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Devin
Cloud AI software engineer that takes a ticket, works in its own VM, and opens a pull request.
From FreeWhy it's on this listWrites tests · YesAnalyses the repository's existing test style and writes additional tests to raise coverage.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Replit Agent
- +Reviews code · YesDevin Review reviews pull requests anyone authored, reorganising and explaining large diffs in the Devin webapp.Evidence ↗
- +Whole-codebase work · YesMigrations spanning many files, modules or whole repositories are the stated use for fanning work out to parallel sessions.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Replit Agent
- −Ships it · PartialStops at the pull request in your repository; your team merges and ships through its existing pipeline.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 listWrites tests · YesTest writing is named as part of the SDLC coverage Kilo sells to enterprises.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Replit Agent
- +Reviews code · YesKilo Code Reviewer analyses pull requests and comments in the PR.Evidence ↗
- +Whole-codebase work · YesIndexes the repository and runs multi-step repo-wide work such as migrations.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Replit Agent
- −Ships it · PartialCloud Agents commit and push to a session branch and raise pull requests; the vendor names deployments only in a comparison claim, and documents no deploy pipeline.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 03
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 listWrites tests · YesAgent generates unit tests for new code; the legacy-migration workflow adds tests as part of each module PR.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Replit Agent
- +Reviews code · YesDeep Reviewer, Pair Reviewer and Risk Analyzer experts review pull requests and post inline findings.Evidence ↗
- +Whole-codebase work · YesPublished workflows cover module-by-module legacy migration and epic decomposition across repositories.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Replit Agent
- −Ships it · PartialAgents drive a change through CI to merge; the vendor does not claim the agent deploys or releases.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 ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 04
OpenHands
Open-source software engineering agent with GUI, CLI, SDK and an enterprise control plane.
From FreeWhy it's on this listWrites tests · YesTest generation and coverage maintenance is named as a supported workflow, not only code authoring, on the services page.Evidence ↗
Where it improves on Replit Agent
- +Reviews code · YesA dedicated PR review workflow reads someone else's diff and posts inline comments on the pull request within minutes.Evidence ↗
- +Done-for-you service · PartialSoftware you run yourself, but the vendor also sells advisory and implementation engagements that deploy agents alongside your team.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Replit Agent
- −Ships it · PartialIt ends at a pull request rather than a deploy: the documented automation loop opens a PR and leaves the merge and release to you.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 ↗
34/35 researched criteria · 1 not established - 05
Cursor
Coding agent in a desktop editor, terminal CLI, cloud VMs and CI, priced per seat plus token usage.
From FreeWhy it's on this listFor the reader who wants an IDE-native experience instead of a managed browser sandbox. Cursor's own pricing page confirms it is a standalone AI-first editor (a VS Code fork) where the agent reads, plans and edits inside your local editor, with a free Hobby tier and a four-rung paid ladder — Pro from $20/month, Pro+ $60/month, Ultra $200/month, and Teams from $40/user/month — every paid tier including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Cursor's own Grok 4.6. The tradeoff: you run your own machine and manage your own deploy step, so there is no bundled hosting.
Where it improves on Replit Agent
- +Writes tests · YesTest generation is named as agent work, and Automations can be configured to add tests on every new commit.Evidence ↗
- +Reviews code · YesTwo review paths: Bugbot reviews pull requests in the repo host, and Agent Review reviews local changes before commit.Evidence ↗
- +Whole-codebase work · YesCloud agents work across multiple repositories in one task and raise a pull request in each repo they touch.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Replit Agent
- −Ships it · PartialIt stops at the branch and pull request; deployment stays with your own CI, though a CLI run in CI can be given git and gh access.Evidence ↗
- −MCP server · PartialMCP is inbound only: Cursor is the client that connects to MCP servers. Another agent drives Cursor over ACP (agent acp) or the SDKs, not by querying an MCP endpoint Cursor exposes.Evidence ↗
- −Pooled budget · PartialPer-seat allocations by default and they do not transfer between members; a shared pool is Enterprise-only, tracked cumulatively across the contract term.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria - 06
GitHub Copilot
GitHub's AI coding assistant and cloud agent, from editor completions to pull-request review.
From FreeWhy it's on this listFor the reader who wants the cheapest paid, broadest-editor managed option and doesn't need built-in app hosting. GitHub Copilot's own plans page confirms the broadest editor reach checked here, with a free tier (2,000 completions/month) and Pro from $10/month. The tradeoff: a pair-programmer with an agent mode layered on, not a prompt-to-deployed-app builder.
Where it improves on Replit Agent
- +Writes tests · YesTest work is a named cloud-agent task, and the agent runs the tests it writes in its own ephemeral environment.Evidence ↗
- +Open models · YesTwo Moonshot AI open-weight models are in the hosted catalog, served by GitHub on Azure AI Foundry and Fireworks AI under zero data retention.Evidence ↗
- +In your editor · YesAgent mode ships in five IDE families on every plan, with completions and chat also in Xcode, Neovim, Eclipse, Zed and SQL Server Management Studio.Evidence ↗
Trade-offs against Replit Agent
- −Ships it · NoStops at a branch, a diff and optionally a pull request; merging is listed as an action needing human approval, and no deployment step is claimed.Evidence ↗
- −MCP server · PartialAnother agent can start a Copilot cloud session through the remote GitHub MCP Server, on paid plans only; separately, Copilot consumes third-party MCP servers on every plan.Evidence ↗
- −Pooled budget · PartialBusiness and Enterprise pool the included credits across the organisation; the comparison table marks pooled usage Not included on Free, Pro, Pro+ and Max.Evidence ↗
35/35 researched criteria
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