Bolt.new vs Lovable
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 Lovable if you want build full-stack web apps from a natural-language prompt (Supervised agent, freemium).
| Bolt.new | Lovable | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Prompt, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser | Build full-stack web apps from a natural-language prompt |
| Type | agent | agent |
| Autonomy | Supervised agent | Supervised agent |
| Pricing | freemium · Free (1M tokens/mo); Pro from $25/mo | freemium · Free tier (limited daily credits); paid from ~$25/mo |
| Best for | consumers, developers, smb | consumers, developers, smb |
| Deployment | saas | saas |
| Modalities | text, code | text, code |
| Models | claude, model-agnostic | model-agnostic |
| Protocols | rest-api | rest-api |
| Integrations | Netlify, Supabase, GitHub, Expo | Supabase, Stripe, GitHub, Netlify |
| Capabilities | 3 documented | 3 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
Lovable
- +Generates a full-stack app (frontend, backend, database, auth) from a single prompt
- +Native Supabase and Stripe integration, so apps can have real data and payments quickly
- +Fast for non-technical founders to get a working MVP and iterate by chatting
- -Credit consumption is unpredictable; complex projects can burn through credits and force tier upgrades
- -Output still needs human review and iteration; the AI is not a hands-off engineer
Which should you choose?
Bolt.new is prompt, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser, best for consumers, developers, smb. Lovable is build full-stack web apps from a natural-language prompt, best for consumers, developers, smb. 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 Lovable profiles. Open either profile to review its evidence and last-reviewed date.