Bolt.new vs Figma Make

Bolt.new

Bolt is the quickest way to get from a sentence to a running web app you can click, and Bolt Cloud now removes the usual 'where does this deploy' problem for small projects. Treat the token meter as the real price: a complex app burns through the entry allowance fast, and the free tier is for trying the product, not shipping from it.

Pros

• +Whole toolchain runs in the browser, so there is no environment to set up or keep alive
• +Starts from a prompt, Figma design, GitHub repo or template, and exports back to GitHub
• +Bolt Cloud bundles hosting, databases and auth, which most prompt-to-app tools leave to you
• +Unused Pro tokens roll over, unlike most rivals' monthly allowances

Cons

• −Token-based pricing is hard to forecast; one long debugging session can eat days of allowance
• −Free tier is throttled daily (300K tokens) and carries Bolt branding
• −Yearly discount is advertised without the actual yearly prices on the page
• −No public API found, so Bolt cannot be driven from a script or CI

Figma Make

If your team already designs in Figma, Make is the shortest path from a frame to something clickable with real data, and the generated prototype keeps the file's styles instead of reinventing them. It is not a replacement for Lovable or Bolt when the goal is a deployable product: hosting and a production path are still arriving, and the credit meter is shared with every other AI feature on the seat. Designers validating flows will get the most out of it; engineers wanting a repo to ship will wait for local-codebase mode.

Pros

• +Starts from your own frames and design tokens, so output matches the design file
• +Code is exposed and editable, and the result can be copied back to the canvas
• +Attachments, voice prompts, MCP connectors and a Payload CMS come built in
• +No separate subscription - it rides on a Full seat you may already pay for

Cons

• −AI credits are shared across all of Figma's AI features on the seat, so heavy Make use eats the monthly pool
• −Local-codebase and production shipping are 'coming soon', not here
• −Requires the $16 Full seat; cheaper Dev and Collab seats are not listed as including it
• −Pricing page does not state Make access or limits for the free Starter plan

Is Bolt.new cheaper than Figma Make?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Bolt.new starts at $25/mo, Figma Make at $16/seat/mo. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Bolt.new or Figma Make have a free tier?

Both: Bolt.new has a free tier, and Figma Make has a free tier.