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Devin vs Novastart

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Novastart

Infinite canvas desktop where your apps, teammates and AI agents share one workspace

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Verdict

Devin is listed under Coding AI and Novastart under Productivity. Devin scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.2 vs 7.3 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only Devin is available on Web, CLI and Slack App and offers an API. Only Novastart is available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Best overall

Devin

  • Software engineers
  • Engineering teams
  • Engineering managers
  • Enterprise engineering organizations

Choose Devin if

  • You want a tool built for Well-scoped tickets and bug fixes.
  • Tests its work in its own virtual machine and browser and records the session.
  • Runs many sessions in parallel.

Choose Novastart if

  • You want a tool built for keeping many apps and projects organized in saved workspaces, watching AI agents work step by step, sharing a live workspace with teammates.
  • Agents work with a visible cursor and can be paused, steered or taken over.
  • Permanent free plan with all apps available.
Best for beginners
Novastart
Best for business
Devin

Features

19 features compared.

  • Cloud agent sessions
    Devin
    Available
    Novastart
    Not available
  • Parallel sessions
    Devin
    Available
    Novastart
    Not available
  • Devin Review
    Devin
    Available
    Novastart
    Not available
  • Wiki
    Devin
    Available
    Novastart
    Not available
  • Automations
    Devin
    Available
    Novastart
    Not available
  • Team integrations
    Devin
    Available
    Novastart
    Not available
  • Git providers
    Devin
    Available
    Novastart
    Not available
  • Devin CLI
    Devin
    Available
    Novastart
    Not available
  • Devin API
    Devin
    Available
    Novastart
    Not available
  • Model choice
    Devin
    Available
    Novastart
    Not available
  • Infinite canvas
    Devin
    Not available
    Novastart
    Available
  • Saved canvases
    Devin
    Not available
    Novastart
    Available
  • Visible AI agents
    Devin
    Not available
    Novastart
    Available
  • Multi-agent runs
    Devin
    Not available
    Novastart
    Available
  • Agent modes
    Devin
    Not available
    Novastart
    Available
  • Team collaboration
    Devin
    Not available
    Novastart
    Available
  • Real apps
    Devin
    Not available
    Novastart
    Available
  • Local-first data
    Devin
    Not available
    Novastart
    Available
  • Undo history
    Devin
    Not available
    Novastart
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Devin
    Freemium
    Novastart
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Devin
    Yes
    Novastart
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Devin
    $0
    Novastart
    $0
  • Plans
    Devin
    5 plans
    Novastart
    3 plans

Devin plans

  • Free

    $0

    Light quota to code with agents

    • Limited model availability
    • Unlimited inline edits
    • Unlimited Tab completions

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Individual plan with increased quota

    • Frontier models from OpenAI
    • Claude
    • Gemini and others
    • Free use of SWE-2
    • Devin Cloud access
    • Extra usage at API pricing

  • Max

    $200/month

    Individual plan for power users

    • Everything in Pro
    • Significantly higher quotas

  • Teams

    $80/month

    $80 per month for the team plan plus $40 per month per full dev seat

    • Everything in Pro
    • Up to 200 users
    • Sharing and collaboration
    • Centralized billing
    • Admin dashboard with analytics
    • Priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales; billed in ACUs

    • SAML/OIDC SSO
    • Centralized enterprise admin controls
    • Dedicated account management
    • VPC deployment option
    • Highest priority support

Novastart plans

  • Free

    $0

    Try Novastart with limited canvas space.

    • All apps
    • 1 folder
    • 2 canvases
    • 4 windows per canvas
    • AI agents pay per use

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $10/month

    Unlimited canvas space, marked as the recommended start.

    • All apps
    • Unlimited folders
    • Unlimited canvases
    • Unlimited windows
    • AI agents pay per use

  • Team

    $20/month

    Pro plus shared canvases for teams.

    • Everything in Pro
    • Team collaboration
    • Shared canvases

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed October 2026.

Devin
8.2overall
Novastart
7.3overall

  • Autonomous Task Completion

    Devin
    8.4
    Novastart
    Not rated

  • Code Quality

    Devin
    8.0
    Novastart
    Not rated

  • Integrations & Workflow Fit

    Devin
    8.8
    Novastart
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    Devin
    8.2
    Novastart
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Devin
    7.4
    Novastart
    Not rated

  • Agent Transparency

    Devin
    Not rated
    Novastart
    8.0

  • Workspace Organization

    Devin
    Not rated
    Novastart
    8.0

  • Team Collaboration

    Devin
    Not rated
    Novastart
    7.5

  • Setup & Compatibility

    Devin
    Not rated
    Novastart
    6.0

  • Pricing Clarity

    Devin
    Not rated
    Novastart
    7.0

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Devin

Pros

  • Tests its work in its own virtual machine and browser and records the session
  • Runs many sessions in parallel
  • Connects to Slack, Teams, Linear, Jira and three major git hosts
  • Includes PR review, repository Wiki and Automations
  • Pro starts at $20 per month, much lower than the retired $500 Team plan
  • Enterprise options include SSO and a VPC deployment

Cons

  • Quota amounts for Pro and Max are not published
  • Extra usage is billed at API pricing, so heavy use is hard to predict
  • Max costs $200 per month, and Teams adds $40 per month per full dev seat
  • No publicly released mobile app
  • Cloud sessions need repository access, which some teams will not allow

Novastart

Pros

  • Agents work with a visible cursor and can be paused, steered or taken over
  • Permanent free plan with all apps available
  • Pro at $10 per month removes canvas limits
  • Local-first design keeps canvas contents on the user's machine
  • Peer-to-peer canvas sharing with per-person cursors

Cons

  • The app is a full computer in a window and the site warns to expect some lag
  • App supports only Windows and Intel Macs, and needs 8 GB RAM and virtualization
  • Novastart OS replaces the existing system on the PC it is installed on
  • Agent use costs extra on every plan and needs credits of $25 or more
  • Young product launched in September 2026 with little independent review history

Platforms

  • Web
    Devin
    Supported
    Novastart
    Not supported
  • Windows
    Devin
    Not supported
    Novastart
    Supported
  • macOS
    Devin
    Not supported
    Novastart
    Supported
  • iOS
    Devin
    Not supported
    Novastart
    Not supported
  • Android
    Devin
    Not supported
    Novastart
    Not supported
  • API
    Devin
    Supported
    Novastart
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Devin
    Not supported
    Novastart
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Devin
    Supported
    Novastart
    Not supported
  • Slack App
    Devin
    Supported
    Novastart
    Not supported
  • Linux
    Devin
    Not supported
    Novastart
    Supported

Integrations

Devin

8 integrations
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Linear
  • Jira
  • PagerDuty

Novastart

No integrations listed.

Company

  • Company
    Devin
    Cognition
    Novastart
    Marketplace Distributors LLC
  • Founded
    Devin
    2023
    Novastart
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    Devin
    San Francisco, CA
    Novastart
    Manhattan Beach, CA
  • Listing
    Devin
    Claimed
    Novastart
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Devin better than Novastart?

It depends on your workflow. Devin is built for Well-scoped tickets and bug fixes. Novastart is built for keeping many apps and projects organized in saved workspaces, watching AI agents work step by step, sharing a live workspace with teammates.

What are the key feature differences between Devin and Novastart?

Devin: Autonomous cloud software engineer that takes tickets through to tested pull requests. Novastart: Infinite canvas desktop where your apps, teammates and AI agents share one workspace.

Does Devin or Novastart have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Devin is freemium and Novastart is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Devin or Novastart?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.