Chat-based AI software engineer that builds full-stack web apps and sites from prompts.
Replit
AI Coding & App BuildersReplit is a browser-based development environment with Replit Agent, which turns plain-language prompts into full-stack apps including database, authentication, frontend and deployment. Projects run in the cloud and can be deployed as static, autoscale, scheduled or reserved VM deployments from the same workspace. It is used by founders, students and developers who want to go from idea to live app without configuring infrastructure.
Pricing
Replit pricing
Free Starter plan; Core $20/mo ($204/yr); Pro tier also available
Last checked September 2026 · Confirm on replit.com
Features
What Replit does
- Replit Agent for building full-stack apps from prompts
- Cloud workspace with editor, shell and preview
- Built-in database and authentication
- Multiple deployment types, including autoscale and reserved VMs
- Git and GitHub import
- Mobile apps for building from a phone
Pros
- Everything from coding to hosting happens in one place
- Supports many languages, not only JavaScript
- Code is fully accessible and editable
- Has a free plan
Cons
- Effort-based agent pricing makes session costs unpredictable
- No spending cap by default; one must be set manually
- Most deployment types incur extra usage charges
- Agent mistakes consume credits to fix
Fit
Who Replit is for
Look elsewhere if: Teams with established local toolchains or strict budget predictability may prefer a local AI IDE with flat pricing.
For teams & enterprise
Enterprise readiness
Replit Enterprise is now self-serve, with SAML SSO and SCIM set up at checkout; private deployments are offered via Microsoft Azure.
- Business / enterprise plan
- Yes
- SSO (SAML / OIDC)
- Enterprise plan (SAML)
- SCIM user provisioning
- Enterprise plan
- SOC 2
- Type II
- ISO 27001
- —
- HIPAA (BAA available)
- —
- GDPR DPA
- —
- Data residency options
- —
- No training on your data
- —
- Audit logs
- Enterprise plan
- Admin controls
- Enterprise plan
- Deployment
- Cloud, private (Azure)
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| Coding & Apps feature checklist | |
|---|---|
| Type | Cloud IDE + app builder |
| Inline code completion | Yes |
| Multi-file agent | Yes |
| Builds full apps from prompts | Yes |
| Hosting / deploy included | Yes |
| Backend / database | Yes |
| GitHub integration | Yes |
| Choice of AI models | — |
| Export / own the code | Yes |
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