Bubble vs Retool
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14
Bubble comes out ahead of Retool overall, scoring 13 versus 8, and shows up more often too, named in 22 of 69 answers compared to Retool's 11. Head to head, Bubble is named more often than Retool on 7 questions, Retool leads on 2, and the two tie on 11. Bubble does best on MVP and non-technical founder questions, appearing in all 4 answers for building an MVP without a developer. Retool's strongest showing is for internal tools and dashboards, where it's named in all 3 answers, and it also matches Bubble at 3 of 4 for top AI app builders in 2026.
Head to head
| metric | Bubble | Retool |
|---|---|---|
| score | 13 | 8 |
| questions won | 11 | 7 |
By assistant
Bubble
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 22 | 40% of answers | #6.6 |
| Claude | 10 | 25% of answers | #16.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 13 | 20% of answers | #4.5 |
Retool
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
| Claude | 12 | 30% of answers | #11.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 9 | 15% of answers | #5.7 |
Where they differ
Only Bubble gets named for
- What's the best way to build an MVP without hiring a developer?
- What's the best AI tool to build a marketplace app without coding?
- Which AI app builder is best for non-technical founders?
- Which AI app builders produce code I can own and export?
- What's the best AI tool to build a SaaS MVP with login and payments?
- What are the best free or cheap AI app builders?
Only Retool gets named for
- Which AI builder is best for internal tools and dashboards?
- Which AI app builder makes the most production-ready apps?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI app builders leaderboard