Sharing a Bolt project with a client
Bolt publishes the app it builds in one click, free on bolt.host, and paid plans can make a site private to people you invite. For client delivery it has no password setting, comments live in the editor rather than on the published site, and analytics is paid and aggregate. QuickHost adds a password, a link per person, open tracking and comments on the page your client sees.
Checked 7 November 2026 against Bolt’s own pricing and documentation — sources.
At a glance
How does QuickHost compare to Bolt?
Bolt publishes what it builds in one click. QuickHost adds a password, comments on the live page and who opened it.
| What you need | Bolt | QuickHost |
|---|---|---|
| Publish without a repo or a build step | YesOne click to a bolt.host address | YesDrag and drop, the qh CLI, or your agent |
| Multi-file sites — CSS, JS, images, sub-pages | YesFull web apps | YesA zip or a folder, served as uploaded |
| PDFs, spreadsheets, markdown and video, each in a viewer | No | YesPDF, markdown, CSV, JSON, images and video |
| A password on the link | NoOnly a password screen the AI writes | YesOn every plan, including the $8 one |
| A separate link per recipient, revocable on its own | PartlyPrivate sites invite viewers, on paid plans | YesNamed links, each revoked on its own |
| Who opened it, per recipient | NoTotals on paid plans, bots included | YesOpens, first and last seen, per person |
| An expiry date on the link | No | YesAny project, every plan |
| Comments from your client, no account needed | NoIn the editor, not on the published site | YesPinned to a sentence, a PDF page or a video moment |
| Your AI agent can publish it and read the feedback | NoNo API or MCP server for outside agents | YesMCP server with 19 tools, CLI and REST API |
| Nothing of the host's on your client's page | Partly“Made in Bolt” badge on Free | YesOnly the password and expiry screens name QuickHost |
| Your own domain | PartlyPaid plans, public sites only | NoNot yet — links are <name>.quickhost.ing |
| A free plan | YesPublic sites, with a monthly traffic limit | NoA 7-day trial, then from $8 a month |
Fair is fair
When is Bolt the better choice?
If you’re building an app in Bolt and keeping it there, Bolt Hosting is the simplest path: one click to publish, a free plan, and private sites for invited viewers on paid plans. For a public site on your own domain, Pro at $25 a month removes the badge and adds the domain.
Choose Bolt if
- You’re building the app in Bolt and it’s going live for the public
- A free bolt.host address with the Bolt badge is fine
- Your reviewers are collaborators with Bolt accounts
Choose QuickHost if
- It’s going to a client who should comment on the live page
- It needs a real password, separate from the app’s own code
- You want to know which person opened it, and when
- It came from another tool, or it’s a PDF, spreadsheet or video
The difference
Where does Bolt fall short for client work?
Bolt Hosting was built to put apps online. A client deliverable needs four things it handles differently.
A coded password, not a setting
Bolt has no password setting. Its own Slides guide suggests prompting Bolt to add a password screen, which lives in the page’s code rather than in front of it.
Comments stay in the editor
Bolt says comments are available in the project preview but not on the published site, and commenters have to be collaborators with Bolt accounts.
Private sites lose the custom domain
Private sites are a paid feature, and Bolt says sites with a custom domain can only be published publicly.
Counts include bots
Analytics comes on paid plans only, counts visitors and pageviews in total, and Bolt says it currently includes crawlers and bots.
Pricing
How does Bolt’s pricing compare?
Publishing is free, with a Made in Bolt badge and a monthly traffic limit after which a free site stops serving. Pro is $25 a month and Teams $30 per member. QuickHost is a separate subscription from $8 a month, with a password on every plan.
Bolt
- Free$0
- Public sites, Bolt badge, 333k requests a month
- Pro$25/mo
- Private sites, custom domain, no badge
- Teams$30/member/mo
- Share with your organisation
QuickHost
- Starter$8/mo
- 1 member · 10 active projects
- Studio$39/mo
- 5 members, flat — then $5 each ($50 a year) · 100 active projects
- Agency$79/mo
- 15 members, flat — then $5 each ($50 a year) · 500 active projects
QuickHost prices are per workspace, not per person, and the same on every page of this site. Access is invite-only while billing is being finished; these are the plans it opens with.
Switching
How do I move from Bolt to QuickHost?
Keep building in Bolt. Publish the version that goes to a client on QuickHost.
- 1Export the project from Bolt and build it to a static output folder.
- 2Publish the folder with the dashboard, qh publish, or your agent over MCP.
- 3Choose a password or a named link for each person, and an expiry date if it should stop working.
- 4Turn comments on, and read the client’s feedback on the published page.
Questions
What else do people ask about Bolt and QuickHost?
The questions that come up when someone is deciding between the two, answered plainly.
Can I password-protect a Bolt site?
Not as a setting. Paid plans can make a site private to invited viewers, and Bolt’s own guide suggests asking the AI to code a password screen. QuickHost puts a password in front of any project, on every plan.
Can clients comment on a published Bolt site?
No. Bolt says comments work in the project preview, for collaborators with Bolt accounts, and not on the published site.
Does a free Bolt site stay online?
Until it reaches the monthly limit. Bolt says Free plan sites stop serving content once they hit their monthly data limits of 10 GB of bandwidth and 333,333 requests across the account.
Can I see who opened my Bolt site?
Not per person. Paid plans get totals for visitors and pageviews, bots included. QuickHost shows opens per named link.
Sources
Where do these facts come from?
Bolt’s own pages, read on 7 November 2026. Prices and plans change — if anything here has gone out of date, email [email protected] and it will be corrected.
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