
Devin
Cognition's autonomous software engineer, with cloud agents plus a desktop editor and CLI.
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About Devin
Devin, from Cognition, was launched as an autonomous AI software engineer that takes a task from Slack, Linear, Jira or its web app, works in its own cloud environment and returns a pull request. Since Cognition acquired Windsurf, Devin has grown into a fuller product: Devin Cloud runs agents remotely, Devin Desktop and a CLI handle local work with tab completions, and DeepWiki generates documentation for repositories. It uses Cognition's own SWE models alongside models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others. Integrations cover GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty and more, and teams can schedule sessions or have Devin triage alerts. Pricing now starts with a free plan with a light agent quota, then Pro and Max individual plans and a Team plan with a base fee plus per-seat charges, with extra usage billed at API rates. It suits teams that want to hand off well-defined tickets and review the result rather than pair in real time.
Best for: Teams that want to delegate well-scoped tickets to a cloud agent and review the PRs.
Pros and cons
What works
- Takes tasks straight from Slack, Linear or Jira
- Cloud agents plus local desktop and CLI tools
- Free plan to try it before paying
Why people leave
- Works best on clearly scoped tasks
- Team pricing adds a base fee on top of seats
- Usage beyond quotas is billed at API rates
Top Devin alternatives
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GitHub Copilot72.2Assign issues to Copilot's cloud agent if your team is already on GitHub.
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Factory66.5Similar delegated agents with model choice and flat individual tiers.
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OpenHands62.6Open-source and self-hostable if you want to own the agent platform.
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Windsurf60.5The AI editor Cognition acquired, if you want an editor-first experience.
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Jules59.6Google's asynchronous agent, with a free tier, for GitHub repositories.
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Devin: common questions
Is Devin free?
Devin has a free plan and paid plans. Free plan: Yes, light agent quota (checked on Devin's own site).
Is Devin open source?
No, Devin is not open source. Open-source alternatives include OpenHands.
What platforms does Devin run on?
Devin is available for Web, macOS, Windows and Linux.
What are the best alternatives to Devin?
The highest-ranked Devin alternatives right now are GitHub Copilot, Factory and OpenHands. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.