Bolt vs Capacity

Bolt

• Prototyping a web app or site from a prompt without a local setup
• Developers who want to switch between prompting and editing code
• Marketers and founders who need hosting and a custom domain in one place

Capacity

• Non-developers who want an app built and hosted in one place
• People who already pay for Claude or ChatGPT and want to build with it
• Products that need a web app and a companion mobile app on one backend

Bolt

• The free plan stops at 300K tokens a day and 1M a month, and larger projects use more tokens per message.
• Custom domains and Supabase databases need a paid plan, and free sites show a Made in Bolt badge.
• Free sites go offline for the rest of the month once they pass 10 GB of bandwidth or 333,333 requests.
• On Teams, tokens are allotted to each paid member and are not shared across the team.

Capacity

• The pricing page lists no free plan; paid plans start at $25 a month, and extra credits are sold from $9 for 10.
• The built-in agent is metered in credits, and each message uses a variable amount depending on the task.
• Servers larger than the free 256 MB tier draw 1 to 10 credits a day from the same balance.
• The desktop app is described as a Mac app; no Windows or Linux version is mentioned.

Bolt

Prompt-to-app building

Describe an idea in chat and Bolt generates a full-stack project using JavaScript-based web frameworks. Plan Mode lets you discuss an approach before any code is written.

Bolt Cloud

Hosting, databases, user authentication and domains are built into each project. Paid plans raise the hosting allowance to 30 GB of bandwidth and 1 million requests a month.

Code view and GitHub

Project files can be read and edited directly in Code view, which uses no tokens, and a project can be connected to GitHub or started from an existing repository.

Design imports

Start a project from a Figma frame or a Google Stitch design, or add a design system so that generated screens follow existing components.

Mobile apps through Expo

Web apps are built natively in Bolt, while mobile apps for iOS and Android are built and shipped through its Expo integration.

Teams workspace

A shared workspace with centralized billing, member and integration controls, team prompts and private NPM registry support, priced per member.

Capacity

Questions first, then a full-stack app

Capacity asks about purpose, users and style before it builds, then generates a frontend, a backend and a dedicated database that are wired together.

Build from Claude or ChatGPT

A connector lets Claude or ChatGPT create and edit Capacity apps from a chat. That work runs on your own AI subscription and uses no Capacity credits on paid plans.

Vibe and Spec coding modes

Vibe mode builds straight from prompts. Spec mode has the AI follow a project brief, UX specs and design requirements that are written first.

Hosting and custom domains

Apps publish to a capacity.studio address on a dedicated server. The 256 MB tier uses no credits, larger servers use 1 to 10 credits a day, and custom domains can be connected.

Native mobile apps

A project can include an iOS and Android app built with Expo that shares the web app's backend. Builds run in the cloud and can be submitted to both app stores.

Version history and code export

Every change is a version that can be restored. The pricing page lists full codebase export under Growth, while the changelog says ZIP download is on all plans.

Bolt

• Free$0

  300K tokens a day and 1M a month, public and private projects, hosting with up to 333K web requests, a 10MB upload limit and Bolt branding on sites.

• ProFrom $25

  per month, billed monthly; $216 a year billed yearly

  Starts at 10M tokens a month with no daily limit. Adds token rollover, custom domains, no Bolt branding, 100MB uploads and up to 1M web requests.

• Teams$30

  per member / month, billed monthly

  Everything in Pro, plus centralized billing, team-level access management, admin controls and private NPM registries. Tokens are per member, not pooled.

• EnterpriseCustom

  SSO, audit logs and compliance support, a dedicated account manager, 24/7 priority support, custom SLAs and data retention policies.

Capacity

• Starter$25

  per month

  100 credits for the Capacity agent, unlimited building from Claude and ChatGPT, unlimited projects, custom domains and email support.

• Growth$69

  per month

  250 credits for the Capacity agent, full codebase export and a dedicated WhatsApp support channel.

• Professional$129

  per month

  500 credits, everything in Growth, premium support and early access to new features.

• Business$299

  per month

  1,000 credits, everything in Professional, a dedicated success manager and custom integrations.

Bolt

• Annual discount

  Save up to 28% with yearly billing

  The pricing page advertises up to 28% off with yearly billing. The help center gives $216 a year for the entry Pro tier against $25 a month, and says other annual plans save 10%.

Capacity

No public discounts listed.