Factory
Agent-native software development platform with Droids
Factory is an agent-native software development platform for planning, building, reviewing, testing and shipping production software, built around AI agents it calls Droids. The old factory.ai address now redirects to factory.com. Products include Droid CLI for interactive or headless engineering work, Missions for long-running multi-phase tasks, Automations for event-driven or scheduled workflows, Droid Computers for persistent environments and a Public API. Droids can work through backlog items, review pull requests, generate tests, investigate incidents and maintain documentation, with multiple model providers and human approval checkpoints. The site lists command line, desktop, web, mobile, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Linear and CI pipeline surfaces.
- Filed under
- Code Assistance
- Pricing
- Paid
- Platforms
- desktop · web · api
- Last updated
- November 10, 2026
What Factory does
- Droid CLI. Runs engineering tasks interactively or headless from the command line.
- Missions. Handles long-running, multi-phase development work.
- Automations. Triggers workflows on events or schedules.
- Droid Computers. Provides persistent environments for agents to work in.
- Public API. Typed access to sessions, computers, automations, usage, service accounts and wikis.
Who it’s for
- Engineering teams delegating backlog work to coding agents
- Organizations wanting agents in Slack, Jira, Linear or CI
- Teams needing approval checkpoints and usage analytics
Factory pricing
Pro $20/mo; Plus $100/mo; Max $200/mo; Teams $60/mo per team plus $40/mo per seat; Business and Enterprise custom (contact sales)
As listed on November 9, 2026. Check factory.com for current prices.
Things to know
- No free plan is listed on the pricing page
- Usage is governed by rolling rate limits; the FAQ on exceeding limits is blank
- Maker and launch details are not stated on the homepage
Quick answers
- What is Factory?
- Factory is an agent-native software development platform for planning, building, reviewing, testing and shipping production software, built around AI agents it calls Droids.
- Is Factory free?
- No. Factory has no permanent free plan. Paid plans start at $20 a month. (As listed on November 9, 2026.)
- Who makes Factory?
- Factory is made by Factory.
- Where can you use Factory?
- Factory is available on desktop (apps, editor plugins or browser extensions), the web and an API for developers.
- What are some alternatives to Factory?
- Other tools filed in the same section include Qodo, Bito and GitHub Copilot.
Tags
#coding-agents#droids#cli#automation#code-review#test-generation
See also
Cross-referenced entriesQodo
AI code review and governance platform for engineering teams
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Bito
AI code review and model routing for coding agents
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GitHub Copilot
AI coding agent and assistant from GitHub
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Warp
Agentic development platform with an open-source terminal
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