Comparison

Bolt.new vs Continue

On the evidence we track, Bolt.new leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Bolt.newLeader	Continue
Vioscale score	57 / 100medium · 73%	38 / 100low · 41%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	8	-
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=continuedev&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	35,643
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	3
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Bolt.new57 / 100medium · 73%

Continue38 / 100low · 41%

Pricing

Free tier

Bolt.new✓

Continue✓

Model

Bolt.newfreemium

Continueopen_source

Price level

Bolt.newlow

Continuefree

Transparent

Bolt.new✓

Continue✓

Integrations

Count

Bolt.new8

Continue–

Security

Gdpr

Bolt.new✓

Continue–

Soc2

Bolt.new✓

Continue–

Vulnerabilities

Bolt.new–

ContinueCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=continuedev&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Bolt.new✓

Continue✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Bolt.new–

Continue1

Github stars

Bolt.new–

Continue35,643

Activity

Commits last 30d

Bolt.new–

Continue3

Release

History

Bolt.new–

Continue20 items

License

Spdx

Bolt.new–

ContinueApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Bolt.new–

ContinueTypeScript

Market

Availability

Bolt.new–

ContinueAvailable worldwide

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	Continue
Core
Form	App builder	CLI agent
Autonomy level	Autonomous	Agentic
Surface
Editor / surface support	Web browser	VS Code extension, JetBrains plugin
AI
Model source	-	-
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	-	-
Commercial
Pricing model	Usage credits	Free
Licensing
Open-source client	Closed	OSS

Core

Form

Bolt.newApp builder

ContinueCLI agent

Autonomy level

Bolt.newAutonomous

ContinueAgentic

Surface

Editor / surface support

Bolt.newWeb browser

ContinueVS Code extension, JetBrains plugin

Model source

Bolt.new-

Continue-

Deployment

Self-hostable / air-gapped

Bolt.new✗

Continue✓

Context

Codebase context

Bolt.newRepo-wide indexing

ContinueRepo-wide indexing

Editing

Multi-file edits

Bolt.new✓

Continue✓

Agentic

Runs commands / tools

Bolt.new✓

Continue✓

Data

Zero-data-retention option

Bolt.new-

Continue✓

Security

Enterprise controls

Bolt.new-

Continue-

Ecosystem

Language coverage

Bolt.new-

Continue-

Commercial

Pricing model

Bolt.newUsage credits

ContinueFree

Licensing

Open-source client

Bolt.newClosed

ContinueOSS

What each one is

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

Bolt.new

Leader

A web-based development platform powered by AI that interprets your written requirements and automatically generates working web applications. The platform handles building both user interfaces and server-side logic, including data storage, user authentication, and payment processing capabilities, while maintaining access to the generated source code.

Independently observed

Continue

Continue is a coding agent available as a command-line tool with integrations for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs. It assists developers with code generation and editing, designed to amplify rather than replace human developers.

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

Leader

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 ↗

Continue

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

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	Continue
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Bolt.new✓

Continue✗

CLI

Bolt.new✗

Continue✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Bolt.new✓

Continue✗

Self-hosted

Bolt.new✗

Continue✓

Integrations

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

Bolt.new

Leader

8 total

Notion
Linear
GitHub
Miro
Sentry
Context7
Granola
Jira

Independently observed

Continue

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.