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Replaces Replit. 2 ways out. Best: Bolt.new (free tier) (switch vendor), about $190 saved in year one.

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. No verified migrations yet. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

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
1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (300K tokens/day, 1M tokens/mo; Bolt branding).
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Cloud IDE)
Bolt Free (1M tokens/mo) for light prompt-to-app work.
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
1 seat. Host finished apps on Railway Hobby ($5 min, includes $5 usage) instead of keeping a Replit plan for deploys.
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.
Sources: replit.comrailway.com

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