Coding Assistants

Replit

High risk

Cloud IDE with an AI agent that writes and deploys applications, storing code and running workloads in Replit's cloud.

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Is Replit safe for confidential data?

Replit combines three exposures: code lives in its cloud rather than your repos, free-tier projects are public by default, and the AI agent reads project context — including the config files and .env values developers paste in — to do its work. Public-by-default is the sharp edge: prototypes built on the free tier are world-readable, and prototypes have a habit of containing real API keys and sample customer data. Paid and org plans add private projects and admin control.

Risk by plan

The same product often carries very different terms depending on the tier — consumer plans are where the exposure concentrates.

Starter (free)
Conditional

Public projects by default — code, and anything in it, is world-readable and remixable.

Replit Core (individual paid)
Conditional

Private projects available; still a personal account outside org control.

Teams / Enterprise
Conditional

Private-by-default workspaces, SSO, role management; confirm training exclusions in negotiated data terms.

Data handling

Training on inputs

Replit's terms permit service-improvement use, and public projects are visible to anyone for any purpose; confirm current AI-training specifics and org-plan exclusions in its policies.

Retention

Projects persist in the account until deleted; forks (remixes) of public projects survive the original.

Residency

Hosted primarily in U.S. Google Cloud data centers, with an opt-in India hosting region; no broader customer-selectable residency on standard plans.

Compliance

  • SOC 2Yes
  • GDPR / DPAConditional
  • HIPAA BAANo

Certifications typically apply to specific tiers and contracts — confirm scope in writing before relying on them.

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Enterprise controls

  • SSO (Teams/Enterprise)
  • Private-by-default workspaces
  • Role-based access control
  • Secrets management for env values

Frequently asked questions

Is code on Replit private?

Only on paid tiers or managed workspaces. Free-tier projects are public by default — readable and remixable by anyone — and that's where quick prototypes with real credentials tend to live.

What does Replit's AI agent see?

The project context it needs to build: source files, configs, and whatever secrets were pasted instead of using the secrets manager. That context travels to model providers to generate code.

How do we stop prototype leaks without banning prototyping?

A managed Teams workspace, the secrets manager instead of .env pastes, and visibility into who is building on personal accounts. Sanitized AI flags source code and credentials entering AI tools from the browser, cloud IDEs included.

Policy changelog

  • Initial entry published from Replit's published policies.

Sources

This profile summarizes the vendor's published policies as of the verification date. It is not legal advice.

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