Why choose Bubble.
Why Choose Bubble.io for Your App Development Needs?
We understand that entrepreneurs often face significant financial constraints when launching their ventures. Traditional app development can be costly, time-consuming, and confusing. This is why we recommend Bubble.io as a powerful, cost-effective alternative.
Cost Savings with No-Code Development
Bubble.io allows you to build fully functional web and mobile applications. Without the need for extensive coding knowledge. This approach significantly reduces development costs. There is no need for a large team of developers or to invest in expensive software tools. Instead, you can use Bubble’s to create your app quickly and efficiently.
Benefits of a Smaller Initial Investment
All this minimizes your initial investment while still achieving high-quality results. This means you can allocate resources to other critical areas. More money to spend on marketing, customer acquisition, and product development. The flexibility of Bubble.io also allows you to iterate fast based on user feedback. Engaging a small number of early adopters will help you to build a better product before launch.
What is Bubble?
Bubble.io is a powerful no-code full-stack development platform. This means users can build fully functional mobile and web applications – without writing a single line of code.
Founded in 2011 the platform has been around for a long time. In 2021 it raised $100m in funding which has helped it to reach millions of users and millions of apps. Not only that but $15B+ has been raised to expand apps started on Bubble.io.
You can read more about their origin story by clicking here.
Other drag-and-drop website builders focus mainly on static content. Bubble allows you to create dynamic, database-driven apps with complex workflows. Web apps are responsive and mobile apps are native and published to app stores.
Key Features of Bubble.io:
- Drag-and-Drop Builder: Easily design the app with a straightforward drag-and-drop editor.
- Workflows: Create complex logic that reacts to user actions and data changes.
- API Integration: Seamlessly connect with third-party APIs and external services.
- Responsive Design: Build apps that look great on both web and mobile devices.
- Scalability: Scale your app without worrying about server maintenance
Why is it worth considering?
If you don’t have a five-figure budget then Bubble.io is the only option. Even if you do, it still could make sense.
When compared to traditional development the following
- Development Speed: Bubble.io excels in rapid development. You to launch prototypes and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) in shorter timeframes. This allows faster validation of ideas and quicker iterations based on user feedback.
- Cost Efficiency: Traditional development often requires hiring a team of developers. Bubble.io reduces these costs by providing an all-in-one platform. A single place where you can build your app without extensive coding knowledge
- Flexibility: Traditional development does offer deep levels of customization. Yet, on Bubble.io custom scripts and its marketplace of 6000+ plugins are enough for most apps.
The community.
Another thing to consider is the Bubble community. There are thousands of users around the world who are on forums and ready to help. Dozens of YouTube channels provide how-to videos and Bubble has courses galore.
Our stated aim is to encourage micro and small businesses to engage with NoCode. It provides opportunities for organisations without massive budgets to create amazing apps.
We’d love for you to engage with the community, learn to use Bubble.io and start to do it all yourself.
Who else has used Bubble?
The breadth of use cases and examples of apps running on Bubble.io is bewildering. Everything from marketplaces, Software as a Service products, and AI apps, to apps working in the Finance sector.
The best thing to do is to check out the showcase on Bubble’s website by clicking here.
Is it secure and compliant?
In a word yes. It’s built with enterprise in mind. Companies that use Bubble.io include Amazon, L’Oreal, and Hubspot.
It is SOC 2 Type II compliant. There is built-in user authentication, vulnerability testing, and custom privacy rules.
You can find out more by clicking here.
How much is it?
You can start the build for free! This gets limited functionality but is enough to start building pages, logic, databases, and most plugins.
If you need to use API’s, back-end workflows, or want to publish a version then subscriptions start at just $29 per month. This will be enough to get you started with a prototype or MVP and your first batch of users.
Work Units
According to Bubble’s website, “Workload is a metric that represents the server resources needed to host, run, and scale apps built on Bubble.”
Workload is measured in workload units (WU) on a monthly basis, and it captures a variety of activities that Bubble apps perform, including database operations, workflows, and web interactions.
So searching the database, loading a web page, and running a logic workflow places a load on the servers and so consumes Work Units.
The basic subscription gives you 175,000 WU.
This may sound very confusing, and give you pause for thought. That’s a good thing! But remember – there are many apps built on Bubble that handle high workloads and remain highly profitable.
It is all about being efficient in how you build the app.
Check out the resources on Bubble’s website by clicking here.
Will Bubble do everything?
Not quite.
Sending Emails
Something very important is avoiding your app domain being marked out as a spammer. So, it’s essential to use an email delivery service to avoid this.
These services make sure your emails (and texts) don’t end up in spam folders. They also take care of deliverability, speed, and scale. Plus, it keeps you legal with built-in compliance tools.
Bubble uses SendGrid (https://sendgrid.com) out of the box. But you can use any other similar service that has API functionality.
Sendgrid costs around $19.99 per month for up to 50,000 emails. It also has functions that will handle all your marketing email lists.