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Factory Droid
What Factory Droid is
Factory Droid is a paid coding agent that turns natural-language requests into planned, written, tested, and shipped code, including pull requests. It works in a terminal, IDE, browser, and Slack, with chat assistance, terminal access, codebase indexing, and agent mode. Its agentic search can understand an entire repository without manual context selection and coordinate edits across hundreds of files. Users set autonomy from supervised to autonomous execution and define edit, execution, and approval boundaries. Each task can use Claude, GPT, Gemini, or another selected model. Documented IDE support covers VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, JetBrains IDEs, and Zed, while integrated-terminal use supports other editors. Connectors provide managed access to Linear, Jira, Notion, Slack, Sentry, and Google Workspace. Factory lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001. Plans are paid: Pro is $20 a month, Plus $100 a month, and Max $200 a month.
Who it suits
It suits developers and teams wanting natural-language coding automation across terminals, IDEs, browsers, or Slack. Pro is described for individuals, while Teams is for small teams and Business for growing teams.
What it does well
- Plans code tasks through pull requests
- Understands repositories across hundreds of files
- Supports major IDEs and other editors
- Users control autonomy and approval boundaries
- Offers multiple model choices
What to know first
- No free plan
- Paid plans start at $20 a month
- Cloud Droid Computers limited to selected plans
- Enterprise and Business prices require contact
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Plus | $100/mo · Everything in Pro · expanded rolling rate limits (~5x Pro usage) · Factory-managed cloud Droid Computers | $100 a month |
| Pro | $20/mo · Individual plan · desktop/CLI/SDK · cloud and local background agents · billing and usage statistics | $20 a month |
| Max | $200/mo · Everything in Plus · expanded rolling rate limits (~10x Pro usage) · early access to new features | $200 a month |
| Teams | $60/mo per team, plus $40/mo per seat · Everything in Pro for each seat · up to 10 seats · centralized billing | $60 a month |
| Enterprise | Contact Sales · Unlimited team members · dedicated compute · on-premise options · data residency · priority support with SLAs | On request |
| Business | Contact Sales · Custom usage limits · up to 150 seats · dedicated onboarding and support · SSO, SAML/SCIM · zero data retention · audit logging | On request |
As factory.com lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Factory Droid combines repository-aware coding automation with adjustable autonomy and broad interface support. Its paid structure and plan-specific computer access are important considerations.
Facts from Factory Droid's own pages
- Coding agent
- Yes · docs.factory.ai, 22 Sept 2026
- App integrations
- Factory Connectors provide managed access to third-party apps including Linear, Jira, Notion, Slack, Sentry, and Google Workspace. · docs.factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Autonomy controls
- Users can adjust autonomy from fully supervised to autonomous execution and control edit, execution, and approval boundaries. · factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Chat assistance
- Yes · docs.factory.ai, 22 Sept 2026
- Codebase indexing
- Yes · docs.factory.ai, 22 Sept 2026
- Codebase understanding
- Agentic search can comprehend entire repositories without manual context selection and coordinate changes across hundreds of files. · factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- Factory says Droid reads and edits files locally and does not upload or index a static copy of the repository into a remote datastore. · docs.factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Factory describes cloud-managed, hybrid, and fully air-gapped deployment patterns; in a fully air-gapped environment, it says no runtime traffic leaves the environment. · docs.factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · docs.factory.ai, 22 Sept 2026
- IDE integrations
- Factory documents integrations for VS Code-family editors, JetBrains IDEs, and Zed, and says Droid also works in other editors through an integrated terminal. · docs.factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The Pro plan is described as being for individuals, Teams for small teams with shared billing, and Business for growing teams needing tailored plans. · factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Interfaces
- Droid works in the terminal, IDE, browser, and Slack. · factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Model choice
- Users can choose Claude, GPT, Gemini, or another model for each task. · factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- Factory-managed cloud Droid Computers are available on Max, Growth, and Enterprise plans; Bring Your Own Machine is free for all users. · factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Factory lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001 as part of its security and compliance program. · docs.factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Business includes dedicated onboarding and support; Enterprise includes a dedicated account manager and customer engineer plus priority support with SLAs. · factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Supported IDEs
- VS Code,Cursor,Windsurf,JetBrains IDEs,Zed · docs.factory.ai, 22 Sept 2026
- Terminal access
- Yes · docs.factory.ai, 22 Sept 2026
- What it does
- Droids take a natural-language task and plan, write, test, and ship code, including creating pull requests. · factory.com, 8 Oct 2026
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