Alternatives to bolt.diy
An open-source, self-hosted fork of bolt.new for prompting, editing and deploying full-stack web apps. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
bolt.diy
An open-source, self-hosted fork of bolt.new for prompting, editing and deploying full-stack web apps.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as bolt.diy.
bolt.new
A browser-based AI builder that creates websites, apps and prototypes from written prompts.
bolt.new is the hosted upstream that bolt.diy forks, so there is no setup, but it is closed source and usage is measured in tokens.
Dyad
An open-source desktop AI app builder that turns text descriptions into full-stack web apps on your machine.
Dyad is also open source and lets you choose your model, but runs as a desktop app on Windows and macOS rather than a self-hosted web service.
Lovable
A web-based AI app builder that turns chat prompts into full-stack web applications.
Lovable is a closed-source hosted builder that turns chat prompts into full-stack web apps, removing self-hosting work along with your choice of model.
Replit
A browser-based AI app builder and coding workspace for creating and publishing apps and websites.
Replit is a hosted browser workspace for building, editing and publishing apps, with a free mode without token costs and projects hosted on Replit.
v0
An AI assistant from Vercel that generates full-stack web apps from text prompts and publishes them.
v0 is a proprietary Vercel service focused on React apps that pushes code to GitHub and deploys to Vercel, instead of letting you choose models.
Base44
A web-based AI builder that creates apps, websites and agents from plain-language descriptions.
Base44 is a hosted builder with hosting, database, auth and payments included, but apps are tied to its platform and usage is credit-based.
Emergent
Web platform where AI agents build and deploy full-stack web and mobile apps from a conversation.
Emergent is a hosted platform that builds web and mobile apps from a conversation, with credit-based limits on its free plan.
Atoms
An AI web app that builds websites and apps from a description, with no coding needed.
Atoms is a hosted, closed-source builder that creates websites and apps from a description with no coding, aimed at non-programmers.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Anima
An AI design agent that turns Figma files, websites or prompts into working front-end apps.
Locofy
An AI tool that converts Figma and Penpot designs into front-end code for common frameworks.
Magic Patterns
An AI prototyping tool that turns prompts and product requirements into high-fidelity UI designs.
MindStudio
A no-code web platform for designing, building and deploying AI agents and applications.
