Devin alternative
Buildful vs Devin
Devin is Cognition's cloud coding agent. Hand it a task and it works in its own machine, tests, and opens a pull request, much as Buildful does. Devin's plans come with a usage quota; Buildful's Pro plan is 1,000 tasks for $10 a month.
1,000 tasks for $10 a month.About a cent a task.
Your first 3 tasks are free. No card needed.
Stay with Devin if
- You need enterprise controls like SSO, VPC deployment and audit logs.
- You want long sessions on a full desktop, including Windows and macOS apps.
- Your team works in Jira, Microsoft Teams, GitLab or Bitbucket.
Switch to Buildful if
- You want to know up front how many tasks a month buys. On Buildful, $10 buys 1,000.
- You want the right open-weight model picked for each task, and a frontier model whenever you choose.
- You're a small team: Buildful Team is $40 a month for 3,000 tasks, against Devin Teams' $80 monthly minimum.
At a glance
How Devin and Buildful compare
| Compared on | Devin | Buildful |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Pro $20 a month and Max $200, each with a usage quota; past it, usage is billed at API prices. Teams has an $80 monthly minimum, with full seats at $40 each. | Pro is $10 a month for 1,000 tasks. Team is $40 for 3,000. Free to try with 3 tasks. |
| Where it runs | In Devin's own cloud machine, with a shell, editor, browser and desktop. | In a private cloud sandbox, one per task, deleted when the task ends. |
| To get started | Sign up and connect GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket. | Sign up and connect a GitHub repo. |
| Models | Cognition's SWE models and frontier models, drawn from your plan's quota. | Buildful picks the right open-weight model for each task. On Pro and Team, pick a frontier model yourself, like Claude or GPT, with prepaid credit or your own API key. |
| What you get back | A pull request, and a test video when testing is on. | A pull request on your GitHub repo, ready to review and merge. |
| Testing | After opening a pull request, tests the app in its browser and sends an annotated recording. | Runs your repo's checks, then tests UI changes in a real browser and records it. |
Try it on your repoYour first 3 tasks are free. No card needed. |
Compare Buildful with other tools
Why we built Buildful
Great software shouldn't depend on who can afford a $200 subscription.
- A model chosen for each taskBuildful picks the right open-weight model for each one. Frontier models, whenever you choose.
- Your repos, your pull requestsEvery change is a pull request on your GitHub. One task can change several repos, one PR each. Nothing reaches main without you.
- Tested before you mergeYour checks run, and every UI change is tested in a real browser and recorded.
Tasks can also start from Slack or Linear
Switching from Devin
Frequently asked questions
Is Buildful like Devin?
Both take a task and open a pull request. Buildful counts tasks, 1,000 for $10 a month, and picks the model for each one.
Is Devin the same as Devin Desktop?
No. Devin is Cognition's cloud agent. Devin Desktop is its code editor, formerly Windsurf; see Buildful vs Windsurf.
Can I start tasks from Slack or Linear?
Yes. Mention @Buildful in Slack and it replies with the task, or add your chosen label to a Linear issue and the pull request is attached back to it.
What happens to my repo?
Buildful works on a new branch and opens a pull request. Nothing reaches your main branch until you review the change and merge it.
Your first 3 tasks are free. No card needed.