{ "type": "topreviewed.comparison", "version": 1, "title": "Lovable vs Bolt.new", "category": "AI app builders", "url": "https://topreviewed.ai/compare/lovable-vs-bolt-new", "json_url": "https://topreviewed.ai/compare/lovable-vs-bolt-new/data.json", "publisher": "TopReviewed.ai", "updated_on": "2026-09-24", "currency": "USD", "value_rules": { "bool": "true = the vendor documents the capability. false = the vendor documents that it is absent. null = the vendor's public pages do not document it.", "money": "USD per user per month, as listed on the vendor's pricing page.", "number": "Plain number in the unit named by the row label.", "text": "Short factual phrase taken from the vendor's page." }, "how_to_cite": "Cite as \"TopReviewed.ai — Lovable vs Bolt.new fact comparison\" with the url above. Each value carries the vendor source_url it was taken from and the date the facts were verified.", "products": { "a": { "slug": "lovable", "name": "Lovable", "also_known_as": [], "website": "https://lovable.dev", "topreviewed_url": "https://topreviewed.ai/products/lovable", "facts_verified_on": "2026-09-24", "plans": [ { "name": "Free", "price_annual": 0, "price_monthly": 0, "unit": "per month", "note": "Free workspace, no credit card needed. 5 daily build credits (capped at 30 per month), a daily chat allowance, 20 Cloud credits and 4 AI credits per month. Workspace-private projects, unlimited collaborators, 5 lovable.app domains, community support. No custom domains, no code editing, no full codebase download, no credit top-ups.", "source_url": "https://lovable.dev/pricing", "quote": "Starting to build on Lovable is free." }, { "name": "Pro", "price_annual": 21, "price_monthly": 25, "unit": "per month", "note": "Priced per workspace by credits, not per seat (unlimited users). Entry tier 100 monthly credits: $25/month billed monthly, $250/year ($21/month) billed annually. Credit tiers run from 100 to 10,000 credits per month ($25 to $2,250 monthly; $21 to $1,875 per month billed annually). Adds 5 daily build credits, a larger daily chat allowance, 20 Cloud + 4 AI credits per month. Unused monthly credits roll over (expire 2 months after issue on monthly billing, 1 month after the annual term ends on annual billing). On-demand and auto top-ups, custom domains, code editing, codebase download, roles and permissions, per-member credit limits, badge removal, email support. Students and teachers: 50% off the 100-credit monthly tier for up to 12 months.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans", "quote": "100\t$25\t$250 ($21/month)" }, { "name": "Business", "price_annual": 42, "price_monthly": 50, "unit": "per month", "note": "Priced per workspace by credits, not per seat (unlimited users). Entry tier 100 monthly credits: $50/month billed monthly, $500/year ($42/month) billed annually. Credit tiers run from 100 to 10,000 credits per month ($50 to $4,300 monthly; $42 to $3,584 per month billed annually). Everything in Pro plus SSO, role-based access, internal publish, personal projects, design templates, Security center, Lovable API, workspace data excluded from model training by default, priority support.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans", "quote": "100\t$50\t$500 ($42/month)" }, { "name": "Enterprise", "price_annual": null, "price_monthly": null, "unit": "custom", "note": "Custom contract: platform fee plus volume-based credits, annual commitment, contact sales. Adds SCIM, audit logs, scheduled deep security scans, sensitive data detection, publishing and sharing controls, GitHub Enterprise (cloud or self-hosted), private npm registry, named CSM, custom SLA. Does not include the daily chat allowance, daily build credits or monthly Cloud/AI grants.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/lovable-for-enterprise", "quote": "Enterprise plans use custom contractual pricing with annual commitments and optional custom credit commitments." } ] }, "b": { "slug": "bolt-new", "name": "Bolt.new", "also_known_as": [], "website": "https://bolt.new", "topreviewed_url": "https://topreviewed.ai/products/boltnew", "facts_verified_on": "2026-09-24", "plans": [ { "name": "Free", "price_annual": 0, "price_monthly": 0, "unit": "per month", "note": "300K tokens daily limit and 1M tokens per month; unused free tokens do not roll over. Public and private projects, Bolt branding on published sites, 10MB file upload limit, website hosting up to 333k web requests, unlimited databases. Standard agent only; no custom domain.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Free\n$0\nGet started" }, { "name": "Pro", "price_annual": 18, "price_monthly": 25, "unit": "per month", "note": "$18/month billed yearly, $25/month billed monthly, for the entry tier of 10M tokens per month. Higher token tiers are picked in the in-app plan selector and are not listed on the pricing page (help-center billing examples: Pro 26M annual at $540/year; Pro 50 monthly at $50 with 26M tokens; Pro 100 monthly at $100 with 55M tokens; a Pro 200 tier). No daily token limit; unused tokens roll over for one extra month. No Bolt branding, private site sharing, 100MB uploads, hosting up to 1M web requests, custom domain, SEO boosting, expanded database capacity, choice of database provider (Bolt database or Supabase), AI image editing. Bolt Forge (open-source-model agent) included until Oct 14, 2026.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Pro\n$18\nper month\nbilled yearly" }, { "name": "Teams", "price_annual": 27, "price_monthly": 30, "unit": "per member / month", "note": "$27 per member/month billed yearly, $30 billed monthly. Everything in Pro plus centralized billing, team-level access management, granular admin controls and user provisioning, sharing with your organization, private NPM registries, design system knowledge with per-package prompts. Each paid member gets their own monthly token allotment; tokens are not shared. Bolt Forge is not available on Teams.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Teams\nPOPULAR\n$27\nper month and member\nbilled yearly" }, { "name": "Enterprise", "price_annual": null, "price_monthly": null, "unit": "custom", "note": "Custom pricing via sales. Everything in Pro plus SSO, audit logs, compliance support, dedicated account manager and 24/7 priority support, custom workflows, integrations and SLAs, data governance and retention policies, onboarding and training.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Enterprise\nCustom" } ] } }, "summary": { "rows_compared": 50, "rows_that_differ": 15, "advantages": { "lovable": [ "public_api" ], "bolt-new": [ "cheapest_paid_annual", "native_mobile_apps", "model_choice", "hipaa", "support_24_7" ] } }, "rows": [ { "group": "Pricing", "key": "free_plan", "label": "Free plan", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "No credit card needed.", "source_url": "https://lovable.dev/pricing", "quote": "Starting to build on Lovable is free." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Free plan with daily and monthly token limits.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Start for free. Upgrade as you go." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Pricing", "key": "free_plan_limits", "label": "Free plan limits", "type": "text", "lovable": { "value": "5 daily build credits (max 30 per month), 20 Cloud credits and 4 AI credits per month, daily chat allowance", "display": "5 daily build credits (max 30 per month), 20 Cloud credits and 4 AI credits per month, daily chat allowance", "note": "Free also includes workspace-private projects, unlimited collaborators and 5 lovable.app domains. Excludes custom domains, code editing (editor is read-only), full codebase download, credit top-ups and badge removal.", "source_url": "https://lovable.dev/pricing", "quote": "The free plan includes a daily grant of 5 build credits (up to 30 a month), plus monthly grants of 20 Cloud credits." }, "bolt-new": { "value": "300K tokens per day and 1M tokens per month (no rollover); Made in Bolt badge on published sites; 10MB uploads; hosting capped at 10 GB bandwidth and 333,333 requests per month; no custom domain; published sites are public only; Standard agent only; no project security audit", "display": "300K tokens per day and 1M tokens per month (no rollover); Made in Bolt badge on published sites; 10MB uploads; hosting capped at 10 GB bandwidth and 333,333 requests per month; no custom domain; published sites are public only; Standard agent only; no project security audit", "note": "Free-plan sites go offline for the rest of the month when they hit the hosting cap.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Free plans have a 300,000 token daily limit and 1 million token monthly limit." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Pricing", "key": "free_trial_days", "label": "Free trial (days)", "type": "number", "lovable": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Pricing", "key": "trial_requires_card", "label": "Trial requires credit card", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Pricing", "key": "cheapest_paid_annual", "label": "Cheapest paid plan, billed annually (per user / month)", "type": "money", "lovable": { "value": 21, "display": "$21.00", "note": "Pro, 100 credits per month: $250 billed yearly, listed as $21/month. Per workspace, not per user.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans", "quote": "100\t$25\t$250 ($21/month)" }, "bolt-new": { "value": 18, "display": "$18.00", "note": "Pro (10M tokens per month), billed yearly. The help center also documents Bolt Lite at $9/month (waitlist-only, Forge agent only), which is not on the pricing page.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Pro\n$18\nper month\nbilled yearly" }, "differs": true, "advantage": "bolt-new" }, { "group": "Pricing", "key": "cheapest_paid_monthly", "label": "Cheapest paid plan, billed monthly (per user / month)", "type": "money", "lovable": { "value": 25, "display": "$25.00", "note": "Pro, 100 credits per month, billed monthly. Per workspace, not per user.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans", "quote": "100\t$25\t$250 ($21/month)" }, "bolt-new": { "value": 25, "display": "$25.00", "note": "Pro (10M tokens per month), billed monthly. The help center also documents Bolt Lite at $9/month (waitlist-only, Forge agent only), which is not on the pricing page.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Pro\n$25\nper month\nbilled monthly" }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Pricing", "key": "top_listed_annual", "label": "Highest listed-price plan, billed annually (per user / month)", "type": "money", "lovable": { "value": 3584, "display": "$3584.00", "note": "Business, top credit tier (10,000 credits per month): $43,000 billed yearly, listed as $3,584/month. Enterprise is custom-priced.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans", "quote": "10,000\t$4,300\t$43,000 ($3,584/month)" }, "bolt-new": { "value": 27, "display": "$27.00", "note": "Teams, per member, billed yearly. Pro token tiers above 10M are chosen in-app and not priced on the pricing page; the help center's billing examples include Pro 26M annual at $540/year ($45/month).", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "$27\nper month and member\nbilled yearly" }, "differs": true, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Pricing", "key": "minimum_seats", "label": "Minimum paid seats", "type": "number", "lovable": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Pricing", "key": "enterprise_custom_pricing", "label": "Custom-priced enterprise plan", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Platform fee plus volume-based pricing, annual commitment; contact sales.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/lovable-for-enterprise", "quote": "Enterprise plans use custom contractual pricing with annual commitments and optional custom credit commitments." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Enterprise plan priced on request.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Get advanced security, compliance, and 24/7 support. Customized to your team's exact needs." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Platforms", "key": "web_app", "label": "Web app", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Browser app at lovable.dev on all plans.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/integrations/desktop-app", "quote": "You get everything in the web app plus local MCP server support, multi-project tabs, and keyboard shortcuts." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Runs in Chrome and other Chromium browsers and in Safari (Code view read-only in Safari); mobile browsers work with a reduced feature set.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/concepts/faq", "quote": "No. Bolt is a browser-based tool. Sign up at bolt.new and start building right away." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Platforms", "key": "windows", "label": "Windows desktop app", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Available on all plans, including Free.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/integrations/desktop-app", "quote": "Lovable is available as a native desktop application for macOS and Windows." }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": true, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Platforms", "key": "macos", "label": "macOS desktop app", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "macOS 12 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel. Available on all plans, including Free.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/integrations/desktop-app", "quote": "Lovable is available as a native desktop application for macOS and Windows." }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": true, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Platforms", "key": "linux", "label": "Linux desktop app", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Platforms", "key": "ios", "label": "iOS app", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "iPhone and iPad, iOS 15 or later. Account sign-up and OAuth connector setup are web-only.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/integrations/lovable-mobile-app", "quote": "Lovable is available as a native app on iOS and Android, so you can keep building when you’re away from your computer." }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": true, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Platforms", "key": "android", "label": "Android app", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Android 9 or later. No in-app purchases on Android.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/integrations/lovable-mobile-app", "quote": "Lovable is available as a native app on iOS and Android, so you can keep building when you’re away from your computer." }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": true, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Platforms", "key": "browser_extension", "label": "Browser extension", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "What it builds", "key": "built_in_database", "label": "Built-in database and backend", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Lovable Cloud: managed Postgres, built on Supabase's open-source foundation, on all plans (Free includes 20 Cloud credits per month). You can connect your own Supabase project instead.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/database", "quote": "Every project using the built-in backend (Cloud) includes a managed Postgres database." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Bolt Database in Bolt Cloud (built on Supabase), unlimited databases on all plans; paid plans can use their own Supabase project instead.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/cloud/bolt-cloud", "quote": "Every project includes unlimited databases. You don’t need to create servers or handle setup files." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "What it builds", "key": "built_in_auth", "label": "Built-in user sign-in (authentication)", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Sign-in by email, phone, Google, Apple, Microsoft and SAML SSO through Lovable Cloud.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/authentication", "quote": "Your app’s built-in backend (Cloud) includes authentication." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Email and Google sign-in, password resets, roles and permissions, leaked-password protection.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/cloud/bolt-cloud", "quote": "Bolt Cloud lets you add signups, logins, and password resets to your app without writing them from scratch." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "What it builds", "key": "payments_integration", "label": "Payments integration", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Built-in Paddle or Stripe payments on Pro and above; own Stripe account on any plan; Shopify for physical goods.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/payments", "quote": "Pro plan or higher: built-in payments require a paid Lovable plan. On the Free plan, you can connect your own Stripe account instead." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Stripe: one-time payments and subscriptions; needs a Bolt database or Supabase and user authentication in the project.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/integrations/stripe", "quote": "Bolt integrates directly with Stripe to handle user payments and subscriptions." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "What it builds", "key": "native_mobile_apps", "label": "Builds native mobile apps", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": false, "display": "No", "note": "Builds web apps only. For an installable app the vendor points to a PWA or a Capacitor wrapper built outside Lovable.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/publish", "quote": "Lovable does not generate projects in React Native, a developer framework for building native mobile apps." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "iOS and Android apps via Expo; publishing to the App Store and Google Play goes through Expo Application Services and needs Apple and Google developer accounts.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/integrations/expo", "quote": "When you ask Bolt to create a mobile app, it automatically uses Expo to make your app work on multiple platforms." }, "differs": true, "advantage": "bolt-new" }, { "group": "What it builds", "key": "tech_stack", "label": "Generated tech stack", "type": "text", "lovable": { "value": "TanStack Start (new apps from May 13, 2026); React + Vite (older apps); Tailwind CSS", "display": "TanStack Start (new apps from May 13, 2026); React + Vite (older apps); Tailwind CSS", "note": "Tailwind styling per the docs FAQ (https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/faq). Backend on Lovable Cloud (Supabase-based) or your own Supabase.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/tips-tricks/deployment-hosting-ownership", "quote": "New apps created from May 13, 2026 use TanStack Start, which runs server code. Older apps use React + Vite and build to static files." }, "bolt-new": { "value": "React, Vite, Tailwind CSS and Node.js by default; other JavaScript frameworks on request; Expo for mobile apps", "display": "React, Vite, Tailwind CSS and Node.js by default; other JavaScript frameworks on request; Expo for mobile apps", "note": "JavaScript-based backends only; PHP and Python are not supported.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/use-cases/ai-app-builder", "quote": "Bolt.new generates modern web apps using React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, and Node.js by default." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Building and editing", "key": "visual_editor", "label": "Visual point-and-click editing", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Preview toolbar on all plans. Only text can be edited in place without a prompt; other changes are made by selecting elements and describing the change, which uses credits. It replaced the earlier Visual edits panel.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/preview-toolbar", "quote": "Use Edit text inline to change words on the page without writing a prompt." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "All plans. Edits in the preview are free; saving a batch of edits to the code uses tokens.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/building/visual-edits", "quote": "Visual edits let you change how your project looks directly in the preview." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Building and editing", "key": "code_editor", "label": "Edit the generated code directly", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Pro plan and above; read-only on Free.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/code-mode", "quote": "Code editing is available on paid plans. On the Free plan the editor is read-only" }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Code view; read-only in Safari and unavailable in mobile browsers. Direct code edits do not use tokens.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/code-view", "quote": "Code view allows you to view the raw code behind your project. It lets you open files, make changes, and understand how everything fits together behind the scenes." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Building and editing", "key": "figma_import", "label": "Figma import", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Figma plugin (needs a Figma Dev seat), Figma MCP (needs the Lovable desktop app) or .fig upload.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/integrations/figma", "quote": "Three ways to import Figma designs, tokens, and components into Lovable: use the Figma plugin, connect via Figma MCP, or upload a .fig file." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Import a Figma frame from the homepage or chatbox (conversion by Anima); Google Stitch export is also supported.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/integrations/figma", "quote": "Using Bolt’s Figma integration, you can quickly load Figma designs into Bolt, and generate sites and UIs based on the designs." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Building and editing", "key": "security_scan", "label": "Built-in security scan", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Quick scan runs automatically on every publish; Deep scan on demand. Workspace Security center on Business and above. Scheduled deep scans are Enterprise in the plan table (the security page says Business and Enterprise).", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/security", "quote": "Lovable includes two built-in security scans, Quick scan and Deep scan, plus optional connectors for additional coverage." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Full project security audit on paid plans (uses no tokens, up to 30 per day); database security check on all plans.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/building/security", "quote": "Project security audit: Reviews your whole project, including your code and database, fixes what it can, and flags anything you need to handle." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Building and editing", "key": "version_history", "label": "Version history / restore earlier versions", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Every change is saved as a version; revert and bookmark versions.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/projects/history", "quote": "Lovable saves every change as a version automatically. Preview old versions of your project, revert to an earlier state, and bookmark stable versions." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Restoring a project version does not restore the database.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/concepts/faq", "quote": "Bolt automatically saves a version of your project after every prompt that processes. You can restore an earlier version from Version History." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Building and editing", "key": "realtime_collaboration", "label": "Real-time collaboration", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Unlimited workspace members on all plans; each collaborator can work in their own draft. Collaborators use the project owner's workspace credits.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/collaboration", "quote": "Everyone sees changes as they happen." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Multiplayer mode with one shared chat; prompts are queued and run one at a time; each collaborator's prompts use their own tokens. The help center ties multiplayer to project visibility set to public.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/collaborate", "quote": "This lets you prompt and edit in the same project at the same time." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Publishing and code ownership", "key": "hosting_included", "label": "Hosting and one-click publish", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Publish button; hosting and HTTPS included on all plans. Running apps draw on credits for Cloud and AI usage.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/hosting", "quote": "Publishing to a lovable.app URL is free and available on all plans." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "All plans publish to a bolt.host address. Free: 10 GB bandwidth and 333,333 requests per month, hard cap. Paid: 30 GB and 1M requests per month with optional pay-as-you-go overage. Netlify publishing also supported.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/cloud/hosting", "quote": "Bolt hosting lets you publish your project to a live URL in seconds, with a free .bolt.host domain included." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Publishing and code ownership", "key": "custom_domain", "label": "Custom domain", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Pro plan and above. Domains can also be bought through Lovable.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/custom-domain", "quote": "Custom domains are available on paid plans." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Paid plans only (Pro and above); buy a domain through Bolt or connect your own.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/cloud/domains", "quote": "Custom domains are only available on paid plans, so you’ll need to upgrade from Free to any paid tier to use one." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Publishing and code ownership", "key": "code_export", "label": "Download or export the code", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Full codebase .zip download on Pro and above; single-file download and Git sync on all plans.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/code-mode", "quote": "On paid plans, everyone with edit access to the project can click Download codebase at the bottom of the file panel to save the entire project as a .zip file." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Export > Download gives a zip of the project files.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/building/using-bolt/projects-files", "quote": "You can download your project as a zip file to work on it outside of Bolt, using your own code editor." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Publishing and code ownership", "key": "github_sync", "label": "GitHub sync", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Two-way sync with GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket on all plans, including Free. GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency and GitHub Enterprise Server on Enterprise.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/integrations/git-sync-overview", "quote": "Git sync connects a Lovable project to a repository you own on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket, and keeps the two in sync automatically" }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Only the project owner connects GitHub; branches supported; organization-level GitHub app for teams.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/integrations/git", "quote": "Connect a GitHub repository to back up your Bolt project, sync commits automatically, and work across branches." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Publishing and code ownership", "key": "open_source", "label": "Open-source version", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "stackblitz/bolt.new on GitHub, MIT license; an open-source Bolt codebase, separate from the hosted product.", "source_url": "https://github.com/stackblitz/bolt.new", "quote": "For developers interested in building their own AI-powered development tools with WebContainers, check out the open-source Bolt codebase in this repo!" }, "differs": true, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Models and usage", "key": "model_choice", "label": "User can choose the AI model", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": false, "display": "No", "note": "The builder agent's model is fixed by Lovable. Apps you build can call a chosen model through the built-in AI connector.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/faq", "quote": "No. Lovable manages the underlying model used by the agent in Build mode and Plan mode." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Only inside Bolt Forge: open-source models, research preview Sept 14 to Oct 14, 2026, on individual Pro plans and the waitlist Lite plan, not on Teams or Enterprise. Outside Forge you pick an agent (Standard on all plans, Max on paid plans) and Bolt picks the model behind it.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/account-and-subscription/bolt-forge", "quote": "When using Forge, you can select from leading open-source AI models, including:" }, "differs": true, "advantage": "bolt-new" }, { "group": "Models and usage", "key": "models_offered", "label": "Model families offered", "type": "text", "lovable": { "value": "Builder agent: current frontier models managed by Lovable (not named)", "display": "Builder agent: current frontier models managed by Lovable (not named)", "note": "Apps built with Lovable can call Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT and Anthropic Claude models through the built-in AI connector (https://docs.lovable.dev/features/ai). The trust center lists Anthropic (Claude) as a subprocessor for customer prompts and generated code.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/faq", "quote": "The agent runs on current frontier models, and Lovable rolls out model upgrades automatically to all users, so there is no setting to switch the agent between specific models." }, "bolt-new": { "value": "Standard and Max agents (underlying models not named); Bolt Forge: GLM 5.3, GLM 5.3 Flash, Kimi K3, DeepSeek v4 Pro", "display": "Standard and Max agents (underlying models not named); Bolt Forge: GLM 5.3, GLM 5.3 Flash, Kimi K3, DeepSeek v4 Pro", "note": "Release notes through April 2026 name Anthropic Claude models (Haiku 4.5, Sonnet 4.6, Opus 4.6, Opus 4.7); since May 2026 Bolt selects the model behind each agent.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/release-notes", "quote": "Bolt Forge is a new third agent, alongside Standard and Max, that runs on open-source AI models like GLM 5.3, GLM 5.3 Flash, Kimi K3, and DeepSeek v4 Pro." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Models and usage", "key": "usage_limits", "label": "How paid-plan usage is limited", "type": "text", "lovable": { "value": "Monthly credits (from 100/month) plus 5 daily build credits and a daily chat allowance; unused monthly credits roll over; top-ups", "display": "Monthly credits (from 100/month) plus 5 daily build credits and a daily chat allowance; unused monthly credits roll over; top-ups", "note": "One credit balance covers building, chat, hosting/Cloud and in-app AI. Build mode is charged by task complexity; Plan mode 1 credit per message plus research. Rollover credits expire 2 months after issue (monthly billing) or 1 month after the annual term ends. Top-up credits (Pro and Business) are valid 12 months; auto top-up available. Admins can set per-member credit limits.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/credits-and-usage", "quote": "All unused monthly plan credits automatically roll over at the end of each billing cycle, as long as your subscription remains active." }, "bolt-new": { "value": "Monthly token allotment per plan or paid seat (Pro from 10M per month); no daily cap on paid plans; unused tokens roll over for one extra month; non-expiring token reloads on the highest monthly Pro tier or any annual Pro plan; separate monthly Forge allowance", "display": "Monthly token allotment per plan or paid seat (Pro from 10M per month); no daily cap on paid plans; unused tokens roll over for one extra month; non-expiring token reloads on the highest monthly Pro tier or any annual Pro plan; separate monthly Forge allowance", "note": "Team members' tokens are per seat and not shared.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/account-and-subscription/billing", "quote": "Bolt measures usage in tokens. Each plan includes a monthly token allocation, and your subscription determines how many you get." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Privacy and team controls", "key": "private_projects", "label": "Private projects", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Projects are private to the workspace by default on all plans, including Free. Restricting a project to invited users only, and personal projects, need Business or Enterprise.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/project-visibility", "quote": "This means your projects are private to your workspace and can only be accessed by workspace members by default." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "All plans, including Free. Private published sites need a paid plan.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Public and private projects" }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Privacy and team controls", "key": "no_training_on_code", "label": "Your projects excluded from model training", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Excluded by default on Business and Enterprise only. On Free and Pro, customer data (prompts, code, project files) may be used for training from September 9, 2026 unless each user opts out in Account settings (free, any time).", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/business/data-opt-out", "quote": "Business and Enterprise workspace data is excluded from AI model training by default." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Teams and Enterprise workspaces, accounts under a separate written agreement, and EEA/UK/Swiss accounts are excluded. Individual Free and Pro accounts outside those regions are used for model training and de-identified dataset licensing by default for content created from Oct 7, 2026, unless the user opts out in account settings (free, any plan). Bolt Forge content is used for training while Forge is on, with no opt-out.", "source_url": "https://stackblitz.com/terms-of-service", "quote": "(ii) organization-managed accounts, including Teams and Enterprise workspaces; or (iii) Restricted Region Accounts" }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Privacy and team controls", "key": "admin_dashboard", "label": "Team workspace admin controls", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Workspace settings for members, roles, billing and per-member credit limits. User roles and permissions start on Pro; the Free plan has no admin roles.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/people", "quote": "Workspace owners and admins can invite members, change roles, remove members, approve workspace and project access requests, and export the workspace member list as CSV." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Teams and Enterprise: Admin and Member roles, seat management, usage and member CSV exports, integration and site-visibility controls, centralized billing.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Granular admin controls & user provisioning" }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Integrations and security", "key": "integrations_count", "label": "Listed integrations", "type": "number", "lovable": { "value": 100, "display": "100", "note": "Connector directory at lovable.dev/connect, which states '100 live'; its eight category counts (28+12+13+11+13+12+4+7) add up to 100. Custom connectors and any MCP server can be added on top.", "source_url": "https://lovable.dev/connect", "quote": "100 live" }, "bolt-new": { "value": 9, "display": "9", "note": "Distinct services with a guide in the Help Center's \"Use Bolt with other tools\" section: Expo, Figma, GitHub, Google SSO, Google Stitch, Lovable import, Netlify, Stripe, Supabase. Excludes the generic MCP connector page; built-in MCP connectors (Notion, Linear, GitHub and others) are not listed publicly.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new", "quote": "Use Bolt with other tools" }, "differs": true, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Integrations and security", "key": "public_api", "label": "Public API", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "REST API on Business plan and above; a Lovable MCP server is also offered.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/integrations/lovable-api", "quote": "The Lovable API is a REST API that lets you deploy Lovable projects, manage your workspace, monitor security, and embed projects in your own product from your own scripts, services, and agents." }, "bolt-new": { "value": false, "display": "No", "note": "No public API, CLI or SDK.", "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/concepts/faq", "quote": "Bolt doesn’t currently have a public API, CLI, or SDK to control it programmatically from outside the product." }, "differs": true, "advantage": "lovable" }, { "group": "Integrations and security", "key": "sso", "label": "Single sign-on (SSO)", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Business plan and above; OIDC and SAML 2.0. SCIM on Enterprise.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/features/business/sso", "quote": "Single sign-on (SSO) is available on Business and Enterprise plans and enables secure, centralized authentication across your organization." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Enterprise plans only.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/enterprise", "quote": "SSO with Okta, Azure AD, and all major SAML providers" }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Integrations and security", "key": "two_factor_auth", "label": "Two-factor authentication", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Per account on all plans; Enterprise workspaces can require it.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/two-factor-authentication-2-fa", "quote": "Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of security to your Lovable account by requiring a one-time code when you log in, in addition to your usual login method." }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": true, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Integrations and security", "key": "soc2", "label": "SOC 2 report", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "SOC 2 Type II; reports through the trust center (trust.lovable.dev).", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/faq", "quote": "We undergo independent third-party audits and maintain certifications such as ISO 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "SOC 2 Type 2; report available on request through trust.bolt.new.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/platform/security", "quote": "Bolt is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and compliant with GDPR and CCPA." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Integrations and security", "key": "iso27001", "label": "ISO 27001 certification", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "ISO 27001:2022.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/faq", "quote": "We undergo independent third-party audits and maintain certifications such as ISO 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II." }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": true, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Integrations and security", "key": "hipaa", "label": "HIPAA compliance offered", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": false, "display": "No", "note": "No Business Associate Agreements; protected health information must not be uploaded.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/lovable-for-enterprise", "quote": "No. Lovable does not currently sign Business Associate Agreements and is not HIPAA-compliant." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Only through BYOK deployment in your own AWS or Azure tenant (Enterprise). The trust center lists SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR and CCPA only; no BAA is mentioned.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/platform/security", "quote": "BYOK deployment lets you run Bolt inside your own AWS or Azure tenant with full infrastructure isolation and no shared compute, meeting HIPAA, FedRAMP, and SOC 2 requirements." }, "differs": true, "advantage": "bolt-new" }, { "group": "Support and company", "key": "support_channels", "label": "Support channels", "type": "text", "lovable": { "value": "Docs assistant and Discord community (all plans); email support form (Pro); priority support (Business); dedicated account team (Enterprise)", "display": "Docs assistant and Discord community (all plans); email support form (Pro); priority support (Business); dedicated account team (Enterprise)", "note": "The support form replies first with a support AI, then a person by email on request. support@lovable.dev if the form is unavailable.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/support-policy", "quote": "Everyone can use the docs, the docs assistant, the status page, and the community on Discord." }, "bolt-new": { "value": "Help Center; Discord community (all plans); email support@bolt.new (paid plans, Monday to Friday business hours); Enterprise: dedicated account manager, private Slack channel, 24/7 priority support", "display": "Help Center; Discord community (all plans); email support@bolt.new (paid plans, Monday to Friday business hours); Enterprise: dedicated account manager, private Slack channel, 24/7 priority support", "note": null, "source_url": "https://support.bolt.new/troubleshooting/contact-support", "quote": "Email support for product and technical questions is only available to paid plan users, but community support is available to all in the Bolt Discord community." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Support and company", "key": "support_24_7", "label": "24/7 support", "type": "bool", "lovable": { "value": false, "display": "No", "note": "First reply within 24 hours, mainly on weekdays. Enterprise response times are set by contract.", "source_url": "https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/support-policy", "quote": "The support team responds within 24 hours, mainly on weekdays." }, "bolt-new": { "value": true, "display": "Yes", "note": "Enterprise plan only.", "source_url": "https://bolt.new/pricing", "quote": "Dedicated account manager & 24/7 priority support" }, "differs": true, "advantage": "bolt-new" }, { "group": "Support and company", "key": "vendor", "label": "Vendor (legal entity)", "type": "text", "lovable": { "value": "Lovable Labs Incorporated", "display": "Lovable Labs Incorporated", "note": "Party to the Terms of Service (governed by Delaware law). The Privacy Policy names Lovable Labs Sweden AB as data controller.", "source_url": "https://lovable.dev/terms", "quote": "constitute a legal agreement between you and Lovable Labs Incorporated" }, "bolt-new": { "value": "StackBlitz, Inc.", "display": "StackBlitz, Inc.", "note": "StackBlitz is Bolt's parent company.", "source_url": "https://stackblitz.com/terms-of-service", "quote": "a binding contract for services between you and StackBlitz, Inc." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Support and company", "key": "founded_year", "label": "Founded", "type": "number", "lovable": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "bolt-new": { "value": null, "display": "Not documented", "note": "Not documented on vendor pages", "source_url": null, "quote": null }, "differs": false, "advantage": null }, { "group": "Support and company", "key": "headquarters", "label": "Headquarters", "type": "text", "lovable": { "value": "Stockholm, Sweden", "display": "Stockholm, Sweden", "note": "Company address in the Privacy Policy; the vendor does not use the word headquarters. Other offices: San Francisco, London, Boston.", "source_url": "https://lovable.dev/privacy", "quote": "Our address: Lovable Labs Sweden AB, Regeringsgatan 25, 111 53 Stockholm, Sweden." }, "bolt-new": { "value": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "display": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "note": "StackBlitz, Inc. address in the Terms: 1160 Battery Street, Suite 30W, San Francisco, CA 94111.", "source_url": "https://stackblitz.com/terms-of-service", "quote": "the Services are provided by StackBlitz, Inc., 1160 Battery Street, Suite 30W, San Francisco, CA 94111." }, "differs": false, "advantage": null } ], "verdicts": [ { "buyer": "Solo builders paying yearly", "pick": "bolt-new", "pick_name": "Bolt.new", "reason": "Bolt.new Pro starts at $18 per month billed yearly, for 10M tokens a month. Lovable Pro starts at $21 per month billed yearly, for 100 credits a month. Billed monthly, both entry tiers cost $25. The two measure usage differently, in tokens and in credits.", "based_on": [ "cheapest_paid_annual", "cheapest_paid_monthly", "usage_limits" ] }, { "buyer": "Teams with many collaborators", "pick": "lovable", "pick_name": "Lovable", "reason": "Lovable prices each workspace by credits, not seats, with unlimited members on every plan; collaborators draw on the workspace's credits. Bolt.new Teams is $27 per member per month billed yearly or $30 monthly, and each member's tokens are their own.", "based_on": [ "realtime_collaboration", "admin_dashboard", "usage_limits" ] }, { "buyer": "Builders who need native mobile apps", "pick": "bolt-new", "pick_name": "Bolt.new", "reason": "Bolt.new builds iOS and Android apps with Expo; publishing to the App Store and Google Play goes through Expo Application Services. Lovable builds web apps only and points to a PWA or a Capacitor wrapper built outside Lovable for an installable app.", "based_on": [ "native_mobile_apps" ] }, { "buyer": "Builders who work from a phone or desktop app", "pick": "lovable", "pick_name": "Lovable", "reason": "Lovable has apps for iPhone and iPad, Android, macOS and Windows, on every plan including Free. Bolt.new is browser-based and runs in mobile browsers with a reduced feature set; its pages document no desktop or mobile app.", "based_on": [ "ios", "android", "macos", "windows" ] }, { "buyer": "Developers who want an open-source version to run themselves", "pick": "bolt-new", "pick_name": "Bolt.new", "reason": "StackBlitz publishes an open-source Bolt codebase under the MIT licence on GitHub, separate from the hosted product. Lovable's pages do not document an open-source version of the builder.", "based_on": [ "open_source" ] }, { "buyer": "Builders who want ready-made connectors and an API", "pick": "lovable", "pick_name": "Lovable", "reason": "Lovable's connector directory lists 100 live connectors, and it offers a REST API from the Business plan plus an MCP server. Bolt.new's help center has guides for 9 services, and Bolt.new states it has no public API, CLI or SDK.", "based_on": [ "integrations_count", "public_api" ] }, { "buyer": "Security and compliance buyers", "pick": "lovable", "pick_name": "Lovable", "reason": "Both document SOC 2 Type II. Lovable also holds ISO 27001:2022, offers two-factor authentication on every plan and SSO from Business. Bolt.new's trust center lists no ISO certification, and its SSO is Enterprise-only. HIPAA-bound buyers are the exception: Lovable signs no BAAs, while Bolt.new offers HIPAA through a bring-your-own-key deployment in your own AWS or Azure tenant.", "based_on": [ "soc2", "iso27001", "two_factor_auth", "sso" ] } ] }