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Bubble

Free tier
Marketplace Builders bubble.io ↗

Overview

Bubble is a general-purpose no-code platform that can be used to build fully custom marketplace applications. Unlike purpose-built marketplace tools, Bubble gives you complete flexibility to design any workflow, UI, and data structure from scratch. This makes it ideal for marketplaces with unique business logic that doesn't fit neatly into template-based builders. The trade-off is that building takes more time and requires learning Bubble's visual programming model.

Best for: Founders with unique marketplace concepts that don't fit into template-based builders and who want full design control.

Key features

Pricing

Free tier available, paid from $29/mo Free tier available

Model: Monthly SaaS subscription

Pros & cons

Pros

  • + Unlimited flexibility — build any custom workflow
  • + Large ecosystem of plugins and templates
  • + Active community and extensive learning resources
  • + No vendor lock-in on marketplace-specific features
  • + Good for prototyping and MVPs

Cons

  • − Not marketplace-specific — you build everything from scratch
  • − Steeper learning curve than purpose-built marketplace tools
  • − Performance can be an issue at scale
  • − No built-in marketplace features (payments split, vendor management)

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