A Bolt.new alternative — Exepad
Bolt.new generates a StackBlitz codebase you pay tokens to iterate on; Exepad publishes a complete app the platform maintains. Describe what you need and get database, forms, email, auth, storage, hosting, and SSL in one subscription.
One subscription. Eight production components.
Everything you need in the plan. No add-ons, no separate vendor invoices.
Database
Forms
File storage
Hosting
SSL
Visitor analytics
Custom domain
Honest take, no bashing
What each tool does best, side by side.
What Bolt.new is good at
Bolt.new is one of the fastest paths from a prompt to a working in-browser web app. The StackBlitz WebContainer runs the full Node + Vite stack inside the browser, the chat-to-app flow generates a React or Astro project from a one-line brief, and the 1M-token monthly free tier lets a builder try the loop with zero risk. Indie hackers, hackathon builders, and non-technical founders shipping the first prototype get a remarkably direct path with Bolt.new.
Where Exepad fits differently
Exepad publishes a running app rather than handing you a generated codebase that bills by the token. The plan bundles a native relational database, forms with conditional logic, transactional email, edge hosting, automatic SSL, file storage, role-based auth, custom domain, analytics, and a REST + MCP API — without a token meter, a separate Supabase project, or the tax of paying to fix model mistakes.
Exepad vs. Bolt.new
Side-by-side on the 14 dimensions that actually move the needle.
Time to first published app
Exepad
4–10 minutes
Bolt.new
5–20 minutes to a draft; the last 30% often takes hours of token-spend iteration.
Database included
Exepad
Native relational database, AI-modeled from your description.
Bolt.new
Bring your own Supabase project; the generated code hard-wires to Supabase.
Authentication included
Exepad
Native auth with magic-link, social, role-based permissions.
Bolt.new
Supabase Auth wired into the generated app — repeatedly reported as token-heavy to get working.
Email sending included
Exepad
Transactional email — confirmations, automations, sender reputation managed.
Bolt.new
Bring your own Resend / SendGrid; wired through the generated code.
Hosting included
Exepad
Edge hosting on Cloudflare, no token consumption.
Bolt.new
Hosted on bolt.host subdomains by default; custom domain on Pro and above.
File storage included
Exepad
Native object storage served from the global edge.
Bolt.new
Supabase Storage as the generated default — separate billing line.
Form backend included
Exepad
Native forms with validation, conditional logic, direct database writes.
Bolt.new
Generated form components write to Supabase REST endpoints.
Visitor analytics included
Exepad
First-party analytics in every paid plan.
Bolt.new
Bring your own GA4 / Plausible / PostHog via the generated head tag.
Search built in
Exepad
Site-wide search across pages and records, included.
Bolt.new
No native site-wide search; build per page via generated code.
Custom domain
Exepad
Included on every paid plan; automatic SSL.
Bolt.new
Custom domain on Pro ($25/mo) and above.
GEO (AI citation) ready
Exepad
Schema.org JSON-LD, semantic HTML, direct-answer blocks ship by default.
Bolt.new
Vite/React SPA output; SEO and AEO surfaces require manual SSR work.
SSL + bank-level security
Exepad
Edge SSL, automated backups, 99.9% uptime, tenant isolation.
Bolt.new
SSL on bolt.host; Trustpilot reports through Jan 2026 cite hosting outages on live campaign pages.
Lighthouse Performance score
Exepad
95+ guaranteed across pages.
Bolt.new
Vite/React SPA bundles typical of prompt defaults score 70–85 without manual tuning.
Designed for non-technical users
Exepad
Describe in English; the platform generates and runs the app.
Bolt.new
Chat-to-code; non-technical users hit a wall once Supabase RLS or custom logic enters.
Starting price
Exepad
$25/mo — unlimited apps, one USD wallet.
Bolt.new
Free 1M tokens/mo (300K daily cap); Pro $25/mo (10M tokens); Teams $30/seat/mo; Enterprise custom.
Code export
Exepad
Not required — the platform runs the app; REST + MCP API exposes the data.
Bolt.new
StackBlitz / GitHub export of the React + Vite + Supabase source — the central pitch.
Pricing snapshot May 2026 from bolt.new/pricing. Bolt tokens are consumed each time the model re-syncs the project file tree to the chat context, so cost scales with project size rather than message count. Free tier: 1M tokens/month with a 300K daily cap. Pro: $25/mo for 10M tokens (rolls over one additional month while the subscription is active). Teams: $30/seat/mo. Supabase, Stripe, and an email vendor are separate bills. Exepad's plan replaces the token meter with one flat subscription — see /pricing for current tiers.
When each one wins
Pick the right tool — both have legitimate strengths.
Pick Bolt.new when…
You want to own and extend the generated source in StackBlitz or GitHub.
Technical founders and engineers who plan to take the React + Vite + Supabase output into a Git repo and keep building. Bolt.new's StackBlitz export and GitHub sync are the central feature for this workflow; Exepad's runtime-as-product positioning does not fit.
Hackathon weekend or weekend prototype where the free 1M-token tier covers everything.
Indie hackers and demo-day builders who can finish a prototype inside the 300K daily / 1M monthly free token window, then either ship the demo or hand the codebase to an engineer to finish.
Your stack has to be React + Vite + Supabase.
Teams whose engineering org has standardized on React + Vite + Supabase and wants generated source they can audit, tune, and extend within those exact technology choices — with full StackBlitz live-editing in the browser.
Pick Exepad when…
You want a running app, not a codebase that costs tokens to maintain.
Founders and operators who would rather re-prompt sections of a live app than open a Git repo, write Supabase RLS policies, configure CORS, and chase regressions in generated code — while a token meter ticks each time the model re-reads the project tree.
The token meter is biting once the app passes prototype size.
Teams hitting the 70% wall — the well-documented point where Bolt.new starts rewriting whole files to fix bugs and burns the Pro plan's 10M-token budget mid-month. Exepad does not meter prompts or tokens on its standard plans.
The app must rank in search and AI from day one.
Marketing-led teams whose published app has to rank in Google, get cited by AI Overview, ChatGPT, and Perplexity, and load fast on mobile. Exepad ships semantic HTML, JSON-LD schema, and Lighthouse 95+ by default.
What the typical stack costs
Line-item breakdown of what most teams actually pay each month — and what the same setup costs on Exepad.
What the move actually looks like
Most Bolt.new to Exepad moves take a day. Export your Supabase tables as CSV, paste the schema and a description of the app into Exepad, and let the platform generate the database, screens, forms, and auth. The React + Vite code Bolt produced does not transfer — Exepad's runtime is the platform, not a JavaScript SDK. If your real value is the exported StackBlitz codebase your engineers extend in Git, stay on Bolt.new. If your value is a running app you can re-prompt at any time without a token meter, expect a one-day rebuild.
Your migration checklist
The concrete steps most teams follow when moving from Bolt.new to Exepad — usually a day, not a week.
Audit the existing Bolt.new project
List the Supabase tables, every connected integration (Stripe, email), every page, and any manual code edits made after the last generation.
Export Supabase tables as CSV
One CSV per table; preserve foreign keys. Exepad imports each as a relational table and reconstructs the relations.
Describe the app to Exepad in plain English
Paste the page list, user roles, and key flows. Exepad drafts pages, schema, forms, and auth in one pass — no generated code to debug and no tokens to spend on the rewrite.
Move auth and accounts
Map Supabase Auth users to Exepad's magic-link + social-login flow. Email + Google + GitHub social providers carry over without RLS policy work.
Re-point the custom domain
Update DNS from bolt.host (or the existing custom domain) to Exepad's edge. SSL provisions automatically. Keep the Bolt-hosted URL live until cutover is verified.
Set 301 redirects from old routes
Mirror the Bolt.new URL structure where possible so bookmarks, indexed pages, and AI citations survive the move.
Common mistakes
What people get wrong when evaluating Bolt.new alternatives — and what to do instead.
Mistake
Treating the 1M free-token tier as 'free forever'
Fix
Tokens scale with project size, not message count. Once the file tree grows, each chat turn costs more tokens. Re-check the budget against your real project, not the prompt size.
Mistake
Spending tokens fixing structural errors the model introduced
Fix
When Bolt rewrites whole files to patch a bug, you pay for the rewrite. If you hit that loop twice in a session, the cheaper move is to migrate, not to keep fighting the regeneration.
Mistake
Trying to bring the generated React + Vite source into Exepad
Fix
Exepad's runtime is the platform, not a JavaScript SDK. Migrate the data and re-describe the app; the source stays in your Git repo as a record.
Mistake
Skipping schema cleanup during import
Fix
Supabase tables in Bolt.new projects often follow prototype shortcuts. Use the migration as the moment to normalize relations in Exepad's relational store.
Mistake
Keeping Bolt.new plus Supabase plus the email service 'just in case'
Fix
Cancel the backend stack once the cutover is verified. Exepad's native plan covers database, email, and auth without the glue.
Frequently asked
How much cheaper is Exepad than a typical Bolt.new stack in 2026?+
A realistic Bolt.new stack — Pro plan ($25/mo), Supabase at production volume ($40/mo), an email vendor ($20/mo), and the occasional top-up when tokens run out — lands around $90–$150/mo. Exepad bundles all of that into one subscription. See /pricing for current tiers.
Does Exepad require Supabase like Bolt.new does?+
No. Exepad ships a native relational database in every plan. The REST and MCP APIs let external systems read and write data, so Supabase can stay as an analytics sink if your team wants it — but it is not required, and there are no RLS policies to write to make auth work.
Can I export code from Exepad like Bolt's StackBlitz / GitHub sync?+
Exepad runs the app as a platform — the runtime is the product, not an exported codebase. Your data is portable via REST, CSV, and the MCP endpoint, but the application logic stays on the platform. If exported source is the goal, Bolt.new is the better fit.
How does Exepad handle iteration without a token meter?+
Standard Exepad plans do not meter tokens or AI usage. Re-prompt sections of a live app as many times as you need; the bill stays the same flat subscription, even when the project file tree grows past prototype size.
Will my Exepad app rank in Google and get cited by AI assistants?+
Yes. Exepad ships GEO-ready output by default — JSON-LD schema, semantic HTML, direct-answer blocks, fast Lighthouse 95+ pages. Bolt.new's React + Vite SPA defaults require manual SSR or static-rendering setup to compete on the same axis.
Does Exepad hit a '70% wall' like Bolt.new at production size?+
Exepad does not regenerate a context-window-limited codebase on every edit. Pages, schema, and back-end are first-class entities the platform tracks directly, so the model does not have to re-read the whole file tree — consistency does not drift as the app grows past prototype.
How long does migration from Bolt.new take?+
Most teams cut over in one day. Audit the Bolt project, export Supabase tables as CSV, describe the app to Exepad, map auth, re-point the custom domain, set 301 redirects.
Can Exepad fully replace Bolt.new for my use case?+
For founders, operators, and teams who want a running app on their own domain — yes. For technical founders whose end goal is an exported React + Vite + Supabase codebase they extend in StackBlitz or GitHub, Bolt.new remains the more direct fit.
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