Cancel your cloud coding agent subscription. Keep the project.
Lovable, Replit, Cursor Cloud, Devin, Factory — every one of them syncs to GitHub. That is the door out of the $600–$2,400/yr plan.
TL;DR
- Every major cloud coding agent syncs your project to a GitHub repo. That repo is yours.
- Connect the same repo to Freebuff Cloud and keep building with a free cloud agent + live preview.
- Then cancel the $50–$200/mo plan. The project does not disappear — it is a repo, not a hostage.
- Works for Lovable, Bolt, Replit, Cursor Cloud, Devin, and Factory exports.
The unspoken thing about cloud coding agents is that none of them keep your code hostage. Lovable, Bolt, and Replit sync to GitHub. Cursor Cloud, Devin, and Factory connect to GitHub. Which means: the moment you are paying for one of them, you are paying for convenience on top of a repo you already own. Cut the convenience tax, keep the repo.
The 4-step exit, generic version#
- 1Find the GitHub repo. App builders (Lovable, Bolt, Replit) push to a repo on your account — check project settings. Cloud agents (Cursor Cloud, Devin, Factory) connect to a repo you already have.
- 2**Connect that repo to Freebuff Cloud.** Sign in with GitHub, pick the repo. A cloud sandbox boots and the live preview is configured automatically.
- 3Verify it works. Open the preview, run a small task with the agent, make sure the repo you brought over is healthy.
- 4Cancel the old subscription. Same codebase, new home, $0/mo.
Vendor-by-vendor notes#
Lovable ($50/mo, ~$600/yr)
Lovable syncs your app to a GitHub repo behind the scenes. Find it in your Lovable project settings, connect it to Freebuff Cloud, and keep going. The Lovable-generated code is normal code — the agent handles it like any other repo. Full walkthrough: The free cloud alternative to Lovable.
Replit (~$90/mo, ~$1,080/yr)
Replit Agent projects can be pushed to GitHub. Connect that repo to Freebuff Cloud for the cloud-sandbox + agent + preview loop, minus the Replit bill.
Cursor Cloud (~$60/mo, ~$720/yr)
If you were paying for Cursor Cloud for the remote sandbox and shareable preview, Freebuff Cloud does that layer for $0. Keep Cursor for editing if you love the IDE; point Freebuff at the same repo for the cloud part. Details: The free alternative to Cursor Cloud.
Devin (~$200/mo, ~$2,400/yr + ACUs)
Devin connects to your GitHub repos to open PRs. Point Freebuff Cloud at the same repo for in-the-loop cloud-sandbox work, and reserve Devin (if you keep it) for the multi-day autonomous jobs only. Details: The free cloud alternative to Devin.
Factory (~$100/mo, ~$1,200/yr)
Factory’s Droids also work on your own repos. Same move: connect the repo to Freebuff Cloud for free agent + preview work. Details: The free alternative to Factory.
The math, one more time#
| Feature | Freebuff | Paid cloud agents |
|---|---|---|
| Lovable | $0 | ~$600/yr |
| Cursor Cloud | $0 | ~$720/yr |
| Replit | $0 | ~$1,080/yr |
| Factory | $0 | ~$1,200/yr |
| Devin | $0 | ~$2,400/yr + ACUs |
| Your project after canceling | Still a repo, still yours | Still a repo, still yours |
The last row is the point. Canceling a cloud agent does not delete your code, because the code was on GitHub the whole time. You are not "leaving a platform" in the way that phrase usually means — you are just pointing a different (free) tool at the same repo.
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