Replit brings your repo to its workspace. MakeThemCode brings your team to your repo.
Both run an existing GitHub project in the cloud with an AI agent. MakeThemCode is built for non-tech collaborators: no GitHub account, just a chat and a live preview.
Side by side
Built for
Replit:Builders, from beginners to developers, in Replit's workspace.
MakeThemCode:Non-tech collaborators invited by a developer: teammates, clients, ...
Repository access
Replit:Each person connects their GitHub account and needs write access.
MakeThemCode:No GitHub account needed: collaborators are invited by email and commits go through our GitHub App, in their name.
Developer rules
Replit:The branch protections of your repository.
MakeThemCode:Rules on every file, instructions for the assistant and spending limits per member.
Setup
Replit:Each import becomes a Replit app, where the agent installs dependencies and asks for missing configuration.
MakeThemCode:Done once by a developer, mostly automatic. Every session starts from the same environment.
Pricing
Replit:A subscription, plus agent usage billed by effort.
MakeThemCode:Pay as you go, based on tokens. No subscription.
Which one should you pick?
They don't really compete: each one is great at something different.
Pick Replit if
you want to build and host something new from end to end, or the people changing the code are at ease in a full dev workspace.
Pick MakeThemCode if
your website already exists, the people asking for changes are not developers, and you want to choose what they can change.
Try it on your own website.
You'll see why it's better.