Base44 vs Bolt.new

Both Base44 and Bolt.new offer an agent that builds through chat, and both support importing a Figma file or screenshot, so those are a wash. The difference for a newcomer is fixing mistakes without touching code: Base44 confirms element-level editing, while Bolt.new does not publish that capability. Base44's cheapest paid plan is also less, at $20/mo versus Bolt.new's $25/mo. Both offer a free tier to start on, though they meter it differently, message credits versus tokens. For someone with no shipping experience who needs a visual way to fix what the AI gets wrong, that combination favors Base44.

Both Base44 and Bolt.new clear the hard filter for engineers: each offers full project code export and bidirectional GitHub sync, so scaffolding fast and then owning the code works either way. The difference is what happens after: Bolt.new confirms its output can be self-hostedself-host - Run the software on your own servers instead of the vendor’s cloud., while Base44 does not. Base44 does publish a public API, which Bolt.new does not list. Bolt.new also uses a bring-your-own Supabase backend with native auth integration, versus Base44's built-in NoSQL-only database, giving developers more control over where data lives. On balance, self-hosting the output and choosing the backend give Bolt.new the edge.

Base44's free plan caps usage at twenty-five message credits per month. Bolt.new's free plan caps usage at 300,000 tokens per day and 1,000,000 tokens per month; the two use different units and do not compare directly. Base44's cheapest paid plan costs $20/mo, or $16/mo billed annually. Bolt.new's cheapest paid plan costs $25/mo. Base44 includes a custom domain from its Starter plan; Bolt.new reserves the custom domain for its Pro tier and above. Bolt.new lets unused credits roll over, Base44's do not. The lower entry price and earlier custom domain access make Base44 the stronger choice once a builder moves past free.

Ops and IT teams need a real backend, enough integrations to reach existing systems, and role-gated auth. Base44 includes authentication built in; Bolt.new does not. Base44 also publishes marketplace connectors including Google Workspace, a documented path to systems the business already runs; Bolt.new does not list its integrations. Both gate single sign-on behind a higher tier, Base44 at Elite and Bolt.new at Enterprise, roughly a wash. Base44's backend is a ready-to-use built-in database, while Bolt.new expects a bring-your-own Supabase setup. For a team that wants auth and integrations working out of the box, Base44 wins.

For builders targeting a phone rather than a browser tab, what actually ships to the device matters most. Base44 publishes a mobile output of a progressive web app, installable on a phone though not native platform code. Bolt.new does not publish a mobile output at all, and its own output stack is described as full-stack JS/TS web projects, pointing to browser-first delivery. Bolt.new does allow self-hostingself-host - Run the software on your own servers instead of the vendor’s cloud. the generated output, which Base44 does not. On the core question of what reaches a phone, Base44 is the only one with a defined mobile answer, even though it falls short of fully native.

This use case asks whether a builder can run the tool itself locally, not just its output. Neither Base44 nor Bolt.new publishes whether it runs offline, what license it ships under, or whether you can bring your own API keys instead of paying a subscription. Both meter usage through the vendor instead, Base44 in credits and Bolt.new in tokens, pointing to hosted, metered products rather than local-first tools. Bolt.new does say its generated output can be self-hostedself-host - Run the software on your own servers instead of the vendor’s cloud., while Base44's cannot, but that only covers what someone builds with the tool, not the builder itself. With the decisive facts absent for both, this is a tie.

Both Base44 and Bolt.new confirm they can import a Figma file or screenshot, so that starting point is even. What decides it is what happens after the import: Base44 confirms element-level editing so a designer can tweak the result without writing a prompt, a capability Bolt.new does not publish. Base44's output stack is also a defined React frontend styled with Tailwind CSS, while Bolt.new's varies by template, less predictable for polishing visual details. Bolt.new does offer versioning and rollback, which Base44 does not list, but that is a smaller concern than being able to click and edit the design itself.