Bolt.new vs Durable
A side-by-side comparison of capabilities, autonomy, integrations, and pricing to help you choose.
Short answer: choose Bolt.new if you want prompt, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser (Supervised agent, freemium); choose Durable if you want ai website builder and all-in-one platform for small businesses (Supervised agent, freemium).
| Bolt.new | Durable | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Prompt, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser | AI website builder and all-in-one platform for small businesses |
| Type | agent | platform |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | freemium · Free (1M tokens/mo); Pro from $25/mo | freemium · ~$22/mo (annual) |
| Best for | consumers, developers, smb | smb, consumers |
| Deployment | saas | saas |
| Modalities | text, code | text, image |
| Models | claude, model-agnostic | model-agnostic |
| Protocols | rest-api | none |
| Integrations | Netlify, Supabase, GitHub, Expo | Stripe, domain registration and hosting |
| Capabilities | 3 documented | 4 documented |
Bolt.new
- +Full dev environment runs in the browser via WebContainers, with the AI controlling filesystem, terminal, and server
- +Generates true full-stack apps (not just UI) and can deploy via Bolt Cloud
- +No local setup; fast for prototyping and iterating by chatting
- -Token-based usage cost can rise quickly on complex or long-running builds
- -Output needs human review and iteration; it is not a hands-off autonomous engineer
Durable
- +Extremely fast time-to-launch (about 30 seconds to a first site)
- +Genuine all-in-one value: site plus CRM, Stripe invoicing, and AI marketing in one cheap subscription
- +Very low technical barrier, with a free tier
- -Limited design flexibility versus Wix or Webflow; output is templated
- -Few third-party integrations and weak e-commerce
Which should you choose?
Bolt.new is prompt, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser, best for consumers, developers, smb. Durable is ai website builder and all-in-one platform for small businesses, best for smb, consumers. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.