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Bolt vs Macroscope

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Macroscope

AI code review, agent orchestration and engineering status updates for GitHub teams

Freemium
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Verdict

Bolt and Macroscope are both Coding AI tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Macroscope is available on CLI and Slack App and offers an API.

Best overall

Macroscope

  • Software Engineers
  • Engineering Managers
  • Engineering Teams
  • Open Source Maintainers

Choose Bolt if

  • You want a tool built for prototypes and MVPs.
  • Chat-to-app flow with live preview, requiring no local setup.
  • Built-in database, authentication, hosting and custom domains in one project.

Choose Macroscope if

  • You want a tool built for Teams on GitHub that merge a high volume of PRs, including agent-written ones, and want automated review and visibility into shipped work.
  • Usage-based pricing with no per-seat fee, so cost follows review volume rather than headcount.
  • $100 in free usage for each new workspace and 1,000 free Agent credits per month.
Best for beginners
Macroscope
Best for business
Bolt

Features

18 features compared.

  • Prompt-to-app building
    Bolt
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Standard and Max agents
    Bolt
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Plan Mode
    Bolt
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Bolt Cloud
    Bolt
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Code view and visual edits
    Bolt
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Design system support
    Bolt
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Figma and GitHub import
    Bolt
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Expo mobile apps
    Bolt
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Bolt Slides
    Bolt
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Collaboration
    Bolt
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Code Review
    Bolt
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Fix It For Me
    Bolt
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Approvability
    Bolt
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Check Run Agents
    Bolt
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Status
    Bolt
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Agent
    Bolt
    Limited
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Murmur (beta)
    Bolt
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Macroscope CLI
    Bolt
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available

Limited means partial support or a paid add-on.

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Bolt
    Freemium
    Macroscope
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Bolt
    Yes
    Macroscope
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Bolt
    $0
    Macroscope
    $0.05
  • Plans
    Bolt
    4 plans
    Macroscope
    4 plans

Bolt plans

  • Free

    $0

    Try Bolt with monthly and daily token limits.

    • 1M tokens per month
    • 300K daily token cap
    • Public and private projects
    • Unlimited databases
    • Free bolt.host hosting
    • Made in Bolt badge on published sites

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $25/month

    Starts at 10M tokens per month; larger token tiers cost more.

    • 10M tokens per month with rollover
    • No daily cap
    • Custom domains
    • No Bolt branding
    • Max agent and newest models
    • Connectors and MCP
    • Supabase database option
    • SEO boost

  • Teams

    $30/user/mo

    Pro features plus shared management for small teams.

    • Everything in Pro
    • Starts at 10M tokens per member
    • Centralized billing
    • Team access management
    • Admin controls
    • Private NPM registries
    • Team templates
    • Priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Custom annual contract billed by consumption.

    • Unlimited tokens priced by consumption
    • SOC 2 Type II
    • SSO
    • Dedicated infrastructure and account manager
    • Data governance and retention policies
    • 24/7 support

Macroscope plans

  • Code Review

    Most popular

    $0.05/KB reviewed

    Usage-based PR review, billed per KB of diff

    • 10KB minimum per review ($0.50 floor)
    • PR summaries
    • Approvability
    • custom rules
    • Fix It For Me billed as Agent credits

  • Status

    $0.05/commit

    Commit summaries and engineering status reporting

    • Commit summaries
    • areas
    • weekly digests
    • productivity stats

  • Agent

    $0.01/credit

    AI agent for codebase questions and actions

    • 1,000 free credits per month per workspace
    • Slack
    • GitHub
    • API
    • Macros

  • Enterprise

    Custom

    Contact sales for enterprise needs

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Bolt
8.1overall
Macroscope
8.1overall

Bolt leads in 1 category and Macroscope in 0.

  • Prompt-to-App Quality

    Bolt
    8.3
    Macroscope
    Not rated

  • Backend & Hosting Built In

    Bolt
    8.5
    Macroscope
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    Bolt leads by 0.8
    Bolt
    9.0
    Macroscope
    8.2

  • Token Cost Predictability

    Bolt
    6.5
    Macroscope
    Not rated

  • Integrations

    Bolt
    8.0
    Macroscope
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Bolt
    Not rated
    Macroscope
    8.4

  • Value for Money

    Bolt
    Not rated
    Macroscope
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    Bolt
    Not rated
    Macroscope
    7.9

  • Documentation & Support

    Bolt
    Not rated
    Macroscope
    8.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Bolt

Pros

  • Chat-to-app flow with live preview, requiring no local setup
  • Built-in database, authentication, hosting and custom domains in one project
  • Free plan includes hosting, unlimited databases and private projects
  • Expo integration covers iOS and Android apps from the same prompt flow
  • Imports from Figma, GitHub and Lovable, and supports MCP connectors
  • Paid plans roll unused tokens over

Cons

  • Token-based usage: the Free plan is capped at 1M tokens per month and 300K per day, and larger projects use more tokens per message
  • Max agent, custom domains and Bolt branding removal require a paid plan
  • Free-plan sites go offline for the rest of the month when hosting limits are exceeded
  • Projects started for web do not easily convert to mobile; mobile must be requested in the first prompt
  • No public API and no native mobile app for Bolt itself

Macroscope

Pros

  • Usage-based pricing with no per-seat fee, so cost follows review volume rather than headcount.
  • $100 in free usage for each new workspace and 1,000 free Agent credits per month.
  • Reviews use full-repository context rather than only the diff.
  • Covers review, auto-approval, fix PRs and status reporting under one balance.
  • Free credits available for qualified non-commercial open source projects.

Cons

  • Monthly cost is hard to predict up front because it depends on KB reviewed, commits and agent credits.
  • Documented setup is built around GitHub; no GitLab or Bitbucket support is stated.
  • Murmur is still in beta.
  • Benchmark claims of leading detection rates come from the vendor's own MacroscopeBench, not an independent test.

Platforms

  • Web
    Bolt
    Supported
    Macroscope
    Supported
  • Windows
    Bolt
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Bolt
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Bolt
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Not supported
  • Android
    Bolt
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Not supported
  • API
    Bolt
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Bolt
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Bolt
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Supported
  • Slack App
    Bolt
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Supported

Integrations

Bolt

8 integrations
  • GitHub
  • Figma
  • Supabase
  • Netlify
  • Stripe
  • Expo
  • Google Stitch
  • MCP servers

Macroscope

9 integrations
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Linear
  • BigQuery
  • PostHog
  • Amplitude
  • LaunchDarkly
  • Sentry

Company

  • Company
    Bolt
    StackBlitz
    Macroscope
    Macroscope
  • Founded
    Bolt
    2017
    Macroscope
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Bolt
    San Francisco, CA
    Macroscope
    San Francisco, CA
  • Listing
    Bolt
    Claimed
    Macroscope
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Bolt better than Macroscope?

It depends on your workflow. Bolt is built for prototypes and MVPs. Macroscope is built for Teams on GitHub that merge a high volume of PRs, including agent-written ones, and want automated review and visibility into shipped work.

What are the key feature differences between Bolt and Macroscope?

Bolt: Describe an app or website in chat and publish it with built-in hosting and database. Macroscope: AI code review, agent orchestration and engineering status updates for GitHub teams.

Does Bolt or Macroscope have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Bolt is freemium and Macroscope is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Bolt or Macroscope?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.