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A Bolt.new alternative for small business websites
Bolt is an AI builder for apps and websites: you chat with coding agents, and Bolt Cloud adds hosting, databases and integrations, with token based plans. OneCraft Code mode writes websites only, on a fixed React starter, with a store, forms, data collections and publishing to your own address included.
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Nuwan Madhusanka · Co-founder
2 min read · Published
The short verdict
Bolt suits builders making apps, dashboards and prototypes who want coding agents, databases and integrations such as Stripe, Supabase and Expo. OneCraft suits a small business whose project is a website and who wants commerce, enquiries, stats and a domain ready made, with every AI change checked before it can go live.
| Feature | Bolt | OneCraft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Plans and prices are published on Bolt's pricing page and are not restated here checked 2026-10-13 | Per account: Free $0, Starter $8, Pro $25 and Pro+ $125 a month; Code mode on paid plans |
| What it builds | Bolt builds websites and apps, including marketing sites, portfolios, online stores, dashboards, and internal tools. checked 2026-10-13 | Websites of 10 kinds, including stores, menus and events; no dashboards or internal tools |
| How you build | Create stunning apps & websites by chatting with AI. checked 2026-10-13 | Chat in Code mode, or a no code Sections mode with panels |
| Backend | Bolt Cloud gives you enterprise-grade backend infrastructure including hosting, databases, integrations and more. checked 2026-10-13 | Static output; data collections: 20 per site, 30 fields, 10,000 rows |
| Error handling | Bolt automatically tests, refactors, and iterates reducing errors so you keep building instead of fixing. checked 2026-10-13 | Type check, lint, build and a layout test at 375, 768 and 1280 on every change; failed turns roll back |
| Hosting | Hosting with analytics & custom domains checked 2026-10-13 | Static files on a CDN at onecraft.live or your domain, cookie free stats |
| Branding on free | Bolt branding on websites checked 2026-10-13 | Made with OneCraft badge on the free plan |
| Databases | Unlimited databases checked 2026-10-13 | No databases beyond data collections and the store tables |
| Integrations | Stripe for payments checked 2026-10-13 | Store with Stripe Checkout on your connected account built in |
| Mobile | Expo for mobile apps checked 2026-10-13 | Native Expo app from the same site, built and submitted by you with EAS |
Where Bolt is better
Apps and tools, not only sites
Bolt builds dashboards, internal tools and apps with databases. OneCraft builds websites with static output, so anything needing server logic or user accounts belongs in Bolt or similar.
Integrations you choose
Bolt connects to Supabase, Stripe, GitHub, Netlify and more. OneCraft has its own fixed parts and no outside integrations.
Hands on code view
Bolt has a code view and visual edits in the project. OneCraft files are read only and change through chat.
Where OneCraft is different
Commerce without wiring
Products with variants and stock, discount codes, shipping zones, pickup, downloads and tickets, paid through Stripe Checkout on your own account, are part of the product rather than something to build and secure.
Checked before it ships
A change cannot finish until the type check, ESLint, the build and the headless layout check pass, and the AI reviews screenshots of its pages; a red build rolls the site back.
Business features around the site
Enquiry forms into an inbox, visit stats, SEO settings, custom domains, an installable admin and push alerts come with every site.
Flexible agent or focused builder
Bolt gives coding agents a blank project and lets you connect what you need. OneCraft gives its agent a fixed starter, rules for layout, accessibility and metadata, and a build that must pass. The first can build almost anything; the second builds websites more predictably.
Tokens and credits
Bolt plans are measured in tokens, and its pricing page notes that larger projects use more tokens per message. OneCraft bills Code mode at 1 credit per US cent of model use plus 1 credit per build; measured generations averaged about 14 credits and chat turns about 4.
Mobile apps on both
Bolt connects to Expo for mobile apps. OneCraft can generate an Expo app from a Code mode site, previewed in a phone frame, which you build and submit with EAS under your own developer accounts.
Who should stay with Bolt
Stay with Bolt if you are building an app, dashboard or internal tool, or want to connect your own database and services. Move if you need a business website with a store and enquiries, and value guard rails over flexibility.
Questions people ask
Can OneCraft build what Bolt builds?
Only websites. OneCraft Code mode writes React Router sites with static output, from stores and menus to portfolios and landing pages. Dashboards, internal tools and apps with user accounts or server logic are outside it, so Bolt or another app builder fits those projects.
Does OneCraft use a database like Bolt?
Data collections cover lists such as menus, case studies and reservation requests, with public reading or visitor submissions, up to 20 per site and 10,000 rows each. There is no general database, and the store keeps its own tables for products and orders.
Which handles errors better?
Both try to catch errors. OneCraft requires a green type check, lint, build and layout test before a change can finish, and rolls back a failed turn, so a live site is never left broken by a chat message. Let AI fix it sends a build error back to the agent.
Can I connect Supabase or my own API?
No. OneCraft Code mode sites may only load resources from the site itself, the stock photo hosts and allowed embeds, and use the built in collections and store. Projects that need outside services are better built in a general tool.
How do I put a OneCraft site live?
Press Publish on a green build; the site goes to your onecraft.live address as static files on a CDN, and on a paid plan to your own domain. Every publish is kept as a version, and a renamed address redirects for 30 days.
Try the website side of OneCraft
The button opens the generator with a starting prompt already filled in. Change the wording to match your own work before you run it.
Create a website with OneCraftMore comparisons
- A Lovable alternative built for business websitesA Lovable alternative for business websites: the AI writes a React site checked by a build and layout test, with a store, forms, collections and publishing.
- A v0 alternative for a finished business websiteA v0 alternative for a finished business website: AI written React sites with checks on every change, plus a store, forms, stats and your own domain.
- Lovable vs Bolt, and a third option when the project is a websiteLovable vs Bolt for building with AI, with OneCraft as a third option for business websites: what each builds, how code is checked, hosting and costs.
What the module actually does, feature by feature: the websites maker page.
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