Bolt.new is a powerful tool for developers building web apps. If you just need a professional business website, ChilledSites is faster, simpler, and cheaper — AI builds your site in 60 seconds.
Know your tools
Bolt.new is genuinely impressive — for the right use case. Understanding what it is helps you see why it's not right for a business website.
Bolt is designed to scaffold full-stack apps with databases, APIs, and user auth. Brilliant for SaaS tools, but massively over-engineered for a business website.
Bolt generates code in frameworks like React, Vue, and SvelteKit. Developers love this — but if you're not a developer, these outputs are hard to host and maintain.
Bolt is the go-to for developers rapidly prototyping ideas. The target user knows their way around a terminal, npm, and deployment pipelines. Most business owners do not.
Bolt charges per token used during generation and iteration. Simple prompts are fine — but building out a complete site quickly consumes your monthly credit allocation.
Why people look for alternatives
If you need a homepage, an about page, a services page, and a contact form, Bolt introduces far more complexity than the job requires.
Bolt generates code — but you still need to deploy it somewhere. That means Netlify, Vercel, or similar. ChilledSites publishes and hosts your site for you. No extra steps.
Every change you ask Bolt to make uses more tokens. A few rounds of "make the hero bigger" and "change the colour scheme" can eat through a session allocation quickly.
Bolt does not manage your domain, DNS, or hosting. After it generates your code, the deployment and maintenance is entirely on you — or requires another paid service.
Bolt's paid plans start at $20/month ($240/year), plus you need separate hosting. ChilledSites is £29/year with everything included — that's around 8x cheaper for a business website.
How it works
Three steps. No code. No deployment pipelines. No extra services. Just a professional business website — live in under a minute.
Type a plain-English prompt: what you do, who you serve, and what you want your site to achieve. No forms to fill out, no template to pick.
In 60 seconds, ChilledSites generates a complete multi-page website — professional design, your copy, your structure. Ready to review immediately.
Connect your domain and go live. Hosting, SSL, fast CDN delivery, forms, and analytics are all included. Your site is live in minutes — no deployment required.
Side by side
For building a business website, the comparison is clear. One tool is designed for it, the other isn't.
| Feature | Bolt.new | ChilledSites |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Full-stack web app development | Business website builder |
| Target user | Developers and technical founders | Business owners, non-technical teams |
| Coding knowledge required | Helpful to understand output | None required |
| Time to live website | Hours (generate + deploy + domain setup) | Under 5 minutes |
| Hosting included | Separate service needed | Yes, included |
| Custom domain support | Via third-party host | Yes, built in |
| Contact forms | You wire these up yourself | Included with email alerts |
| Analytics dashboard | Not included | Built in |
| Edit via plain English | Partial — works but uses token budget | Yes, purpose-built for this |
| Annual cost (all-in) | $240+/yr (plan) + hosting costs | £29/year, everything included |
The decision guide
Both tools are excellent at what they are designed to do. Here is how to choose.
What you get
ChilledSites was built for business owners, not developers. Every feature is designed around that one goal.
Describe your business in a sentence and the AI builds a complete, multi-page website — design, copy, layout, and navigation — in under a minute. No prompt engineering required.
Say "make the headline bolder" or "add a testimonials section with three reviews" and the AI updates your site. No code, no drag-and-drop, no friction.
No separate Netlify account. No Vercel dashboard. No DNS configuration nightmares. Connect your domain and go live — ChilledSites handles the rest.
Contact forms, enquiry forms, and lead capture — all included and wired up to your email. Submissions land in your inbox. No Zapier, no backend, no setup.
See your visitor numbers, traffic sources, top pages, and device breakdown — all in your dashboard. No Google Analytics setup, no cookie banners to configure.
Every generated site is fully responsive. The AI designs for mobile, tablet, and desktop simultaneously — your site looks great on every screen without any extra effort.
Every section, every layout, every line of copy on this page was generated by ChilledSites AI. No designer. No developer. No deployment pipeline. Just a prompt and 60 seconds.
Build mine now — from £29/yearCommon questions
Bolt.new is powerful — for developers. Your business website doesn't need a React app. It needs to look great, load fast, and bring in customers. ChilledSites does that in 60 seconds.