Coding

Bolt.new

From prompt to full-stack app in 28 minutes flat

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★4.7ratingPricing · Freemium from $20/moHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelBolt.new · Coding
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Crowded
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.7
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

Coding AI has a narrow moat on average, from the moat scores of its rated products. What protects Coding AI tools, and the widest moats

The Brief

What Bolt.new does

Bolt.new by StackBlitz transforms natural language prompts into complete full-stack applications — React frontend, Node.js backend, and database — running entirely in the browser. Fastest path from idea to deployed prototype. Hit $40M ARR in months.

How Bolt.new compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Bolt.new does. Among the 4 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Replit at $17 a month and the median is $22.50. Bolt.new starts at $20 a month, below that median. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Bolt.new. Bolt.new offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Bolt.new was founded in 2024; the alternatives were founded between 2016 and 2024, 4 of them earlier. Bolt.new is based in San Francisco, United States; 1 of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters is in the United States too, and the others in Sweden and Lithuania.

Market position · Coding

How Bolt.new compares in Coding

Bolt.new has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 501 live Coding tools on FalcoScan. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates Bolt.new's own market position as crowded. 154 of the 501 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.

Bolt.new compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Bolt.newFounded 2024 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateCrowdedFreemium$20/moYesNoWebHot
LovableFounded 2023 · Stockholm, SwedenHighCrowdedFreemium$25/moYesNoWebHot
Base44Founded 2024ModerateCrowdedFreemium$29/moYesNoWebHot
Hostinger HorizonsFounded 2023 · Kaunas, LithuaniaModerateCrowdedPaid$20/moNoNoWebHot
ReplitFounded 2016 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateCrowdedFreemium$17/moYesNoWebRising
Firebase StudioFounded 2023HighCrowdedFreemium—YesNoWebHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Coding.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Bolt.new exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Code GenerationFull StackDeployment
Industry Verticals
StartupsSoftware
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Questions

Bolt.new: common questions

Is Bolt.new free?

Bolt.new has a free tier, with paid plans from $20 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Bolt.new?

The closest alternatives to Bolt.new that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Lovable, Base44, Hostinger Horizons, Replit, and Firebase Studio.

Is Bolt.new still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Bolt.new as operating at bolt.new.

Where is Bolt.new based?

Bolt.new is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Bolt.new have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Bolt.new.

Who is Bolt.new for?

Bolt.new is built for entrepreneurs, developers, and creators.

How do I sign in to Bolt.new?

Sign in on Bolt.new's own website, bolt.new. FalcoScan reviews Bolt.new but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Bolt.new directly.

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