Review · Software & AI
Factory review
Model-agnostic Droid agents that plan, build, review and ship code across desktop, terminal, web and CLI.
By the DBotMaker research desk · Updated November 9, 2026
- Capabilities (40%)
- 8.8
- Ease of setup (30%)
- 8.2
- Value (30%)
- 8.1
Factory ranks sixth and is built for companies that want agents under policy. Its Droids plan, build and validate changes across desktop, terminal, web and CLI, and the Pro plan at $20 a month already includes cloud and local background agents, an SDK and an agent-readiness dashboard. Plus at $100 adds about 5x Pro usage and Droid Computers, Factory-managed cloud machines for remote Droids, and Max at $200 offers about 10x. Factory supports leading frontier and open-weight models and offers Model Routing, Automations, Mission Control for watching active work, Code Review on pull requests and AutoWiki. Teams costs $60 a month plus $40 per seat for up to 10 seats, while Business adds SSO, SCIM, zero data retention, audit logs and admin controls such as autonomy level and network policy. There is no free plan, and integration counts are not published on the pricing page.
Who it is for
Engineering organizations that want governed agents, model routing and on-premise options.
Price
Pro $20 per month; Plus $100; Max $200; Teams $60 per month plus $40 per seat; Business and Enterprise by quote.
Pro $20 / mo Complete software development agents for individuals.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.
Key features
- Cloud and local background agents on every paid plan
- Droid Computers, Factory-managed cloud machines for remote Droids, from Plus
- Model Routing that sends each task to a chosen model
- Automations, Mission Control monitoring and Code Review on pull requests
- Agent Readiness score across repositories and AutoWiki
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: Supports leading frontier and open-weight models
- Strength: Background agents included from the $20 plan
- Strength: Zero data retention, SSO and on-premise options for larger teams
- Weakness: No free plan
- Weakness: Managed cloud computers need Plus at $100
- Weakness: Teams plan caps at 10 seats
Key facts
- Free plan: No
- Pro: $20 per month
- Plus: $100 per month, about 5x Pro usage
- Max: $200 per month, about 10x Pro usage
- Teams: $60 per month per team plus $40 per seat, up to 10 seats
Where it ranks
Factory is No. 6 in our Best AI Coding Agents verdict.
Alternatives we scored
- Claude Code9.0
- OpenAI Codex9.0
- GitHub Copilot8.9
- Devin8.6
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