Move your team from Lovable to Bolt.
Each person gets a short interview, then a personalized step-by-step guide showing exactly where their saved work, prompts, and projects land in Bolt — and the few things that need a manual step, walked through. You send one invite; nobody becomes the help desk, and nothing in Lovable is changed or cancelled. Want to see where you’re paying for both first? Run the free audit.
Both tools import Figma designs to bootstrap a coded app, but use different plugins and intermediaries. Bolt (via Anima): from the Bolt homepage click 'Import from Figma' and paste a Figma frame URL, or mid-project use the chatbox plus-icon → 'Import Figma frame'. If working with a design system, Bolt recommends using the 'Screenshot' path instead of 'Code' to preserve your system's styles. Lovable (via Builder.io): install the 'Builder.io AI-powered Figma to Code' Figma plugin (free Builder.io account required), select a frame, click 'Export to Code', then open the result in Lovable. To move a Figma-originated project from Bolt to Lovable: export Bolt's generated code to GitHub, then re-run the Builder.io plugin on the same Figma frame and open in Lovable — do not try to import Bolt's HTML/CSS directly, as both tools regenerate from the Figma source. To move from Lovable to Bolt: re-run the Anima/Bolt import on the same Figma frame, or paste a screenshot into Bolt's chat as the alternative path.
- Warning: Bolt's Figma import requires a paid Team plan to support design-system tokens; Lovable's Builder.io path has no documented plan requirement for the import step itself.
- Warning: Two-way design sync (Figma → existing Lovable project when the design is updated) is 'coming soon' with a waitlist in Lovable; Bolt also does not support incremental design-diff import — both require a fresh frame import for design updates.
- Warning: Both tools import a single Figma frame at a time, not an entire file or page — complex multi-screen designs require multiple import steps.
Both tools offer GitHub integration so the generated code lives in a real git repo and developers can use their IDE alongside the AI editor. Setup is similar on each side: connect a GitHub account in the tool's settings and authorize a repository. To migrate from Bolt to Lovable: your Bolt project already auto-commits to a GitHub repo — start a new Lovable project, connect the same repo under Lovable's GitHub sync settings (Integrations → GitHub), and Lovable will link to the existing repo's default branch. Going forward Lovable will push edits there. Note: Lovable cannot import the existing codebase to recreate the project state; it connects the repo for outbound sync but does not read and reconstruct the app from existing files. To migrate from Lovable to Bolt: connect the same GitHub repo in Bolt via the GitHub integration; Bolt can import and continue building from existing repos, unlike Lovable. Branch workflows: both tools support branch creation; neither supports in-app PR merges (merging must be done in GitHub). Bolt polls GitHub every 30 seconds for external changes; Lovable's external-change ingestion is triggered by push events.
- Warning: Bolt supports GitHub organization installs for team-level access; Lovable requires its Enterprise plan for GitHub Enterprise Cloud or Server — on lower plans, only github.com personal/org repos are available.
- Warning: Bolt auto-commits only after a change passes the runtime check (no build break); Lovable pushes on every edit. Teams relying on Bolt's 'only passing commits' guarantee will not have the same safety net in Lovable.
- Warning: Lovable blocks branch switching while an edit is in progress; Bolt maintains separate memory per branch to prevent data overlap, which can be unexpected if you switch branches expecting a clean context.
Both tools include one-click hosting on their own CDN with a generated subdomain, plus custom domain support on paid plans. To migrate a published app from Bolt to Lovable: export code via GitHub, re-deploy in Lovable by clicking Publish (Lovable creates a new lovable.app subdomain). Then update your DNS: remove Bolt's CNAME/A record from your domain registrar and add Lovable's hosting instructions instead (found under the Publish dialog → custom domain). If you used Netlify as the Bolt hosting target, you can continue using the same Netlify project — just update the deploy source to the repo branch Lovable syncs to. To migrate from Lovable to Bolt: similarly re-deploy in Bolt and re-point DNS. Bolt publishes continuously (each passing change can be published); Lovable uses a manual snapshot model — click Publish then Update each time you want to push changes live, so automated-deploy workflows will need adjustment.
- Warning: Bolt's free plan includes Bolt-branded hosting; custom domains require the Pro plan ($25/month). Lovable's free plan allows up to 5 lovable.app subdomains; custom domains require the Pro plan ($25/month base). Plans are priced the same but credit/token models differ.
- Warning: Bolt does not allow switching hosting target from Bolt to Netlify after first publish (and vice versa) without unpublishing the project — plan the hosting target before launching to avoid downtime.
- Warning: Lovable publishes a snapshot — changes after publish are not live until you click Update; teams used to Bolt's continuous deploy will need to build a manual publish step into their workflow.
Both tools run generated code immediately in a sandboxed environment so users see a live preview without local setup, but the underlying technology differs. Bolt uses WebContainers (StackBlitz's WASM-based Node.js runtime) — a full dev server runs inside the browser tab, npm installs happen client-side, and all computation is sandboxed. Lovable's Build Mode is a cloud-based autonomous agent that explores the codebase, runs browser tests, inspects logs and network activity, and iterates until issues are resolved. Switching from Bolt to Lovable: expect the preview to be server-rendered (Lovable's cloud build vs. Bolt's local WebContainer) — no setup change needed, but complex Node.js-specific modules that Bolt ran natively in the browser may need alternative implementations. Switching from Lovable to Bolt: Bolt's WebContainer limits languages to Node.js/JavaScript (Python is core-only with no pip; Go is not supported) — if Lovable's build agent generated backend code in another language, ensure it runs on Node.js before importing.
- Warning: Bolt's WebContainer is browser-local — no network egress from the dev server by default; Lovable's Build Mode runs in the cloud with full external fetch capability. APIs and webhooks that worked in Lovable's agent context may not resolve in Bolt's WebContainer preview without additional configuration.
- Warning: Bolt's WebContainer supports only Node.js-compatible stacks for Bolt's purposes (Python has no pip, Go is unsupported); Lovable does not publish comparable runtime restrictions but is React/TypeScript-first.
- Warning: Lovable's Build Mode is the default execution mode but it consumes variable credits based on task complexity; Bolt's WebContainer runtime is available to all users at no extra token cost beyond the AI prompt itself.
Both tools generate a full-stack web app from a natural-language prompt and display a live preview. To switch from Bolt to Lovable: export your Bolt project code via the connected GitHub repo (Bolt commits each passing change automatically), then open Lovable, start a new project, and paste your highest-level prompt again — Lovable will regenerate the app (React + Tailwind, or TanStack Start for new projects created after May 2026). Because Lovable's generator is independent, treat the GitHub export as a reference and spec rather than importing files directly, since Lovable cannot import an existing repo. To switch from Lovable to Bolt: push your Lovable project to GitHub via Lovable's GitHub sync, then open Bolt and import that repo — Bolt supports existing-repo import. Bolt reads the full file context each AI turn (token-intensive on large projects); Lovable's Build Mode works in the same context but spawns read-only subagents for exploration, which can reduce cost on complex builds. Both default to React + TypeScript front-ends; Bolt additionally supports Vue and Svelte via WebContainers, Lovable is React-only.
- Warning: Lovable cannot import an existing GitHub repo into a project — sync is outbound first; you must re-prompt rather than import Bolt's generated codebase directly.
- Warning: Bolt offers two agent modes (Standard and Max) tied to underlying Claude models; Lovable exposes Build Mode vs. Plan Mode but not model selection — capabilities differ and output quality for complex tasks may vary.
- Warning: Lovable new projects created from May 13 2026 use TanStack Start (SSR); Bolt remains Vite/Next.js/SvelteKit. Migrating from Bolt's Vite output to TanStack Start may require manual routing adjustments.
Both tools connect to a Supabase project for a managed PostgreSQL database, authentication, and edge functions. Because both target the same external Supabase service, a team switching tools can reuse the exact same Supabase project — no data migration is needed. To move from Bolt to Lovable: in Bolt settings disconnect or leave the Supabase project as-is; in Lovable open project settings → Integrations → Supabase, authorize, and select the existing Supabase project by name. Lovable will read the schema automatically and wire the generated code to the same tables and auth setup. To move from Lovable to Bolt: in Bolt settings (gear icon → All project settings → Applications → Supabase → Connect), authorize and select the same existing Supabase project. Review generated SQL and RLS policies after switching because each tool generates slightly different schema naming conventions and row-level security patterns. Edge functions written in one environment remain in Supabase and are callable from either tool.
- Warning: Bolt's Supabase integration is restricted to paid plans (Free plan excluded) and supports Vite-based projects only — Next.js projects in Bolt cannot use the native Supabase integration. Lovable has no documented plan restriction for Supabase connectivity.
- Warning: Bolt's Version History does not restore Supabase database state, only code — always back up Supabase before running large AI-driven schema changes in either tool.
- Warning: Each tool auto-generates schema and RLS policies independently; switching tools may produce duplicate or conflicting table definitions if you let the new tool scaffold the schema rather than pointing it at the existing one.