When should I choose Runwork over Bolt.new?

Choose Runwork if you need: The tools people actually keep using, not the ones they demo once; Work that carries on when nobody is at their desk; Anything reading live company data through a connected integration; Teams who want permissions, rollback and an audit trail on what their agents make; Client-facing tools where each customer only sees their own.

When should I choose Bolt.new over Runwork?

Choose Bolt.new if you need: Showing an idea to someone in the next ten minutes; One-off prototypes with no data behind them; Projects where framework choice matters; Developers who will export the code and continue elsewhere.

All Comparisons

Runwork vs Bolt.new

Bolt gets you a working app in a minute. Runwork is where it goes after that minute.

Quick Verdict

Bolt.new is the fastest way to turn one sentence into something running in a browser tab. Nothing here argues with that. What it hands you is a preview link belonging to one person, and a week later somebody is scrolling a chat looking for it. Runwork is the other half: your own agent builds into a team workspace, you see a preview before anyone else does, and the result deploys with permissions, version history, backups and monitoring, where the whole team can find it and run it.

Overview

One prompt, a working app, about a minute. Bolt made that normal and it is still impressive to watch. The gap is everything after the demo. Where does it live, who else can open it, who is allowed to change it, what happens when it breaks at 6pm, and is it still working next month. How many times have you dug through a chat looking for a link like that? Runwork is the environment that half lands in. Your agent (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, whatever your team already uses) builds in an isolated sandbox on Runwork, with your workspace data and connected tools in reach, and what comes out belongs to the team instead of one browser tab.

Bolt.new is a AI App Generator.

Runwork Strengths

Your own agent explores your workspace data before it builds, so the tool fits what you actually have.
It lands in a team workspace with an address, not a preview link somebody has to find again.
Live preview first, so nobody sees the broken version.
Every change is a commit and the data is backed up, so one bad edit is a rollback, not a lost afternoon.
Permissions decide who can open it and who can change it.
It carries on without anyone watching: schedules, workflows and agents run in the workspace.
3,300+ integrations, so it reads live CRM or billing data instead of demo data.
The next person does not rebuild it from scratch, because their AI can already see it.

Bolt.new Strengths

Genuinely fast: one prompt to something running, in about a minute.
Clean, modern UI straight out of the box.
Great for showing an idea to someone instead of describing it.
Multiple framework options (React, Vue, and others).
Code export, so you can continue the work somewhere else.
No account setup ritual before you get to see something.

Feature Comparison

Getting to something that works

Feature	Runwork	Bolt.new
One prompt to a running app
Your own AI tool does the building		-
It sees your real workspace data first		-
Live preview before anyone else looks
Real code you can read and own
Framework choice	-

What happens after the demo

Feature	Runwork	Bolt.new
A permanent address the team can open		Preview link
Teammates can find it without asking you		-
Every change versioned, roll back anytime		-
Data backed up separately from the code		-
Permissions on who can run it and who can change it		-
Monitoring, so you find out before the team does		-

Work that keeps running

Feature	Runwork	Bolt.new
Runs on a schedule after everyone logs off		-
Multi-step workflows across your tools		-
Agents running in your team cloud		-
Pre-built business integrations	3,300+	-
Its own database, not a demo one		-
Public APIs and webhooks without wiring them up		-

Team and security

Feature	Runwork	Bolt.new
SSO / SAML	Soon	-
Audit log of what agents did		-
Per-customer access for client-facing tools		-
Custom domains		Via deploy
Shared team workspace		-
Every teammate's AI can reuse what one person worked out		-

Infrastructure

Feature	Runwork	Bolt.new
Hosting included		Preview only
Global edge deployment		-
Auto-scaling		-
Automatic backups		-

Which Tool is Right for You?

Choose Runwork if you need...

* The tools people actually keep using, not the ones they demo once
* Work that carries on when nobody is at their desk
* Anything reading live company data through a connected integration
* Teams who want permissions, rollback and an audit trail on what their agents make
* Client-facing tools where each customer only sees their own

Choose Bolt.new if you need...

* Showing an idea to someone in the next ten minutes
* One-off prototypes with no data behind them
* Projects where framework choice matters
* Developers who will export the code and continue elsewhere

Pricing Comparison

Bolt.new charges per generation. Runwork is a team plan: seats plus a monthly usage budget, with unlimited apps and data, and most AI running on your own keys so it bills to you directly. Starts with a 14-day free trial, no credit card.

View Runwork pricing

How to Migrate from Bolt.new

Nothing to rip out. Keep Bolt for the ten-minute version of an idea. What moves is the one or two things people kept opening, because those need an address, permissions, live data, and a way to survive next month.

Typical migration: 1-2 days per tool

Find the ones people kept asking for

Most Bolt projects were meant to be thrown away, and that is fine. The ones worth moving are the ones a teammate asks you to open again.

Connect the AI tool you already use

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex and the rest connect to your workspace over MCP or the CLI. You keep prompting the same way, in the same place.

Describe it to your own agent; it builds against your workspace

Export the Bolt code if it helps, or just say what the thing does. Your agent works in an isolated sandbox on Runwork and can see your real data and connected integrations, so it is not guessing at the shape of your business.

Give it the things a prototype never had

A real database, scheduled runs, workflows that continue after you close the tab, and integrations that pull live data. "Chase the invoice every Monday until it is paid" is the kind of line that has nowhere to go in a preview.

Deploy it to the team

One deploy, your own domain, role permissions on who can open it and who can change it. Backups, version history and an audit log are on it from the start.

Frequently Asked Questions

Bolt builds from a single prompt. Does Runwork?

Your agent does, and it is the same agent you already talk to. The difference is what it can see and where the result goes: it works inside your workspace, so it knows your data and your connected tools, and the finished thing deploys to the team instead of living in a preview tab.

What about framework choice? Bolt offers React, Vue and others.

Runwork apps are React and TypeScript, so if the framework itself is the point, Bolt is the better tool. If what you need is a tool your team opens on Monday with live data behind it, the framework is not the thing standing in your way.

Can I keep using Bolt?

Yes, and most people should. It is very good at the first ten minutes of an idea. Runwork is for the part where other people start depending on it. Here is what that looks like day to day.

What happens when someone breaks it?

Every change is a version with full history, and your data is backed up separately, so you roll back. Because previews run before anything is deployed, most mistakes never reach the team at all. A prototype in a browser tab gives you neither.

Explore Runwork Features

Try Runwork for yourself

Start a free trial. No credit card required.

Start Free Trial See More Comparisons