Bolt Database
FreemiumBolt Cloud's managed backend: database, authentication, and functions in one bundle.
Published 27 September 2026
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About Bolt Database
Bolt Database is Bolt Cloud's managed backend, provisioned automatically the moment a Bolt.new project needs persistence, with no separate signup and no connection string to configure by hand. Under the hood it is a real PostgreSQL instance, reachable the same way as any managed Postgres database, but the account and administration layer stays inside Bolt.new.
Unlike a bare database, Bolt Database bundles built-in authentication with the data layer: email and password plus Google and GitHub sign-in, with password reset and leaked-password protection turned on by default, all configured from the same dashboard. Server functions and secrets management complete the bundle, so an app's backend logic, credentials, and data live in one place without wiring separate services together.
The bundling is the trade-off. Bolt Database is fast to start and needs nothing beyond a Bolt.new account, but it is newer and less proven than an established backend-as-a-service like Supabase, and moving away later means standing up another backend and rewiring the app. The Postgres protocol underneath makes that possible, not painless.
Key Features
- PostgreSQL provisioned automatically, with no separate account or connection string
- Built-in authentication: email and password, Google, and GitHub
- Password reset and leaked-password protection on by default
- Server functions for backend logic
- Secrets management alongside the data
- Managed from the Bolt.new project dashboard
Pros
- One Bolt.new signup covers the database, auth, and backend functions
- Real PostgreSQL underneath, not a proprietary data store
- Built-in auth gives a working sign-up flow with no configuration
- Server functions and secrets live next to the data
Cons
- Newer and less proven than an established backend like Supabase
- Administration stays inside Bolt.new, with no standalone dashboard
- Migrating to another backend later means real rework, not an account swap
Bolt Database Pricing
FreemiumTech Stacks with Bolt Database
Bolt.new + Bolt Cloud
ProjectDescribe your app in Bolt.new and get a React frontend wired to Bolt Cloud's own managed Postgres database, auth, and storage, with no separate backend account needed. Bolt hosts it live instantly, with an official one-click Netlify deploy available too.
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Bolt Database is Bolt Cloud's bundled backend (managed PostgreSQL, auth, functions, and secrets), provisioned only from inside a Bolt.new project and not usable on its own.
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