Here at the DeSo NoCode Institute, our mission is to build well-constructed no-code plugins and templates that empower aspiring cryptopreneurs. To accomplish this mission we chose Bubble as our no-code platform of choice. In this article we explain the 10 fundamental reasons that lead us to making this selection.
Market leader
Bubble is the number one no-code platform worldwide. It is well-known and widely used by startups, small businesses, and large enterprises. Founded in 2012, they raised $6.25 million from seed investors in 2019, and an additional $100 million in venture funding in 2021. According to Google Trends, their web traffic has been growing more than 50% compounded every year for the past 4 years. When faced with a never-ending list of possible no-code solutions, Bubble is one of the safest bets around.
Robust Developer Community
Bubble has an active and robust community of developers who are always sharing new tips, tricks, and templates. This ensures that you are never on your own when it comes to learning or building with Bubble. According to the company released data, the platform serves more than one million users worldwide and has processed more than $1 billion in business volume.
Integration Capabilities
Bubble has very powerful integration features. While bubble has an extensive library of templates, it is sometimes not enough to fulfill all business needs. This where the platform shines. It can be easily integrated with third-party systems like Quickbooks and Google Analytics etc., thus making your bubble applications even more powerful than ever before!
Plugin and Template Marketplace
Bubble has a well-established plugin and template marketplace. Any bubble app can be enhanced by the vast library of over 800 plugins and templates available on the platform.
The plugin marketplace has a lot of powerful apps created specifically for bubble, including those from Intuit Quickbooks, Booking.com etc., which transforms bubble into a complete business solution suite!
Thanks to the template and plugin marketplace, users who wish to leverage the DeSo NoCode Institute's technology can get a running start on building out their DeSo powered software applications.
Full Stack Solution
Bubble covers the entire stack from UI-UX to backend database functionality. Bubble has a very user-friendly interface that makes it easy to create custom applications without writing any code. Bubble also includes an intuitive drag and drop editor which allows for rapid prototyping and development.
This means that our users can implement their entire solution on one single platform. They do not need to learn multiple tools or programming languages and can be productive from the very beginning.
Mobile responsive
Without a doubt no modern application can thrive exclusively on the desktop. All our solutions need to be mobile-responsive. Bubble offers this functionality out of the box, so no additional development is required. This is a huge plus when compared to other low-code or no-code platforms that require coding in order to make your applications responsive for mobile devices.
Native Mobile Apps
In many cases Bubble apps can also be deployed as native apps directly through the Apple and Google app stores. This is a great feature for users that want to use bubble apps as their primary way of interacting with the application and do not necessarily need an internet connection. This also allows our users to claim a piece of prime real estate on their users' phones.
Customization & Styling
Another important benefit is that bubble allows developers to fully customize elements in order to better fit their brand and style guide. This includes everything from colors, fonts and logos all the way up to complete custom website designs. Applications can embed videos, audios and custom html as they see fit.
Integrated Development Environment
Bubble also has a very powerful integrated development environment (IDE) that allows for full stack debugging and code management. This makes it easy to develop, test and deploy applications quickly and effectively.
The Bubble IDE also includes features such as syntax highlighting, auto-completion and error checking which help to streamline the whole process of creating applications.
Finally, the Bubble IDE supports up to 40 team members collaborating on the same app with full code versioning and deployment controls.
App Security
Bubble is built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure, which includes S3 for pictures and videos, making it possible to take advantage of sophisticated security features. Many other companies that use AWS include Netflix, Liberty Mutual, Robinhood Financial Group, Slack, and Hess.
Point-in-time data recovery is standard with bubble applications, allowing you to recover your own data from a previous point. This is an excellent feature that can save you a lot of hassle if something breaks or you introduce a functionality that harms your data in some way.
Other features that help with security include detailed logging to research issues as they come up, and user-defined privacy rules to manage access across teams.
Conclusions
Together, these 10 reasons lead us to making the decision of choosing Bubble as the premier no-code platform for the DeSo NoCode Institute. We firmly believe that the DeSo Bubble plugins and templates that we are developing will allow our users to leapfrog ahead of other DeSo developers bringing to market new solutions faster and for affordably than ever.
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