Lumbridge vs Factory
An agent-native software development platform whose Droids plan, build, review, test and ship software across the command line, desktop, web, chat and CI. Lumbridge is the open engine a company runs on when agents do the work: terminals, mail, notes, library, voice and a software factory on your own machines.
Factory
Pick Factory if you want a supported software factory for a team now, wired into your chat, tracker and CI, with enterprise controls.
License not statedSubscription plans for individuals and teams; Business and Enterprise by contacting sales; no free plan listed. Checked 2026-11-10.
Lumbridge Not released. Built from source today.
Pick Lumbridge if you want to own and read the factory’s code, run it on your own machines with open models, and use the same stack for terminals, mail and speech.
Open source · Apache-2.0All twelve repositories open on November 13, 2026.
01 · Side by side
What each covers.
| Area | Lumbridge | Factory |
|---|---|---|
| Terminals and agents | Core, TUI | Partly |
| Desktop app | App, Mods | Yes |
| Phone | Mobile | Partly |
| No | ||
| Docs and code library | Library | Not stated |
| Notes | Notes | No |
| Voice and speech | Voice, Speak | No |
| Software factory | Factory | Yes |
| Models and inference | Computer, Lumbridge 1 | Partly |
| Whole engine | All twelve parts, on Ubuntu | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Not stated |
| Price | Free; model API by the token | Subscription plans for individuals and teams; Business and Enterprise by contacting sales; no free plan listed |
| Written in | Mostly Rust | Not stated |
| Runs on | Ubuntu first; macOS for the desktop parts | Desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux; CLI for macOS, Linux and Windows; web and mobile |
02 · Honestly
Where Factory is ahead.
- A released commercial platform with a desktop app and CLI on macOS, Windows and Linux.
- Droids work from chat tools, issue trackers and CI, with automations for event-driven and scheduled work. Our Factory supports one code host and starts only from an explicit request.
- Enterprise features: single sign-on, audit logging, zero data retention, and on-premise deployment options.
- A public API for sessions, automations and usage, plus analytics.
03 · The difference
What Lumbridge adds.
- Open source and self-hosted by default, with no subscription for the software.
- Factory’s builder agents run as their own unix user behind a default-deny network allowlist and hold no code host token.
- Core, App, TUI and Mobile give a shared terminal workspace for any agent CLI.
- Mail, Notes, Voice, Speak and Computer are parts of the same stack.
04 · More
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