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Bolt.new vs Pusher

Prompt to full-stack app in your browser — by StackBlitz
vs. Realtime pub/sub WebSocket Channels + programmatic push (Beams)

Bolt.new ↗Pusher website ↗

Pricing tiers

Bolt.new

Free
1M tokens/month. 300K tokens/day cap. Public + private projects. 10MB file uploads. Hosting + unlimited DBs.
Free
Pro
$25/month. Starts at 10M tokens/month, no daily cap. No Bolt branding, 100MB uploads, custom domains, SEO support, image AI edit. Rollover tokens.
$25/mo
Teams
$30/member/month. Centralized billing, team access, private NPM registries, design system knowledge.
$30/mo
Enterprise
Custom. SSO, audit logs, dedicated account manager, 24/7 support.
Custom
Bolt.new ↗

Pusher

Beams: Sandbox
Free. 1K subscribers.
$0 base (usage-based)
Channels: Sandbox
Free. 100 concurrent conns, 200K msg/day.
$0 base (usage-based)
Beams: Startup
$29/mo. 10K subscribers.
$29/mo
Channels: Startup
$49/mo. 500 concurrent conns, 1M msg/day.
$49/mo
Channels: Pro
$99/mo. 2K concurrent conns, 4M msg/day.
$99/mo
Beams: Pro
$99/mo. 50K subscribers.
$99/mo
Beams: Business
$199/mo. 115K subscribers.
$199/mo
Channels: Business
$299/mo. 5K concurrent, 10M msg/day.
$299/mo
Beams: Premium
$399/mo. 250K subscribers.
$399/mo
Channels: Premium
$499/mo. 10K concurrent, 20M msg/day.
$499/mo
Channels: Growth
$699/mo. 15K concurrent, 40M msg/day.
$699/mo
Channels: Plus
$899/mo. 20K concurrent, 60M msg/day.
$899/mo
Channels: Growth Plus
$1,199/mo. 30K concurrent, 90M msg/day.
$1199/mo
Channels: Enterprise
Custom. 10M+ concurrent, 100B+ msg/day. SLA, dedicated support.
Custom
Pusher website ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Bolt.new vs be-sandbox on Pusher.

MetricBolt.newPusher
subscribers—1000 subscribers

Features

Bolt.new · 14 features

  • Browser Terminal — Real shell in-browser. Run npm install, scripts, etc.
  • Deploy to Netlify — One-click deploy to Netlify.
  • Deploy to Vercel — One-click deploy to Vercel.
  • Design System Knowledge — Team plan: shared design-system context for consistent UI.
  • Expo Support — Build React Native/Expo apps too.
  • GitHub Export — Push full project to a new GitHub repo.
  • Image Input — Upload image/sketch → Bolt generates matching UI.
  • Import Existing Project — Upload an existing repo and iterate in Bolt.
  • Live Edit + Run — Edit code + hot reload alongside AI agent.
  • Private NPM Registries — Team plan: use private packages.
  • Prompt to App — Describe app → Bolt scaffolds + codes + runs it in the browser.
  • Stripe Integration — Hook up Stripe payments in-chat.
  • Supabase Integration — Provision + connect Supabase from chat.
  • WebContainer runtime — Node.js + terminal + filesystem running entirely in your browser.

Pusher · 11 features

  • Beams — Push notifications for iOS/Android/Web with device interest groups.
  • Beams Authenticated Users — Target users by auth user ID across devices.
  • Channels — WebSocket pub/sub — realtime events, live updates, notifications.
  • Channels Webhooks — Receive server-side notifications of channel activity.
  • Client Events — Publish events from clients directly (triggered from browser).
  • Debug Console — Live channel debugging dashboard.
  • Encrypted Channels — End-to-end encrypted messages.
  • Global Clusters — US, EU, AP-Southeast, etc. Pick nearest region.
  • Presence Channels — Track who is online in a channel.
  • Private Channels — Auth-required channels with server-signed tokens.
  • Stats — Connection / message dashboards.

Developer interfaces

KindBolt.newPusher
SDK—Pusher Beams Android, Pusher Beams iOS, Pusher Beams Web SDK, pusher-http-go, pusher-http-java, pusher-http-php, pusher-js (client), pusher (Node), pusher (Python), pusher (Ruby), PusherSwift, pusher-websocket-java (Android)
REST—Beams Publish API, Pusher HTTP API
OTHERBolt Web App, GitHub Export, StackBlitz Sync, WebContainer runtimeChannels Webhooks, Pusher WebSocket
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