Head to head
Xano vs Bubble
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
41/100 | 52/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #6 | #2 |
| Confidence | Medium confidence | Medium confidence |
| External Reputation | 75 | 70 |
| AI Authority | 2 | 55 |
| Web Authority | 16 | 23 |
| Expert Assessment | 69 | 52 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | $85/month billed annually (Essential) · free tier: Free $0 — 1 workspace, 1 seat, 100,000 records, 1 GB DB SSD, watermarked images, REST APIs rate limited to 10 requests/20 seconds, U.S. region only, 24h audit logs, community support only | Reported at $29/month (web only), $42 with mobile, $59 for both — SECOND-HAND, sources disagree on which track $59 sits in; vendor pricing page not retrieved · free tier: Free plan at $0 reported for learning/prototyping only — cannot publish a live app on a custom domain; one source cites 50k workload units and 1 editor (SECOND-HAND, unverified) |
| Pricing model | Subscription (tiered) with paid add-ons | Subscription plus usage-based metering (workload units) |
| Best for | Semi-technical teams and agencies that already have a front end and need a compliant, region-selectable managed backend that survives real traffic without hiring DevOps. | Founders and small teams building a genuinely complex, data-heavy product — marketplace, two-sided platform or SaaS with real permissions and backend logic — who can absorb a months-long learning curve, will model workload-unit consumption before committing, and accept platform lock-in. |
| Avoid if | You want one tool that builds the whole app including the UI, you are a true no-code beginner, you are budget-capped below ~$85/month, or you need HIPAA without an extra $500/month. | You are a first-time builder needing to ship in weeks, need a predictable fixed bill that does not scale with your own traffic, need to own or port your source code, or are a design-led team requiring fine-grained CSS control. |
| Markets | SMB, Agencies, Mid-market, Enterprise, Startups | Startups, SMB, Agencies, Enterprise (custom-priced tier reported) |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | New York, USA |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.