authorization too. | CFree forever, but 1 open project, 5,000 one-time credits and 20 agent runs a week. Store publishing and export are paid. |
| Features | BIt covers the whole job. AI drafts an app with a database and workflows, an in-editor Agent knows your pages and privacy rules and explains why something failed, and you keep visual control of design, logic and data. Native phone apps share the web backend. Branch version control needs Growth, so B. | CVisual editor, templates, a Supabase backend marked beta, web, iOS and Android publishing and GitHub export on paid plans. The listing marks the backend as beta. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record, and this is the steepest climb in the group. AI hands you a first version, then you're designing screens, defining custom events and workflows and setting privacy rules by hand in a visual editor. That's a real learning curve. | CNo store rating on record. A web builder where the work is building the app, and you bring your own AI subscription. |
| Platforms and integrations | BThe editor is a web app, with nothing to build in on desktop or phone. What it produces runs on the web and as native iPhone and Android apps on one shared backend. Plugins cover Stripe, Slack, Airtable and Zapier, and the API Connector is on the Free plan too. | BWeb editor that publishes to web, iOS and Android, with Supabase, GitHub, Claude Code and OpenAI Codex connections. |
| Best for | visual control over an app's logic and data | visual mobile app building on your own AI account |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Bubble and Draftbit. How we grade
Price against what you get
Bubble starts at $32 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Draftbit starts at $12 a month and scores 2.3.
Bubble scores higher, and starts $20 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI app builders on the chart, 12 score higher than Bubble for less, and 4 score higher than Draftbit for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Draftbit also covers AI agents.
At a glance
| Bubble | Draftbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $32 per month, billed annually (Starter, web only); $39 billed monthly | $12 per month, billed yearly |
| Free plan | Build in the development version with 1 app editor, 50K workload units a month and the web and native mobile editors. A live app needs a paid plan. | Free forever: 1 open project at a time, 5,000 one-time credits, 20 agent runs a week on your own AI account, and one-click publishing to draftbit.dev. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Starter plan for new apps, started within 10 days of creating the app | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Bubble Group, Inc. | Draftbit |
| Price read from | manual.bubble.io | draftbit.com |
| Checked | Nov 2, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Draftbit
- The Free plan allows 1 open project at a time and 20 agent runs a week on your own AI account.
- Publishing to iOS and Android, custom domains and code export need the $12 Standard plan or above.
- The AI itself is not included: agents run on your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription or API key, and extra credits cost $5 and up (1,000 credits per dollar).
- The pricing page shows yearly-billed prices; a monthly price is not displayed in the text we could read.
Key features
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.
Draftbit
- AI agents on your own account
- Builds with Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, using your own AI subscription or API key. Credits can be added for other models.
- Visual editing
- A drag-and-drop editor with live preview, plus hundreds of templates for mobile apps, web apps, websites and games.
- Built-in backend
- A Supabase backend is built in (marked beta on the pricing page), and apps can also connect to REST APIs.
- Publishing
- One-click publishing to the web on every plan, and to iOS and Android from the paid plans.
- Code export
- Paid plans allow full code editing and export to GitHub.
Plans
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 $32
per month, billed annually; from $39 billed monthly
Web only $32, mobile only $42, web and mobile $59 on annual billing. Live app, custom domain, 175K workload units and 1,000 AI credits 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.
Draftbit
Free$0
Build mobile apps, web apps and websites with AI help and visual editing, a built-in Supabase backend, and publishing to a draftbit.dev address.
Standard$12
per month, billed yearly
Unlimited projects, code editing and export, GitHub export, iOS, Android and web publishing, custom domains, no branding. Extra seats $8 a month.
Pro$24
per month, billed yearly
Adds 3 open projects, up to 5 agents at once, custom MCP integrations, simulators, test builds, over-the-air updates and priority support. Extra seats $16 a month.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom credit allocations, unlimited seats, SSO and SAML, custom SLAs, dedicated infrastructure and self-hosting options.
Ways to pay less
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 $32 a month paid annually against $39 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.
Draftbit
- Annual discount
20% off with yearly billing
The pricing page says yearly billing saves 20% on the Standard and Pro plans.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bubble or Draftbit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Draftbit is cheaper to start with: $12 a month, against $32 a month for Bubble. Bubble starts at $32 per month, billed annually (Starter, web only); $39 billed monthly, and Draftbit starts at $12 per month, billed yearly.
Which has a free plan, Bubble or Draftbit?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Bubble and Draftbit have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.