Bolt.new vs Replit: pricing and features compared
Bolt.new vs Replit comes up often when you’re choosing between a browser-based AI app generator and a fuller cloud development platform. Both take you from a prompt to a running application, but they’re built around different workflows and different audiences.
Here’s what each tool actually is, how their pricing and features stack up, and where a production-ready, publish-included platform like Sticklight fits alongside them.
- Bolt.new is a browser-based AI tool that generates, previews, and hosts websites and apps from prompts, on a token-based usage model.
- Replit is a cloud-based development platform combining an IDE, AI coding agents, a built-in database, and deployment tools.
- Bolt.new’s free tier includes 300K tokens per day and 1M tokens per month; Replit’s free Starter tier includes daily Agent credits and one published project.
- Both companies publish verified paid-tier pricing: Bolt.new Pro starts at $25 per month, and Replit Core starts at $20 to $25 per month depending on billing.
- Replit centers on an IDE with parallel AI coding agents and a built-in database; Bolt.new centers on prompt-to-app generation with in-browser preview and tiered token limits.
- Sticklight is a separate option built by the Elementor team, generating production-ready websites, apps, dashboards, CMS, and internal tools from a prompt, with publishing included.
What Bolt.new is.
Bolt.new is a browser-based AI tool that generates, previews, and hosts websites and applications from prompts, on a token-based usage model. Usage is metered in tokens rather than credits, with daily and monthly caps that scale by plan. Key features include in-browser preview of generated apps, custom domain support starting on the Pro tier, removal of Bolt branding on paid tiers, and file upload limits that scale by tier. The Teams plan adds centralized billing, team-level access management, and a private NPM registry, and the Enterprise tier adds SSO and audit logs. Bolt.new’s own pricing and backend documentation doesn’t specify which database or backend technology apps run on by default.
What Replit is.
Replit is a cloud-based development platform providing an IDE, AI coding agents, a built-in database, and deployment tools for building and hosting applications. Its AI agents can run in parallel, with the number of concurrent agents scaling by plan, up to 2 on Core and up to 10 on Pro. Other features include multi-user collaboration with a collaborator cap that scales by tier, password-protected deployments, a 28-day database rollback window on the Pro plan, and SSO/SAML plus single-tenant environments on Enterprise. Replit builds around an integrated build-and-run environment rather than a single prompt-to-output flow.
Bolt.new vs Replit at a glance
| Dimension | Bolt.new | Replit | Sticklight |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Browser-based AI tool that generates, previews, and hosts apps from prompts | Cloud development platform with an IDE, AI coding agents, and a built-in database | Vibe-coding platform that turns a prompt into production-ready websites, apps, dashboards, CMS, and internal tools |
| Output | Generated websites and applications, previewed in-browser | Applications built and run through an integrated IDE and agent workflow | Production-ready, publishable output across multiple site and app types |
| Backend / data | Not specified on the pricing page | Built-in database included with the platform | Additive to your existing WordPress and Elementor stack |
| Publish / hosting | Hosting included; custom domains from the Pro tier up | Deployment tools built in, including password-protected deployments | Publish included as part of the Build step |
| Best for | Fast prompt-to-preview generation with token-based scaling | Developers wanting an IDE plus AI agents and a database in one place | Professional creators wanting full-stack, production-ready output from one prompt |
| Entry pricing | Free tier at $0/month (300K tokens/day, 1M tokens/month); Pro at $25/month | Free Starter tier at $0/month; Core at $20 to $25/month depending on billing | Additive to your WordPress/Elementor stack |
Pricing compared.
Both Bolt.new and Replit publish confirmed pricing. Bolt.new’s Free plan is $0 per month with 300K tokens per day, 1M tokens per month, Bolt branding, and a 10MB file upload limit. Its Pro plan is $25 per month, starting at 10M tokens per month with no daily token cap, and unused tokens roll over. Bolt.new also offers a Teams plan at $30 per member per month, and a custom-quoted Enterprise tier.
Replit’s Starter plan is $0 per month and includes free daily Agent credits plus one published project. Replit Core is $20 per month billed annually, or $25 per month billed monthly, and includes $25 in monthly usage credits. Replit Pro is $95 per month billed annually, or $100 per month billed monthly, with $100 in monthly usage credits. Replit also offers a custom-quoted Enterprise tier.
Where Sticklight fits.
Bolt.new and Replit solve two different parts of the same problem: getting from an idea to a running application. Sticklight, built by the Elementor team and powered by Claude, is a third option worth considering alongside them. Its flow is prompt, build, publish, and it’s aimed specifically at professional web creators who want production-ready output across websites, apps, dashboards, CMS, and internal tools, not just a single generated app.
A meaningful difference is that Sticklight is additive to WordPress and Elementor rather than a standalone silo. If you already work in that ecosystem, or you want one prompt to produce a full-stack, publishable result without assembling a separate IDE and hosting setup, that professional-creator focus and publish-included flow is the practical reason to look at Sticklight next to Bolt.new and Replit. Sticklight’s own Agents feature is coming soon, on the roadmap and not a shipped feature today.
I like that the tool sometimes surprises me, taking a plain sentence somewhere I hadn’t quite imagined and showing me a version worth keeping.
Itamar Haim
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper to start with, Bolt.new or Replit?
Both have a $0 per month free tier. Bolt.new’s free tier is capped by tokens (300K per day, 1M per month), while Replit’s Starter tier is capped by daily Agent credits and a single published project. Which one is cheaper in practice depends on how much usage each cap allows for your project.
Does Bolt.new or Replit include a built-in database?
Replit includes a built-in database as part of its platform. Bolt.new’s own pricing and feature pages don’t specify a default backend or database technology for generated apps.
Can I collaborate with a team on Bolt.new or Replit?
Yes on both. Bolt.new offers a Teams plan at $30 per member per month with centralized billing and access management. Replit supports multi-user collaboration on Core and Pro, with the number of collaborators scaling by tier, plus SSO/SAML on Enterprise.
Is Sticklight a direct replacement for Bolt.new or Replit?
No. Sticklight is a separate, additive option built by the Elementor team that generates production-ready websites, apps, dashboards, CMS, and internal tools from a prompt, and works alongside WordPress and Elementor rather than replacing them.
Which tool lets me publish with a custom domain?
Bolt.new supports custom domains starting on its Pro tier. Replit’s deployment tools include password-protected deployments, with domain options detailed on its own pricing page. Sticklight includes publishing as part of its Build step.
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