Replicas vs Devin
Both run coding work in cloud VMs, start from Slack, Linear, GitHub and GitLab, and hand back pull requests. The difference is the agent. Replicas runs the agents your engineers already use (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi, Muse Code) on your own model plans or keys, and bills compute by the minute with no seat fee. Devin is one vendor's agent end to end, with its own editor, CLI and codebase wiki, and bundles model usage into its plans.
Checked against both vendors' docs and pricing as of November 9, 2026. This site is operated by Replicas.
Pick Replicas if
- Your engineers already use Claude Code, Codex or Cursor and want the same agents in the cloud.
- You want model spend on your own Anthropic, OpenAI, Bedrock or Foundry accounts, or on Claude and ChatGPT plans you already pay for.
- You'd rather pay per workspace minute, with nothing charged while workspaces sleep and no per-seat fee.
- You need the platform self-hosted in your own infrastructure, not only a dedicated VPC run by the vendor.
- You want to send the same task to two agents and compare the pull requests.
Pick Devin if
- You want one vendor for the agent, the editor (Devin Desktop, formerly Windsurf), the CLI and the cloud.
- Work has to start from Jira issues. In Replicas, Jira is a tool the agent can use, not a trigger.
- Your security review needs a SOC 2 Type II report today. Devin has held one since September 2024; Replicas has Type I, with Type II in progress.
- You want a generated wiki of each repository (DeepWiki) built into the product.
Feature by feature
| Criterion | Replicas | Devin |
|---|---|---|
| Agents | ||
| Multi-harness support | YesClaude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Pi and Muse Code; pick the agent per task | NoDevin's own agent; you choose models inside it, not other agents |
| Environment | ||
| Isolated cloud VM per task | YesEach workspace is its own isolated Linux VM (2, 4 or 8 vCPU) | YesEach session boots a fresh copy of the organization's snapshot in a Linux VM |
| Workflow | ||
| Pull request output | YesThe agent opens the pull request (GitHub) or merge request (GitLab) | YesReturns pull requests for review |
| Local IDE workflow | NoAgents run only in the cloud; the desktop app and CLI connect to cloud workspaces and can open one in VS Code | YesDevin Desktop and Devin CLI |
| Where work starts | ||
| Start from Slack | YesMentions, DMs and threads | YesSlack and Microsoft Teams |
| Start from Linear | YesAssign or mention on an issue | YesListed as an integration |
| Start from GitHub | YesMention on issues and PRs; can act on failed checks and reviews | YesA PR comment starting with /devin starts a session |
| Start from GitLab | YesIssues and merge requests; one workspace can span GitHub and GitLab | YesGitLab and Bitbucket; self-managed GitLab on Enterprise |
| Start from Jira | NoAgents can use Jira through a plugin, but a Jira issue can't start a task | YesStarts work from Jira issues |
| Models and billing | ||
| Bring your own model keys | YesAnthropic, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Microsoft Foundry, OpenRouter, Cursor and OpenAI-compatible keys | PartlyA ChatGPT plan can pay for GPT usage; no API-key option is documented |
| Use your Claude or ChatGPT plan | YesClaude and ChatGPT subscriptions | PartlyChatGPT plans only |
| Usage-based compute pricing | YesBilled per workspace minute by VM size; sleeping and archived workspaces cost nothing; seats are free | PartlyUsage quota plus credits; Teams adds $40 per seat |
| Security and governance | ||
| SOC 2 report | YesSOC 2 Type I | YesSOC 2 Type II |
| SOC 2 Type II today | NoSOC 2 Type II is in progress | YesSOC 2 Type II since September 2024 |
| SCIM provisioning | YesSCIM provisioning on Enterprise | CheckSAML and OIDC SSO on Enterprise; confirm SCIM with Cognition |
| Audit log | YesAudit log of every configuration change | YesAudit logs on Enterprise |
| Self-hosted or dedicated deployment | YesSelf-hosted or dedicated single-tenant deployment on Enterprise | PartlyA dedicated VPC run by Cognition; Outposts move command execution to your machines |
| Scale | ||
| Parallel runs | YesRun many workspaces at once and compare them side by side | YesUp to 10 concurrent sessions on Pro, unlimited on Max and Teams |
| Scheduled and event-driven runs | YesSchedules and GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Sentry and webhook events | YesScheduled sessions (presets or cron) |
Sources: Replicas facts, Replicas pricing, Replicas enterprise, Replicas docs, Devin pricing, Devin docs, Replicas vs Devin source list.
Still deciding?
The comparison above is the same for everyone. The chooser weights it by your team size, the agents you use, where work starts, how you pay for models and what your security review needs, and tells you which of the two, or something else, fits.
Take the chooserCommon questions
Is Replicas a Devin alternative?
Yes, for teams that want cloud agents to take tasks from Slack, Linear, GitHub or GitLab and return pull requests. The main difference is that Replicas runs existing agents such as Claude Code and Codex rather than its own.
Which is cheaper?
It depends on how you pay for models. Replicas charges for VM minutes (Developer $50/month and Team from $200/month, each including that much usage) and your model usage goes on your own plans or keys. Devin's Teams plan is $80/month plus $40 per seat, with a usage quota and then credits at API prices. Run the same week of work through both before deciding.
Can I use my Claude subscription with Devin?
Devin documents paying for GPT usage with a ChatGPT plan; it doesn't document using a Claude subscription or API keys. Replicas accepts Claude and ChatGPT plans and API keys.
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