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No-Code Tools Compared 2026: Free Tiers, Pricing & Picks

No-code tools are only interchangeable if you ignore where each one caps you — a site, an app, or a database — and the free tier is where those limits are written. We compared the five builders in our directory against their official pricing pages (verified 2026-08-31) on the axes that actually decide the choice: what the free plan can publish, the cheapest custom-domain path, how deep the visual control goes, and when you are really building an app rather than a site. Carrd hands out three free sites with no custom domain, and its paid entry is $19/year — the cheapest custom-domain path in this category. Framer's free tier publishes on a framer subdomain; custom domains start at $10/mo per site billed yearly. Webflow's free Starter lives on a webflow.io subdomain; the Basic plan is $15/mo per site billed yearly, with code components and branching behind the $25/mo Premium tier. Bubble's free plan is build-only — you cannot put a custom domain on it — and paid tiers start at $59/mo billed annually (2026-10-12 verified). Softr is the database-wrapping app builder: the free plan ships unlimited apps, databases, workflows and forms with five AI credits and one custom domain, and paid tiers run Basic $19/mo up to Business $329/mo on the yearly view. Five different free shapes — three sites, one subdomain, one build sandbox, one unlimited app builder — so read the free tier before you compare logos.

How we rated

Carrd

Best one-page sites & cheapest domain
★★★★4.3

The value king (4.3, the class top): 3 free sites, and Pro Standard at $19/year (annual only, 10 sites, custom domain) is the cheapest custom-domain path in the entire directory (verified). Buy it when the job is a polished one-pager - pricing, link-in-bio, landing page - and stop there.

Free tier: Yes
Paid from: $19/yr (Pro Standard; annual billing only (10 sites, custom domain); free = 3 sites)

Framer

Best design-led marketing sites
★★★★4.1

The design benchmark (4.1): Basic site plan at $10/mo per site billed yearly ($15 monthly; Mini tier retired 2026-06), free plan includes a framer subdomain (verified 2026-09-07). The fastest path from Figma-quality design to a live marketing site - with real CMS depth when you upgrade.

Free tier: Yes
Paid from: $10/mo (Basic site plan $10/mo per site billed yearly ($15 monthly); Pro $30/mo yearly ($45 monthly); Mini & Scale tiers retired in 2026-06 repricing; free plan on framer subdomain)

Webflow

Best CMS & code-grade control
★★★★4.2

The professional CMS (4.2): free Starter on a webflow.io subdomain, Basic site plan $15/mo billed yearly per site (verified). Buy it when content operations matter - real CMS, code-grade control, and a learning curve that matches.

Free tier: Yes
Paid from: $15/mo (Basic $15/mo per site billed yearly; Premium $25/mo yearly (code components, branching); free Starter on webflow.io subdomain; Team/Enterprise custom)

Bubble

Best for building a real web app
★★★★3.9

The app-builder (3.9): free plan is build-only (no custom domain), Starter $59/mo billed annually (2026-10-12 verified). If you need a functioning web application - databases, logic, user auth - Bubble is the one; if you just need a website, it is the wrong tool entirely.

Free tier: Yes
Paid from: $59/mo (Starter (web); $59/mo billed annually (2026-10-12 verified; Growth $209/mo, Team $549/mo, both billed annually); free plan = build only, no custom domain)

Softr

Most app surface per free dollar
★★★★3.9

Free = unlimited apps, databases, workflows and forms with 5 AI credits/mo and 1 custom domain (verified) — but external app users are capped per tier and grow into $1-20/mo add-ons, so the free plan suits builders and small member areas, not scaling portals.

Free tier: Yes · Free plan is the trial; 5 AI credits/mo
Paid from: $19/mo (Default view yearly with 2 months off: Free $0 (unlimited apps/databases/workflows, 5 AI credits, 1 custom domain) / Basic $19/mo / Pro $99/mo / Business $329/mo / Enterprise custom. The meter is app users: extra user packages $5-20/mo by tier and client-user overage starts at $1/mo each; database records and workflow actions are separately capped per tier; extra custom domains $15/mo ($13 annual). Monthly-view numbers are not verifiable from the static page. NOTE: many 2026 third-party guides still quote the superseded ladder (Basic $49-59 / Pro $139-167 / Business $269-323) — the official page now shows $19/$99/$329 on the yearly default view.)

Softr

No-Code

Softr turns Airtable, Google Sheets and other databases into client portals and internal tools — an easy on-ramp whose real meter is your app's end-user count.

★★★★☆3.9
FreemiumPortalsAirtable-based
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Bottom line

Bottom line: Match the tool to the deliverable. Carrd at $19/year ends the conversation for one-page sites. Framer ($10/mo) is the design-led marketing site shortcut. Webflow ($15/mo) is the professional CMS when content operations matter. Bubble ($59/mo) only earns its price when you are building a functioning web app - not a website. The free tiers tell the same story: Carrd and Framer publish free but branded, Webflow free on a subdomain, Bubble's free plan builds only without a custom domain.

FAQs

Which no-code tool has a publishable free plan?

Four different stories: Carrd gives 3 free sites, Framer a free plan with a framer subdomain, Webflow a free Starter on webflow.io, and Bubble's free plan is build-only (no custom domain) - all verified on official pricing pages.

What is the cheapest custom-domain path?

Carrd Pro Standard at $19/year (annual billing, 10 sites) - the cheapest in the entire directory. The next step up is Framer at $10/mo per site.

Which no-code tool is best for a real app?

Bubble - the only one here built for functioning web applications (databases, logic, auth). Webflow/Framer/Carrd are for websites, not apps.

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