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[compare · Bolt.new · Free · Pro · Teams]

Lander vs Bolt.new.

Bolt.new builds full-stack apps in the browser via StackBlitz WebContainers. Lander builds full sites and deploys them to real AWS Fargate per customer — production infrastructure, not browser-runtime.

Bolt.new (by StackBlitz) is one of the most impressive AI builders shipped in 2024. Describe an app, Bolt writes the entire codebase (Vite + React + APIs), and runs it in a WebContainer — a browser-side runtime that simulates Node. The result feels magic: full-stack iteration in seconds without ever leaving the tab.

The trade-off Bolt makes is around production. WebContainers are a development environment, not a hosting platform. To go live, Bolt deploys to Netlify (their partnership). That moves your production runtime onto Netlify's shared serverless — same shared model as everyone else, no per-customer isolation.

Lander takes a different stance: skip the WebContainer entirely, generate code, and deploy it to a real AWS Fargate task per customer (VPC + ALB + ACM + WAF + CloudFront wired up automatically). The trade-off in the other direction: Lander's preview iteration loop is slower than Bolt's WebContainer (we deploy a real container; Bolt re-runs in-browser in milliseconds). For prototyping, Bolt is faster. For shipping, Lander is closer to production from day one.

[differences · side-by-side]
[feature]
[lander]
[bolt]
Build runtime
AWS Fargate container (production)
WebContainer (in-browser dev)
Production target
AWS Fargate (Lander default)
Netlify (Bolt's deploy partner)
Per-customer isolation
Yes — own VPC, Fargate, ALB
Shared (Netlify multi-tenant)
WAF / OWASP
Every plan including Free
Netlify Enterprise tier
Iteration speed
Real container deploy (~74s)
WebContainer (sub-second)
↳ Bolt's prototyping advantage
Free plan
$0 — 3 static, commercial OK
$0 — limited daily tokens
Entry paid
$35/mo Hobby
$20/mo Pro
Click-to-edit
Pro — click any preview element
Chat-only iteration
Real DB / persistence
Bring your own (Neon, RDS, etc.)
WebContainer simulated; persists via Netlify deploy
[pick · lander · when]
  • →You're shipping a real production app (paying customers, real data)
  • →You need WAF / per-customer isolation without paying Enterprise
  • →You want real AWS infrastructure for compliance / cost transparency
  • →Click-to-edit on the live preview matters more than millisecond rebuild
[stick with · bolt · when]
  • →You're prototyping at speed and the WebContainer iteration loop is the killer feature
  • →You're already happy on Netlify for production hosting
  • →You're early enough that production hardening (WAF, isolation) isn't on your radar yet
[migrating from bolt → lander]
  1. 01Bolt deploys to Netlify by default — once your project is in a GitHub repo (Bolt supports this), point Lander at the same repo to get a real Fargate site alongside
  2. 02Lander auto-detects Vite / React / Next.js — most Bolt-generated projects work without changes
  3. 03Switch your custom domain CNAME from Netlify to Lander when you're ready to make Lander primary
[FAQ]
Q. Is Lander as fast for prototyping as Bolt?No — Bolt's WebContainer model is unmatched for sub-second prototyping iteration. Lander deploys real containers, which takes ~74 seconds end-to-end. The trade-off is what you get on the other side: a real production site on AWS Fargate with WAF, not a Netlify deploy. Most teams use both — prototype on Bolt, ship to Lander.
Q. Can I run my Bolt project on Lander instead of Netlify?Yes. Push your Bolt project to GitHub (Bolt supports this), then connect Lander to the repo. Lander treats it as any other Vite/React project. The WebContainer runtime is dev-time; the production build is the same deployable artifact either way.
Q. Why pay for Lander when Bolt + Netlify is cheaper?Cheaper at the entry tier, comparable at scale. Netlify Pro is $19/seat/mo; Lander Hobby is $35/mo flat. The differentiation is what you get for the marginal dollar — Lander's $35/mo includes WAF + per-customer Fargate isolation that Netlify charges Enterprise prices for. If you don't need either, Netlify is the cheaper landing.
[other comparisons]
lander vs vercel →lander vs netlify →lander vs railway →lander vs render →lander vs fly.io →lander vs cloudflare pages →lander vs lovable →lander vs v0 →

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