Bubble vs Softr vs Lovable

Compared on	Bubble Free plan · from $29/mo VisitRemove	Softr Free plan · from $19/mo VisitRemove	Lovable Free plan · from $21/mo VisitRemove
What it is	No-code builder for web and native mobile apps, with AI prompting	AI app builder for internal tools and portals, with databases and workflows	AI app and website builder that creates apps from chat prompts
Free plan	Development version only (no live app), 1 app editor, 50K workload units/month, 6 hours of server logs	Free forever; 5 app users in total (team and client combined)	5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month), workspace-private projects, unlimited collaborators, 5 lovable.app domains; no custom domains, code editing or code download; no credit card needed
Cheapest paid plan	$29/mo billed annually (Starter (Web))Bubble pricing	$19/mo billed annually (Basic)Softr pricing	$21/mo billed annually (Pro)Lovable pricing
What it covers	175K workload units/month, live website and custom domain; the Web & Mobile Starter plan is $59/month billed annually.	5 team users and 5 client users, with no extra-user add-ons.	100 monthly credits plus 5 daily credits; larger credit tiers cost more; unlimited users.
Free trial	Free trial offered on Starter (length not stated on the pricing page)	7-day trial of Business-plan features on sign-up, no card needed; adding a card extends it to 14 days	None stated
Platforms	Web	Web	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	8K plugins	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No	No
Good for	Building a customer portal or marketplace app without code Launching a web app and a matching mobile app from one project Building a first version of a product to test a business idea	Building a client portal where customers log in to see their own information Creating an internal tool, team intranet or knowledge base Setting up a simple CRM or inventory tracker for a small business	Turning a product idea into a working prototype from written prompts Building an internal tool or a simple website Letting a small team work on one app without per-seat fees
Watch out for	Free plan is for development only: no live app or custom domain Workload units are capped per plan; extra workload is bought as an add-on The Free plan has 1 app editor; Growth allows 2 and Team 5	Free plan: 5 app users in total Basic caps app users at 5 team and 5 client users, with no add-ons Extra app users are only available on Pro and Business and are billed monthly	Free plan: 5 daily credits, capped at 30 a month, with no code editing or download Custom domains and removing the Lovable badge require Pro SSO, internal publishing and personal projects require Business
Made by	Bubble Group, Inc.	Softr	Lovable

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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