Factory

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Agent-native software development platform whose Droids plan, write, test, and ship code across the terminal, IDE, browser, and Slack.

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Our take

A generally available agent platform whose Droids handle end-to-end SDLC tasks from one prompt to a pull request, with strong enterprise traction.

Best for

Engineering teams that want autonomous agents working across the full software lifecycle, not just inline completion.

Pros

Droids work in the terminal, IDE, browser, and Slack
Covers planning, coding, testing, and review end-to-end
Strong benchmark results and enterprise adoption (MongoDB, Zapier, Clari)
Now generally available with a free month to start

Cons

Autonomous agents need oversight on complex tasks
Pricing oriented to teams and enterprise
Steeper setup than a drop-in IDE plugin

How it compares

Versus Devin, Factory positions Droids across more surfaces (terminal, IDE, browser, Slack); versus GitHub Copilot, it is agent-first rather than completion-first.

Full review

Factory is an agent-native development platform built around Droids, AI software-engineering agents that take a natural-language task and plan, write, test, and ship code on local or cloud machines.

Now generally available, Factory works natively across VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, the browser, Slack, and the terminal, and reports strong results on terminal-based benchmarks, with companies like MongoDB, Zapier, Framer, and Clari using it.

It is aimed at teams ready to delegate scoped work to agents; as with any autonomous system, human review remains important on ambiguous or high-risk changes.