Dosu vs Factory (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Factory grades higher than Dosu: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dosu grades higher on value for money. Factory grades higher on the free plan and features. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dosu
Shared knowledge layer that keeps docs and coding agents in sync
Factory
Coding agents called Droids for desktop, terminal and web
Which one is for you
Pick Dosu if
- Fits if your team wants docs that follow code changes in GitHub or GitLab
- Works for open-source maintainers, since public repositories are free
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if your code is private: the free plan covers public repositories only
- Pricey if you pay monthly, because the $16 price is the yearly rate and $192 is charged upfront
- Skip it if you rely on Linear, which is an Enterprise integration
- Watch out: extra credits can be added on Pro but their price is not published
- Watch out: the Pro trial length is not stated
Pick Factory if
- Fits if you already pay for ChatGPT or Copilot and want to run a coding agent on it
- Works for a developer who wants desktop, terminal and SDK in one product
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: the page shows monthly figures without saying whether they are billed monthly or annually
- Pricey if you want more usage: Plus and Max are only 5x and 10x Pro with no token numbers
- Not for you if you need SSO, SAML or audit logs, which are Business and Enterprise with no price
- Tight if you are a group over 10, as Teams covers up to 10 seats
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADosuFair | 2.6GPAFactoryGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is $16 a month on yearly billing ($192 upfront), under the category's $19.99 cheaper-quarter start. | CPro is $20 a month, in the middle of the category, with Plus at $100 and Max at $200. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree gives 200 credits a month but only on public repositories, so private code means paying. | BFree works if you sign in with ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or OpenRouter, or use your own keys, so the model costs are yours. |
| Features | CSelf-updating pull-request docs, doc generation, an MCP server and chat. Linear and custom integrations are Enterprise only, and extra credits have no published price. | BDroids across desktop, terminal, web and SDK, with code review, automations and analytics; the listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect repositories and knowledge sources before it does anything. | CNo store rating on record. It has a terminal quickstart and model and key setup to do. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb product with GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda links plus an MCP server and CLI. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, Mac, Windows and Linux with four integrations; no phone app is listed. |
| Best for | docs that update as your code changes | coding agents called Droids |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Dosu and Factory. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dosu starts at $16 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Factory starts at $20 a month and scores 2.7.
Factory scores higher, and starts $4 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other AI agents on the chart, 1 scores higher than Dosu for less, and 4 score higher than Factory for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Dosu also covers chat assistant and wiki.
- Factory also covers workflow automation.
At a glance
| Dosu | Factory | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront) | $20 per individual / month (billing basis not stated) |
| Free plan | 200 credits a month, public repositories only. | Bring your own inference by signing in with ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or OpenRouter, or by connecting your own API keys. |
| Free trial | Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| Made by | Dosu | The San Francisco AI Factory, Inc. |
| Price read from | dosu.dev | factory.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dosu
- The Free plan is limited to public repositories and 200 credits a month.
- The $16 Pro price is shown on the annual setting, as $192 billed upfront; the monthly-billing price was not readable.
- Linear and custom integrations are Enterprise only; Pro covers Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda.
- Extra credits can be added on Pro, but the page does not give their price.
Factory
- The pricing page shows monthly figures without saying whether they are billed monthly or annually.
- Plus and Max are described only as roughly 5x and 10x the usage of Pro; no token or task numbers are given.
- Business and Enterprise have no published price, and SSO, SAML/SCIM and audit logging sit behind them.
- The Teams plan covers up to 10 seats; larger groups are routed to sales.
Key features
Dosu
- Self-documenting pull requests
- Documentation is updated when the code it describes changes.
- Doc generation and sync
- Dosu writes docs from a description you give it and can connect to existing documentation to maintain it in place.
- Shared knowledge for agents
- Coding agents connect over MCP and contribute what they learn, so other agents reuse it instead of re-discovering it.
- Source integrations
- GitHub and GitLab repositories on all plans, and Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda on Pro and above.
- Observability and analytics
- Pro adds views of what the team is working on and what Dosu's contribution has been.
Factory
- Droid agents
- Droids plan, build and validate changes in a repository. The CLI quickstart shows the agent proposing edits and waiting for review before it changes files.
- Desktop, terminal, web and SDK
- The homepage lists desktop, terminal, web and CLI surfaces, and the docs cover an SDK, a sessions API and a non-interactive exec mode.
- Model routing
- Tasks can be routed across models, and the pricing page says the platform supports frontier and open-weight models from several providers.
- Code review and Automations
- Droids can review pull requests with inline comments, and Automations put repeated engineering work on a schedule.
- Analytics and Agent Readiness
- Per-developer and per-team usage reports, plus a readiness score for each repository, are listed as enterprise-facing features.
- Governance and deployment options
- Business and Enterprise plans add SSO, audit logging, zero data retention and admin controls, and Enterprise lists on-premise deployment.
Plans
Dosu
Free$0
200 credits a month, public repositories only, self-documenting PRs, doc generation, MCP server and web chat.
Pro$16
per month, billed annually ($192 upfront)
4,000 credits a month, private repositories, private knowledge bases, Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda, analytics.
EnterpriseCustom
Credits as needed, SSO and custom RBAC, audit logs, Linear and custom integrations, Slack support.
Factory
Free$0
per individual / month
Bring your own inference: sign in with ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or OpenRouter, or use your own API keys or endpoint.
Pro$20
per individual / month, billing basis not stated
Desktop, CLI and SDK access with full model availability.
Plus$100
per individual / month, billing basis not stated
Everything in Pro with about 5x the usage.
Max$200
per individual / month, billing basis not stated
Everything in Pro with about 10x the usage.
Teams$60
per team / month, plus $40 per individual / month
Everything in Pro for up to 10 seats, with centralized billing.
Business and EnterpriseCustom
Sold through sales: custom limits, SSO, SAML/SCIM, audit logs; Enterprise adds on-premise options and data residency.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dosu or Factory?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dosu is cheaper to start with: $16 a month, against $20 a month for Factory. Dosu starts at $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront), and Factory starts at $20 per individual / month (billing basis not stated).
Which has a free plan, Dosu or Factory?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Dosu and Factory have a free plan.
Which platforms do Dosu and Factory run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Factory lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.