Macaly vs Bolt

Choosing between them? You keep working in the Claude or ChatGPT you already pay for, it doesn't spend your Macaly credits, and the hosting, the database, sign-in and the domain are on Macaly.

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🎁 Free migration · 3 months of Pro on us

Bring your Bolt project over

  1. Download the project

    In Bolt, click the project title, then choose Export and Download.

  2. Export your tables

    In Database, open Tables and export the rows you want to keep as JSON.

  3. Build it in Macaly

    Attach the files to a new chat and let the agent build the app from your pages and design.

Transfer your project from BoltThe full transfer guide

Sound familiar?

u/Street-Philosophy200Posted in r/boltnewbuildersReddit

Our clinic website went offline and nobody wrote back.

The site was taken down over traffic. I emailed support, I tried Twitter, I tried other addresses, and nobody replied anywhere.

Post summaryOriginal post
u/HandSharp1093Posted in r/boltnewbuildersReddit

It rewrites files I never asked it to touch.

Bolt changed code files it had no business changing and we are back to square one. Hours of work are gone, and all the tokens that went into them.

Post summaryOriginal post
Macaly Cloud

Your Claude or ChatGPT writes the code and Macaly keeps the site running.

Connect Macaly Cloud and ask Claude or ChatGPT to build a site with a database. Check the preview and publish it on Macaly. Macaly runs user sign-in and your own domain as well. The same project opens in the Macaly editor, so you can keep going right there.

How Macaly Cloud works
BOR
Claude

Add booking to the BOR website and publish it through Macaly Cloud.

Macaly Cloud Publish App
ClaudeChatGPT

How it works in Macaly

Manual edits

Make small changes directly in the preview.

Edit text, colors and images by hand in the desktop editor. These changes use no credits, and you can ask the agent to handle larger updates.

How manual edits work
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Text color

Previewbor.macaly.app
BORŠumava · KvildaThe cabinPhotosPricesContactBook

Dates open until the end of November

A cabin at the edge of the woods.

One bedroom, its own kitchen and a terrace among the pines.

2 guests1 bedroomPrivate terrace

The glass-fronted wooden BOR cabin with a terrace among the pines
Dates of stay9 to 12 OctoberNumber of guests2 adultsNights3Book

About the cabin

One cabin at the end of the road, which we have been rebuilding since 2019. No reception, no neighbours, and the key waits in the box by the door.

01

Stove and firewood

The split wood sits in the crate on the terrace. Ten minutes to light, warm until morning.

02

A kitchen for two

Two hobs, a fridge, a kettle and a table by the window. Plates are in the lower cupboard.

03

Terrace facing the forest

Two loungers and a table. The forest starts behind the fence and the path to Modrava leads from here.

04

Bedroom in the attic

A bed under the roof window. Linen and towels are included.

Photos

The living area of the cabin with wooden walls
The attic bedroom with a roof window
The terrace with loungers among the trees
The forest around the cabin

Prices

NightSunday to Thursday2 400 Kč

WeekendFriday to Sunday5 200 Kč

Weekseven nights14 900 Kč

The price covers the whole cabin for two, including firewood, linen and the final clean.

Guests

We arrived on Friday evening and never started the car again until Sunday. We lit the stove, cooked, and slept like logs.

Jana and Martin, August

Fog over the meadow in the morning, a full basket of mushrooms by the afternoon. We are coming back in November.

Petr K., July

Contact

Send us your dates.

We answer within a day and send a deposit invoice. The key then waits in the box by the door.

Arrival9 October 2026Departure12 October 2026Number of guests2 adultsNameFirst and last nameE-mailyou@email.comSend the request
BOR

Chata BOR, Kvilda 118, 384 93 Šumava

hello@bor.cz

Made with love in Šumava

© 2026 Chata BOR

Plan mode

Plan larger changes with the agent before it starts.

In Plan mode the agent writes down what it wants to do and touches the code only once you say go. If something turns out wrong, project history puts an earlier version of the code back.

How Plan mode works
Support

Our team is here when you need help.

Send us a link to your chat. We usually reply within one business day. If the agent got stuck or the environment crashed, we investigate and may return credits after reviewing what happened.

How support works

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The agent builds a new version in Macaly from your Bolt project and your data comes in from the table export. Your users sign up again. The migration guide covers the whole process.

No. When you work with Claude or ChatGPT through Macaly Cloud, it runs on their subscription. Macaly credits go to the work the Macaly agent does.

Yes. Push the project to your own GitHub repository or download it as a ZIP. Your database has an export of its own.

No. Macaly has its own credits, and each period starts with a fresh set.

In Macaly you pay for your subscription and the credits you buy on top of it. Nothing tops itself up, and your published site keeps running even when you are not building. The numbers are on the pricing page.

Yes. You pick which model writes the code for each chat: Claude, GPT, Kimi or GLM. Switch it any time, or set one for the whole account.

Yes. The account is free and you start building right away.

How to transfer your projectMacaly Cloud documentationPricing

Macaly vs Bolt at a glance

  • Bolt: The commit to your repository fails and the work stays locked inside the tool.

    Macaly: With Macaly Cloud you build from ChatGPT or Claude, and the same project opens in the Macaly editor.

  • Bolt: Changing one line pulls the whole project in and eats a pile of tokens.

    Macaly: Edit text, colors and images right on the page, with no message to the agent and no credits.

  • Bolt: The agent rewrites files it was never asked to touch and hours of work are gone.

    Macaly: In Plan mode the agent tells you what it wants to do first and touches the code only once you approve.

  • Bolt: A site goes offline and nobody from support writes back.

    Macaly: Send us a link to your chat and we usually reply within one business day.

Sources

We shortened the Reddit posts and retold them in our own words. They describe the experiences of individual people, which not everyone shares. The original is linked on every card.

Manual edits and going back. Editing in the preview needs a larger screen. Going back to an older version brings back the project code. The data in your database stays as it is now. Manual edits, Macaly FAQ.

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