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Bolt.new vs Retool

Prompt to full-stack app in your browser — by StackBlitz
vs. The low-code platform for internal tools, workflows, and AI agents

Bolt.new ↗Retool 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 ↗

Retool

Free
$0. Up to 5 users. Unlimited apps + mobile. 500 workflow runs/month. 5GB DB + storage. 20 hrs/mo Agents.
Free
Team
$10/builder/mo + $5/internal user/mo. 5k workflow runs. Staging env. App releases.
$10/mo
Business
$50/builder/mo + $15/internal user/mo. Audit logs, rich permissions, portals, embedded apps, external user pricing.
$50/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SAML/OIDC SSO, source control, error monitoring, full white-labeling, volume discounts.
Custom
Retool website ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Bolt.new vs free on Retool.

MetricBolt.newRetool
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.

Retool · 14 features

  • Apps (Web + Mobile) — Drag-drop UI builder with 100+ components.
  • Audit Logs — Track every user action.
  • Custom JavaScript — Write JS anywhere in app logic.
  • MCP Support — Expose Retool workflows to AI agents.
  • Modules — Reusable component bundles.
  • Retool Agents — AI agents that use Retool queries + apps as tools.
  • Retool Database — Managed Postgres with GUI + collab.
  • Retool Embed — Embed apps into your SaaS.
  • Retool Forms — Public forms that write to DBs.
  • Retool Portals — External-facing apps for customers.
  • SAML/OIDC SSO (Ent) — Enterprise auth.
  • Source Control (Ent) — Git-backed version control for apps.
  • White-labeling (Ent) — Full brand customization.
  • Workflows — Cron + webhook-triggered automations with branching.

Developer interfaces

KindBolt.newRetool
REST—Retool REST API (Workflows)
MCP—Retool MCP
OTHERBolt Web App, GitHub Export, StackBlitz Sync, WebContainer runtimeRetool Database, Retool Editor, Self-Hosted (on-prem)
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