Common reasons people leave Bolt.new: token limits on the free plan, and large projects can confuse the AI. We ranked 7 alternatives by how directly each one replaces Bolt.new, then by reviews, real visits and how recently each app's facts were checked against its own website. Lovable currently ranks first.
| # | App | Pricing | Open source | Platforms | Verified facts | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lovable | Free plan + paid | No | Web | 1 of 3 | 59.5 |
| 2 |  v0 | Free plan + paid | No | Web | 1 of 3 | 57.8 |
| 3 |  Replit | Free plan + paid | No | Web, iOS, Android +2 | 1 of 3 | 54.8 |
| 4 |  Base44 | Free plan + paid | No | Web | 4 of 4 | 40.0 |
| 5 |  Rork | Free plan + paid | No | Web, iOS | 4 of 4 | 40.0 |
| 6 |  Dyad | Open source | Yes | macOS, Windows, Linux | 4 of 4 | 40.0 |
| 7 |  bolt.diy | Open source | Yes | Self-hosted, Web | 3 of 3 | 40.0 |
59.5
score / 100
Why switch from Bolt.new
Polished chat-to-app flow with Supabase backend and GitHub sync.
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57.8
score / 100
Why switch from Bolt.new
Strong UI generation for React and Next.js projects.
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Best for: Building and hosting apps entirely in the cloud
54.8
score / 100
Why switch from Bolt.new
Full cloud IDE with hosting and an app-building agent.
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Best for: Non-developers who want a working app with database and login without setting up a backend
40.0
score / 100
Why switch from Bolt.new
Bundles backend, auth and hosting so you don't have to wire up services.
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Best for: Founders who want a native mobile app in the App Store without learning Swift or Kotlin
40.0
score / 100
Why switch from Bolt.new
Mobile-first alternative that publishes native apps to the app stores.
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Best for: Technical makers who want a local, prompt-to-app tool with their own AI keys and no lock-in
40.0
score / 100
Why switch from Bolt.new
Local open-source desktop builder, with your own models and code on your machine.
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Best for: Developers who want Bolt's workflow on their own machine with their own choice of models
40.0
score / 100
Why switch from Bolt.new
The open-source, self-hosted fork of Bolt that works with almost any LLM.
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The highest-ranked app in this list for each need.
Polished chat-to-app flow with Supabase backend and GitHub sync.
Local open-source desktop builder, with your own models and code on your machine.
Strong UI generation for React and Next.js projects.
The open-source, self-hosted fork of Bolt that works with almost any LLM.
The open-source, self-hosted fork of Bolt that works with almost any LLM.
Local open-source desktop builder, with your own models and code on your machine.
Full cloud IDE with hosting and an app-building agent.
Bundles backend, auth and hosting so you don't have to wire up services.
Lovable ranks first right now. Polished chat-to-app flow with Supabase backend and GitHub sync. v0 and Replit follow it in our ranking.
Yes. Lovable (free plan + paid), v0 (free plan + paid), Replit (free plan + paid) and Base44 (free plan + paid) have a free option. Check each app's verified facts for current plan limits.
Yes: Dyad and bolt.diy. bolt.diy can also be self-hosted.
Dyad runs on Linux.
The complaints we hear most: token limits on the free plan; large projects can confuse the AI.
Every app is scored with the same published formula: how directly it replaces Bolt.new, reviews (weighted by verification), visits from AppBreakup, how recently its facts were checked against its own website, and reader votes.