How Much Is Bubble Really Costing You?
Select your plan, set your WU usage, and see the real monthly cost — including overages most founders don't account for.
Your Bubble Setup
You get charged extra when you exceed included WU
3-Year Projection
These are estimates based on Bubble's published pricing. Want exact numbers for your app?
The WU Tax
Bubble's workload unit pricing catches founders off guard. Here's what the community is saying:
“My app used 7 million WU overnight and I got hit with a $1,000+ charge. Bubble support said there's nothing they can do — no refund.”
— Bubble Forum user
“Our app got taken offline 2 hours after launch because we blew through our WU allocation. On launch day.”
— Bubble Forum user
“Workload units are the most opaque pricing I've ever seen. There's no granular logging, no way to know what's burning WU until you get the bill.”
— Bubble Forum user
Why WU Costs Keep Growing
- -More users = more WU. Every page load, search, and workflow burns units.
- -API calls compound. Integrations you add today become WU costs forever.
- -No hard caps. Without overages disabled, a single spike can cost hundreds.
After Export
Predictable hosting at $20-50/mo on Vercel, Railway, or similar. No workload units. No opaque metering. No anxiety about what next month's bill will be. Your costs scale with actual infrastructure usage — not an arbitrary unit system.
Stop Paying the WU Tax
Get a free assessment of your app's WU usage and see exactly how much you'd save after export.