Bolt review: fast prototypes and web apps from a conversation

Contents

1. What Bolt builds
2. How tokens work
3. Strengths and limits
4. Pricing
5. Questions to ask before building on Bolt
6. Sources

Type	AI app builder
Pricing	Published
Website	bolt.new

Bolt builds apps, websites, slides and prototypes by chat, and can start from a Figma file, a GitHub repository or a template⁠1Bolt AI builder: websites, apps and prototypesBolt.

Best for: Fast prototypes and front-end-heavy web apps, often starting from a Figma design or an existing GitHub repository.

Not the right fit for: Long-lived internal systems whose data may later need to move, or teams that need SSO and audit logs below Enterprise.

What Bolt builds

Each Bolt project can have a built-in database, created automatically, with authentication by email or Google and file storage; hosting supports custom domains⁠2Add and manage a built-in database in your Bolt projectBolt Help Center. Code can sync two ways with GitHub, which Bolt checks every 30 seconds; only the project owner can manage the connection, and disconnecting it is permanent⁠3GitHub integrationBolt Help Center.

Bolt describes its own engine in strong terms: it routes each task to a suitable model, tests and refactors automatically, and, by its own account, makes 98% fewer errors⁠1Bolt AI builder: websites, apps and prototypesBolt. Those are vendor claims; we found no named customer results to check them against.

How tokens work

Bolt bills AI work in tokens, and its help centre explains that most token use comes from reading, understanding and syncing the project's files. Larger projects therefore cost more per message. Unused monthly tokens stay valid for two months⁠4TokensBolt Help Center. For a company system that grows over years, that means the cost of each change rises with the system.

The database has a second constraint. Supabase can be chosen at the start of a project on Pro and Teams, but there is currently no supported way to migrate an existing Bolt database to Supabase⁠2Add and manage a built-in database in your Bolt projectBolt Help Center.

Strengths and limits

Strengths

• Quick from idea to a working, hosted prototype, with custom domains on Pro.
• Two-way GitHub sync keeps a copy of the code outside Bolt.
• Can start from a Figma file, a GitHub repository or a template.

Limits

• Token use grows with the size of the project, so mature apps cost more per change.
• There is currently no supported way to migrate an existing Bolt database to Supabase.
• SSO, audit logs and data-retention policies are Enterprise features.
• Databases of unpublished projects may pause after six or more days of low use.

Choose another option if: The app will hold the company’s operating records for years. Retool, Softr or OpenLazarus are built for that lifespan.

Pricing

Published: Pro $25 a month billed monthly (from 10M tokens); Teams $30 per member a month. Enterprise on request.

Questions to ask before building on Bolt

• Should this project use Supabase from the start, given that the built-in database cannot be migrated later?
• How many tokens does a typical change use once the project is large?
• Do we need Enterprise for SSO and audit logs?
• Who owns the GitHub connection, and what happens if that person leaves?

See how Bolt compares with the other builders in the main ranking.

Sources

1. Bolt AI builder: websites, apps and prototypes. Bolt. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
2. Add and manage a built-in database in your Bolt project. Bolt Help Center. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
3. GitHub integration. Bolt Help Center. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
4. Tokens. Bolt Help Center. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.
5. Plans & pricing. Bolt. Accessed 8 Nov 2026.

Further reading

• Buyer's guide · Updated quarterlyThe best no-code AI builders for business systems in 2026Seven AI builders judged on what an established company needs from a system it will run for years, not on how quickly a prompt becomes a demo.
• Guide · PricingAI app builder pricing in 2026: credits, tokens, seats and the real billEntry prices cluster around $20 to $25 a month. The bill for a system used every day depends on the unit each builder charges in, and some of those units grow with the project.
• Guide · Choosing a builderAI app builder or business-system builder: which does a company need?An app builder writes an application from a description of screens. A business-system builder starts from the records a company runs on. The difference decides who designs the data, who secures it and who maintains it.