Factory vs GitHub copilot: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 18 companies use Factory and 40 use GitHub copilot. 1 company uses both, including Adobe.Latest check Oct 7, 2026: 47 of 58 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. Companies named on both have a confirmed or observed line on each side.
Who uses Factory, GitHub copilot, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
17
use only Factory
1
company uses both
39
use only GitHub copilot
17 companies use only Factory, 39 use only GitHub copilot and 1 uses both, out of the 57 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.
Where it lands (named customers)
Who uses both
Companies with a confirmed or observed line on both tools.
| Company |
|---|
 Adobe |
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
Factory
GitHub copilotWhat customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Factory
No reviewed story for Factory yet.
GitHub copilot
That peer-led rollout helped ASOS reach over 90% Copilot adoption across the engineering team within months.
ASOS
Vendor case study, github.com, published Jul 30, 2026
Cathay rolled out GitHub Copilot to more than 1,000 developers in just one week
Cathay
Vendor case study, github.com, published Oct 27, 2025
Questions about Factory and GitHub copilot
Which is used more, Factory or GitHub copilot?
GitHub copilot has more customers on usedby: 40 against 18 for Factory.
Do companies use both Factory and GitHub copilot?
Yes. 1 company uses both on usedby, including Adobe.
Who uses Factory?
18 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Factory.
Who uses GitHub copilot?
40 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses GitHub copilot.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of three proof levels: confirmed, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company is named as using both tools when its lines on both are confirmed or observed.