Bolt excels at browser-based development and rapid prototyping with WebContainers. Leap builds production-grade distributed systems with real cloud infrastructure.

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Key differences

LeapBolt
ApproachProduction-grade distributed systemsBrowser-based development
Deploys to your own cloud (AWS/GCP)✅ Yes❌ No
Real backend logic & microservices✅ Yes❌ Limited
Infrastructure-as-code by default✅ Yes❌ No
Built-in distributed tracing✅ Yes❌ No
Multi-environment support✅ Yes❌ Limited
Type-safe distributed systems✅ Yes❌ No
Avoids vendor lock-in✅ Yes❌ No

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When to choose each

Choose Bolt for:

  • Quick full-stack prototyping in the browser
  • Learning frameworks without local setup
  • Single applications deploying to Netlify/Cloudflare
  • Rapid experimentation and iteration

Choose Leap for:

  • Production distributed systems with microservices
  • Real backend infrastructure and databases
  • Deployment to your own AWS/GCP account
  • Enterprise applications requiring scalability

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The difference

Bolt generates single applications that work well for standalone projects and platform deployment.

Leap generates complete distributed systems with multiple services, databases, and cloud infrastructure that scale to enterprise requirements.