Rating certificate · AW/26-09/55826 Sept 2026
Not enough evidence
The Register / Coding agents / Emergent
Register entry · Coding agents · updated 26 Sept 2026
Emergent
Emergent uses a set of AI agents to plan, build, test and deploy full-stack web and mobile applications from conversation, targeting non-programmers and small businesses. It added iOS and Android apps in February 2026, an MCP connector that lets users build from inside ChatGPT or Claude, and GitHub code sync. The company reported over 6 million users and $100M ARR in February 2026 and raised a $130M Series C at a $1.5B valuation in July 2026.
What reviewers and users praise
- Quick results for simple apps and non-programmers (Unite.AI review; Reddit r/nocode, r/vibecoding)
- Fast adoption: 6M+ users and 12M+ apps built reported by mid-2026
What they criticise
- Recurring user reports of high spend, unstable builds and deployments, and weak support (Reddit r/SideProject, r/StartUpIndia, r/vibecoding)
- Not suited to complex applications (Reddit r/nocode; VegaReview)
- No public product changelog or readable privacy/training policy found
Experts vs the crowdneeds both scores
Experts—
Crowd—
| Price | Free, paid from $20 |
|---|---|
| Use it via | Web app, Mobile app, MCP server |
| Runs on | web |
| Licence | proprietary |
| Updated | Evidence collected 26 Sept 2026 |
How the rating was worked out
Weights for Coding agents: adoption 35%, experts 40%, crowd 25%. Fewer than two pillars have enough evidence. The method.
| Adoption & momentumweight 35% | 88 | Reported customer organisations 6M → 100 · 4 releases in 90 days → 60reach × 0.7 + momentum × 0.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Expertsindependent reviews · weight 40% | — | Only 1 independent review (3 needed) |
| Crowdcommunity sample · weight 25% | — | Only 2 community items sampled (6 needed) |
| Rating | — | Not rated: fewer than two pillars have enough evidence. |
Evidence checks. 5 items removed: search-engine results page (5). How evidence is checked.
Trust & safety
Seven dimensions graded A–D from documented facts. Overall: B.
n/e
Permission model
Agents build and deploy in Emergent-hosted environments; no documentation of approval modes or sandbox controls was found.
B
Data access scope
Enterprise page states SSO/SAML, role-based access control and audit logging built into the platform; scoping details not documented publicly. source
C
Data storage
Vendor-hosted cloud; no documented region or deletion controls found. Code can be synced to the user's GitHub. source
n/e
Data retention & training
The privacy policy at app.emergent.sh is client-rendered and could not be read by our fetchers; no training or retention statement found elsewhere. source
n/e
Incident history (24 months)
No security incident found, but a dedicated incident search could not be completed (search tools degraded); Reddit threads allege billing and support problems, not security incidents.
B
Compliance
Enterprise page states SOC 2 Type I and ISO 27001 certification; no public trust center or Type II report found. source
C
Transparency
Closed source; no public product changelog (a news page mixes product posts with general AI news); help docs are thin. source
The experts
1 named independent reviews found; dated reviews from the last 12 months are scored.
- positive
Emergent AI builds full-stack apps with natural language in minutes, automatically handling coding, testing, and deployment.
Janine Heinrichs, Unite.AI (site discloses it may receive compensation via links) · 30 Mar 2026 · unite.ai
The crowd
2 coded posts from hackernews.
0 positive1 mixed1 negative
- negative
Similar story: signed up at https://app.emergent.sh , funded by YC; total crap.
HN thread 'Lovable raises $400M Series C' · 12 Aug 2026 · news.ycombinator.com - mixed
lovable, emergent, frontend-design, Impeccable. They ship someone else's taste and hand you a 95% website. Good website, not your website.
HN thread 'Creativity is the new moat' · 10 Sept 2026 · news.ycombinator.com
Pricing
As published, checked 26 Sept 2026.
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 10 credits per month |
| Standard | $20 / monthly | $17/month billed annually; 100 credits per month |
| Pro | $200 / monthly | $167/month billed annually; 750 credits per month |
| Business / Enterprise | Custom | SSO, RBAC, audit logs |
Recent changes
- 23 Sept 2026
Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol available in Emergent source
- 22 Sept 2026
CEO describes a move from software building toward business-automation agents (Economic Times) source
- 18 Sept 2026
Emergent available as a connector inside Claude for Small Business source
- 16 Jul 2026
$130M Series C at a $1.5B valuation; 12M+ apps built source
- 17 Feb 2026
Passed $100M ARR; launched iOS and Android apps source
Ranked alongside
Other ranked entries in Coding agents.
OpenCodeAnomaly75
Claude CodeAnthropic73
Zed (Agent Panel)Zed Industries73
GitHub CopilotGitHub (Microsoft)72
Codex (CLI and app)OpenAI71
Sources
Every figure above traces to one of these, observed up to 26 Sept 2026.