# Bolt.new

20 Hacker News commenters recommended Bolt.new and 14 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Fast AI app builder for prototypes and mockups. Critics say it stalls on harder work and has made destructive changes.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast prototyping and 0-to-1 builds (3 comments): "Replit and Bolt (and other similar tools) are quite good at this kind of 0->1 kind of thing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49165990)) "Bolt (which is the tool I use for protyping) never gets mad me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48434015)) "I've been blown away by Cursor, Bolt, and Codex." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47059653))
- Quick mockups and site redesigns (2 comments): "a CEO who got a Bolt.new subscription to be able to generate some high-level mocks ups" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46122860)) "You should redesign your site using vibe coding with Bolt or Lovable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46364914))
- Widely called the best product (2 comments): "bolt is the best product out there" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49281957)) "Bolt is what turned me onto it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46534872))

## What people warn about

- Stalls when pushed past basics (2 comments): "got me moving fast, but stalled when I pushed it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47989460)) "After months of hitting a wall with Cursor and Bolt" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47152863))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Lovable](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lovable.md): 73 recommend
- [Replit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/replit.md): 51 recommend
- [v0 by Vercel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/v0.md): 19 recommend
- [Sites in ChatGPT](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sites-in-chatgpt.md): 17 recommend
- [Glaze by Raycast](https://hackerapproved.com/p/glaze.md): 16 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://bolt.new/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Bolt.new", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bolt/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).