App builders · replacement recipe

Go from Replit to Bolt.new

The job: AI app builder (AI Agent builds apps, Cloud IDE, One-click deployments). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.

From · what you pay for now
Replit
Replit Core · $20/mo
Year one+$190modeled
To · your pickBest fit
Bolt.new
Free plan · $0 a month
Change where you land

The money

$20/mo today $0/mo

Replit Core

Year one, net+$190
Pays back in2.5 months

Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math

Does it do the job? 2 of 3 covered

  • AI Agent builds apps
  • Cloud IDE
  • One-click deployments

The work

Setup
About 1 h
Upkeep
None
Watch out
Doesn't cover: Cloud IDE

Make the move in four steps

  1. Export from Replit

    Project code. Format: Git repository

    Export steps

  2. Set up Bolt.new

    Bolt Free (1M tokens/mo) for light prompt-to-app work.

    Details

  3. Switch links and integrations

    Point links, embeds and integrations at Bolt.new, then send a test through every one.

  4. Cancel Replit

    Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: Personal plans: the renewal date. Organizations: access ends immediately when the….

    How to cancel Replit
Open Bolt.newHow to cancel Replit
Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Paths marked Tested by Stackcut were run end to end by us on our own products. They're our tests, not customer results. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

The whole recipe: 2 ways out, best first

What you use

  • AI Agent builds apps
  • Cloud IDE
  • One-click deployments

Not covered

  • Databases
  • Collaboration
  • Mobile app
  • Secrets management

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: AI Agent builds apps, Cloud IDE, One-click deployments
  • Export your data from Replit before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-replit") on the Stackcut MCP server.

2 ways out, best first

Switch vendorBolt.new (free tier)Saves $190 in year one
$20/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $240/yr · payback 2.5 mo
If your use fits the free tier (300K tokens daily limit, 1M tokens per month, Bolt branding on websites, 10 MB uploads, no custom domain).
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Cloud IDE)
Bolt Free (1M tokens/mo) for light prompt-to-app work.
How we got this
You pay now: Replit Coreflat price$20/mo
New cost: Bolt.new (free tier)free plan$0/mo
Difference each month$20 − $0+$20/mo
Over 12 months+$20 × 12+$240
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$240 − $50+$190
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $240 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Sources: replit.combolt.new
Switch vendorRailwaySaves $130 in year one
$20/mo today → $5/mo · setup 1 h · then $180/yr · payback 3.3 mo
Covers 33% of the core features (not: AI Agent builds apps, Cloud IDE)
Host finished apps on Railway Hobby ($5 min, includes $5 usage) instead of keeping a Replit plan for deploys.
How we got this
You pay now: Replit Coreflat price$20/mo
New cost: RailwayHobby plan$5/mo
Difference each month$20 − $5+$15/mo
Over 12 months+$15 × 12+$180
Setup, once1 h × $50/h−$50
Year one+$180 − $50+$130
  • Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $180 in year one.

Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team

Sources: replit.comrailway.com

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