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Information updated Nov 10, 2026

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Bolt.new Review

In-browser AI builder for sites and apps, with built-in Bolt Cloud hosting

Editorial Team6.6/10Write the first review

By Official AppDuo editorial team · Updated

  • Web
Freemium · $25.00/mo
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Our verdict

Bolt.new suits people who want quick prototypes, websites or small apps by chat, with a Free plan and hosting and a database built into Bolt Cloud. The trade-offs are a 2.1/5 Trustpilot score (partly muddied by reviews meant for the ride-hailing service Bolt), tokens that many users say run out fast, and, from October 2026, content that may be used for AI training unless you opt out.

Best for: Non-developers or founders who need a quick prototype, website or MVP

Skip it if: Anyone needing fixed costs: token use scales with project size and Free has a daily cap

Pros

  • A Free plan (1M tokens a month) and Pro at 25 USD a month; unused tokens roll over on paid plans
  • Bolt Cloud includes hosting, unlimited databases, authentication, custom domains and analytics
  • SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR and CCPA; projects run in browser-side WebContainer sandboxes

Cons

  • Trustpilot 2.1/5 from 216 reviews (78% one-star): complaints of crashes and lost progress, fast token use, looping agents and slow support; some reviews are actually about the ride-hailing service Bolt
  • The policy effective 7 October 2026 lets content be used for AI training unless you opt out, and for de-identified datasets licensed to third parties
All pros and cons · Who is it for?

Pros

  • An MIT-licensed open-source Bolt codebase on GitHub (16.6k stars) for people building their own tools

Cons

  • The pricing page lists no yearly prices (only up to 28% savings) and no refund policy; Free carries Bolt branding on websites

Best for

  • Teams that want to start from Figma, GitHub or a team template on a shared Teams plan
  • People who want hosting, domains and a database inside the same tool

Skip it if

  • Anyone who does not want content used for AI training and might forget to opt out

Problems it solves

Experience & key features

What is Bolt.new?

Per its home page, Bolt is an AI tool that builds websites, apps and prototypes by chatting. It is made by StackBlitz, a San Francisco company, launched in 2024 and runs in the browser. An MIT-licensed open-source Bolt codebase on GitHub is aimed at developers building their own tools with WebContainers, while bolt.new is the separate hosted service. Per Sacra, StackBlitz raised a 105.5 million USD Series B in January 2025 led by Emergence Capital and GV.

Key features

You start from a prompt, Figma, GitHub or a team template and choose a type: website, slides, app or prototype. Bolt routes each task to a model (a Max option is Pro only). Bolt Cloud provides hosting, unlimited databases, user management and authentication, SEO optimization, analytics and custom domains. The help center covers GitHub, Supabase and Netlify integrations, a Plan mode and Bolt Forge for open-source AI models.

Pricing and value

Free gives 1M tokens a month capped at 300K a day. Pro at 25 USD a month starts at 10M tokens with no daily limit, and unused tokens roll over and expire after two months. Teams costs 30 USD per member a month, with tokens not shared between members. Enterprise is quoted separately. The pricing page says yearly billing saves up to 28% but lists no yearly prices. Tokens count both input and output, mostly from reading and syncing project files, so larger projects cost more.

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Who it's for and how it compares

Bolt.new targets people who want to go from an idea to a working product with little hand-written code. Lovable, Base44, v0 and Replit take a similar approach, while Cursor and other coding agents suit people who already code daily. Given the low Trustpilot score and the new data policy, try Free first, check the training opt-out setting and watch token use before paying.

Screenshots

Official Bolt.new preview image from the home page
Official Bolt.new preview image from the home page
Preview image from Bolt's official security page
Preview image from Bolt's official security page

Plans & pricing

Prices last verified Nov 10, 2026

Free

Personal

Free

1M tokens a month with a 300K daily limit and no rollover; 10 MB uploads; Bolt branding on websites; public and private projects, website hosting and unlimited databases.

Pro

Personal

$25/mo

25 USD a month billed monthly. From 10M tokens a month, no daily limit, unused tokens roll over; 100 MB uploads; no Bolt branding, custom domains and a choice of database provider.

Teams

Business

$30/mo/user

30 USD per member a month billed monthly. Everything in Pro plus centralized billing, access management, organization sharing and private NPM registry support. Tokens are not shared between members.

Enterprise

Business

Contact sales

Custom pricing, contact sales. Adds SSO, audit logs, compliance support, SLAs, a dedicated account manager and 24/7 priority support.

Free plan limits
Free gives 1M tokens a month capped at 300K a day; after the daily limit you can still make direct edits in Code view for free.
Free trial
No free trial
Cancellation & refunds

The pricing page and help center state no refund policy. Cancelling keeps the plan until the billing period ends, then moves the account to Free, and rollover tokens are lost at that point; a cancellation can be undone before it takes effect.

Privacy

Per the privacy policy (updated 22 September 2026, first published 14 September 2026), unless you opt out StackBlitz may use prompts, AI output, interaction data and project files submitted to Bolt AI features to train and evaluate its models and to prepare de-identified datasets licensed to third parties, including for compensation. Only content created on or after 7 October 2026 is eligible; EEA, UK and Swiss accounts are excluded; Enterprise and Team customers under an MSA or DPA are excluded from training. Third-party AI providers are contractually prohibited from training on your input. The security page says Bolt is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and compliant with GDPR and CCPA, with AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.2+ in transit. The operator is StackBlitz, Inc. in San Francisco, US.

Official pricing page

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bolt.new free?

Yes, there is a Free plan with 1M tokens a month, capped at 300K a day with no rollover. Pro is 25 USD a month and Teams is 30 USD per member a month.

Do Bolt tokens roll over?

On paid plans yes: unused tokens stay valid for two months from the start of the billing cycle in which they were received. Free tokens do not roll over, and cancelling forfeits rollover tokens when the cycle ends.

Does Bolt.new train on my projects?

Per the policy updated 22 September 2026, StackBlitz may use prompts, AI output and project files created from 7 October 2026 for training unless you opt out. EEA, UK and Swiss accounts and Enterprise or Team customers under an MSA or DPA are excluded.

Is Bolt.new related to the Bolt ride-hailing service?

No. Bolt.new is made by StackBlitz. On Trustpilot, Bolt.new's support replied to one review that it is not affiliated with the ride-hailing service, and some reviews on that page are about the ride service, so the score may be skewed.

Review evidence & sources11

Scores

Ease of use
8.0
Why this score

Chat to create websites, apps, slides or prototypes, with starts from Figma or GitHub, a Plan mode and token-saving guidance. Many Trustpilot reviewers praise fast prototyping. Marked down for reports of stalls, loops and quickly spent tokens. The interface is English-only.

Features
7.5
Why this score

Bolt Cloud (hosting, database, authentication, SEO, domains), agent and model choice, GitHub, Supabase, Netlify, custom design systems and Teams admin controls. The home page claims 98% fewer errors and projects 1,000 times larger, which are self-reported and not independently verified.

Value for money
6.3
Why this score

Free at 1M tokens and Pro at 25 USD with 10M rolling tokens are reasonable, and Teams is 30 USD per member. But token use grows with project size, Trustpilot reviewers call it expensive, and no yearly price or refund policy is stated.

Performance
6.0
Why this score

No independent measurements in the sources opened. Trustpilot reviewers report crashes, progress lost at the last moment, agents planning without updating files, and retry loops.

Support
5.8
Why this score

A broad help center, Discord for Free, email for paid plans (Monday to Friday business hours) and 24/7 support on Enterprise. Bolt replied to only 10% of negative Trustpilot reviews and some users say emails went unanswered, although others praise support.

Privacy & security
5.8
Why this score

SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA, encryption and a ban on third parties training on your data. Marked down because the new policy opts users in to training and licensed de-identified datasets unless they opt out, and opting out does not undo earlier use.

What users say

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Specs & compatibility
Developer
StackBlitz
Headquarters
United States
Launched
2024
Category
Development

Capabilities

  • AI features
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Integrations
  • Templates

Platforms

  • Web

Interface languages

  • English

Integrations

  • GitHub
  • Supabase
  • Netlify
  • Figma
  • Private NPM registry

Support

  • Help center
  • Community forum
  • Email

Change history

  1. Update.The new policy starts applying to content created from this date, including for existing accounts, as the Terms describe.
  2. Update.StackBlitz first publishes a new privacy policy that lets content from AI features be used for model training unless users opt out.
  3. Feature.Per Sacra, Bolt launches Bolt Cloud, bundling hosting, databases, authentication and user management into one platform.
Full change history (4)
  1. Company.Per Sacra, StackBlitz raises a 105.5 million USD Series B led by Emergence Capital and GV.
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