2025 was our biggest year yet.
We shipped hundreds of features that made building faster, more accessible, and more powerful - from foundational Agent functionality to Design Mode, Fast Build, & an expanded Free Tier. Here's what shipped at Replit in 2025:
Replit became Agent-first: Replit Agent was first released in September of 2024, but 2025 saw the platform orient itself around Agent. Replit is still a powerful place to write code, but the platform is now Agent-first and friendly for all builders.
Agent evolved: Agent v2 (February), Agent 3 (September), and Design Mode (November) delivered 2-3x speed improvements throughout the year. Agent now tests itself, works for 200 minutes autonomously, and builds other agents.
Design Mode creates interactive designs in under 2 minutes. Fast Build mode (December) produces high-fidelity apps in nearly the same amount of time. Speed and autonomy were two key themes in 2025.
Dev tools were democratized: One-click deploy arrived in February, followed by Replit Auth in May, domain purchasing in July, and Stripe payments in November. Database improvements in December, along with automated secrets sync and security scanning, simplified production deployments.
Connectors changed the game: From a few services in January to 30+ connectors by October - Stripe, Figma, Notion, PayPal, Zendesk, Salesforce, BigQuery, Databricks, Snowflake. By December, you could connect custom MCP servers for hundreds of additional tools with Replit Agents, opening up endless possibilities for faster, smoother building.
Mobile became production-ready: React Native and Expo support launched in February. By December, you could build full-stack mobile apps with backend support, AI integrations, Database, and App Storage. The official Replit Mobile App underwent a huge glow-up, now Number 1 on the App Store in Developer Tools with a 4.7 rating.
Enterprise arrived: Replit became SOC 2 Type II compliant, with zero exceptions. We earned a Bitsight "Advanced" rating (780), got listed on GCP and Azure Marketplaces, and added enterprise analytics dashboards, SSO for Replit Auth, SCIM provisioning, and Bitbucket & GitLab support.
Let’s break down 2025, month-by-month
January: Setting the foundation
The year started with a name change - Repls became Apps. React became the default frontend template, and rapid repo imports arrived via replit.new/YOUR_REPO_URL - supporting GitHub and every other major vibe coding platform.
AI integrations expanded significantly following December's integrations overhaul. Agent could now seamlessly add xAI (Grok), OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Services, Perplexity, Firebase, Slack API, and SendGrid to your apps - bringing powerful AI capabilities directly to builders.
The focus on performance began immediately - Flask deployments jumped 40x faster with gunicorn, and web views scaled to mobile screen sizes with QR codes for device testing.
February: AI goes mainstream
Agent v2 launched powered by Claude 3.7 Sonnet, delivering faster and more accurate coding assistance. More importantly, Agent became free to try with the first 10 checkpoints for all builders - a turning point in accessibility.
Mobile development support arrived with React Native and Expo, enabling iOS and Android app building. Speaking of mobile, our Mobile App was completely rebuilt for speed.
Database performance improved dramatically - the most expensive operation dropped from 200ms to under 1ms. Our docs got a glow-up, with a migration to Mintlify.
One-click deploy launched for Assistant alongside Grok 3 integration.
March: Visual development emerges
The Visual Editor for JavaScript Stack launched, letting you click and select elements directly in your projects. The Mobile App Webview received major enhancements including streaming HTML and native iOS implementation.
DeepLearning.AI partnered with Replit to launch the free "Vibe Coding 101 with Replit" course, making software development more accessible. Agent v2 rolled out to all builders with significant performance improvements.
April: Speed and collaboration
Response times improved dramatically - both Agent and Assistant delivered near-instant interactions. Builders generated 1,500 3D models per day using Agent, marking expanded creative capabilities.
The referral program launched, letting free-tier builders earn credits. Deployment secrets began syncing automatically with Workspace secrets. Teams got bulk invites and enhanced privacy settings including the ability to prevent public app creation and block code exports.
May: Zero-setup auth
Replit Auth transformed authentication from a multi-day integration to a single Agent prompt. Built-in security, user management, Database integration, and automatic password reset emails - all with zero setup.
Claude Sonnet 4.0 began powering Agent.
Security scans launched with vulnerability detection and best practices documentation. Checkpoint previews and time travel features arrived, letting you navigate project history without losing context.
The Visual Editor started rolling out with automatic code generation.
Notion, PayPal, and Stripe Checkout integrations expanded monetization capabilities. Teams got SCIM provisioning and viewer seats for stakeholder access without full licenses.
June: Design meets code
Figma import launched at Replit.com/import, bridging design and development by converting Figma designs directly into working code. The new app creation experience let you visualize what Agent would build before committing.
Agent's system prompt optimization made it 2-3 seconds faster per action - another massive performance leap.
Security scanning evolved to automatically detect and block deployment of development servers (CVE-2025-30208 protection). Contextual Agent entrypoints appeared throughout Workspace for debugging and deployment issues.
Teams administration got CSV exports, improved member management with sort/filter/search, and a dedicated landing page for organization viewers.
July: Intelligence meets infra
Web Search for Agent eliminated knowledge cutoffs - Agent could now fetch current documentation, market data, and accurate real-time information from the internet.
Custom Agent Instructions via replit.md let you personalize Agent behavior with coding style preferences, project context, and workflow settings.
Effort-based billing launched with smarter checkpoint pricing based on actual work done. Domain purchasing rolled out to 100% of Core members with custom DNS records support.
The Agent Queue system arrived, automatically organizing requests like a task list. Multi-tool calling delivered 15% cost savings and 30% faster results.
August: Access and security
Image generation rolled out to all builders. Agent gained access to Replit Docs for instant help.
App Storage launched for Agent, enabling builders to set up file storage with complete backend and frontend code generation - all through a single prompt. Infrastructure upgrades enabled deeper reasoning and extended work sessions.
Enterprise reached major security milestones: SOC 2 Type II certification with zero exceptions and an "Advanced" Bitsight ranking (780 security score).
Multiple SSO providers per organization became possible. App themes launched, letting you transform apps with professional designs using AI-generated styling.
iOS live activities arrived for monitoring projects from your lock screen. MX record support enabled custom email services on purchased domains.
September: Autonomy unleashed
Agent 3 launched with revolutionary capabilities: self-testing in a real browser, up to 200 minutes of autonomous work, and the ability to build agents with scheduled automations.
General Agent removed template limitations - now it works on any codebase in any language or framework running on NixOS. Agents & Automations (beta) let builders create intelligent chatbots and automated workflows for Slack, Telegram, and scheduled tasks.
Autonomy Level Control arrived, letting you configure Agent independence from task-list-only mode to fully autonomous planning.
Security scanning expanded to pre-publishing checks with malicious file detection and supply chain attack blocking. Enterprise admins could enforce scans across all team deployments.
GCP Marketplace integration launched, letting enterprise customers use existing cloud credits for Replit subscriptions.
October: Integration explosion
Vercel import brought one-click migration of Vercel apps including Next.js. The Connectors platform launched with 24 pre-built integrations - Stripe, Figma, Zendesk, Salesforce, ClickUp - all powered by MCP.
Build mode got redesigned for React apps with AI-generated images during first build and production-ready output. The Build Score rating system launched for feedback.
Plan mode became more proactive with automatic checkpoint creation.
Dependency vulnerability scanning arrived for Go, JavaScript, Python, and Rust. Neon databases gained 7-day soft delete retention with support-assisted recovery.
SSO support for Replit Auth apps enabled employees to access company apps with corporate credentials.
Enterprise gained bulk app deletion and Support seat access without billing impact.
November: Speed meets design
Design Mode launched powered by Google's Gemini 3 - create interactive designs and static websites in under 2 minutes, with one-click conversion to full apps for rapid prototyping.
AI integrations platform launched, giving builders direct access to the world's most powerful AI models. Agent began rolling out with Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Opus 4.5, bringing cutting-edge capabilities to every builder.
GitLab and Bitbucket support expanded repository imports beyond GitHub.
Enterprise data warehouse connectors - BigQuery, Databricks, Snowflake - arrived alongside a comprehensive Analytics Dashboard for admin oversight.
Azure Marketplace integration joined GCP, expanding procurement options for enterprise customers.
Stripe integrated payments for Core subscribers enabled one-click setup with automatic payment handling and real-time subscription sync to Database.
Fast Mode became available to everyone. The Todoist connector arrived, and Replit Core became available as an American Express perk.
December: Speed, scale, and free access
Replit launched a free tier with groundbreaking improvements to the first build experience. First build time dropped from 15-20 minutes to 3-5 minutes while bringing Build mode design quality up to the same bar as Design mode. Deep stack optimizations made Replit accessible to millions more builders.
Fast Build mode launched, producing high-fidelity apps in minutes with production-ready code. Combined with Fast mode's intelligent handoffs to Agent for larger changes, you can now iterate at unprecedented speeds.
Full-stack mobile app development came to Agent—build complete mobile apps with backend support including AI integrations, Database, App Storage, and connectors.
Our new database reached general availability and became the default for all new Replit Apps, delivering enhanced reliability and performance.
Custom MCP server support let you connect to remote servers and access hundreds of external tools through the open standard.
The Plaid Connector (experimental) arrived for Enterprise, enabling bank account connections and fintech primitives. Security Center for Enterprise launched with CVE detection by severity, affected app identification, and SBOM export capabilities.
Replit ChatGPT App made it possible to build Replit Apps directly within ChatGPT conversations. Gift cards launched in time for the holidays ($50-$1,000 denominations). Replit Rewind 2025 gave builders a personalized year-in-review showing apps created, published, views, and activity insights.
Learn & Docs got another major glow-up with a refreshed UI aligned to Replit's brand.
What's next
2025 proved AI-powered development works. Agent evolved from junior developer to autonomous builder. The barriers between idea and production are disappearing.
The pace of innovation this year was unprecedented. But this is just the beginning. More intelligence. More automation. More accessibility. More builders bringing their ideas to life.
Thank you to the millions of builders who shipped on Replit in 2025. Your creativity drives everything we build. Here's to 2026. Let's keep building.
