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Jules vs Macroscope

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

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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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Macroscope

AI code review, agent orchestration and engineering status updates for GitHub teams

Freemium
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Verdict

Jules and Macroscope are both Coding AI tools. Macroscope scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.1 vs 7.6 out of 10), led by feature depth and value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Macroscope is available on Slack App.

Best overall

Macroscope

  • Software Engineers
  • Engineering Managers
  • Engineering Teams
  • Open Source Maintainers

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.

Choose Macroscope if

  • You want a tool built for Teams on GitHub that merge a high volume of PRs, including agent-written ones, and want automated review and visibility into shipped work.
  • Usage-based pricing with no per-seat fee, so cost follows review volume rather than headcount.
  • $100 in free usage for each new workspace and 1,000 free Agent credits per month.
Best for beginners
Macroscope
Best for business
Macroscope

Features

18 features compared.

  • Asynchronous Cloud Tasks
    Jules
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Plan Before Code
    Jules
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • GitHub Pull Requests
    Jules
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • GitHub Issue Labels
    Jules
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Jules Tools CLI
    Jules
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • REST API (alpha)
    Jules
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • CI Fixer
    Jules
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • MCP Server Support
    Jules
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Scheduled and Suggested Tasks
    Jules
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • AGENTS.md Support
    Jules
    Available
    Macroscope
    Not available
  • Code Review
    Jules
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Fix It For Me
    Jules
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Approvability
    Jules
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Check Run Agents
    Jules
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Status
    Jules
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Agent
    Jules
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Murmur (beta)
    Jules
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available
  • Macroscope CLI
    Jules
    Not available
    Macroscope
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Jules
    Freemium
    Macroscope
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Jules
    Yes
    Macroscope
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Jules
    $0
    Macroscope
    $0.05
  • Plans
    Jules
    3 plans
    Macroscope
    4 plans

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

Macroscope plans

  • Code Review

    Most popular

    $0.05/KB reviewed

    Usage-based PR review, billed per KB of diff

    • 10KB minimum per review ($0.50 floor)
    • PR summaries
    • Approvability
    • custom rules
    • Fix It For Me billed as Agent credits

  • Status

    $0.05/commit

    Commit summaries and engineering status reporting

    • Commit summaries
    • areas
    • weekly digests
    • productivity stats

  • Agent

    $0.01/credit

    AI agent for codebase questions and actions

    • 1,000 free credits per month per workspace
    • Slack
    • GitHub
    • API
    • Macros

  • Enterprise

    Custom

    Contact sales for enterprise needs

Our ratings

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

Jules
7.6overall
Macroscope
8.1overall

Jules leads in 0 categories and Macroscope in 3, with 2 tied.

  • Ease of Use

    Tied
    Jules
    8.2
    Macroscope
    8.2

  • Feature Depth

    Macroscope leads by 0.6
    Jules
    7.8
    Macroscope
    8.4

  • Value for Money

    Macroscope leads by 1.3
    Jules
    6.5
    Macroscope
    7.8

  • Performance & Speed

    Macroscope leads by 0.4
    Jules
    7.5
    Macroscope
    7.9

  • Documentation & Support

    Tied
    Jules
    8.0
    Macroscope
    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

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.

Macroscope

Pros

  • Usage-based pricing with no per-seat fee, so cost follows review volume rather than headcount.
  • $100 in free usage for each new workspace and 1,000 free Agent credits per month.
  • Reviews use full-repository context rather than only the diff.
  • Covers review, auto-approval, fix PRs and status reporting under one balance.
  • Free credits available for qualified non-commercial open source projects.

Cons

  • Monthly cost is hard to predict up front because it depends on KB reviewed, commits and agent credits.
  • Documented setup is built around GitHub; no GitLab or Bitbucket support is stated.
  • Murmur is still in beta.
  • Benchmark claims of leading detection rates come from the vendor's own MacroscopeBench, not an independent test.

Platforms

  • Web
    Jules
    Supported
    Macroscope
    Supported
  • Windows
    Jules
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Jules
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Jules
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Not supported
  • Android
    Jules
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Not supported
  • API
    Jules
    Supported
    Macroscope
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Jules
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Jules
    Supported
    Macroscope
    Supported
  • Slack App
    Jules
    Not supported
    Macroscope
    Supported

Integrations

Jules

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

Macroscope

9 integrations
  • GitHub
  • Slack
  • Jira
  • Linear
  • BigQuery
  • PostHog
  • Amplitude
  • LaunchDarkly
  • Sentry

Company

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Jules better than Macroscope?

It depends on your workflow. 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. Macroscope is built for Teams on GitHub that merge a high volume of PRs, including agent-written ones, and want automated review and visibility into shipped work.

What are the key feature differences between Jules and Macroscope?

Jules: Google's coding agent that fixes bugs and opens pull requests, closing 31 December 2026. Macroscope: AI code review, agent orchestration and engineering status updates for GitHub teams.

Does Jules or Macroscope have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Jules is freemium and Macroscope is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Jules or Macroscope?

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