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Bolt.new vs Paddle

Prompt to full-stack app in your browser — by StackBlitz
vs. Merchant of Record for SaaS — global tax, billing, checkout in one

Bolt.new ↗Paddle website ↗

Pricing tiers

Bolt.new

Free
1M tokens/month. 300K tokens/day cap. Public + private projects. 10MB file uploads. Hosting + unlimited DBs.
Free
Pro
$25/month. Starts at 10M tokens/month, no daily cap. No Bolt branding, 100MB uploads, custom domains, SEO support, image AI edit. Rollover tokens.
$25/mo
Teams
$30/member/month. Centralized billing, team access, private NPM registries, design system knowledge.
$30/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SSO, audit logs, dedicated account manager, 24/7 support.
Custom
Bolt.new ↗

Paddle

Pay-as-you-go
5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction. No monthly fee. All-inclusive (tax, fraud, support).
$0 base (usage-based)
Enterprise
Custom rates for high-volume. Dedicated success. Custom migration + implementation.
Custom
Invoicing (<$10 products)
Custom pricing for invoicing / products under $10.
Custom
Paddle website ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Bolt.new vs payg on Paddle.

MetricBolt.newPaddle
No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers.

Features

Bolt.new · 14 features

  • Browser Terminal — Real shell in-browser. Run npm install, scripts, etc.
  • Deploy to Netlify — One-click deploy to Netlify.
  • Deploy to Vercel — One-click deploy to Vercel.
  • Design System Knowledge — Team plan: shared design-system context for consistent UI.
  • Expo Support — Build React Native/Expo apps too.
  • GitHub Export — Push full project to a new GitHub repo.
  • Image Input — Upload image/sketch → Bolt generates matching UI.
  • Import Existing Project — Upload an existing repo and iterate in Bolt.
  • Live Edit + Run — Edit code + hot reload alongside AI agent.
  • Private NPM Registries — Team plan: use private packages.
  • Prompt to App — Describe app → Bolt scaffolds + codes + runs it in the browser.
  • Stripe Integration — Hook up Stripe payments in-chat.
  • Supabase Integration — Provision + connect Supabase from chat.
  • WebContainer runtime — Node.js + terminal + filesystem running entirely in your browser.

Paddle · 12 features

  • Affiliates (Rewardful partnership) — Affiliate tracking (via partner).
  • Customer Portal — Self-service subscription management.
  • Fraud Protection — ML + human review. Paddle absorbs chargebacks.
  • Global Tax Compliance — Automatic VAT/GST/sales tax calc + remittance + filing.
  • One-time Sales — Perpetual license sales, single purchases.
  • Paddle Checkout — Hosted or overlay checkout. Localized + fraud-protected.
  • Paddle Retain — Revenue recovery + cancel flows (acquired Retain).
  • ProfitWell Analytics — Included subscription analytics (acquired ProfitWell).
  • Self-Serve Invoices — B2B invoicing with custom POs.
  • Smart Dunning — Retry logic + email sequences for failed payments.
  • Subscriptions — Full lifecycle: trials, changes, cancellations, recovery.
  • Webhooks — Standard resource events with HMAC signing.

Developer interfaces

KindBolt.newPaddle
SDK—Paddle.js, @paddle/paddle-node-sdk, paddle-python
REST—Paddle Billing API
OTHERBolt Web App, GitHub Export, StackBlitz Sync, WebContainer runtimePaddle Checkout, Paddle Webhooks
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