Base44 vs Bolt.new in 2026

• Base44

  Base44 builds apps from a conversation, and has been owned by Wix since 2025. Every app runs on Base44's own backend: a database with rules for which records and which fields each person can see, sign-in, file storage, and built-in email, image and AI services that the live app pays for in integration credits. It can start from a prompt, a plan, a Figma design, a site you own or a project moved over from Lovable or Bolt.new, and branches let several changes build at once. From the Builder plan you can pick the model that builds, sync the code with GitHub both ways, take payments through Stripe or Base44 Payments, connect Slack, Gmail, Google Workspace, Snowflake or Databricks, and send the app to the App Store and Google Play as a wrapper around the web app. Base Code, a separate product, brings the same AI chat to an existing GitHub repository, with a preview but no hosting.

  Choose it if

  • Some users may open a record but not see every field in it
  • The app has to reach Slack, Gmail, Google Workspace, Snowflake or Databricks, through connectors on Builder
  • You want to pick the model that builds, from Builder
  • Staff should sign in to the app through Okta, Microsoft Entra ID or Google, on Business or Enterprise

• Bolt.new

  Bolt.new builds full-stack web apps from a prompt, in the browser. Bolt Cloud is its built-in backend: a bolt.host address to publish to, a database with sign-up and log-in, file storage, server functions, and Stripe for one-time payments and subscriptions. It can start from a Figma frame, a Google Stitch design or an existing GitHub repository, lets you swap the database for Supabase or the host for Netlify, and takes apps to the App Store and Play Store through Expo. Projects can be downloaded, and they sync to GitHub.

  Choose it if

  • You want the app in the App Store and Play Store, through Expo
  • The code already lives in a GitHub repository and you want to open it
  • You want to host on Netlify, or start from a Google Stitch design
  • You would rather the live app be billed by its traffic

• Base44

  Free, $0

  25 message credits a month, up to 5 a day, and 100 integration credits, for up to 5 apps with the Base44 badge.

  Starter, $20 a month

  $16 a month billed yearly. 100 message and 2,000 integration credits a month, any number of apps, code edits and your own domain.

  Builder, $50 a month

  $40 a month billed yearly. 250 message and 10,000 integration credits; adds picking the AI model, GitHub sync, connectors and payments.

  Pro, $100 a month

  $80 a month billed yearly. 500 message and 20,000 integration credits, and early access to beta features.

  Elite, $200 a month

  $160 a month billed yearly. 1,200 message and 50,000 integration credits, premium support and 7-day backups; larger sizes go up to 8,200 message credits.

  Business and Enterprise

  Business, bought online in six sizes, adds single sign-on for your apps, data residency and 30-day backups. Enterprise, through sales, adds SCIM and audit logs.

• Bolt.new

  Free, $0

  1M tokens a month (300K a day), hosting with Bolt branding, up to 333,333 requests a month.

  Pro, $25 a month

  $18 a month billed yearly. 10M tokens a month that roll over, your own domain, no branding.

  Teams, $30 a member a month

  $27 billed yearly. Pro for each member, with shared billing and admin controls.

  Enterprise

  Custom, billed by consumption.

Both start free, and both put apps online from their free plans: Base44's with 25 message credits a month for up to 5 apps, Bolt's with 1 million tokens a month and its branding. The first paid plans are close. Base44's Starter, at $20 a month, adds your own domain and code edits; Bolt's Pro, at $25, adds your own domain, removes the branding and gives 10 million tokens a month that roll over. They meter the live app differently. Base44 counts its email, images and AI calls in integration credits, 2,000 a month on Starter; Bolt counts traffic, with 1 million requests a month on Pro and pay-as-you-go after that.