What are the best alternatives to StackBlitz Bolt?

Based on documented capability coverage across the Agentic Index 14 point taxonomy, the closest alternatives to StackBlitz Bolt among agent builders are Joget, Lovable, Maisa, Sema4.ai. Each is graded on the same public evidence, and no vendor pays for placement.

Does StackBlitz Bolt support MCP and tool calling?

Full under the Agentic Index verification standard. StackBlitz Bolt publishes public evidence of Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, tool calling, and API or SDK extensibility for connecting agents to external tools. Evidence basis: OSS GitHub repo 2026-06-08. Graded from public evidence only against the Agentic Index 14 point capability taxonomy. No vendor pays for placement.

Can StackBlitz Bolt be self hosted or run in a private VPC?

Full under the Agentic Index verification standard. StackBlitz Bolt publishes public evidence of self hosted or private VPC deployment, along with data residency options for controlling where agent data is processed and stored. Evidence basis: Browser-native deploy docs 2026-06-08. Graded from public evidence only against the Agentic Index 14 point capability taxonomy. No vendor pays for placement.

Does StackBlitz Bolt have SOC 2, SSO and role based access control?

Partial under the Agentic Index verification standard. StackBlitz Bolt publishes some public evidence of security and identity controls, but narrower than the full set of SOC 2, single sign on (SSO) and role based access control (RBAC). Evidence basis: OSS GitHub repo 2026-06-08. Graded from public evidence only against the Agentic Index 14 point capability taxonomy. No vendor pays for placement.

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StackBlitz Bolt

Also known as: Bolt, Bolt.new

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Agent builderindependentVerified 2026-06-28

Entry priceFree (1M tokens/mo) · Pro $25/mo (10M tokens)Full pricing detail

Browser-native AI app builder from StackBlitz with open-source roots, token-based billing, and a visual edit-and-deploy experience for instant web app creation.

Bolt, found at bolt.new, is an AI-powered full-stack app builder from StackBlitz, the company behind WebContainers. It belongs to the wave of vibe coding tools that turn a plain-language prompt into a working web application, but its defining trait is technical: the entire development environment runs inside the browser tab. Thanks to WebContainers, a real Node.js runtime, filesystem, package manager, and dev server all run client-side, so when Bolt generates an app it writes real files, installs real npm packages, and starts a real server you can interact with, with no local setup at all.

What makes this different from a code generator is that Bolt gives its AI complete control over that environment, including the filesystem, terminal, package manager, and browser console. That lets its agents handle the whole app lifecycle, from creating the project to deploying it. You describe what you want to build, Bolt generates code across multiple files and shows a live, interactive preview beside it, and you refine by chatting or by editing the code directly. That hybrid approach suits both non-technical builders who want to stay in the conversation and developers who want to drop into the code.

Bolt handles the full stack, supporting popular JavaScript frameworks like React, Next.js, Vue, and Svelte, along with databases, API endpoints, and user authentication, and it added native hosting, databases, and auth through Bolt Cloud. Projects deploy in one click to providers like Netlify, Vercel, and Cloudflare, and you can import designs from Figma or existing code from GitHub as a starting point. The full codebase can be exported or synced to GitHub, so there is no lock-in.

Bolt is model-flexible, running on frontier models from Anthropic and others with support for the Model Context Protocol, and its core is open source on GitHub. It is SOC 2 Type II compliant, and because code executes in the browser's sandbox it stays isolated from the local machine. Bolt is best known as one of the fastest paths from a prompt to a running, shareable full-stack prototype, used by founders, product teams, and developers alike.

Vendor details

Canonical URL

https://bolt.new

Company status

independent

Use cases & customers

Target customers

buildersproduct teams

Deployment options

SaaSbrowser

In practice

You want to spin up a full-stack prototype without installing anything. Bolt runs a real Node.js environment in your browser, so it writes the files, installs the packages, and starts a live dev server you can click through.

You're non-technical but your developer wants to take over later. Bolt lets you build by chatting while still exposing the real code, which you can edit directly or export and sync to GitHub with no lock-in.

You have a Figma mockup and need a working demo for an investor meeting tomorrow. Bolt imports the design, generates the React app around it, and deploys to a live URL in one click.

Sources & related URLs

Research sources

https://bolt.new https://bolt.new/pricing https://github.com/stackblitz/bolt.new

Agentic Index coverage score

8.5 / 14 capabilities · 61%

Integrations & Tool CallingOfficial site 2026-06-08	Full
Workflow OrchestrationOfficial site 2026-06-08	Full
Knowledge Grounding & RAGOfficial site 2026-06-08	Partial
Human Oversight & GuardrailsOfficial site 2026-06-08	Partial
Security, Identity & GovernanceOSS GitHub repo 2026-06-08	Partial
Observability & AuditabilityOfficial site 2026-06-08	Partial
Memory & State PersistenceOfficial site 2026-06-08	Partial
Deployment & Data ResidencyBrowser-native deploy docs 2026-06-08	Full
Prebuilt Agents, Templates & PacksOfficial site 2026-06-08	Partial
Triggers & Channel CoverageOfficial site 2026-06-08	Partial
Model Flexibility & RoutingOfficial site 2026-06-08	Partial
APIs, SDKs & MCP ExtensibilityOSS GitHub repo 2026-06-08	Full
Testing, Debugging & OptimizationOfficial site 2026-06-08	Partial
Browser & Computer UseOfficial site 2026-06-08	Unable to verify

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Recent platform changes

2026-08-03·Agent capabilityVerified

StackBlitz has officially retired the legacy v1 Agent and Discussion Mode for Bolt. All existing projects utilizing the v1 Agent have been automatically migrated to the default Bolt Agent. Additionally, Discussion Mode has been replaced by Plan Mode for strategic build planning without altering code.

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2026-07-17·MCP / tool calling / APIVerified

StackBlitz launched Bolt Slides, an open-source library and in-app capability that enables AI agents to generate interactive presentation decks as responsive React web apps. Each slide functions as a live web component, supporting embedded 3D models, live data visualizations, and interactive UI elements generated from a single text prompt.

Bears on: MCP / tool calling / API

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View all 2 changes for StackBlitz Bolt →Tracked since Jul 2026 · Verified from public vendor sources

Pricing

Free (1M tokens/mo) · Pro $25/mo (10M tokens)

usage

Free tier

Included quota

Free: 1M tokens a month with a 300K daily cap. Pro: 10M tokens a month with one month rollover, custom domains, no branding. Teams: per member token allotments (not pooled) with admin visibility. Claude models power generation (Sonnet default, Haiku/Opus selectable).

What is public

Bolt publishes full pricing: a free plan with 1 million tokens a month capped at 300,000 a day, Pro at 25 dollars a month with 10 million tokens and one month rollover, Teams at 30 dollars a member a month with per member allotments, and custom Enterprise. Annual billing discounts 10 percent. The underlying project is open source and can be self hosted.

Billing mechanics

Token based consumption model: every generation and fix deducts tokens scaled to complexity. Free plan resets monthly with a daily cap; paid plans include monthly token allotments with one month rollover, mid cycle token top ups available. Annual billing saves 10 percent. Teams tokens are per member, not shared.

Cost watchouts

Token consumption scales with project complexity and codebase size, not just prompt count, and per operation token costs are not publicly documented; complex builds with databases and auth can consume 500K to 2M tokens in the initial build alone, so heavy iteration on the Pro plan's 10M monthly tokens can run out mid month. Unused paid plan tokens roll over only one extra month. Free tier output carries platform branding.

Variable cost rationale

Consumption is token metered against undocumented, complexity scaled rates; identical subscriptions yield very different effective capacity, and heavy months require top ups or plan jumps.

Additional watchouts

Budget for token variance: the same monthly fee buys very different amounts of progress depending on project complexity, and community reports of expensive debugging loops persist. Self hosting the open source core avoids token costs entirely for capable teams.

Sales call required

No, self serve available

Free / trial

Free plan, no card (1M tokens/mo, 300K/day cap)

Lowest paid plan

Pro $25/mo (10M tokens, one month rollover); Teams $30/member/mo

Commercial notes

Built by StackBlitz on WebContainers (full Node.js in the browser). $135M raised through Dec 2025 (~$700M valuation at the Jan 2025 Series B); 0 to $40M ARR in about five months, 5M registered users by May 2025. Bolt V2 added Bolt Cloud (built in database, auth, file storage, edge functions) plus autonomous debugging, Figma import, and Expo native mobile output. Codebase is open source on GitHub and self hostable, the main cost escape valve.

Key ambiguities

Exact token consumption per operation is undocumented and varies with codebase size, making effective cost per app hard to predict; Enterprise pricing unpublished.

Missing data

Per operation token consumption rates and Enterprise pricing are unpublished.

Agentic Index verified 2026-07-06

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Alternatives to StackBlitz Bolt

The closest documented capability profiles to StackBlitz Bolt among agent builders tracked by Agentic Index, ordered by similarity on the same 14 point evidence the rankings use. No vendor pays for placement.

Joget9.5 / 14Fuller documented coverage on Human Oversight & Guardrails and Security, Identity & Governance
Lovable8.5 / 14Fuller documented coverage on Security, Identity & GovernanceStackBlitz Bolt vs Lovable →
Maisa9.0 / 14Adds documented Browser & Computer Use
Sema4.ai9.0 / 14Adds documented Browser & Computer Use
AutoGPT10.5 / 14Fuller documented coverage on Observability & Auditability and Prebuilt Agents, Templates & Packs
Dify9.5 / 14Fuller documented coverage on Knowledge Grounding & RAG and Observability & Auditability

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