Comparison

Bolt.new vs Cline

On the evidence we track, Cline leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Bolt.new44

★Cline66

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Bolt.new	ClineLeader
vioscaleAI score	44 / 100medium · 74%	66 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$9.99
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	10
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: CRITICAL
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	811
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	70,278
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Bolt.new44 / 100medium · 74%

Cline66 / 100medium · 56%

Pricing

Free tier

Bolt.new✓

Cline✓

Model

Bolt.newfreemium

Clinefreemium

Price level

Bolt.newlow

Clinelow

Starting price

Bolt.new–

Cline$9.99

Transparent

Bolt.new✗

Cline✓

Integrations

Count

Bolt.new8

Cline10

Security

Disclosure policy

Bolt.new–

Cline✓

Gdpr

Bolt.new✓

Cline–

Soc2

Bolt.new✓

Cline–

Vulnerabilities

Bolt.new–

ClineCount: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=cline&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 3 · Max severity: CRITICAL

Reliability

Status page

Bolt.new✓

Cline–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Bolt.new–

Cline811

Github stars

Bolt.new–

Cline70,278

Activity

Commits last 30d

Bolt.new–

Cline100

Release

History

Bolt.new–

Cline20 items

License

Spdx

Bolt.new–

ClineApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Bolt.new–

ClineTypeScript

Market

Availability

Bolt.new–

ClineAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Bolt.new6 items

Cline7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding assistants. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for AI Coding Assistants
Capability	Bolt.new	Cline
Core
Form	App builder	Chat / edit
Autonomy level	Autonomous	Agentic
Surface
Editor / surface support	Web browser	VS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti
AI
Model source	-	Model-agnostic (BYO key)
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped	✗	✓
Context
Codebase context	Repo-wide indexing	Repo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits	✓	✓
Agentic
Runs commands / tools	✓	✓
Data
Zero-data-retention option	-	-
Security
Enterprise controls	-	✓
Ecosystem
Language coverage	-	All languages supported by underlying LLM models
Commercial
Pricing model	Usage credits	Usage credits
Licensing
Open-source client	Closed	OSS

Core

Form

Bolt.newApp builder

ClineChat / edit

Autonomy level

Bolt.newAutonomous

ClineAgentic

Surface

Editor / surface support

Bolt.newWeb browser

ClineVS Code, JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand), Cursor, Windsurf, Anti

Model source

Bolt.new-

ClineModel-agnostic (BYO key)

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Bolt.new✗

Cline✓

Context

Codebase context

Bolt.newRepo-wide indexing

ClineRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

Bolt.new✓

Cline✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

Bolt.new✓

Cline✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

Bolt.new-

Cline-

Security

Enterprise controls

Bolt.new-

Cline✓

Ecosystem

Language coverage

Bolt.new-

ClineAll languages supported by underlying LLM models

Commercial

Pricing model

Bolt.newUsage credits

ClineUsage credits

Licensing

Open-source client

Bolt.newClosed

ClineOSS

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Bolt.new

Generates complete web applications with both front-end and back-end components that run immediately in your browser. You receive the generated source code, providing complete ownership and portability.

Independently observed

Cline

Leader

A conversational coding agent that integrates into development environments and terminals to automate code generation, file management, and command execution, with all actions requiring explicit user approval

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Bolt.new

HybridFree tier

Free tier with monthly token allowance; paid plans add increased usage, custom domain, and branding removal

FreeFree
Paid-

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Cline

Leader

from $9.99/moHybridFree tier

$9.99/month with free model options. Bring Your Own Key alternative available.

Cline (usage-billing)$9.99/month
- 2-5x usage on popular open models vs. standard API rate
- built-in billing
- one sign-in
- free model options

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Bolt.new	Cline
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Bolt.new✓

Cline✗

macOS

Bolt.new✗

Cline✓

Windows

Bolt.new✗

Cline✓

Linux

Bolt.new✗

Cline✓

CLI

Bolt.new✗

Cline✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Bolt.new✓

Cline✓

Self-hosted

Bolt.new✗

Cline✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)

Linear

Bolt.new

8 total - 7 not shared

Notion
GitHub
Miro
Sentry
Context7
Granola
Jira

Independently observed

Cline

Leader

11 total - 10 not shared

Telegram
Slack
Discord
Google Chat
WhatsApp
GitHub Actions
OpenTelemetry
Datadog
Grafana
Splunk

Independently observed

Still deciding?

Bolt.new or Cline: which one depends on you

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Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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