ReplicasvsFactory

Factory and Replicas compared on which agents and models they run, what each charges for, where tasks start, what the agent can test, and compliance.

Updated November 10, 2026

Summary

Factory sells its own coding agent, Droid, which runs in a terminal, a desktop app, and on cloud computers Factory hosts.[7][8]

Replicas runs Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, and Pi in the cloud, so a team keeps the agent it prefers, and Claude Code and Codex run on the Claude or ChatGPT subscription it already has.[22][23] Factory makes more sense for a company that needs airgapped deployment or SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 today.[16][20]

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Replicas and Factory compared
FeatureReplicasFactory
Agents and models
AgentsClaude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi, Muse Code[22]Droid only[7]
Model billingYour Claude or ChatGPT plan, or API key[23]Factory usage limits, or API keys[2][5]
Triggers
GitHubPRs, issues, failing checks[28]PRs, comments, pushes, failing checks[11]
Other git hostsGitLab[29]GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps, for CI review[12]
ChatSlack[25]Slack, Microsoft Teams[10]
Issue trackersLinear; Jira only as an agent tool[26][27]Linear, Jira[10]
APIREST API, CLI, MCP[30][31]Sessions API, selected orgs[14]
Schedules and eventsCron, GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Sentry, webhooks[32]Cron, Slack, GitHub, webhooks[11]
Test environment
RuntimeA VM per task[21]Droid Computers that persist between sessions; a fresh one per delegation[8][10]
Local runsCloud only[24]CLI, desktop app[7][6]
Repositories per taskSeveral, across GitHub and GitLab[33]Up to 200 per Environment[9]
DockerInstalled[21]Not documented[9]
BrowserDesktop Chrome you can watch[21]Agent browser in QA automations[13]
iOS and AndroidCloud simulators and emulators[37]Not documented[13]
Security
SOC 2Type I; Type II in progress[35]Type II, plus ISO 27001, 42001[20]
SSO and SCIMSCIM on Enterprise[35]SAML or OIDC, SCIM, Business and up[3][17]
Audit logEvery config change[34]Enterprise owners only[18]
Training on your dataSet by your model provider[23]Code not used for training[19]
Self-hostingEnterprise[35]Your VPC (preview), airgapped[15][16]
Try Replicas$100 of free usage, no credit card required

Pricing

Plans

Factory and Replicas plans, with the usage each includes
PlanUsage type
Factory Pro[1][2]$20
Standard usage under rolling limits
Models and Droid Computers
Replicas Developer[36]$50
$5012,500 small-VM minutes
VM time
Factory Teams[1][3]$60 plus $40 a seat, up to 10 seats
Pro usage for each seat
Models and Droid Computers
Factory Plus[1][2]$100
About 5× Pro usage
Models and Droid Computers
Factory Max[1][2]$200
About 10× Pro usage
Models and Droid Computers
Replicas Team[36]$200 and up, in $100 steps
$20050,000 small-VM minutes
VM time
  • Factory usage runs under rolling 5-hour, 7-day, and 30-day limits.[2] Model calls and Droid Computer compute both count toward those limits.[2] Each model has a usage multiplier, from 0.04× to 12×.[4] Past the limits, a session can switch to the Droid Core open models or draw on prepaid Extra Usage.[2] Business and Enterprise are priced by contract, with custom usage limits.[3]
  • Each Replicas plan includes usage equal to its price.[36] A small VM (2 vCPU, 8 GB memory) uses $0.004 of that usage a minute.[36] Seats are free.[36]

Replicas VM rates

US dollars per minute. A workspace is billed only while it is awake.[36]

SizeIncludedOverage
2 vCPU, 8 GB memory$0.004$0.006
4 vCPU, 16 GB memory$0.008$0.012
8 vCPU, 32 GB memory$0.016$0.024

Sources

Checked against the vendors’ docs and pricing on November 10, 2026. Replicas publishes this page. Related: Replicas vs Devin, Factory alternatives. Corrections to founders@replicas.dev.

  1. 1Factory pricing · Factory
  2. 2Individual plans · Factory docs
  3. 3Organization plans · Factory docs
  4. 4Available models · Factory docs
  5. 5Custom models (BYOK) · Factory docs
  6. 6Factory App quickstart · Factory docs
  7. 7Droid CLI · Factory docs
  8. 8Droid Computers · Factory docs
  9. 9Create an Environment · Factory docs
  10. 10Delegations · Factory docs
  11. 11Custom automations · Factory docs
  12. 12Automated code review · Factory docs
  13. 13Automated QA · Factory docs
  14. 14Droid Sessions API · Factory docs
  15. 15Deployment options · Factory docs
  16. 16Airgapped deployment · Factory docs
  17. 17Identity and access · Factory docs
  18. 18Audit log · Factory docs
  19. 19Security · Factory
  20. 20Factory Trust Center · Factory
  21. 21Workspaces · Replicas docs
  22. 22Supported coding agents · Replicas docs
  23. 23Agent credentials · Replicas docs
  24. 24CLI · Replicas docs
  25. 25Slack · Replicas docs
  26. 26Linear · Replicas docs
  27. 27Plugins · Replicas docs
  28. 28GitHub · Replicas docs
  29. 29GitLab · Replicas docs
  30. 30API · Replicas docs
  31. 31MCP server · Replicas docs
  32. 32Automations · Replicas docs
  33. 33Environments · Replicas docs
  34. 34Audit log · Replicas docs
  35. 35Enterprise · Replicas
  36. 36Billing · Replicas docs
  37. 37Mobile testing · Replicas docs