# Alternatives to Bolt > Source: https://theagentsindex.com/bolt-new/alternatives (current datasheets, evidence-ranked) Candidates share the baseline category or are previously researched peers. Requirements, preserved strengths, explicit trade-offs and research coverage decide the order; paid tier does not. ## Shortlist ### 1. Codex CLI OpenAI's terminal coding agent for inspecting, editing and running repository code from the shell. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Bolt:** - [Reviews code: yes — /review runs a dedicated reviewer over a diff, commit or branch without editing the tree.](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/codex/cli) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Approval prompts can be switched off entirely, including a no-sandbox full-access mode.](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/agent-approvals-security) - [Multi-agent: yes — Spawns parallel subagents and consolidates their results; /agent switches between threads.](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/agent-configuration/subagents) **Trade-offs against Bolt:** - [Ships it: partial — Locally it stops at edits plus commands you allow; pull requests are opened from Codex cloud or the GitHub Action.](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/prompting) [View Codex CLI](https://theagentsindex.com/codex-cli) ### 2. Augment Code Cosmos platform running fleets of coding agents across the SDLC, plus Auggie CLI and IDE extensions. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Bolt:** - [Reviews code: yes — Deep Reviewer, Pair Reviewer and Risk Analyzer experts review pull requests and post inline findings.](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cosmos/experts-templates) - [Whole-codebase work: yes — Published workflows cover module-by-module legacy migration and epic decomposition across repositories.](https://www.augmentcode.com/workflows) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Non-interactive experts run end to end on triggers; human checkpoints are configurable, not mandatory.](https://www.augmentcode.com/workflows) **Trade-offs against Bolt:** - [Ships it: partial — Agents drive a change through CI to merge; the vendor does not claim the agent deploys or releases.](https://docs.augmentcode.com/cosmos/experts-pr-author) - [Free tier: partial — No free plan is published; pricing lists only Business at $100/month and Enterprise. Business is self-serve, though, and trials are referenced.](https://www.augmentcode.com/pricing) [View Augment Code](https://theagentsindex.com/augment-code) ### 3. Cursor Coding agent in a desktop editor, terminal CLI, cloud VMs and CI, priced per seat plus token usage. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Bolt:** - [Reviews code: yes — Two review paths: Bugbot reviews pull requests in the repo host, and Agent Review reviews local changes before commit.](https://cursor.com/bugbot) - [Whole-codebase work: yes — Cloud agents work across multiple repositories in one task and raise a pull request in each repo they touch.](https://cursor.com/docs/cloud-agent) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Tasks complete without a human in the loop; /goal keeps the agent working towards an objective, and cloud agents run with the laptop closed.](https://cursor.com/docs/agent/overview) **Trade-offs against Bolt:** - [Ships it: partial — It stops at the branch and pull request; deployment stays with your own CI, though a CLI run in CI can be given git and gh access.](https://cursor.com/docs/cloud-agent) - [Open source: no — The Terms of Service forbid deriving or accessing the source; the /licenses page covers only third-party open source components used inside the IDE.](https://cursor.com/terms-of-service) [View Cursor](https://theagentsindex.com/cursor) ### 4. Devin Cloud AI software engineer that takes a ticket, works in its own VM, and opens a pull request. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Bolt:** - [Reviews code: yes — Devin Review reviews pull requests anyone authored, reorganising and explaining large diffs in the Devin webapp.](https://docs.devin.ai/work-with-devin/devin-review) - [Whole-codebase work: yes — Migrations spanning many files, modules or whole repositories are the stated use for fanning work out to parallel sessions.](https://docs.devin.ai/work-with-devin/advanced-capabilities) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Automations and schedules start sessions from events, so Devin works the task with nobody tagging it.](https://docs.devin.ai/product-guides/automations) **Trade-offs against Bolt:** - [Ships it: partial — Stops at the pull request in your repository; your team merges and ships through its existing pipeline.](https://docs.devin.ai/product-guides/deployment-capabilities) - [Certifications: partial — SOC 2 Type II since September 2024; the Trust Center additionally lists ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and CCPA, behind an NDA request.](https://docs.devin.ai/enterprise/security-access/security/enterprise-security) [View Devin](https://theagentsindex.com/devin) ### 5. Factory Droid coding agents that run in the desktop app, CLI, IDEs, CI and Factory-managed cloud computers. **Research coverage:** 35/35 criteria **Where it improves on Bolt:** - [Reviews code: yes — /review reviews branches, commits or uncommitted diffs locally; a CI workflow reviews pull requests.](https://docs.factory.ai/software-factory/code-review) - [Whole-codebase work: yes — Missions decompose multi-feature work into milestones and are documented for brownfield migrations.](https://docs.factory.ai/missions/overview) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Headless droid exec runs one-shot tasks to completion; Missions orchestrate long multi-feature work.](https://docs.factory.ai/droid-exec/overview) **Trade-offs against Bolt:** - [Ships it: partial — High autonomy permits pushes, deployments and migrations; the Release stage that tracks ship gates is Private Preview.](https://docs.factory.ai/droid-exec/overview) - [Free tier: no — The published plan list starts at Pro $20/mo; no free tier or trial is offered, though Droid Core and a BYOK allowance are free within a paid plan.](https://docs.factory.ai/pricing/individuals) [View Factory](https://theagentsindex.com/factory-ai) ### 6. OpenHands Open-source software engineering agent with GUI, CLI, SDK and an enterprise control plane. **Research coverage:** 34/35 criteria **Where it improves on Bolt:** - [Reviews code: yes — A dedicated PR review workflow reads someone else's diff and posts inline comments on the pull request within minutes.](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/use-cases/code-review.md) - [Done-for-you service: partial — Software you run yourself, but the vendor also sells advisory and implementation engagements that deploy agents alongside your team.](https://www.openhands.dev/services) - [Runs autonomously: yes — Event-triggered runs complete the task with nobody in the loop, and headless CLI mode forcibly approves every action.](https://docs.openhands.dev/openhands/usage/cli/headless.md) **Trade-offs against Bolt:** - [Ships it: partial — It ends at a pull request rather than a deploy: the documented automation loop opens a PR and leaves the merge and release to you.](https://www.openhands.dev/enterprise) - [Seat model: partial — No published per-seat rate at all: the two free plans are single-user, Enterprise is unlimited users and is explicitly sold without seat licensing.](https://docs.openhands.dev/enterprise.md) [View OpenHands](https://theagentsindex.com/openhands) ## Method Unknown data is never treated as a benefit or a trade-off. Featured placement is labelled but cannot alter recommendation order.