Bolt.new vs Factory
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 Factory if you want agent-native software development platform with autonomous coding droids (Supervised agent, subscription).
| Bolt.new | Factory | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Prompt, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser | Agent-native software development platform with autonomous coding Droids |
| Type | agent | platform |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | freemium · Free (1M tokens/mo); Pro from $25/mo | subscription · $20/mo (Pro) |
| Best for | consumers, developers, smb | developers, enterprise, mid-market |
| Deployment | saas | saas, api, self-hosted, on-prem |
| Modalities | text, code | text, code, browser |
| Models | claude, model-agnostic | model-agnostic, claude, gpt, gemini |
| Protocols | rest-api | mcp, function-calling |
| Integrations | Netlify, Supabase, GitHub, Expo | GitHub, GitLab, Jira, Linear, Slack, VS Code |
| 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
Factory
- +Model-agnostic with no lock-in (Claude, GPT, Gemini per task)
- +Strong enterprise deployment story: on-prem, air-gapped, SSO, SCIM, audit logging, zero-data-retention
- +Whole-repo primitives plus headless CI/CD automation via Droid Exec
- -Autonomy is marketing-forward but supervised in practice; you review every modification before it touches the codebase
- -Efficiency metrics are company-reported with no public methodology
Which should you choose?
Bolt.new is prompt, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser, best for consumers, developers, smb. Factory is agent-native software development platform with autonomous coding droids, best for developers, enterprise, mid-market. The right choice depends on the autonomy level you want, your existing integrations, and your budget, all compared above.
This comparison is generated from the sourced Bolt.new and Factory profiles. Open either profile to review its evidence and last-reviewed date.