Quick answer
Bubble - Bubble's free plan is a visual, no-code editor with 50K workload units a month, 1 app editor, 6 hours of server logs, and built-in web and native mobile tooling, no card required. Lovable's free plan is an AI prompt-driven builder with a smaller daily credit grant: 5 build credits a day (up to 30 a month), plus separate monthly pools for Cloud hosting and in-app AI features.
How the free tiers compare
Bubble's free plan gives 50K workload units a month on one app editor, 6 hours of server logs, and a full toolkit for web and native mobile development, with no credit card needed. Lovable's free plan resets 5 build credits daily (30 a month) and adds 20 Cloud hosting credits and 4 AI feature credits each month, under Lovable branding on lovable.app domains. Bubble's Starter plan is $59 a month billed annually; Lovable does not publish a price for any paid tier on its pricing page.
Bubble vs Lovable free tier, side by side
| BubbleFTV 67 | LovableFTV 39 | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan usageDifferent units: Bubble meters in workload units, Lovable in build/hosting/AI credits. | 50K workload units/month | 5 build credits/day (up to 30/month), plus 20 Cloud hosting credits/month and 4 AI feature credits/month |
| Editors / apps on the free plan | 1 app editor | No published app cap; limited by the credit balance instead |
| Server logs | 6 hours | Not published as a separate figure |
| Built-in toolkit | API connector, component library, web debugger, native mobile editor, mobile debugger, on-device testing | AI prompt-driven build flow, GitHub-independent hosting on lovable.app |
| Credit card required | Not required | Not stated on the pricing page |
| First paid plan price | Starter - $59/month billed annually | Not published on the pricing page |
After you outgrow the free tier
Bubble's Starter plan is $59 a month billed annually and raises the workload allowance from 50K to 175K units a month. Lovable's pricing page publishes no price for any paid tier.
Cost at real usage
| Usage | Bubble | Lovable |
|---|---|---|
| Outgrowing the free planLovable publishes no paid-tier price on its pricing page. | $59/month (Starter, billed annually) | Not published |
Estimates, not quotes. Usage-based rates change - verify with the vendor's pricing page before committing.
When to pick each one
Pick Bubble when…
- You want a confirmed no-credit-card sign-up.
- You're building visually, dragging and configuring rather than prompting.
- You want native mobile tooling built in: a mobile editor, mobile debugger, and on-device testing.
- You want built-in server logs (6 hours) and an API connector on the free plan.
Pick Lovable when…
- You'd rather prompt an AI to build than assemble a visual editor by hand.
- You want a credit refresh every day instead of a single monthly allowance.
- You want hosting usage tracked in its own pool, separate from build credits.
- You're fine publishing on a lovable.app subdomain while on the free plan.
Bottom line
Bubble is the more feature-complete free plan for building a single app visually, with native mobile tooling included and no card required. Lovable is the faster prompt-driven path, with a daily credit refresh, but its next tier's price isn't public.
Read the full listings: Bubble and Lovable. Scores use the FTV methodology at /ftv. Browse more head-to-heads on /compare, or see the top-ranked free tiers on /top.