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Most migration writing is either no-code hype or agency sales pitches. This one gives you an actual checklist to run before you agree to a rewrite: five concrete signals (page loads over 3 seconds, databases past 30,000 to 50,000 records, platform fees over 10% of revenue, blocked enterprise deals, workflows eating half your dev time) plus a rough breakeven math on migration cost versus platform fees. Read it as a starting point for the conversation with your co-founder, not a verdict, because your numbers are what settle it.
When to Migrate Off Bubble (or Any No-Code Tool): The Decision Framework
From AlterSquare by Huzefa Motiwala
- Treat migration as a revenue-triggered decision, not a taste one: the piece suggests only starting to plan the move once you are hitting real limits AND have the MRR to fund it, roughly $5,000 to $15,000.
- It names specific pain thresholds (load time, record count, share of revenue going to platform fees) so a vague "it feels slow" argument becomes a measurable one.
- Full rebuilds are expensive and slow to pay off, so partial or hybrid migration (keep the no-code shell, move the heavy logic into code) is often the honest middle path.
