Looking for a Bolt alternative? Compare before you switch.
Bolt and PiPilot both turn a prompt into a running app. PiPilot adds a backend with real accounts, keeps projects in your own Google Drive, and builds mobile, desktop, decks and videos too.
Free plan: 5 AI prompts a day, no card · Pilot $20/month
Bolt and PiPilot, side by side.
From Bolt's public pricing and changelog, read on 16 October 2026. Products change; check their site for the latest.
| Feature | Bolt | PiPilot |
|---|---|---|
| Build by chat | Included | Included |
| Paid plan from | $25 a month (Pro) | $20 a month (Pilot) |
| How usage is counted | Tokens per month, rolled over one month | Premium prompts per day, then unlimited standard |
| Hosting | Included | Included |
| Where projects live | On Bolt | In your own Google Drive |
Where Bolt is stronger.
If one of these matters most to you, stay where you are. We would rather you choose well.
- A larger free token allowance (300K tokens a day, 1M a month).
- Team features such as private NPM registries and design-system knowledge per package.
What you get with PiPilot.
- A backend that is ready on the first build
- PiPilot Cloud gives the app a Postgres database, sign-in, file storage and functions without a separate account.
- Your projects stay yours
- Projects and chats are saved in a private folder in your own Google Drive.
- One place for everything you ship
- Mobile apps with Expo, desktop apps, slide decks, narrated videos and podcasts, from the same chat.
Bring a Bolt project to PiPilot.
Your code comes with you. Nothing is rebuilt from scratch.
- 01
In Bolt, connect GitHub and push your project to a repository.
- 02
On pipilot.dev, choose Import on the home composer and paste the repository link.
- 03
PiPilot reads the real files, keeps your stack, and you carry on by chatting.
Taking code back out of PiPilot (download, GitHub push, your own host) is on paid plans. Import docs
See it build before you decide.
Describe an app and watch PiPilot build it. The free plan needs no card.
Sources: Bolt pricing. Bolt is a trademark of its owner; PiPilot is not affiliated with it.