Bolt
AI-powered builder that creates websites, web apps, and mobile apps from prompts.
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What is Bolt?
Bolt is an AI-powered builder for websites, web apps, and mobile apps that turns a plain-language idea into a working product in minutes. You type what you want into chat, click Build now, and Bolt generates an app you can refine from there. It is built to help both beginners and experienced developers move faster without needing a heavy local setup.
The product supports building websites such as landing pages, personal and corporate sites, and e-commerce shops, as well as web apps like CRMs, SaaS tools, job boards, booking platforms, and project management tools. It also supports mobile app ideas, including games, productivity tools, social apps, and workout planners. Bolt is especially centered on JavaScript-based full-stack development and offers a built-in editor, prompting workflow, and support for choosing different AI agents.
Bolt Cloud is a major part of the platform and combines hosting, databases, and domains in one place. Projects can be published to a free bolt.host subdomain, databases are created automatically when needed, and users can manage data, secrets, edge functions, and authentication from within the product. Paid users can connect custom domains, buy domains through Bolt, and access additional publishing options.
The tool is aimed at a broad audience: non-coders who want to turn ideas into apps quickly, and developers who want speed plus direct control. Beginners can rely on prompts and generated code, while technical users can choose frameworks, connect GitHub, and edit code directly. It is designed for fast prototyping, full-stack app creation, and launching projects without juggling separate infrastructure tools.
Bolt pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Bolt starts with a Free plan at $0. The Free tier includes public and private projects, 300K tokens daily, 1M tokens per month, Bolt branding on websites, 10MB file uploads, website hosting, up to 333K web requests, and unlimited databases. Pro costs $25 per month billed monthly and includes public and private projects, no daily token limit, starting at 10M tokens per month, no Bolt branding, private sharing, 100MB uploads, website hosting, up to 1M web requests, unused token rollover, custom domain support, SEO boosting, unlimited databases, expanded database capacity, choice of database provider, and AI image editing. Teams costs $30 per month per member billed monthly and includes everything in Pro plus centralized billing, team access management, granular admin controls and user provisioning, organization sharing, private NPM registry support, design system knowledge with per-package prompts, and token rollover. Enterprise is custom-priced and adds advanced security, compliance, 24/7 support, custom workflows, integrations, SLAs, data governance, retention policies, onboarding, and enterprise training.
Bolt pros
- Builds apps from a plain-language prompt
- Works directly in the browser
- No local setup required
- Supports websites, web apps, and mobile apps
- Generates working products in minutes
- Built-in code editor for direct edits
- Prompt-based changes for non-coders
- Framework flexibility for developers
- Can connect to GitHub
- Can integrate with Figma
- Can integrate with Expo
- Can integrate with Stripe
- Automatic database creation
- Database table view for editing data
- Includes secrets and edge function management
- Free bolt.host publishing subdomain
- Custom domains on paid plans
- Bolt Cloud bundles hosting and domains
- Can buy domains inside Bolt
- Supports private project sharing on paid plans
- Unused tokens roll over on Pro and Teams
- Choice of AI agent for builds
- Supports full-stack JavaScript apps
Bolt cons
- Free plan has a daily token limit
- Free plan has a monthly token cap
- Free plan includes Bolt branding on websites
- Free plan has a 10MB file upload limit
- Custom domains require a paid plan
- Support by email is limited to paid users
- Free plan is limited to the Standard agent
- Paid plans are token-based, which can be harder to predict
- Large projects may hit web request limits
- Hosting traffic limits apply on the free plan
- Not aimed at non-JavaScript backend stacks
- Mobile support is mainly through supported integrations
- Advanced team controls are only on higher tiers
- Enterprise features require a custom quote
Frequently asked questions about Bolt
What is Bolt?
Bolt is an AI-powered builder for websites, web apps, and mobile apps. You describe what you want in chat, click Build now, and Bolt turns that idea into a working product quickly. It is designed to help both beginners and developers move from idea to app with less setup.
What can I build with Bolt?
You can build websites such as landing pages, personal and corporate sites, and e-commerce shops. You can also build web apps such as CRMs, SaaS products, booking platforms, job boards, and project management tools. Bolt also supports mobile app ideas, including games, productivity tools, social apps, and workout planners.
Do I need coding experience to use Bolt?
No coding knowledge is required to get started. Bolt is meant to remove technical roadblocks for people who want to build from an idea and refine it through chat prompts. At the same time, developers can still edit code directly and choose their own frameworks when they want more control.
Can I use Bolt without installing anything?
Yes. Bolt works in the browser and is built to avoid local setup. That makes it useful for quick starts, fast experimentation, and building without managing a separate local development environment.
Does Bolt include hosting?
Yes. Bolt Cloud includes hosting, and every project can be published to a free bolt.host subdomain. Paid users can also connect custom domains and use more publishing options.
Does Bolt provide databases?
Yes. Bolt Cloud can automatically create a database for your app when needed. You can view and edit data in a table interface, manage users and authentication, and work with secrets, activity logs, and edge functions from inside the project.
Can I use my own domain with Bolt?
Yes, but custom domains are only available on paid plans. You can connect a domain you already own or purchase one through Bolt, and the platform also manages DNS records and domain settings inside the project.
What does the free plan include?
The Free plan includes public and private projects, 300K tokens per day, 1M tokens per month, Bolt branding on websites, 10MB file uploads, website hosting, up to 333K web requests, and unlimited databases. It also lets you publish to a free bolt.host domain.
What is included in Pro?
Pro costs $25 per month billed monthly. It removes the daily token limit, starts at 10M tokens per month, removes Bolt branding, allows private site sharing, raises the file upload limit to 100MB, increases web request capacity, supports custom domains, includes SEO boosting, and adds expanded database options and AI image editing.
What is included in Teams and Enterprise?
Teams costs $30 per month per member and includes everything in Pro plus centralized billing, team access controls, granular admin tools, organization sharing, private NPM registry support, and design system knowledge with per-package prompts. Enterprise is custom-priced and adds advanced security, compliance support, 24/7 priority help, custom workflows and integrations, SLAs, governance features, and onboarding.