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Verified
ToolMarketCap
Augment CodeBackground agents
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
Not yet verified
Logged activity · 90d
34/100

Cloud agents vs cloud agents

2Verified differences2Shared3Not yet verified
FactoryFactory · Background agents
Entry price
$20/mo
Free tier
Not yet verified
Logged activity · 90d
26/100

Augment Code vs Factory

2Verified differences1Pricing differences · 1 not verified for both1Augment Code · verified changes 30d0Factory · verified changes 30d
Entry priceSame verified entry price: $20/mo (Augment Code Standard (flat, up to 50 seats), Factory Pro).
DeliveryShared delivery: Cloud agents.
Last 30 daysAugment Code logged 1 verified change, Factory 0 verified changes.
Evidence4 of 7 compared facts are verified for both; 1 only for Augment Code and 2 for neither.

At a glance

Verified values · no winner is picked
Augment Code and Factory: price, free tier, licence, self-hosting, enterprise
DimensionAugment CodeFactory
Entry price$20/mo$20/mo
Free tierNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Open sourceNoNot yet verified
Self-hostingNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Enterprise (SSO + offering)YesYes
Switch from Augment CodeSwitch from FactoryAdd Augment Code to a stackAdd Factory to a stack

Where they differ

2
Business model
Augment CodeFlat team plans — Standard and Business for up to 50 seats, with included usage
augmentcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Augment Code — official pricing page

augmentcode.com/pricing: Standard "$20/month flat, no per-seat charge … up to 50 seats with $20 of usage included"; Business "$100/month flat … with $100 of usage included".

https://www.augmentcode.com/pricing ↗
FactorySubscription — Pro, Plus, and Max plans; Teams at $60 per team plus $40 per seat
factory.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Factory — official pricing page

factory.com/pricing: Pro "$20 / mo", Plus "$100 / mo", Max "$200 / mo", Teams "$60/mo per team, plus $40/mo per seat".

https://factory.com/pricing ↗
Single sign-on
Augment CodeEnterprise tier only — SSO, OIDC, and SCIM
augmentcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Augment Code — official pricing page

augmentcode.com/pricing, Enterprise: "SSO, OIDC, & SCIM support".

https://www.augmentcode.com/pricing ↗
FactoryBusiness tier and above — SSO with SAML/SCIM provisioning
factory.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Factory — official pricing page

factory.com/pricing, Business: "Single Sign-On (SSO) integration", "SAML/SCIM provisioning".

https://factory.com/pricing ↗

Pricing face-off

USD list price · monthly billing
Augment CodeFree tier: not yet verified
Entry price · Standard (flat, up to 50 seats)
$20/mo
Standard (flat, up to 50 seats)$20/mo
Business (flat, up to 50 seats)$100/mo
augmentcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Augment Code — official pricing page
https://www.augmentcode.com/pricing ↗
FactoryFree tier: not yet verified
Entry price · Pro
$20/mo
Pro$20/mo
Teams (per team, + $40/mo per seat)$60/mo
Plus$100/mo
Max$200/mo
factory.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Factory — official pricing page
https://factory.com/pricing ↗

Where they match

2Toggle
Delivery
Augment CodeCloud agents — Cosmos, plus the Auggie CLI and editor extensions
augmentcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Augment Code — official pricing page

augmentcode.com lists "Software Factory", "CLI", and "Cloud Agents" as products; every plan includes "Cosmos" and "CLI access". The changelog files updates under VS Code, JetBrains, CLI, Code Review, and Cosmos.

https://www.augmentcode.com/pricing ↗
FactoryCloud agents — cloud and local background agents, desktop, CLI, and SDK
factory.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Factory — official pricing page

factory.com/pricing, Pro: "Agent-native, multi-platform experience", "Desktop / CLI / SDK", "Cloud & local background agents".

https://factory.com/pricing ↗
Enterprise
Augment CodeCustom pricing — SSO/OIDC/SCIM, CMEK and ISO 42001 compliance, dedicated support
augmentcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Augment Code — official pricing page

augmentcode.com/pricing, Enterprise "Custom": "SSO, OIDC, & SCIM support", "CMEK & ISO 42001 compliance", "Dedicated support".

https://www.augmentcode.com/pricing ↗
FactoryCustom pricing — dedicated compute, on-premise deployment options, data residency
factory.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Factory — official pricing page

factory.com/pricing, Enterprise: "Dedicated compute with partitioned inference pool", "On-premise deployment options", "Data residency", "Priority support with SLAs".

https://factory.com/pricing ↗

Not yet verified for one or both

3
Platforms
Augment CodeNot yet verified
FactoryNot yet verified
Editor integrations
Augment CodeVS Code, JetBrains
augmentcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Augment Code — official changelog

augmentcode.com/changelog filters updates by "VS Code" and "JetBrains" and publishes "IntelliJ Plugin v0.491.0 Release Notes" (Sep 14, 2026).

https://www.augmentcode.com/changelog ↗
FactoryNot yet verified
Free tier
Augment CodeNot yet verified
FactoryNot yet verified

References

Links — shown, never counted as differences
Documentation
Augment Codedocs.augmentcode.com
docs.augmentcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Augment Code — official documentation

Augment's documentation, linked as Docs from augmentcode.com.

https://docs.augmentcode.com ↗
Factorydocs.factory.com
docs.factory.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Factory — official documentation

Factory's documentation, linked as Docs from factory.com.

https://docs.factory.com ↗
Changelog
Augment Codeaugmentcode.com/changelog
augmentcode.com
ObservedHigh confidenceVerified 2 Oct 2026
Augment Code — official changelog

Augment's changelog, linked from augmentcode.com.

https://www.augmentcode.com/changelog ↗
FactoryNot yet verified
Source repository
Augment CodeNot yet verified
FactoryNot yet verified

Recent record

Each side’s own record · not a score
Recent record of Augment Code and Factory, side by side
ReadingAugment CodeFactory
Verified changes1 in 30 days · 2 in 90 days · Background agents median 10 in 30 days · 2 in 90 days · Background agents median 1
Last verified change8 Oct 2026 · 29 days ago18 Sept 2026 · 49 days ago
Activity · 90 days34 · below the Background agents median of 3626 · below the Background agents median of 36
Latest list-price moveNone observedNone observed
Pricing on record2 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $204 verified plans · verified monthly entry price $20
Comparable facts5 of 7 verified4 of 7 verified

Augment Code · latest 3

  1. Ownership

    Augment Code sells Cosmos, Auggie CLI and its Context Engine to Harness

    Augment Code agrees to sell select assets, including Cosmos, the Auggie CLI and the Code Context Engine, to Harness, and the team behind them moves to Harness.

    augmentcode.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 8 Oct 2026
    Augment Code — blog
    https://www.augmentcode.com/blog/augment-code-next-chapter ↗
  2. Release

    Augment's IntelliJ plugin asks before reading sensitive files

    IntelliJ plugin v0.491.0: the agent asks for approval before reading .env files, private keys, certificates, and credential-named files, and MCP over HTTP now uses the configured proxy.

    augmentcode.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 14 Sept 2026
    Augment Code — official changelog
    https://www.augmentcode.com/changelog ↗
  3. Pricing

    Augment Code switches all plans to credit-based pricing

    Augment Code's credit-based pricing goes live, replacing user-message plans; new sign-ups move first and existing paid users migrate between October 21 and 31 at the same dollar value.

    augmentcode.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 21 Oct 2025
    Augment Code — blog
    https://www.augmentcode.com/blog/our-new-credit-based-plans-are-now-live ↗

Factory · latest 3

  1. Availability

    Factory adds Factory Private for VPC, on-premises and air-gapped deployment

    Factory introduces two deployment models, Factory Managed and Factory Private, the latter for VPCs, on-premises and air-gapped networks.

    factory.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 18 Sept 2026
    Factory — news
    https://factory.com/news/factory-private ↗
  2. Plans

    Factory Pro plan adds managed computers with five compute hours a month

    Factory's Pro plan now includes managed computers with five compute hours each month.

    docs.factory.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 9 Sept 2026
    Factory — changelog
    https://docs.factory.com/changelog/cli-updates ↗
  3. Release

    Factory announces Factory 2.0, moving from coding agents to software factories

    Factory announces Factory 2.0, describing a shift from individual coding agents to organization-wide, agent-native systems covering the development lifecycle.

    factory.com
    ObservedHigh confidencePublished 15 Jun 2026
    Factory — news
    https://factory.com/news/software-factory ↗

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Compared using 13 verified facts · oldest record verified 2 Oct 2026. Tools appear in URL order, alphabetically by identifier — it implies no ranking.