Capacity vs Bubble
Capacity is a European alternative to Bubble: same developer tools use case, headquartered in France and governed by EU GDPR, while Bubble is based in the United States.
By the EU Alternatives team Last updated
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- Jurisdiction
- EU / EEA
- Primary privacy law
- EU GDPR
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- No
- Open source
- No
- Free tier
- No
The most mature no-code platform for real web apps, with a plugin ecosystem and database depth lighter builders lack. A free tier covers development only; going live starts at 29 dollars a month, metered in workload units that climb as usage grows. Bubble Group, Inc. has its headquarters in New York, and your app can only ever run on Bubble's own US-based hosting.
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- GDPR by default
- Requires DPA + TIA
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- Yes
Capacity vs Bubble at a glance
| Capacity | Bubble | |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | France | United States |
| Data jurisdiction | EU / EEA | United States |
| Primary privacy law | EU GDPR | Requires DPA + transfer assessment |
| US CLOUD Act exposure | No | Yes |
| Best for | Teams that need developer tools built for European data-protection requirements | Teams already invested in the Bubble ecosystem |
Choose Capacity if…
- You want a provider governed by a European privacy regime
- GDPR or public-sector data-protection requirements apply to you
- You'd rather back the European tech ecosystem
Stick with Bubble if…
- You depend on integrations only available in the Bubble ecosystem
- Your organisation has no EU data-residency constraints
- Migration costs outweigh the jurisdiction benefits for now
Why choose Capacity over Bubble?
The decisive argument is data jurisdiction. Bubble is headquartered in the United States, which means personal data processed through it can be subject to non-EU legal regimes: the US CLOUD Act, FISA 702, or similar laws depending on the provider. After the 2020 Schrems II ruling, EU organisations must carry out a transfer impact assessment for every such data flow.
Capacity removes that overhead. As a France-based provider, it operates under EU GDPR, and data stays inside the EU/EEA by default. For regulated sectors such as health, public administration, and finance, that's not a nice-to-have but a requirement. For everyone else, it's concentration-risk insurance: you avoid depending on a single jurisdiction that can change the rules without warning.