Overview
Bolt.new by StackBlitz is an AI-powered full-stack development environment that runs entirely in the browser. Describe what you want to build and it writes the entire app — frontend, backend, database integration — and runs it live in a browser-based container.
Pricing
Free tierLimited daily tokens (enough for small prototypes)
Paid plans$20/mo (Pro) · $50/mo (Team)
✅ When to use
- Rapid prototyping of full-stack app ideas in minutes
- Building MVPs to validate ideas before committing to a full build
- Non-developers who want to build working apps without coding experience
- Demos and proof-of-concepts that need real backend functionality
- Exporting code to deploy on your own infrastructure
❌ When NOT to use
- Production applications — generated code needs careful review and refactoring
- Large complex apps — context gets confused beyond a certain scope
- When you need fine-grained control over architecture decisions
💡 Personal Tips
Bolt is magic for prototyping. 'I want a task management app with user auth' to a working deployed prototype in under 30 minutes is realistic. The key: be very specific in your initial prompt — describe the full feature set upfront, because the token budget is limited. The 'export to local' button lets you take the generated code into Cursor for refinement. For non-technical founders who need to ship an MVP before raising money, Bolt is genuinely transformative.