Chat-based AI software engineer that builds full-stack web apps and sites from prompts.
Emergent
AI Coding & App BuildersEmergent is an agentic app builder where a set of AI agents plan, write, test and deploy full-stack applications from a chat prompt. It generates frontend, backend, database and authentication, deploys to Emergent hosting, and lets users push the code to GitHub or download it. It is aimed at founders and small teams building MVPs, SaaS tools and internal apps.
Pricing
Emergent pricing
Free plan (10 credits/mo); Standard $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually)
Last checked September 2026 · Confirm on emergent.sh
Features
What Emergent does
- Multi-agent build process covering frontend, backend and testing
- Web and native mobile app generation
- One-click deployment to Emergent hosting
- GitHub push and code download
- Choice of Claude and GPT models
- Editable system prompts for custom agents
Pros
- Generates backend and database, not only UI
- Code is owned by the user and can be hosted elsewhere
- Model choice per task
- Has a free plan
Cons
- Credits are consumed quickly during debugging and iteration
- Large price gap between the entry and next paid tier
- Defaults to MongoDB, which may not suit teams standardised on SQL
- Mixed public user reviews on reliability and support
Fit
Who Emergent is for
Look elsewhere if: Users who want predictable monthly costs or a visual drag-and-drop editor should consider a flat-priced no-code builder instead.
For teams & enterprise
Enterprise readiness
Enterprise offering includes SSO/SAML, role-based access and audit trails; publishes a DPA.
- Business / enterprise plan
- Yes
- SSO (SAML / OIDC)
- Enterprise (SAML)
- SCIM user provisioning
- —
- SOC 2
- Type I
- ISO 27001
- Yes
- HIPAA (BAA available)
- —
- GDPR DPA
- Yes
- Data residency options
- —
- No training on your data
- —
- Audit logs
- Enterprise
- Admin controls
- Yes
- Deployment
- Cloud
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| Coding & Apps feature checklist | |
|---|---|
| Type | AI app builder (agent) |
| Inline code completion | No |
| Multi-file agent | Yes |
| Builds full apps from prompts | Yes |
| Hosting / deploy included | Yes |
| Backend / database | Yes |
| GitHub integration | Yes |
| Choice of AI models | Yes |
| Export / own the code | Yes |
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