Chat-based AI software engineer that builds full-stack web apps and sites from prompts.

Bolt.new
AI Coding & App BuildersBolt.new, from StackBlitz, is a browser-based AI app builder that writes and runs full-stack JavaScript apps in an in-browser WebContainer environment. Bolt Cloud adds built-in databases, authentication, file storage, edge functions and hosting with custom domains. It is used by founders, designers and developers building prototypes and MVPs.
Bolt.new pricing
Free plan (1M tokens/mo); Pro from $25/mo; Teams $30/member/mo
Last checked September 2026 · Confirm on bolt.new
What Bolt.new does
- In-browser development environment running Node.js via WebContainers
- Bolt Cloud databases, auth, storage and edge functions
- Built-in hosting and custom domains
- GitHub repository connection
- Choice of Claude, GPT and Gemini models
- Figma import
Pros
- Full editor, terminal and preview in the browser with nothing to install
- Backend and hosting included through Bolt Cloud
- Model choice across major providers
- Has a free plan
Cons
- Token usage climbs quickly on larger projects
- Loses context and falls into error-fix loops after many iterations
- Rewrites whole files rather than targeted diffs, raising token costs
- Limited to JavaScript/TypeScript stacks that run in WebContainers
Who Bolt.new is for
Look elsewhere if: Teams working on large existing codebases or non-JavaScript backends are better served by a local AI IDE or coding agent.
Enterprise readiness
Enterprise can run Bolt inside the customer AWS or Azure tenant (BYOK); Team/Enterprise data under MSA or DPA is excluded from training.
- Business / enterprise plan
- Yes
- SSO (SAML / OIDC)
- Enterprise plan (SAML)
- SCIM user provisioning
- —
- SOC 2
- Type II
- ISO 27001
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- HIPAA (BAA available)
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- GDPR DPA
- Yes
- Data residency options
- —
- No training on your data
- Team & Enterprise (MSA/DPA)
- Audit logs
- —
- Admin controls
- Yes
- Deployment
- Cloud, customer AWS/Azure
From the vendor's own security documentation (trust center). "—" = not confirmed. Verify during your security review. Compare all tools.
| Coding & Apps feature checklist | |
|---|---|
| Type | AI app builder |
| Inline code completion | No |
| Multi-file agent | Yes |
| Builds full apps from prompts | Yes |
| Hosting / deploy included | Yes |
| Backend / database | Yes |
| GitHub integration | Yes |
| Choice of AI models | Yes |
| Export / own the code | Yes |
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