Choose how you want to maintain the app. We opened Base44’s data and code screens on 29 August 2026 and checked a saved portal edit on 7 September. The Bubble recordings show Bubble’s visual editor.
The recordings
Look at what each produced.
These recordings show the editors in use. They cover different sample apps and sessions, so they aren’t a timed build contest or a test of client-data isolation.
Open the data and permissions. Matches your answers
Base4447s clip
Records and app code share one dashboard.
The sample bookings were already there. We opened Security and then the code files. Code editing showed a paid-plan notice.
Bubble50s clip
You define the data type and its fields.
We added Full name and Signup date, then opened a Customer privacy rule. The clip shows where you edit the rule.
Limit of this test. These recordings use different sample apps and sessions. Opening privacy settings doesn’t establish a working access policy.
Start from an existing app. Matches your answers
Base4429s clip
A template gives you an app to begin changing.
The gallery includes a task-management app with a detail view. Templates using backend functions need a plan that supports them.
Bubble15s clip
The listing shows what the template includes.
We opened Canvas Building Framework. Its price and features belong to that template. Hosting remains a separate plan choice.
Limit of this test. We didn’t test every template. A template’s price and the plan needed to run it are separate.
A saved change in the Base44 portal. Matches your answers
Base4460s clip
On September 7, 2026, we changed a fictional request’s description as admin. We saved it and refreshed the preview. The new description remained.
The new description remained after refresh.
We saved the edit and refreshed the preview. The clip runs for 60 seconds at normal speed. The account email is masked.
Limit of this test. This is a Base44-only recording. An admin edit doesn’t establish what a client account can access.
Our reading of the evidence
Choose how you want to run the app.
Base44
For teams that expect to change the app through chat.
Base44 generates the pages, database and sign-in together.
Most app changes stay in Base44’s chat.
The catch: Code export requires Builder. Moving the backend can still need development work.
Choose Bubble instead when your team needs to inspect and edit workflow steps directly.
Paid plans start at $16 for Base44 and $29 for Bubble Web.
Base44 and Bubble let you build free. Publishing on Base44 is also free within the plan allowances. Bubble needs a paid plan for a live app. The prices below are monthly equivalents when paid annually.
Commercial signals for Base44 and Bubble, from the scan of September 7, 2026.
A free builder is not the same as free live publishing; the plan row above explains the difference. A public API lets other software work with app data: Base44’s developer tools and Bubble’s APIs. Check outages on the Base44 or Bubble status page.
Security standards are the vendors’ stated platform credentials. Base44 offers a training opt-out on Enterprise. The AI training row summarizes the linked terms, not a claim about what data has actually been used.
Base44 charges for the AI work used to build and run your apps. Bubble charges for the server work each project uses. A monthly plan price is only the starting point. Custom domains, external APIs and extra editors can change which plan you need.
What raises the bill, what the free plan excludes, and what leaves with you
Before you pay
Base44
Bubble
What makes the bill grow
Building and integration actions. More messages or app actions can require extra credits. Backend functions require Builder.
Running the app. Database operations and workflows consume workload. More usage can need an add-on or overage payment.
What free leaves out
Paid features. Publish a small app free, but pay for a custom domain, backend functions or source export.
Live publishing. Build in the development version. Publishing needs at least Web Starter.
What you keep if you leave
App source on Builder or above. Exporting files doesn’t replace the hosted database and sign-in.
Your data. Export records, then rebuild the app’s logic to host elsewhere. App configuration export is not standalone source code.
What does your next step cost?
Base44 and Bubble start free. Choose what the app needs and how you’ll pay. These are the starting plans for one web app with those features; extra usage can raise the bill.
AWhat does the app need next?
BHow will you pay?
Base44Matches your answers
$0/month
Free
No paid subscription
✓25 message credits/month (5/day) and 100 integration credits/month
✓Up to 5 apps, with free publishing
—No backend functions or app source export
Start with a small app. Publishing is free while your credit allowances cover it.
BubbleMatches your answers
$0/month
Free
No paid subscription
✓50,000 workload units/month
✓1 app editor and API Connector
—Development version only; no live publishing
Build and preview for free. A paid plan is required for a live web app.
Base44$40Bubble$29
ExploreLiveDomainAPIs
For a small live app, Base44 can stay free. With your own domain, Base44’s Starter plan is cheaper. Connect external APIs through backend functions and Base44 needs Builder, while Bubble Web Starter still covers the plan features. Usage charges are separate.
Base44 and Bubble start at $0. Base44 can publish within Base44’s free allowances; Bubble’s free version is for development.
Checked September 7, 2026. The full price list uses monthly billing. Annual prices in the calculator are monthly equivalents, paid for a full year. Bubble’s plans here are Web only. Base44 pricing · Bubble pricing · Base44 integration requirements.
15 key differences between Base44 and Bubble.
15 differences4 unconfirmed16 no recorded differences
This table includes the earlier checks from September 7, 2026 and later reviewed findings. Keep each answer’s date, source and scope together. Matching marks can involve different plans or ways of building.
Read the label with the mark. Reported Yes/No · Unconfirmed preserves an earlier answer; it doesn’t confirm current support. Open any answer for its scope and sources.
Base44 and Bubble: selected capabilities checked September 7, 2026
Capability
Base44
Bubble
Build and change the app
Build apps and websites
Create an app with pages, data and actions.Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
Describe the app in the AI chat; Base44 creates pages, data, sign-in and hosting, then use the preview before publishing. AI-generated output still needs review and testing.
AI-generated output still needs review and testing.
Requirement: Create an app with pages, data and actions.
Change an app through AI chat(Bubble: AI Agent is in beta)
Ask the builder to change the app in plain language.Matches your answers
✓
In Base44, use the app editor's AI chat. Discuss mode explores requirements before changes are made. Build requests change the app. Chat and build work consume message credits.
Chat and build work consume message credits.
Requirement: Ask the builder to change the app in plain language.
Adjust how pages and elements look.Matches your answers
✓
In Base44, use the Theme panel for app-wide styling, Edit mode for individual elements, or select an element and ask the AI chat for changes. Dynamically generated text must be changed through AI chat.
Dynamically generated text must be changed through AI chat.
In Bubble, open Preview to run the development version and test screens and workflows before deployment. Previewing doesn't publish changes to the live app.
Previewing does not publish changes to the live app.
Requirement: Open the current version before publishing.
Adapt pages to different screen sizes.Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
In Base44, ask for mobile, tablet and desktop layouts and test the result with the preview's device selector. Check the generated layouts on each device size.
Check the generated layouts on each device size.
Requirement: Adapt pages to different screen sizes.
Import a design(Base44 and Bubble offer a design import path. That doesn’t establish identical conversion or editing behavior.)
Start an app from an existing design.Matches your answers
✓
In Base44, import a Figma frame or attach a screenshot or design image to the prompt as a visual starting point. An imported design is a starting point. The generated app needs review.
An imported design is a starting point; the generated app needs review.
Requirement: Start an app from an existing design.
Store and manage the records the app uses.▶ watch demo 1Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
Describe the app's data; Base44 creates entities. Manage records from Data in the dashboard or through the SDK. The database is managed by Base44. Exported frontend code doesn't replace this service.
The database is managed by Base44; exported frontend code does not replace this service.
Requirement: Store and manage the records the app uses.
Let people sign in to the app.Matches your answers
✓
Choose the app's login and registration methods in its settings; Base44 supplies the sign-up, sign-in and password-reset flows. Choose the access and registration rules required by the app.
Choose the access and registration rules required by the app.
Store app records on the platform.Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
Describe the app's data; Base44 creates entities. Manage records from Data in the dashboard or through the SDK. The database is managed by Base44. Exported frontend code doesn't replace this service.
The database is managed by Base44; exported frontend code does not replace this service.
Let other software request app data.Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
In Base44, open the dashboard API page for generated references and code examples covering entity data, functions and agents. Download the OpenAPI specification when needed. Authentication and data permissions still apply.
In Bubble, enable selected data types in the Data API for incoming requests. Use Workflow API endpoints for actions and API Connector for outbound calls. Only expose the required types and apply privacy rules and authentication.
Only expose the required types and apply privacy rules and authentication.
Run a sequence of actions in the app.Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
In Base44, Builder or higher lets you create triggered workflows with conditions and waits. Choose a trigger, then describe steps in AI chat. Diagram edits also use AI. Recurring runs are at least five minutes apart.
Builder plan or higher. The visual diagram's edits still send a prompt to AI; this does not verify editing every step without AI chat. Older apps may use automations until migrated; recurring schedules run at most once every five minutes.
Requirement: Run a sequence of actions in the app.
In Base44, use the preinstalled SendEmail integration for registered users. Connect a verified custom domain on a paid plan to email people who have not signed up. External email providers and workflows require Builder or higher.
External email providers and workflows require Builder or higher.
In Bubble, add a Send email action to the app workflow, set its recipient and message, and trigger it from the relevant event. Configure the workflow and email delivery settings for the app.
Configure the workflow and email delivery settings for the app.
Build an agent that can carry out tasks.Matches your answers
✓
In Base44, create an app agent in Dashboard → Agents and give it data tools, functions or authorized connections. External connections require Builder or higher and the connected service’s permissions.
Connected services need authorization and appropriate permissions; external connections require Builder or higher.
Requirement: Build an agent that can carry out tasks.
Bubble connects apps to AI services and runs workflow actions. Creating a task-directed AI agent that chooses and carries out its own actions remains unconfirmed.
Requirement: Build an agent that can carry out tasks.
Exchange data with other software.Matches your answers
✓
In Base44, authorize a connector or add a custom API integration. Connectors and backend functions require Builder or higher. The connected service needs its own account and permissions.
Connectors and backend functions require Builder or higher; individual tools require their own accounts and access.
In Bubble, install a relevant plugin or configure an external service in API Connector, then use the call in the app’s workflow. Provider accounts, credentials and paid plugins may be required.
Provider accounts, credentials and paid plugins may be required.
Visual logic and conditions(Base44: Conditional rules are specified in plain-language workflow descriptions)
Define what happens when a condition is met.Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
In Base44, Builder or higher lets you create triggered workflows with conditions and waits. Choose a trigger, then describe steps in AI chat. Diagram edits also use AI. Recurring runs are at least five minutes apart.
Builder plan or higher. The visual diagram's edits still send a prompt to AI; this does not verify editing every step without AI chat. Older apps may use automations until migrated; recurring schedules run at most once every five minutes.
Make the app available online.Matches your answers
✓
Publish the reviewed app from the editor; Base44 hosts the live version and leaves unpublished edits in the editor until the next publish. Check data permissions and authentication before publishing.
Check data permissions and authentication before publishing.
Connect an owned domain in app settings, configure its DNS and let Base44 provision the secure connection. A custom domain requires Starter or higher. Domain ownership and DNS changes are required.
A custom domain requires Starter or higher; domain ownership and DNS changes are required.
In Bubble, a paid app plan lets you connect your domain in Settings → Domain/email. Set the supplied DNS records. Bubble issues and renews HTTPS certificates automatically.
Custom-domain publishing and removing Bubble branding depend on the project plan.
Work on the app with other people.Matches your answers
✓
In Base44, invite collaborators and workspace members with assigned roles. Team members can work in the shared editor and see comments and canvas updates together. Workspace roles and app access are separate controls.
Workspace roles and app access are separate controls.
In Bubble, invite collaborators and set their permissions for the editor, data and deployment access. Collaborator availability and limits depend on the project plan.
Collaborator availability and limits depend on the project plan.
Branches and merging(Bubble: Branches, version history, and permission settings require premium version control)
Work on separate versions and combine changes.Matches your answers
✓
In Base44, create a branch with its own chat and preview, then merge its changes into main after review. Branches share application data unless the preview is switched to test data.
Branches share application data unless the preview is switched to test data.
Requirement: Work on separate versions and combine changes.
Manage the codebase through GitHub(Base44 lists GitHub integration on Builder and above. Bubble’s app source export is explained in the side-by-side section.)
Keep app source in a separate version-controlled repository.Matches your answers
Unconfirmed
✓
Base44: Keeping the app's source in GitHub requires Builder or a higher plan.
The GitHub instructions save and sync plugin code. They do not establish a separate repository for the app’s source.
Source details haven’t been published for this answer.
Checked
Plugin marketplace
Browse installable additions to the builder.Matches your answers
Unconfirmed
Unconfirmed
Connectors and API integrations are documented, but a marketplace of installable builder plugins is not established.
Source details haven’t been published for this answer.
Checked
✓
In Bubble, browse and install plugins through the editor. Plugins can add interface elements, actions and API connections. Third-party plugins may require payment and their own service accounts.
Third-party plugins may require payment and their own service accounts.
Requirement: Browse installable additions to the builder.
App store publishing support(Base44 documents app-store file downloads on Builder and above. Store submission support does not establish that Base44 and Bubble use the same mobile technology.)
Prepare an app for distribution through app stores.Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
Base44: Builder and higher plans provide files for app-store submission. This does not mean the app uses a fully native mobile interface.
In Bubble, build native iOS and Android views and prepare App Store and Google Play releases. The relevant mobile plan, developer accounts, device permissions and store review are required.
The applicable mobile plan, developer accounts and store review are required; hardware permissions must be configured.
Requirement: Prepare an app for distribution through app stores.
Offer purchases inside a mobile app.Matches your answers
Unconfirmed
Unconfirmed
Base44 supports payments for physical goods. Digital app-store billing isn’t supported. The purchase type determines the answer.
Source details haven’t been published for this answer.
Checked
✓
Use Bubble’s native in-app purchase actions with Apple and Google product setup to sell digital goods and subscriptions. Store accounts, products and billing rules apply; Stripe for physical goods is a different path.
Store accounts, products and billing rules apply; Stripe for physical goods is a different path.
Mobile interface components(Base44 generates web controls that adapt to phone screens. Bubble has native mobile components. Test the generated Base44 controls on your target devices.)
Use controls designed for a mobile app.Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
Base44 generates web controls that adapt to phone screens. Test them on your target devices; a separate native component library is not established here.
Applies to responsive web interfaces generated for mobile screens. Build and test the generated mobile controls; the evidence does not establish a separate native iOS/Android component library.
Base44 generates booking and scheduling apps with responsive calendar layouts built in. The desktop view shows a full week; the mobile view collapses to a single-day focus with larger time slot targets. Both are generated from the same description, without writing breakpoint-specific CSS for each component.
Base44 AI agent builds your entire app from a single conversation, and every app it generates includes responsive layout as a default.
In Bubble, build native iOS and Android views and prepare App Store and Google Play releases. The relevant mobile plan, developer accounts, device permissions and store review are required.
The applicable mobile plan, developer accounts and store review are required; hardware permissions must be configured.
Requirement: Use controls designed for a mobile app.
Start from a ready-made app.▶ watch demo 2Matches your answers
✓
In Base44, choose a public app or website template, clone it into the workspace and customize the copy. A template using backend functions requires Builder or higher.
A template using backend functions requires Builder or higher.
Check whether the platform is reporting an outage.Matches your answers
✓
Use the public Base44 status page linked from the official troubleshooting guide to check platform-wide incidents. A clear platform status doesn't establish that a particular app is working correctly.
A clear platform status does not establish that a particular app is working correctly.
Requirement: Check whether the platform is reporting an outage.
Export app source code(Base44 requires Builder or above. Exported code can still depend on hosted services. Bubble exports data and app configuration, but not standalone app source code.)
Download the app’s source files to work on outside the builder.Matches your answers
Different availability
✓
Base44: Requires Builder. Exported code can still rely on hosted data and sign-in services; moving those needs development work.
Publish a live web app on a free plan(Within the free plan’s usage allowances. Bubble’s free version is for development. A live app requires a paid plan.)
Keep a working app online without a paid builder subscription.Matches your answers
Different availability
✓
Base44: A live app can stay online on the free plan, within its usage allowances.
Per-record and per-field permission rules on the data(Base44 supports record and field rules. Bubble privacy rules control record access, field visibility and direct edits through linked input fields. Changes made by workflows also need their own permission checks.)
Say who can read or change a given row, and a given field, as a rule rather than as code.Matches your answers
Different limits
✓
Base44: Record and field rules control who can read or change the app's data.
A visual trigger-and-action workflow builder in the product(Base44 requires Builder. Base44’s diagram edit controls open an AI prompt. AI makes the change. Bubble lets you change events, actions and conditions directly in the workflow editor.)
Pick what starts it, then chain the steps, without writing the automation as code.Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
In Base44, Builder or higher lets you create triggered workflows with conditions and waits. Choose a trigger, then describe steps in AI chat. Diagram edits also use AI. Recurring runs are at least five minutes apart.
Builder plan or higher. The visual diagram's edits still send a prompt to AI; this does not verify editing every step without AI chat. Older apps may use automations until migrated; recurring schedules run at most once every five minutes.
Requirement: Pick what starts it, then chain the steps, without writing the automation as code.
Package for the iOS & Android app stores(Base44 packages a web app for the stores. Downloading store files needs Builder. Bubble builds native apps with React Native and includes store submission tools. Publishing needs a mobile plan. Base44 and Bubble require your own developer accounts and store approval.)
The builder prepares the store submission, instead of you packaging the app yourself.Matches your answers
Different setup
✓
Base44 prepares a web-view app for the stores. Downloading the store files requires Builder and your own store accounts.
Edit workflow steps visually without AI chat(Base44’s workflow diagram has edit controls, but each opens the AI chat to make the change. Bubble exposes the workflow steps and their settings directly.)
Change the steps and conditions yourself in a visual editor, without asking AI to make the change.Matches your answers
Different availability
✗
For Base44, the diagram’s edit controls open AI chat to make the change. They do not let you edit the workflow logic directly.
We opened Base44’s data and template screens on 29 August 2026. The Bubble clips show Bubble’s database, privacy rules and template gallery. On 7 September, we saved an admin edit in Base44 and checked it after refreshing.
What we didn’t establish
These clips use different apps and sessions. The saved portal change was made as an admin. It doesn’t show what a client account can access. The recordings don’t test a complete move to another host.
Recordings and vendor documentation
The data and template clips show each editor in use. The mobile publishing, plan and export claims use vendor documentation. The Base44 portal clip supports only the saved change shown. A matching checkmark doesn’t mean Base44 and Bubble implement the capability the same way.
Code export starts at Builder. Moving the whole app takes more than a download.
Starter costs less, but Builder is the relevant plan if you need GitHub or code export. Exported pages may still depend on Base44 services.
Pick Base44 when chat is how you want to build, and budget for Builder if code handoff matters.
Bubble
The app’s logic stays on Bubble.
You can export records. You can’t export a standalone runnable app. A future move needs a rebuild, even if you paid for a higher tier.
Pick Bubble when visual control is worth staying on Bubble’s hosting.
Base44 and Bubble charge for usage.Base44 separates messages from integration actions. Bubble measures server work. Your user count alone doesn’t determine the bill.
Privacy rules need configuration on either platform. An admin preview doesn’t show what a client can access. Use separate client sessions before inviting real customers.
Your first move
Start free with the builder that fits how you’ll work