Bubble Margin Threshold

Bubble's pricing charges per editor seat and workload units (WLUs), not per app or client. For agencies, this creates a margin threshold: the retainer must cover the Team plan ($549/mo for 5 editors) plus WLU overage costs before profit. A typical client app consuming 500K WLUs/mo on the Growth plan ($119/mo) costs $119 + ~$50 overage = $169/mo in platform fees. But if you need 5 editors to deliver, the Team plan jumps to $549/mo, raising the break-even retainer to ~$700/mo before labor. Agencies should calculate this threshold per client: if the retainer is under $1,000/mo, consider using the Growth plan with fewer editors or bundling multiple clients under one Team plan to spread costs. For example, a $3,600 fixed-fee app launch (32h setup) can be profitable if the ongoing retainer exceeds the WLU burn rate.