Open source alternatives to Bolt.new

One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Bolt.new does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.

What Bolt.new does

  1. Generate web apps from promptscore
  2. Run and preview code in the browsercore
  3. Edit code with an AI agent
  4. Install packages
  5. One-click deploy
  6. Databases and backend
  7. Download or export the project

Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this

ProjectCoversStarsCommits, 12 weeksLast releaseClosed vs openedSetupLicense
sandboxdSelf-hosted AI app builder that runs agent-built apps in isolated sandboxes Replaces it67%996+14
149
14 days ago86% Needs a server MIT
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: One-click deploy; Download or export the project. Not shown: Install packages; Databases and backend.See the evidence
  • Generate web apps from promptscoreYesPrompt it and a coding agent builds real apps
  • Run and preview code in the browsercoreYeslive at a preview URL
  • Edit code with an AI agentYeschat to a coding agent, watch the live preview, edit files
  • Install packagesNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • One-click deployPartlyself-host it on your own server in one command
  • Databases and backendNot shownNeither the README nor the website mentions it.
  • Download or export the projectPartlycommit and push it to your own Git repository

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