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Bolt.new vs JBOX

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors.

The short answer

Entry price
Bolt.new from $25/mo, JBOX from $20/credit — different billing units, so no direct winner
Free plan
Both have one
Higher Trust score
Bolt.new — 85 vs 69 for JBOX
Best fit
Bolt.new: Founders and designers who want a clickable prototype or landing page the same afternoon · JBOX: Developers happy to standardize on Next.js plus Supabase
Status
We could not check JBOX — its site turns automated checks away; Bolt.new was up on Sep 6, 2026

From our own records as of each tool's last check. Anything we have not confirmed is left out rather than guessed. How we verify

Bolt.newIn-browser agent that builds and runs web appsJBOXGenerates production-ready Next.js apps with a Supabase backend from one prompt.

Side by side

FactBolt.newJBOX
CategoryVibe Coding & App GeneratorsVibe Coding & App Generators
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$25/mo$20/credit
Trust score85 / 10069 / 100
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyStackBlitz, Inc.JBOX
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

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

JBOX

JBOX's differentiator is a fixed, opinionated production stack — Next.js, Supabase, Vercel — rather than a generic scaffold you have to wire up yourself, which should mean less setup work if that stack matches what you'd choose anyway. That same rigidity is a limit for anyone who wants a different backend or framework.

Pros

  • Ships a managed Supabase backend with auth and row-level security pre-wired
  • One-click Vercel deploy with a preview URL per branch
  • 100 free credits let you test before paying

Cons

  • The vendor's site blocks automated access, limiting independent verification here
  • Fixed tech stack means no flexibility on framework or backend choice
  • No company or headquarters information found

Which one fits

Choose Bolt.new if you need

  • Founders and designers who want a clickable prototype or landing page the same afternoon
  • Developers scaffolding a front end or internal tool before taking it into their own editor
  • Teams turning a Figma mock into a working front end without hand-coding the first pass

Choose JBOX if you need

  • Developers happy to standardize on Next.js plus Supabase
  • Teams wanting a deployable app skeleton instead of a static mockup
  • Solo builders who don't want to configure auth and hosting by hand

Bolt.new vs JBOX: the questions people ask

Is Bolt.new cheaper than JBOX?

They charge in different units, so there is no like-for-like answer: Bolt.new starts at $25/mo, JBOX at $20/credit. Entry price is the lowest paid plan as we last verified it.

Does Bolt.new or JBOX have a free tier?

Both: Bolt.new has a free tier, and JBOX has a free tier.

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