Base44 vs Bolt.new
Read from each vendor’s own pages last night, so it does not go stale the way a written comparison does.
Before you read on · Acquired since 18 June 2025
Base44 was acquired by Wix and is no longer independent.
Acquired by Wix in 2025. Unlike most acquisitions in this category it kept growing after the deal, so "acquired" here does not mean "avoid".
Before you read on · Stalled
Bolt.new has shown no public momentum recently.
Reached roughly $40M ARR in five months, then published no comparable 2026 milestone while Lovable kept compounding. Recorded as stalled on public momentum, not as dead.
| Compared on | Base44 | Bolt.new |
|---|---|---|
| Asserted — what each vendor publishes about itself | ||
| Category | App builder | App builder |
| Vendor | Wix | StackBlitz |
| Status | Acquired | Stalled |
| How it charges | Credits | Credits |
| Entry price | Free, then $16 / mo | Free, then $25 / mo |
| Plans |
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| Default model | None — you choose | None — you choose |
| Your own key | No — bundled only | No — bundled only |
| Source | Proprietary | Open source · MIT |
| Measured — counted on the last nightly run | ||
| Stars | not measured | 16.5K |
| Maintenance | not measured | 12/100 |
| Days since last push | not measured | 594 |
| Top model in it | not measured | not measured |
| Its volume | not measured | not measured |
What has changed on either of them
3 entries| What changed | Kind | Was, and is now | Confidence | Occurred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base44 changed the quota wording on its pricing pageBase44 | Quota change | limits 1,200 message, 100 message, 25 credits, 25 message, 250 message, 500 messagelimits 1,200 message, 100 message, 25 credits, 25 message, 250 message, 5 apps, 500 message, unlimited number of apps in-app code | low | |
| Bolt.new changed the quota wording on its pricing pageBolt New | Quota change | limits 1 million token, 10M tokens, 1M tokens, 2025, tokens, 300,000 token, 300K tokenslimits 1 million token, 10m tokens, 1m tokens, 2025, tokens, 300,000 token, 300k tokens, unlimited databases expanded database, unlimited databases pro | low | |
| Base44 acquired by WixBase44 | Acquisition | Acquired · acquired by Wix | high |
