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Bubble vs Sharetribe

An in-depth head to head comparison

In this article, read a side-by-side comparison between two no-code tools: Bubble and Sharetribe. We'll compare pricing, the benefits, the drawbacks, give examples of what you can and can't build, as well as our overall recommendation.

What is Bubble?

Bubble introduces a new way to build a web application. It's a no-code point-and-click programming tool. Bubble hosts all applications on its cloud platform.
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What is Sharetribe?

Sharetribe is the easiest way to create your own peer-to-peer marketplace website in the spirit of Airbnb, Fiverr or Etsy.
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Pricing

Bubble pricing

  • Free basic plan with the bubble.io domain, Bubble branding, limited data storage
  • $25/month - $115/month for custom domains and no branding, scheduled workflows, dev versions, and additional data storage

Sharetribe pricing

  • Free 30 day trial, but no free plan
  • $79/month with up to 100 users, a ShareTribe domain, and ShareTribe branding
  • $119/month - $239/month for more users, no ShareTribe branding, and a custom domain

Benefits

Bubble benefits

  • Powerful web app builder
  • Can build just about any type of web app
  • Can integrate APIs
  • Lots of templates
  • Active community

Sharetribe benefits

  • Great out-of-the-box marketplace software with ShareTribe Go
  • Includes much of what you want in a marketplace (payments, reviews, listings, etc)
  • Offers ShareTribe Flex - a low-code version. You need a developer, but can build a complex marketplace with anything you want at a much lower cost than starting from scratch.

Drawbacks

Bubble drawbacks

  • More difficult to create your app's design than other tools. However, as of November 2021, Bubble released a new responsive designer, which makes designing easier than in the past.
  • Published apps can be slightly slow

Sharetribe drawbacks

  • ShareTribe Go is a bit limited in design flexibility and checkout options
  • A bit expensive

What you can build

Bubble use-cases

  • Complex web apps - just about anything can be built
  • Apps that connect to APIs
  • Apps that scale

Sharetribe use-cases

  • Marketplaces like Airbnb and Fiverr with profiles, listings, payment, search, filtering, and reviews

What you can't build

What you can't build with Bubble

  • Native mobile apps

What you can't build with Sharetribe

  • Custom user experience (check out ShareTribe Flex, which requires a developer, or Bubble for more custom marketplaces)
  • A mobile app (Check out ShareTribe Flex, Glide, or Adalo)

Overall Recommendation

Bubble recommendation

Bubble is best for more complex web app MVPs and for building scalable web apps.

It's a really powerful tool that can build just about any web app, but also comes with a higher learning curve.

I’d use Bubble in cases where your use-case is too complex for Glide or Webflow.

Sharetribe recommendation

If ShareTribe Go fits your use-case, it’s the absolute best way to get your marketplace off the ground.

For marketplaces where you have more complex needs, I'd suggest building a custom marketplace in Glide, Bubble or ShareTribe Flex (based on your needs).

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