Bolt alternative
Buildful vs Bolt
Bolt is an AI app builder in the browser: describe a site or app and its agent builds it, with a database and hosting included. Buildful works on the code in your own GitHub repo and hands you a tested pull request.
1,000 tasks for $10 a month.About a cent a task.
Works on your GitHub repo · Your first 3 tasks are free. No card needed.
Stay with Bolt if
- You want a site or app running from a prompt, in one browser tab.
- You want hosting and a database included.
- You like editing in a live preview as it builds.
Switch to Buildful if
- You want each change reviewed as a pull request, not committed as you go.
- You want your tests run on every change, and every UI change tried in a real browser and recorded.
- You want a set monthly price: 1,000 tasks for $10.
At a glance
How Bolt and Buildful compare
| Compared on | Bolt | Buildful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Pro $25 a month for 10 million tokens. Free has a daily token limit. | Pro is $10 a month for 1,000 tasks. Team is $40 for 3,000. Free to try with 3 tasks. |
| Where it runs | In Bolt's web app. | In a private cloud sandbox, one per task, deleted when the task ends. Nothing runs on your computer. |
| To get started | Sign up and describe your app. | Sign up and connect a GitHub repo. |
| Models | Bolt's agents choose the model for you. An open-source agent is in preview on Pro. | Buildful picks the right open-weight model for each task. On Pro and Team, pick a frontier model yourself, like Claude or GPT, with prepaid credit or your own API key. |
| What you get back | A running app, hosted on Bolt. It can sync each change to GitHub as a commit. | A pull request on your GitHub repo, ready to review and merge. |
| Testing | A live preview of the app as it builds. | Runs your repo's checks, then tests UI changes in a real browser and records it. |
Try it on your repoYour first 3 tasks are free. No card needed. |
Compare Buildful with other tools
Why we built Buildful
Great software shouldn't depend on who can afford a $200 subscription.
- A model chosen for each taskBuildful picks the right open-weight model for each one. Frontier models, whenever you choose.
- Your repos, your pull requestsEvery change is a pull request on your GitHub. One task can change several repos, one PR each. Nothing reaches main without you.
- Tested before you mergeYour checks run, and every UI change is tested in a real browser and recorded.
Tasks can also start from Slack or Linear
Switching from Bolt
Frequently asked questions
Can Buildful work on my Bolt project?
If your project syncs to a GitHub repo, Buildful can work on that repo and open pull requests against it. We haven't tested the round trip back into Bolt yet, so start with a small change and make sure it shows up in Bolt.
Does Buildful host my app?
No. Buildful changes the code in your repo and tests it in a sandbox. Your app keeps running wherever you host it today.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Buildful runs every task in a private cloud sandbox. You need a browser and a GitHub repo.
What happens to my repo?
Buildful works on a new branch and opens a pull request. Nothing reaches your main branch until you review the change and merge it.
Your first 3 tasks are free. No card needed.