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.