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Closest researched alternatives to Devin
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Augment Code
Cosmos platform running fleets of coding agents across the SDLC, plus Auggie CLI and IDE extensions.
From $100/monthWhy it's on this listModel choice · YesYou pick the model per expert, session or message; Prism routing is an opt-in alternative.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Devin
- +Certifications · YesSOC 2 Type II on both plans, ISO/IEC 42001 certified AI management system, GDPR and CCPA obligations in the terms.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Devin
- −Open models · PartialOpen-weight GLM and Kimi models are offered, but only Augment-hosted; the model list is closed and has no self-supplied weights.Evidence ↗
- −Free tier · PartialNo free plan is published; pricing lists only Business at $100/month and Enterprise. Business is self-serve, though, and trials are referenced.Evidence ↗
- −API access · PartialAuggie TypeScript/Python SDKs drive the agent from your own code; the Analytics API is Enterprise-only preview.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 02
Kilo Code
Open source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, CLI and cloud, with 500+ models at provider rates.
From FreeWhy it's on this listModel choice · YesYou pick the model; Auto Model routing is optional and never silently substitutes.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Devin
- +Open source · YesVS Code extension, JetBrains plugin and CLI are MIT; the Gateway and Cloud backend are source available rather than MIT.Evidence ↗
- +Bring your own key · YesOwn provider keys at list price, shared org keys on Teams, or fully local inference.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Devin
- −Agent permissions · PartialAuto-approve exists, but the OS-level sandbox that bounds it is experimental and Linux/macOS only.Evidence ↗
- −API access · PartialCloud Agent sessions can be launched by HTTP webhook and usage data has documented OpenAPI endpoints; no public API for driving the agent itself is documented.Evidence ↗
- −Seat model · PartialFlat $15 per user per month with Owner and Member roles; no seat floor or ceiling is published.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 03
Codex CLI
OpenAI's terminal coding agent for inspecting, editing and running repository code from the shell.
From FreeWhy it's on this listOpen source · YesCLI, SDK and app server are in openai/codex; the IDE extension and Codex cloud are not open source.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Devin
- +Bring your own key · YesSign in with an OpenAI API key, or point the provider at Amazon Bedrock with AWS-native credentials.Evidence ↗
- +Certifications · YesSOC 2 Type 2 report plus ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 27701 certification, with GDPR and CCPA listed on the trust portal.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Devin
- −Whole-codebase work · PartialDocumented for repository-wide exploration and multi-step plans; the vendor states no repo-wide migration guarantee.Evidence ↗
- −Claude · NoSign-in and model support are OpenAI models only; no Anthropic model appears in any documented model list.Evidence ↗
- −MCP server · PartialCodex is an MCP client for local and remote servers, but exposing Codex itself as an MCP server is deprecated in favour of the app server.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 04
Factory
Droid coding agents that run in the desktop app, CLI, IDEs, CI and Factory-managed cloud computers.
From $20/monthWhy it's on this listThe enterprise-grade delegation alternative for teams that want Devin's full SDLC scope with specialized roles and stronger deployment controls. Factory coordinates specialized Droids across the full software development lifecycle rather than running one general-purpose agent, and publishes a self-serve $20/month Pro CLI tier alongside Plus ($100/mo), Max ($200/mo), and custom Business/Enterprise tiers that add SSO, on-premise and air-gapped deployment — Devin's equivalent of VPC deployment sits behind a custom-priced Enterprise plan. The trade is that there is no free tier or trial, so evaluation means committing budget up front, and Factory's public track record on autonomous ticket-to-PR resolution is shorter than Devin's, so teams with strict delegation success-rate SLAs should size a pilot before scaling.
Where it improves on Devin
- +Model choice · YesYou pick the model per session, per subagent and per exec run with -m/--model, or add custom endpoints.Evidence ↗
- +Bring your own key · YesBYOK covers your own OpenAI/Anthropic keys, OpenAI-compatible gateways, local models and AWS Bedrock; keys stay on your machine.Evidence ↗
- +Certifications · YesSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 42001, with reports and sub-processor lists in the Trust Center.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Devin
- −Free tier · NoThe published plan list starts at Pro $20/mo; no free tier or trial is offered, though Droid Core and a BYOK allowance are free within a paid plan.Evidence ↗
- −MCP server · PartialDroid is an MCP client over stdio/http/sse and can be driven by another program over JSON-RPC or ACP, but no Factory-hosted MCP server is documented.Evidence ↗
- −Pooled budget · PartialTeams seats each keep their own Pro rate limits; Business and Enterprise usage is shared across the workspace.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 05
Cline
Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and CI, running on whichever model you bring.
From FreeWhy it's on this listModel choice · YesYou choose the model and the provider, and the vendor frames that as its differentiator; the same client talks to more than thirty providers plus local runtimes.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Devin
- +Self-hosted · YesThe client executes on your own machine by default, and Enterprise is documented for VPC, on-premises and air-gapped deployment with inference going straight to your providers.Evidence ↗
- +Open source · YesThe agent client and its SDK harness are published under the Apache 2.0 licence, and the paid layers are model access and organisation governance rather than the code.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Devin
- −In a browser · PartialThe browser UI is Kanban, a board you start yourself on localhost and label a research preview; the vendor's hosted web app is the account and admin console, not a place to run tasks.Evidence ↗
- −MCP server · PartialCline is an MCP client - you attach local or remote servers to it, and a marketplace lists them - but the vendor documents no MCP server exposing Cline itself to another agent.Evidence ↗
- −Seat model · PartialSeats are counted against an organisation licence - every owner, admin, member and even a pending invite holds one - but no seat price, floor or ceiling is published, and Enterprise claims unlimited seats.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established - 06
OpenHands
Open-source software engineering agent with GUI, CLI, SDK and an enterprise control plane.
From FreeWhy it's on this listThe open-source answer to Devin's "closed-source and cloud-only" con: OpenHands is MIT-licensed, free to run locally with your own API key, and — unlike Devin, which gates VPC deployment behind a custom-priced Enterprise plan — offers self-hosted or private-VPC deployment as a first-class option, so code and data never have to leave your organization's control at any tier. The trade is setup: its own listing flags complex installation that assumes technical comfort, and a free Cloud tier capped at 1 user and 10 conversations/day; that Cloud tier lets you bring your own model key or pay OpenHands at cost instead, rather than Devin's per-resolution-style credit markup.
Where it improves on Devin
- +Model choice · YesYou choose the model on every tier; the vendor lists model agnosticism as a feature of the free local plan itself.Evidence ↗
- +Self-hosted · YesTwo self-host routes: the free open-source stack on your own machine, and Enterprise deployed into your own Kubernetes VPC.Evidence ↗
- +Bring your own key · YesBring-your-own-key works on every plan, and Enterprise additionally runs on your own infrastructure with your existing provider agreements.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Devin
- −Whole-codebase work · PartialRepository-wide migrations are documented as prompts the agent handles, but the Large Codebase SDK that targets big repos is an Enterprise-only line on the pricing table.Evidence ↗
- −Multi-agent · PartialA parent agent can delegate to sub-agents, but the documented TaskToolSet runs them sequentially and blocks, so it is delegation rather than parallel coordination.Evidence ↗
- −In your editor · PartialZed, JetBrains and a community VS Code extension connect over ACP, but the vendor itself labels the IDE integration experimental.Evidence ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established
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