With Manifest
No credits. Just Claude.
Choose Manifest if…
Side by side
Free plan against free plan, and paid against paid.
| Free plans | Manifest | |
|---|---|---|
Paid plans
| Manifest Pro | ||
|---|---|---|
Common questions
Something else? Contact the team.
Manifest vs Bolt
Both build sites and apps by chatting with AI. Bolt spends tokens on every request and keeps custom domains for paid plans. Manifest builds through your Claude plan and publishes free.
With Manifest
No credits. Just Claude.
The same requests, made on both. Bolt's free plan spends from a daily token limit. Manifest builds through your Claude plan, with no meter to watch.
Choose Bolt if…
- You don't use Claude.
- You want built-in databases and backend hosting.
- You want to buy a domain in the same place.
Choose Manifest if…
- You already use Claude.
- You'd rather not ration tokens.
- You want a free custom domain and staging.
Side by side
Free plan against free plan, and paid against paid.
| Free plans | Bolt | Manifest |
|---|---|---|
| Build by chatting | 300K tokens a day | Your Claude plan |
| Monthly building limit | 1M tokens | Your Claude plan |
| Publish online | ||
| Custom domain | ||
| Restore an earlier version | ||
| Teammates | ||
| Branding badge | Shown | Shown |
Paid plans
| Bolt Pro | Manifest Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | From $25 a month | $15 a month per project |
| Build by chatting | 10M tokens a month | Your Claude plan |
| Unused building allowance | Rolls over two months | No allowance to lose |
| Custom domain | ||
| Branding badge removed | ||
| Restore an earlier version | ||
| Teammates | $30 per member |
Switching from Bolt
There's nothing to export. Point Claude at your published Bolt site, and it copies it into a new Manifest project.
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Connect Manifest
Add Manifest to Claude once, in a minute.
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Point Claude at it
Give Claude your Bolt site's address and ask for a copy.
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Publish
Check it on staging, then take it live on your own domain.
Common questions
Something else? Contact the team.
Is Manifest cheaper than Bolt?
Yes, and it stays that way. Manifest's free plan has no time limit: build your projects in Claude and publish them on your own domains for $0, month after month. You only pay for Pro on a project that needs its extras, like teammates or rollback. On Bolt, a custom domain needs a paid plan, from $25 a month, and building spends tokens. If you build many projects under one account, a single Bolt plan can cost less than Pro on each.
Does Manifest use credits?
No. Building happens in your Claude chats.
Can I move a Bolt project to Manifest?
Yes. Give Claude your Bolt site's address and ask for a copy in a new Manifest project. It's rebuilt as yours, ready to edit and publish.
Can I use my own domain for free?
Yes, on Manifest's free plan, with the certificate handled for you. Bolt connects custom domains on paid plans only; free sites use a bolt.host address.
What happens when Bolt runs out of tokens?
On Bolt's free plan, AI building pauses until the daily limit resets, or you upgrade. Manifest has no token limit of its own: you build within your Claude plan.
Do I need to know how to code?
No, for either. You describe what you want in plain words, and the AI builds it.