Service · Migration

Should you move off Bubble? Sometimes. Here's how we decide.

Most Bubble apps shouldn't be rewritten. The ones that should, often shouldn't be rewritten yet. We've spent three years shipping production work on both sides — Bubble apps still running today, and the next stack when Bubble couldn't take them further. The audit is how we tell which side you're on.

$499
Migration audit
24–48h
Report + Loom
0
Downtime at cutover
01 / The honest answer

When migrating is the right move. When it isn't.

Most agencies you'll talk to about a migration only sell migrations — so the answer is always yes. We sell both: hardening on Bubble, and rebuilds onto code. The matrix below is how we actually think about it, in writing, before we know your app.

Migrate to code, when —

  • Data model needs joins, transactions, or constraints Bubble's privacy rules can't enforce safely.
  • App processes money, payouts, or regulated data — needs the audit trail and observability production stacks make standard.
  • The team you're hiring next won't touch a no-code app. That's a hiring problem, not a tool problem.
  • Performance has been engineered as far as Bubble will go (server-side actions, repeating groups, optimised lists) and the floor is still too low.
  • Product needs realtime, background workers, or third-party SDKs the plugin layer can't reach.

Stay on Bubble, when —

  • Still finding product–market fit. Next six months will reshape the app twice; rebuilding now means rebuilding twice.
  • Performance problem is one slow workflow or one bad search, not the platform. A plugin or a Postgres index fixes it.
  • MAU is in the hundreds, not the tens of thousands. Bubble's ceiling isn't your ceiling yet.
  • Team can't maintain a real codebase, and runway can't fund both a rebuild and a senior maintainer.
  • Migration cost ($10K–$35K, 6–10 weeks of focus) buys you something the current app already does.

Recent stays: JunoInsure (2.5 yrs live), NolaBloom, Fetchbase. Recent migrations: FiveStar, Xale. The audit decides.

What founders say after we ship.

Thorough technical investigation that uncovered serious issues I had no visibility into — including a security vulnerability he verified with evidence. The recommended paths were scoped with honest trade-offs. No upselling, no pressure.
Maria
Maria
Founder, unmap
He was confident enough to challenge my original approach. He proposed a more scalable stack than I had requested, explained the trade-offs clearly, and made recommendations grounded in long-term maintainability — not quick fixes.
Johnny
Johnny
Founder, Reward Logic Platform
Muzammil has been a reliable and flexible partner through various phases of our business growth. His technical skills and responsiveness have made him an integral part of our extended team.
Jess Mullins
Team Lead, Cyber Solstice Rising
03 / How a migration runs

The Bubble app keeps running. The new one gets built underneath it.

You decide when to cut over. We never force a flag day.

  1. 01

    Read what's there

    24 to 48 hours, async. One senior engineer reading your Bubble app end to end: data model, workflows, privacy rules, plugin dependencies, the parts that work. We map what the new system has to preserve before we open a new file.

  2. 02

    Re-architect what changes

    We design the new codebase against what your product is, not what it was when you started. Data model gets cleaned. Workflows that were paper-cuts in Bubble get to be normal code. Plugin dependencies get a real plan — replace, reimplement, or keep on Bubble behind an API.

  3. 03

    Migrate in stages, on your call

    Bubble app keeps running. We build, test, and pilot the new system alongside it. Migration happens user cohort by user cohort, on a date you pick — not a date we need. If the new system isn't ready, you don't cut over. No flag day.

04 / Pricing

Two engagements. Fixed price each.

The audit is the entry point. The migration is scoped against it, never the other way around.

Entry point
Engagement 01

Migration audit

$499
24–48 hours · async

Senior engineer reads your Bubble app end to end. Written diagnosis + Loom walkthrough. The honest answer: stay, fix, migrate, or retire.

  • Data model, workflows, privacy rules, plugins read in full
  • Plugin-by-plugin migration plan
  • Smallest-move recommendation if migration isn't the answer
  • Money back if you disagree with the verdict
Engagement 02

Full migration

$10K–$35K
6–10 weeks · fixed price after audit

Scoped against the audit. The Bubble app keeps running until you decide to cut over. No flag day.

  • Next.js + TypeScript, Postgres, typed end-to-end
  • User + data + history migration, no downtime
  • URL redirects from old Bubble routes
  • 30-day stabilisation included
05 / Migration FAQ

Questions we get on every Bubble call.

No. The Bubble app keeps running while the new one is built alongside it. Migration happens user cohort by user cohort, on dates you pick. No flag day. If the new system isn't ready when you planned to cut over, you don't cut over. The Bubble app is the safety net until the new one earns its place.

URL structure is preserved by default — we set up redirects from old Bubble URLs to the new ones so existing SEO and inbound links don't break. User accounts and passwords migrate via Bubble's data API export, and users log in with the same email/password on day one. Sessions don't carry over (everyone signs in once), but accounts and history do.

No. We ship documented code on a stack any senior engineer can pick up (Next.js + TypeScript + Postgres). You get the repo, the docs, and the runbooks. If you want to hire in-house engineers after we ship, the codebase reads like something a senior engineer would have written from scratch — not something a no-code export coughed up.

That's literally what the audit is for. $499, 24 to 48 hours, one senior engineer reading your app end-to-end. The output is a written verdict: keep, fix, rebuild, or retire. About a third of audits end in 'keep' or 'fix' — we don't sell rebuilds we don't think you need.

The audit decides. 48 hours. Fixed price.

You give us access. We hand back the verdict in writing. You decide what happens next.