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Islo vs Devin
Devin ships one agent and one workflow. Islo runs autonomous agents on computers you control, with any harness.
Devin is a full autonomous engineer in Cognition's product. Islo is agent infrastructure: persistent computers, gateway credential controls, and orchestration so your agents finish real work in your environment.
| Islo | Devin | |
|---|---|---|
Autonomous ticket-to-PR workflows | ✓ | ✓ |
Your real dev environment | ✓ | partial |
Harness-agnostic (Claude, Codex, Cursor) | ✓ | — |
Gateway policies you control | ✓ | partial |
Run in your VPC / BYOC | ✓ | — |
Per-request audit | ✓ | partial |
Choose Islo when
You want autonomous agents on your stack — review, testing, tickets, evals, whatever your workflow is — with your harness, your VPC, and gateway policies your security team can review.
Choose Devin when
You're already on Cognition's Devin contract, or harness choice, BYOC, and owning your gateway policies simply aren't requirements for you.
Try Islo on your next workflow.
Common questions
Is Islo a drop-in replacement for Devin?
Devin is a full autonomous engineer in Cognition's product. Islo is agent infrastructure: persistent computers, gateway credential controls, and orchestration so your agents finish real work in your environment.
Can I try both before deciding?
Yes. Start with one workflow you understand on Islo and compare results against your current setup.
Does Islo work with my existing harness?
Islo is harness-agnostic. Run Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or your own agent.
What about pricing?
Islo is pay-as-you-go. See /pricing for rates.
Can I run in my own cloud?
Yes. BYOC mode runs agent computers in your VPC.