6 Best Devin Alternatives (2026): Pricing and When to Switch

Devin sells one idea: hand it a ticket, get back a pull request. The reasons teams look for Devin alternatives are usually about fit. They want to see the code as the agent writes it, they want one subscription that covers more than one tool, or they want to self-host.

This guide compares 6 Devin alternatives on what each one does, what it costs on its own pricing page, and when switching is worth it. Pricing and feature claims were checked against each vendor's own site on 6 November 2026. Where a vendor page did not state something, we say so instead of guessing.

For a two-tool deep dive first, read our Devin vs Claude Code comparison. This post is the wider list.

Devin alternatives: a brief overview

• Claude Code: Best for developers who want an agent working in their own repo and terminal, with permission prompts before it changes files.
• OpenAI Codex: Best for teams already paying for ChatGPT, since Codex is included in every ChatGPT plan.
• Cursor: Best for people who want an editor first and cloud agents as an add-on from the $30 Premium plan.
• GitHub Copilot coding agent: Best for GitHub-centric teams, with "assign work to Copilot and it creates a pull request" from $10 a month.
• OpenHands: Best for teams that want an open source agent platform they can self-host.
• Factory: Best for teams that want background agents (Droids) from $20 a month.

How to choose a Devin alternative

Start with how you want to supervise the agent. Everything below follows from that.

1) Do you want to delegate or pair?

Devin's own site says it "won't stop until the PR is ready to merge" and runs each session in its own VM. That is delegation. Claude Code and Cursor sit closer to pairing, with you in the loop and the code in front of you. Copilot's coding agent and Codex cloud tasks sit in between, since they return a pull request but start from tools you may already pay for.

2) What is your real budget?

Devin lists Pro at $20 a month, Max at $200 and Teams at $80 a month base plus $40 per full seat. Several alternatives start lower. Copilot Pro is $10 a month and Cursor Plus is $8, though Cursor's cloud agents start at the $30 Premium plan. Compare allowances, not sticker prices. Each vendor meters usage differently, in credits, rolling limits or message estimates.

3) Do you need to self-host?

Most tools here run in the vendor's cloud. OpenHands is the one that lists a free, MIT-licensed, self-hosted option. If your code cannot leave your network, start there.

4) Is the tool the bottleneck, or the process?

A better agent does not fix unclear tickets, missing tests or a review queue that cannot keep up. See our write-up on the code review bottleneck with AI coding agents before you buy seats.

1. Claude Code, best for developers who want to stay in the repo

Anthropic describes Claude Code as a tool where you can "hand Claude a bug fix, test, or multi-day migration." It works with GitHub, GitLab and your command line tools to read issues, write code, run tests and open pull requests, and it asks permission before changing files or running commands.

Key features

• Terminal, VS Code and JetBrains extensions, web, mobile, desktop app and Slack
• MCP server support, including GitHub
• Multi-hour refactors and migrations that follow imports across the repo
• Permission prompts before file changes and commands

Best for

• Engineers who want to review as the agent works
• Teams that want one subscription covering chat and coding

Pricing

• Pro: $20 a month, or $17 a month billed annually ($200 up front), Claude Code included
• Max: $100 a month
• Team: standard seat $25 a month, or $20 billed annually; premium seat $125 a month, or $100 billed annually

Pros

• You see and approve what the agent does
• Included in plans you may already pay for

Cons

• Less hands-off than a cloud agent that works from a Slack tag
• Needs someone comfortable reviewing code

Our own take on how teams run it is in Claude Code for teams.

2. OpenAI Codex, best if ChatGPT is already on the budget

OpenAI's Codex pricing page says "ChatGPT Work and Codex are included in your ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise plan." Codex also works with an API key for the CLI, SDK or IDE extension, billed at API rates.

Key features

• Local use through CLI and IDE, plus Codex cloud tasks
• Cloud tasks share the same allowance as local messages
• API-key option for the CLI, SDK and IDE extension

Best for

• Teams that already have ChatGPT Business or Enterprise
• Developers who want a terminal agent from a different model vendor

Pricing

• ChatGPT Go $8, Plus $20 a month; Pro starts at $100 a month with $200 and $500 tiers
• Business: $20 per user a month billed annually for 2 or more users, $25 monthly
• On Plus and Standard Business, the page estimates 15-160 local messages per five hours for GPT-6.1 Sol and 350-3,000 for GPT-6 Luna

Pros

• No separate subscription if you have ChatGPT
• Pro currently has no five-hour limit

Cons

• Limits vary by model and task size, so cost is hard to predict
• Cloud tasks may use more of your allowance than local messages

See our Codex vs Claude Code comparison for a head-to-head.

3. Cursor, best for an editor with cloud agents

Cursor's pricing page lists cloud agents and automations from the Premium plan at $30 a month. Free and Plus ($8) do not include them. Third-party models are billed separately by usage, and paid plans draw from a weekly-refreshing usage pool. The page is shared with the X (Grok) subscription, so the Plus, Premium, Super and Ultra tiers also list X features, and Plus covers Grok models only.

Key features

• Cloud agents and automations on Premium and above
• Code hosting and AI code reviews on Premium
• Teams adds SSO, usage analytics and a team marketplace for rules, skills and plugins
• Enterprise adds SCIM, audit logs and repository, model and MCP access controls

Best for

• Developers who live in an editor and want agents on the side
• Teams that need admin controls and audit logs

Pricing

• Free: limited agent requests; Plus: $8; Premium: $30
• Super $100 (15x Plus usage), Ultra $200 (50x Plus usage)
• Teams from $30 per user a month; Enterprise is custom

Pros

• Wide range of plan sizes
• Enterprise controls are listed on the page

Cons

• The cheap plans exclude cloud agents
• Third-party model usage bills on top

Related reading is Cursor vs Claude Code.

4. GitHub Copilot coding agent, best for GitHub-first teams

GitHub's plans page lists the coding agent as "Assign work to Copilot and it creates a pull request." It is not included on Free and is included on Pro, Pro+ and Max.

Key features

• Coding agent that opens a pull request from assigned work
• Monthly AI credits per plan, where 1 credit equals $0.01
• Code completions and next edit suggestions do not use credits

Best for

• Teams whose workflow already lives in GitHub issues and pull requests
• Buyers who want the lowest entry price on this list

Pricing

• Pro: $10 per user a month, with $15 total monthly credits
• Pro+: $39, with $70 in credits
• Max: $100, with $200 in credits
• Business and Enterprise are mentioned but not priced on that page

Pros

• Lowest entry price for an agent that returns pull requests
• Sits inside the tool your team already uses for review

Cons

• Credit allowances are small at the entry tier
• Business and Enterprise pricing was not on the page

We compare it in GitHub Copilot vs Claude Code.

5. OpenHands, best for self-hosting an open source agent

OpenHands describes itself as "the open platform for agentic software development," with Agent Canvas, an SDK, Cloud and an Agent Control Plane. Its pricing page says Agent Canvas is "open source and free to self-host" under the MIT license, and you bring your own LLM key.

Key features

• Agent Canvas, free and MIT-licensed
• Bring your own LLM key
• Teams plan adds multi-user identity with RBAC, budgeting controls and SSO/SAML
• OpenHands Cloud is the managed commercial service

Best for

• Teams that need code and model traffic to stay under their control
• Engineers who want to build on an SDK

Pricing

• Agent Canvas: free to self-host
• Teams: $500 a month for up to 10 users, $50 a month per extra seat, capped at 5,000 sessions a month
• Enterprise is custom

Pros

• No license fee for the free tier
• You choose the model

Cons

• You run it, and you pay your model provider
• The docs say the legacy local GUI is deprecated and the CLI is no longer actively maintained, so check which component you plan to use

6. Factory, best for background agents on a flat plan

Factory's pricing page describes its Pro plan as "complete software development agents for individuals," with desktop, CLI and SDK access and cloud and local background agents. The page mentions Droids but does not define them.

Key features

• Cloud and local background agents
• Desktop, CLI and SDK access
• Droid Computers on Plus, described as Factory-managed cloud computers for remote Droids

Best for

• Individuals and small teams that want a Devin-style background agent at a lower entry price

Pricing

• Pro: $20 a month
• Plus: $100 a month, about 5x Pro usage
• Max: $200 a month, about 10x Pro usage
• Teams: $60 a month per team plus $40 per seat, up to 10 seats

Pros

• Same $20 entry price as Devin Pro
• Business and Enterprise add SSO, SAML/SCIM and audit logs on request

Cons

• Usage is described only in relative terms, not in tokens
• Business and Enterprise prices are not listed

When to stay on Devin

Devin's own site shows SOC 2, ISO 27001 and FedRAMP badges, and lists SSO, SCIM, audit logs and private networking. Its integrations pick up work from Slack, Linear, Jira and GitHub. If your team already hands tickets to Devin and merges the results, switching costs you setup time and retraining. Change tools if cost, visibility or hosting is the problem. Do not change them because a list said so.

When no agent is enough

Every tool above writes code faster than a hiring cycle. None of them owns your architecture, your review standards or your test coverage. If agent output keeps stalling in review, the fix is people and process.

At AY Automate, we place AI engineers from our own bench who already work with Claude Code and coding agents, through our hire AI developers service. If that is where you are, book a consultation. Our guide to hiring Claude Code developers is a good place to start.

Also see our Cursor alternatives and Claude Code alternatives guides.

FAQ

What is the best alternative to Devin?

It depends on why you are leaving. Claude Code suits developers who want to review work as it happens, GitHub Copilot has the lowest entry price at $10 a month, and OpenHands is the pick for self-hosting.

Is there a free alternative to Devin?

Yes. OpenHands Agent Canvas is free to self-host and MIT-licensed, but you pay for your own LLM key. Cursor and Devin both list free plans with limited usage.

How much does Devin cost?

Devin's pricing page lists Free at $0, Pro at $20 a month, Max at $200 a month and Teams at $80 a month base plus $40 per full seat. Enterprise is custom.

Is Claude Code better than Devin?

They work differently. Devin runs sessions in its own VM and works from tickets. Claude Code works in your repo and asks permission before changes. See our Devin vs Claude Code comparison.

Which Devin alternative can run on my own servers?

OpenHands. Its pricing page says Agent Canvas is free to self-host and Teams and Enterprise are self-hosted deployments.

Which alternative opens pull requests from GitHub issues?

GitHub Copilot's coding agent. Assign work to Copilot and it creates a pull request. It is included on Pro, Pro+ and Max.

Can an AI coding agent replace a developer?

Not for architecture, review or ownership. Agents speed up the typing. A team still has to decide what to build and check what comes back. Our best AI coding assistants roundup covers the wider tool set.

Should I hire an engineer or buy an agent seat?

Buy seats if the limit is typing speed. Hire if the limit is judgment, review or architecture. Our hire AI developers page explains how we place engineers.