Go from prompt to business-ready app with Pave.
Describe the operational app your team needs, shape it with AI, and launch it with data, roles, and hosting built in.
At a glance
What you get
A running, hosted app
A hosted prototype you extend
Who builds it
Line-of-business operators
Developers
Coding needed
None
Code-first; AI assists
Hosting and deployement
Included
Included; production setup is yours
Data and permissions
Built in
You build and secure the data model and permissions
Pricing
One plan covers building and running
Tokens that scale with project size
Quick Summary: Which Platform Fits Your Team?
Choose Pave for:
Your team needs an app that runs the work. Describe it, shape it with AI, and go live with data, roles, and permissions already handled.
Choose Bolt.new for:
Your developers want to prototype fast. Bolt.new turns a prompt into a working web app in minutes, with clean frontend output and full access to the code.
Pave vs Bolt.new: Full Comparison
Pave takes production off your plate. Bolt.new puts it on your developers.
Building the app
Primary builder
Operators, in plain language
Developers, in a browser IDE
Coding requirement
None. No access to code. No code to write, and none to maintain.
Code-first; AI writes it, developers own it
Starting point
Describe the app you need
Prompt a project, then edit the code
Running it in production
Hosting and deployment
Included in the build
One-click deploy; production setup is yours to own or execute on.
Data layer
Built-in data management
Supabase-backed; your team configures it
Roles and permissions
Native RBAC, including custom roles and data permissions.
Your team builds and owns auth and access rules.
Governance and security
On Quickbase's platform, with IT visibility built in
SSO and audit logs on Enterprise
Cost and ownership
Pricing model
One credit type for AI, building and running, on a live dashboard; hosting and data bundled.
Tokens drawn down per message, scaling with project size
Maintenance
Reduced for business teams
Your developers own the code, config, and upkeep
Why teams pick Pave over Bolt.new
No code to maintain
Your app ships ready to run. Updates happen in plain language, so you skip the edit-test-redeploy loop.
Production-ready on day one
Data, roles, hosting, and governance are part of the build, so the app stands up to real use from the start.
No developer handoff
The app never stalls waiting on an engineer to wire up auth, configure a backend, or fix what broke in production.
Questions teams ask before switching
Is Pave a Bolt.new alternative?
Pave is an alternative for teams that want a business app they can run without a developer on hand. Bolt.new is an AI web-app builder aimed at developers. Pave fits when the goal is an app the team runs day to day and the code stays out of the way.
Do you need to code to use Pave?
No. You describe the app in plain language and shape it with AI. Bolt.new is code-first: it generates code your developers read, edit, and maintain.
Does Bolt.new host your app?
Yes. Bolt.new runs your app in the browser and deploys it with one click. Getting it production-ready, and keeping it running, falls to your team. Pave includes hosting and production setup in the build.
Why do Bolt.new's costs change as a project grows?
Bolt.new charges by tokens, and most tokens go to syncing your project files with the AI, so a larger app spends more on each change. Pave includes running your app — users, hosting, and data — in your plan; AI credits are spent when Pave builds or executes work.
Which should a business team choose?
Choose Pave for an operational app the team runs and owns, with no code to maintain. Choose Bolt.new when developers want to prototype a web app fast and take the code from there.