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Factory vs Jules

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

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Factory

Agent-native software development platform where Droids handle full engineering tasks end to end

Paid
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Jules

Google's coding agent that fixes bugs and opens pull requests, closing 31 December 2026

Freemium
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Verdict

Factory and Jules are both Coding AI tools. Factory scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.2 vs 7.6 out of 10), led by feature depth and value for money. Only Jules has a free plan or trial. Only Factory is available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Best overall

Factory

  • Software Engineers
  • Engineering Teams
  • Platform Teams
  • Enterprise Engineering Organizations

Choose Factory if

  • You want a tool built for delegating backlog tickets, automated pull request review, test generation, incident investigation and long-running refactors or migrations.
  • Covers the full delivery loop: implementation, review, testing, incident response and documentation.
  • Model independence, with a router and bring-your-own-key support for custom models.

Choose Jules if

  • You want a tool built for finishing or exporting existing work before the shutdown, previously, delegating well-scoped GitHub tasks such as bug fixes, dependency bumps and test writing.
  • Works asynchronously, so several tasks can run in the background (3 concurrent on the base plan, up to 60 on Ultra).
  • Plan and diff review steps keep the developer in control before a pull request is opened.
Best value
Jules
Best for beginners
Factory
Best for business
Factory

Features

19 features compared.

  • Droids
    Factory
    Available
    Jules
    Not available
  • Droid CLI
    Factory
    Available
    Jules
    Not available
  • Missions
    Factory
    Available
    Jules
    Not available
  • Automations
    Factory
    Available
    Jules
    Not available
  • Droid Computers
    Factory
    Available
    Jules
    Not available
  • Model Independence
    Factory
    Available
    Jules
    Not available
  • Human Approval Checkpoints
    Factory
    Available
    Jules
    Not available
  • Analytics
    Factory
    Available
    Jules
    Not available
  • Public API
    Factory
    Available
    Jules
    Not available
  • Asynchronous Cloud Tasks
    Factory
    Not available
    Jules
    Available
  • Plan Before Code
    Factory
    Not available
    Jules
    Available
  • GitHub Pull Requests
    Factory
    Not available
    Jules
    Available
  • GitHub Issue Labels
    Factory
    Not available
    Jules
    Available
  • Jules Tools CLI
    Factory
    Not available
    Jules
    Available
  • REST API (alpha)
    Factory
    Not available
    Jules
    Available
  • CI Fixer
    Factory
    Not available
    Jules
    Available
  • MCP Server Support
    Factory
    Not available
    Jules
    Available
  • Scheduled and Suggested Tasks
    Factory
    Not available
    Jules
    Available
  • AGENTS.md Support
    Factory
    Not available
    Jules
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Factory
    Paid
    Jules
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Factory
    No
    Jules
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Factory
    $20
    Jules
    $0
  • Plans
    Factory
    6 plans
    Jules
    3 plans

Factory plans

  • Pro

    $20/month

    Individual developers

    • Desktop
    • CLI and SDK access
    • cloud and local background agents
    • billing and usage stats
    • agent-readiness dashboard

  • Plus

    $100/month

    Heavier individual usage

    • Everything in Pro
    • rolling rate limits about 5x Pro
    • Droid Computers

  • Max

    $200/month

    Highest individual usage

    • Everything in Plus
    • rolling rate limits about 10x Pro
    • early access to new features

  • Teams

    $40/user/mo

    Small teams of up to 10 seats

    • Everything in Pro for the whole team
    • centralized billing
    • plus a $60/month base fee per team

  • Business

    Custom/contact sales

    Organizations needing security and admin controls

    • SSO
    • SAML/SCIM provisioning
    • zero data retention
    • audit logging
    • model access controls
    • org-level deny lists
    • network policy

  • Enterprise

    Custom/contact sales

    Large enterprises

    • Everything in Business
    • unlimited team members
    • dedicated compute
    • on-premise options
    • sub-organizations
    • data residency
    • SLAs

Jules plans

  • Jules

    $0

    Base plan with daily task limits; ends when Jules closes on 31 December 2026

    • 15 tasks per day
    • 3 concurrent tasks
    • Gemini 2.5 Pro access

  • Jules in Pro

    $19.99/month

    Jules usage included with the Google AI Pro subscription; ends when Jules closes on 31 December 2026

    • 100 tasks per day
    • 15 concurrent tasks
    • higher access to the latest Gemini model

  • Jules in Ultra

    $99.99/month

    Jules usage included with the Google AI Ultra subscription; ends when Jules closes on 31 December 2026

    • 300 tasks per day
    • 60 concurrent tasks
    • priority access to the latest Gemini model

Our ratings

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

Factory
8.2overall
Jules
7.6overall

Factory leads in 4 categories and Jules in 1.

  • Ease of Use

    Jules leads by 0.4
    Factory
    7.8
    Jules
    8.2

  • Feature Depth

    Factory leads by 1.2
    Factory
    9.0
    Jules
    7.8

  • Value for Money

    Factory leads by 1.0
    Factory
    7.5
    Jules
    6.5

  • Performance & Speed

    Factory leads by 0.7
    Factory
    8.2
    Jules
    7.5

  • Documentation & Support

    Factory leads by 0.3
    Factory
    8.3
    Jules
    8.0

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

Factory

Pros

  • Covers the full delivery loop: implementation, review, testing, incident response and documentation.
  • Model independence, with a router and bring-your-own-key support for custom models.
  • Available in desktop, CLI, web and several IDEs, so work is not tied to one editor.
  • Enterprise controls including SSO, audit logging, zero data retention and on-premise options.
  • Public API and OpenAPI specification for building on top of the platform.

Cons

  • No free tier or trial is listed; the entry plan is $20 per month.
  • Usage limits are given only as multiples of Pro, so actual capacity is hard to estimate.
  • Business and Enterprise pricing is contact-sales only.
  • Droid Computers are limited to Plus and higher plans.

Jules

Pros

  • Works asynchronously, so several tasks can run in the background (3 concurrent on the base plan, up to 60 on Ultra).
  • Plan and diff review steps keep the developer in control before a pull request is opened.
  • Offered a free base plan with 15 tasks per day.
  • Available through web, CLI and a documented REST API.
  • Frequent updates, with MCP support, CI Fixer and scheduled tasks added in early 2026.

Cons

  • Google is shutting Jules down: read-only after 11 November 2026 and closed on 31 December 2026.
  • Documentation describes GitHub only; no stated support for GitLab or Bitbucket.
  • Paid plans worked only with individual @gmail.com accounts.
  • The REST API is alpha and may change.

Platforms

  • Web
    Factory
    Supported
    Jules
    Supported
  • Windows
    Factory
    Supported
    Jules
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Factory
    Supported
    Jules
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Factory
    Not supported
    Jules
    Not supported
  • Android
    Factory
    Not supported
    Jules
    Not supported
  • API
    Factory
    Supported
    Jules
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Factory
    Not supported
    Jules
    Not supported
  • Linux
    Factory
    Supported
    Jules
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Factory
    Supported
    Jules
    Supported

Integrations

Factory

11 integrations
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Jira
  • Linear
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • VS Code
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
  • JetBrains IDEs
  • Zed

Jules

7 integrations
  • GitHub
  • Linear
  • Stitch
  • Neon
  • Tinybird
  • Context7
  • Supabase

Company

  • Company
    Factory
    Factory
    Jules
    Google
  • Founded
    Factory
    2023
    Jules
    1998
  • Headquarters
    Factory
    San Francisco, CA
    Jules
    Mountain View, California, USA
  • Listing
    Factory
    Claimed
    Jules
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Factory better than Jules?

It depends on your workflow. Factory is built for delegating backlog tickets, automated pull request review, test generation, incident investigation and long-running refactors or migrations. Jules is built for finishing or exporting existing work before the shutdown, previously, delegating well-scoped GitHub tasks such as bug fixes, dependency bumps and test writing.

What are the key feature differences between Factory and Jules?

Factory: Agent-native software development platform where Droids handle full engineering tasks end to end. Jules: Google's coding agent that fixes bugs and opens pull requests, closing 31 December 2026.

Does Factory or Jules have a free plan?

Jules has a free plan or trial; Factory is paid only.

Which is cheaper, Factory or Jules?

Factory starts at $20 and Jules starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.