AI Generation vs Visual Builder
| Feature | Fabricate | Bubble | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
AI Generation | Limited | Fabricate | |
Visual Builder | AI | Bubble | |
Code Export | Limited | Fabricate | |
Database | Tie | ||
Authentication | Tie | ||
Performance | Fast | Variable | Fabricate |
Plugin Ecosystem | N/A | Large | Bubble |
Learning Curve | Low | Medium | Fabricate |
Bubble is one of the most powerful no-code platforms for building complex web apps visually. Fabricate takes a code-first approach—AI generates actual TypeScript/React code that runs on Cloudflare, rather than a visual runtime.
Performance: Bubble apps are slower due to their interpreted runtime. Fabricate generates native code compiled and deployed on Cloudflare Workers—up to 10x faster load times.
Code Ownership: Bubble locks you into their platform—you cannot export code. Fabricate gives you full TypeScript source code you can run anywhere.
Scalability: Bubble has documented performance limits at scale. Fabricate runs on Cloudflare Workers, which handles millions of requests per second globally.
Bubble can get expensive and performance suffers at scale. Fabricate generates real code that scales.
“Bubble was our first choice because of the visual builder. But Fabricate's performance and code ownership won us over for the production launch.”
Non-Technical Co-founder
Marketplace Startup
For AI-first development and code ownership, yes. Bubble has more plugins but less flexibility.
You'd need to rebuild, but Fabricate can create equivalent functionality faster with AI.
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