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Bolt Solutions vs Novidea

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Bolt Solutions

Insurance

Commercial insurance distribution platform

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Novidea logo

Novidea

Insurance

Broker and MGA management platform built natively on Salesforce

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bolt Solutions no transparent pricing published on vendor website; Novidea salesforce licences are a separate recurring cost on top of the Novidea subscription, and for a broker with many occasional users that second bill changes the comparison against standalone systems entirely.
  • They diverge on capability: Bolt Solutions covers Commercial quoting, Novidea covers Native Salesforce architecture.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bolt Solutions and Novidea actually diverge.

Attributes where Bolt Solutions and Novidea differ
AttributeBolt SolutionsNovidea
Pricing modeltransactionquote
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb, iOS, Android, API
Founded2007Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Insurance).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bolt Solutions

  • Commercial quoting
  • Multi-carrier marketplace
  • Instant binding
  • Policy issuance
  • Agent portal
  • Carrier connectivity
  • Document generation
  • Analytics dashboard

Only in Novidea

  • Native Salesforce architecture
  • Placement and submission tracking
  • Multi-currency and multi-entity
  • Commission and revenue management
  • Analytics
  • Client and broker portals

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bolt Solutions

  • Commercial quotingnot Novidea
  • Small business insurancenot Novidea
  • BOP policiesnot Novidea
  • Workers compnot Novidea
  • Multi-carrier accessnot Novidea

Novidea

  • An international broker consolidating offices that each run a different local agency systemnot Bolt Solutions
  • A speciality wholesaler placing non-admitted and Lloyd's business that national agency systems handle poorlynot Bolt Solutions
  • An MGA that needs binder, bordereaux and commission tracking in the same place as the client recordnot Bolt Solutions
  • A broker group that already standardised on Salesforce and does not want a second client databasenot Bolt Solutions

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bolt Solutions

  • No transparent pricing published on vendor website

Novidea

  • Salesforce licences are a separate recurring cost on top of the Novidea subscription, and for a broker with many occasional users that second bill changes the comparison against standalone systems entirely.
  • It is not built around United States personal lines carrier download, so an agency whose daily work depends on automated policy download from dozens of carriers will find the connectivity thin.
  • Because it inherits Salesforce, it also inherits Salesforce administration; you need someone who knows the platform, and that skill is priced by the Salesforce market rather than the insurance market.
  • Implementations involve mapping an existing book with its history into Salesforce objects, and brokers consistently underestimate how much data cleansing that exposes.
  • Salesforce platform changes and release cycles are outside the vendor control, so an upgrade that alters behaviour you depend on arrives on someone else calendar.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bolt Solutions

On request
  • Agent Portal$undefined/month
    • Commercial quoting
    • Multi-carrier access
    • Policy binding
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • All Agent features
    • API access
    • White-label options

Novidea

On request
  • Novidea Platform$undefined/year
    • Broker management on Salesforce
    • Placement and revenue tracking
    • Analytics dashboards

Which should you pick?

Choose Bolt Solutions if

  • You need commercial quoting.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want multi-carrier marketplace.
Bolt Solutions review

Choose Novidea if

  • You need native salesforce architecture.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, API.
  • You also want placement and submission tracking.
Novidea review

Questions people ask

Is Bolt Solutions or Novidea better?
Neither clearly leads. Bolt Solutions starts at On request and Novidea at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bolt Solutions or Novidea?
Bolt Solutions starts at On request and Novidea at On request.
Does Bolt Solutions or Novidea run on more platforms?
Bolt Solutions runs on Web, Api. Novidea runs on Web, iOS, Android, API.
What is Bolt Solutions best used for?
Bolt Solutions is most often used for commercial quoting, small business insurance, bop policies, workers comp. Of those, commercial quoting and small business insurance are not what Novidea is typically brought in for.
What can Bolt Solutions do that Novidea cannot?
Bolt Solutions covers Commercial quoting, Multi-carrier marketplace, Instant binding, Policy issuance. Novidea covers Native Salesforce architecture, Placement and submission tracking, Multi-currency and multi-entity, Commission and revenue management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bolt Solutions: Does Bolt offer a free trial or free tier?

No information about free trial or free options is published on the pricing page. You must contact Bolt's sales team to request a demo or trial.

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Novidea: Do we need to buy Salesforce as well?

Yes. Novidea runs on Salesforce and the underlying platform licences are purchased separately. Include them in every cost comparison.

Novidea: Is it suitable for a United States retail agency?

Only if your book is commercial or speciality. If you depend on personal lines carrier download, an established agency management system is the better fit.

Novidea: What does it replace?

The broker management system and usually a separate CRM, plus the spreadsheets used for commission and receivables tracking.

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