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Bubble alternative with code export: Luna Park vs Bubble

Hugo Attal
By , Founder, Technical Lead · · 3 min read
Pricing
  • Your code
    Download the full app as Vue and Node.js.
  • Flat price
    One license, whatever your traffic or users.
  • Full logic
    Loops, functions, typed data, and npm packages.

Bubble and Luna Park both build full-stack apps without code. Bubble runs your app on its platform. Luna Park compiles it into a Vue and Node.js application that you own and host anywhere.

Sunset Park in the Luna Park editor
Sunset Park, a demo site built with Luna Park.

At a glance

Both build full-stack apps without code. The main differences: code ownership, pricing, and hosting.

Luna ParkBubble
LogicVisual scripting graphs, compiled to JavaScriptWorkflows, run by Bubble's engine
DatabasePostgreSQL: joins, aggregates, transactionsBubble database: searches with constraints
BackendRoutes and cronsBackend and scheduled workflows
Code exportVue + Node.js source (Pro)No (source)
HostingAnywhere Managed hosting in late 2026Bubble only
PricingFree, or Pro at €25/month or €300 oncePlan + usage (workload units)
PlatformsWeb PWA Desktop Android iOSWeb Android iOS
EcosystemYoungVery large plugins, templates, agencies

Example: a waitlist form

Visitors enter their name, email, and favorite ride, and get a ticket number.

Luna Park

  1. Place the fields and a button, each field bound to a variable.
  2. On click, a graph sends the variables to a backend route and shows the ticket.
  3. The route inserts a row in the Waitlist table and returns its id.

Bubble

  1. Place the inputs and the button.
  2. Create a Waitlist entry data type.
  3. Add a workflow: "When button is clicked", then "Create a new thing".
  4. Protect the data with privacy rules.
The click logic of the waitlist form
On click: read the fields, call the route, show the ticket.
The Join Waitlist backend route
The route: receive the body, insert a row, return its id.

Code export

Each node compiles to a line of JavaScript, each component to a Vue component. The app has no Luna Park runtime. A Bubble app only runs on Bubble.

The waitlist component compiled to Vue
The waitlist, compiled to Vue and TypeScript.

Other differences

  • Costs. Bubble bills workload units for queries, workflows, and API calls. A Luna Park app costs what its server costs, at any traffic.
  • Logic. Graphs have loops, functions, typed data, and any npm package as nodes. Bubble falls back on plugins or JavaScript.
  • Queries. One query can join tables, group rows, and compute aggregates. Transactions save several changes or none.
  • Platforms. One project exports web, PWA, and native apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.
The Waitlist table in the editor
PostgreSQL, in the editor and in production.

Which one to choose?

Luna Park

  • You want to keep your code.
  • Your logic will get complex.
  • You want flat costs as traffic grows.
  • You need desktop apps.

Bubble

  • You never want to manage a server.
  • Your logic stays simple.
  • You need a large ecosystem today.

Before switching

From Bubble to Luna Park

BubbleLuna Park
Page, reusable elementPage, component
Custom stateVariable
WorkflowLogic graph
Backend workflowRoute
Scheduled workflowCron
Data typeDatabase table
Option setConfiguration file
Privacy rulesRoute guards
API ConnectorFetch node
PluginPlugin or npm package

Based on Bubble as of October 2026. See bubble.io for current features and prices.

Build visually, own your code

Create the interface, the logic and the backend of your app in one editor, then export a standard application you can host anywhere.

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