Full-stack builder · Ranked 17 of 37 in the index
Momen Review (2026)
A no-code platform for real web applications with its own relational database, a generated GraphQL API and fine-grained access control, aimed at people building products rather than pages.
3.7 / 5Last verified: · Next scheduled check: The quick answer
Assessed for 2026The most capable tool in this cohort for anything with roles and relationships, and the least forgiving. Momen gives you a real relational model, a generated GraphQL API and row-level permissions that actually work, which is rare here. The cost is a learning curve closer to a framework than a builder, an AI assistant that is the weakest part of the product at 3.3, and no code export at all. Strong choice for a marketplace. Poor choice for a weekend.
- Best for
- Marketplaces, booking products and multi-role applications that need real permissions
- Not for
- Anyone who wants to be productive in the first hour, or who needs to leave with the code
- Price from
- 25 EUR
- Free tier
- Yes
The ten axes
Every builder in the index is scored on the same ten axes with the same published weights. This is how Momen performed on our test briefs.
- Reliability16%
- 4.1
- Integrations16%
- 3.7
- SEO and GEO13%
- 3.4
- Design quality12%
- 3.8
- Agent performance10%
- 3.3
- Speed9%
- 3.5
- Value9%
- 4.0
- Scalability7%
- 3.9
- API and MCP access5%
- 3.8
- Code ownership3%
- 2.5
Every axis is scored from 0 to 5 stars. The percentage is that axis's published weight in the overall 3.7 rating.
The verdict
The most capable tool in this cohort for anything with roles and relationships, and the least forgiving. Momen gives you a real relational model, a generated GraphQL API and row-level permissions that actually work, which is rare here. The cost is a learning curve closer to a framework than a builder, an AI assistant that is the weakest part of the product at 3.3, and no code export at all. Strong choice for a marketplace. Poor choice for a weekend.
A no-code platform for real web applications with its own relational database, a generated GraphQL API and fine-grained access control, aimed at people building products rather than pages.
The dissenting view
Two panellists wanted a higher value score, noting that the published plans undercut Bubble for comparable work. The value axis also weighs the cost of the learning curve, which is where the mark went.
One member of the panel disagreed with the consensus. We publish the disagreement rather than average it away.
What it looks like
Pricing
Free development tier, publishing from about 25 EUR per month
| Plan | Price | Billing | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | monthly | Build and preview only, no custom domain |
| Launch | 25 EUR | monthly | Publishing, custom domain, base capacity |
| Growth | 79 EUR | monthly | Higher capacity, more collaborators, API limits raised |
Feature by feature
The same eleven checks, run on every builder in the index.
| Capability | Status |
|---|---|
| Full-stack backend | Yes |
| Database included | Yes, own relational store |
| Auth included | Yes, with roles and row-level rules |
| Code export | No |
| GitHub sync | No |
| One-click deploy | Yes |
| Custom domain | Yes, paid plans |
| Mobile or native output | Responsive web and PWA |
| Team collaboration | Yes |
| Public API or MCP server | Yes, generated GraphQL API |
| Self-hosting the output | No |
What works / What does not
What works
- Row-level permissions that survive an actual multi-role test
- Generated GraphQL API makes it scriptable from outside
- Scalability at 3.9 is strong for a closed platform
What does not
- No code export, so everything you build stays on Momen
- The AI assistant is the weakest component of the product
- Steepest learning curve of the second cohort
User reviews
21 ratings for Momen, editor panel first. Community ratings accumulate on top of our seeded launch score.
Community rating
- 5 ★48%
- 4 ★29%
- 3 ★14%
- 2 ★5%
- 1 ★5%
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- Editor panel
The only one where the permissions survived my client marketplace
Viktor Melnyk@viktormelnyk
Freelance no-code builder. Twenty-odd client projects, mostly marketplaces and portals.
Three user types, sellers who must never see each other, an admin who sees everything. I have tried to build this in four tools and this is the first one where row-level rules did what the documentation said. It took me a fortnight to learn and I would spend it again.
- Pros
- Row-level permissions that actually hold up. Generated GraphQL API.
- Cons
- Two weeks before I was productive.
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- Editor panel
Gave up after a weekend
Sinead Mulcahy@sineadmulcahy
Practice manager for a four-clinic veterinary group. Not technical, extremely stubborn.
I am the wrong buyer for this and I want to warn people like me. Nothing here is difficult if you already understand joins and permissions. I do not. I spent a whole weekend and had a login page and a table I could not filter. Went elsewhere and had a working tool the same evening.
- Pros
- Clearly capable if you have the background.
- Cons
- Assumes database knowledge it never teaches you.
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Frequently asked
- Is Momen no-code or low-code?
- No-code in the sense that you never open a file, low-code in the sense that you have to understand data modelling, joins and permissions to get anywhere.
- Can you export from Momen?
- No. Code ownership scores 2.5 and that is the main risk to weigh before committing a commercial product to it.
- Momen or Bubble?
- Momen for permissions, API access and predictable performance. Bubble for the plugin ecosystem, the community and the far larger pool of contractors who know it.
Sources
- Momen product site · 14 August 2026
- Momen pricing page · 14 August 2026