Bolt alternatives
15 AI agents do some of what Bolt does. Closest: Claude Code, OpenHands and Cursor. Lowest listed starting price: OpenAI Codex at $8/month.
| # | Agent | In common with Bolt | Agent Score | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Code Agentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files, runs commands and opens PRs from terminal, IDE or web. | 3 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging · DevOps Automation | 77 | $20/mo | Compare → |
| 2 | OpenHands Open-source, model-agnostic platform for cloud coding agents, with hosted and self-hosted options. | 3 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging · DevOps Automation | 54 | Free plan | Compare → |
| 3 | Cursor AI code editor with autonomous agents, cloud agents and Bugbot automated PR review. | 3 of 6 Browser Automation · Code Generation · Debugging | 53 | $20/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 4 | Amp Frontier coding agent running locally or in cloud 'orbs', triggered by CI failures, issues or schedules. | 3 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging · DevOps Automation | 49 | $20/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 5 | Cline Open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code and CLI with bring-your-own-model and MCP marketplace. | 3 of 6 Browser Automation · Code Generation · Debugging | 49 | Free plan | Compare → |
| 6 | Replit Agent Cloud IDE agent that builds, deploys and hosts full apps from natural-language prompts. | 3 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging · DevOps Automation | 44 | $20/mo | Compare → |
| 7 | Lovable AI app builder that generates and deploys full-stack web apps from chat prompts. | 3 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging · DevOps Automation | 41 | $25/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 8 | v0 Vercel's AI agent that generates, iterates on and deploys web apps and UIs. | 3 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging · DevOps Automation | 41 | $30/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 9 | Augment Code Coding agent with a codebase Context Engine, CLI and AI code review for GitHub PRs. | 2 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging | 49 | $20/mo | Compare → |
| 10 | GitHub Copilot AI pair programmer with agent mode, cloud coding agent and code review across IDEs, CLI and GitHub. | 2 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging | 49 | $10/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 11 | OpenAI Codex OpenAI's coding agent for cloud, desktop, IDE and an open-source terminal CLI, included in ChatGPT plans. | 2 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging | 49 | $8/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 12 | Devin Autonomous AI software engineer (now including Windsurf) that plans, codes and ships in the cloud. | 2 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging | 48 | $20/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 13 | Factory Droids Agent-native development platform whose 'Droids' run coding tasks locally or in the cloud. | 2 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging | 44 | $20/mo | Compare → |
| 14 | Junie JetBrains' coding agent for IDEs, terminal and CI that plans and executes multi-step coding tasks. | 2 of 6 Code Generation · DevOps Automation | 44 | $8.33/mo · free plan | Compare → |
| 15 | Kiro AWS's spec-driven agentic IDE and CLI that turns prompts into specs, code and tests. | 2 of 6 Code Generation · Debugging | 44 | $20/mo · free plan | Compare → |
FAQ
What are the best alternatives to Bolt?
The closest are Claude Code, OpenHands and Cursor: they share the most documented capabilities with Bolt. Across all 15 alternatives, the highest Agent Score is Claude Code (77/100).
Is there a cheaper alternative to Bolt?
Yes. Bolt starts at $25/month; OpenAI Codex ($8/month), Junie ($8.33/month) and GitHub Copilot ($10/month) start lower, based on listed prices.
Is there a free alternative to Bolt?
OpenHands, Cursor and Amp have a free plan or free tier, according to their pricing pages.
How alternatives are chosen: agents that document the most capabilities in common with Bolt come first, then agents in the same theme, then by Agent Score. Capabilities and prices come from vendor websites, with sources and dates on each agent's page. No vendor pays to appear here, and affiliate links never change this order.