Your new AI IDE. Zero setup, every major LLM — LFG
The platform
One workspace. Every layer covered.
01
The AI Workspace
Describe what you want to build. Drytis assembles the full stack — frontend, backend, database, deployment — from a single prompt.
AI Engine
02
Real Engineers, On Demand
When AI reaches its limits, Lifeguard connects you to a vetted senior engineer directly inside your workspace. No contracts. No wait.
Lifeguard
03
Per-Second Pricing
You pay only for what you use. Sessions billed to the second. Engineer rates visible before you start. No subscriptions hiding idle time.
Transparent billing
How it works
Four steps from idea to shipped.
1
Describe what you want
Type your idea in plain language. No spec. No wireframe.
2
Drytis starts building
The AI writes code, generates files, wires up your product — live.
3
Call Lifeguard if needed
Stuck on something complex? A senior engineer joins in minutes.
4
Ship faster than ever
One click to deploy. Your product goes live with hosting and SSL.
The problem
The old way is broken.
Fragmented tools, endless handoffs, no continuity. You lose context every time you switch context.
// fragmented workflow
✕Chat with AI, copy code manually into IDE
✕Hire freelancer, write briefs, wait days
✕Debug alone, lose hours in Stack Overflow
✕Deploy manually, cross your fingers
// drytis continuous system
✓AI builds inside the execution environment
✓Engineers join your workspace instantly
✓Zero context loss between every step
✓Deploy with confidence, every time
Trusted by engineers worldwide
Lifeguard
Engineer in your workspace.
Lifeguard puts real engineers inside your workflow. Not external support. Not async tickets. They see your code, your context, your history — and fix it live.
Available in minutes, not days
Full project context loaded instantly
Live audio + shared workspace
Seamless AI handback after resolution
LIFEGUARD
live • ready
Builders say
From idea to shipped, without a team.
"Shipped a complete SaaS in 3 days. Hit a wall, a real engineer appeared in minutes. Not hours. Minutes."
S
Sarah Kim
Solo developer
"Drytis replaced what used to be a three-person freelance team. Faster, cheaper, and I actually understand what was built."
P
Priya S.
Designer turned founder
"The Lifeguard model is brilliant. I pay for an expert the moment I need one. Drew fixed a payment integration in 18 minutes."
J
James K.
Startup operator
14K+
Projects shipped
3min
Avg. Lifeguard response
98%
Builder satisfaction
Your move
Stop planning. Start shipping.
Free to start. No credit card. No setup. Just describe what you want and watch it come alive.
✨ Features
Features that scale with you
Start with zero setup. Scale with advanced tools. Go expert with full engineering infrastructure.
👆 click a level to see what changes — literally everything
🚀 Get started
Ready to build? Start now.
No handoffs. No friction. AI builds, engineers ship — in one continuous system.
Pricing
Transparent pricing. No surprises.
Pay only for what you use, whether you're building with Drytis AI or bringing in a live engineer through Lifeguard.
$0.0015
per second
Billed precisely by the second. No rounding. No waste.
Billed by the second
Only pay for actual compute time. Sessions tracked to the second.
No subscription
No monthly fees, no commitments. Use it when you need it.
Every major LLM
Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek, and more. Already connected.
Full-stack execution
Not just code gen. Drytis builds, tests, and deploys continuously.
Builder
Quick fixes, debugging, small improvements, and implementation support.
$0.47
per minute
Most popular
Pro
Larger features, integrations, deeper product work, and complex execution.
$0.81
per minute
Elite
Architecture, critical issues, advanced systems, and production-level problems.
$1.48
per minute
Engineers worldwide
Click a region on the map to see local Lifeguard pricing
United States
Builder $28.25/hr
Pro $48.45/hr
Elite $88.78/hr
FAQ
Common questions
Everything you need to know about how pricing works.
Drytis AI is billed by the second at $5.55 per hour. You only pay for actual compute time. No rounding up, no idle charges. Your session cost is tracked in real time so there are never surprises.
Yes. Engineer sessions are usage-based and billed by the second. Rates depend on the engineer tier (Builder, Pro, or Elite) and the region. You see the rate before the session begins.
Always. Before a Lifeguard engineer connects to your workspace, you see the tier, region, and per-second rate. You approve before the session starts. No hidden costs.
Engineer pricing can vary by region. Drytis AI pricing is the same everywhere. You can select your preferred engineer region and see rates before starting any session.
No subscriptions, no minimums, no lock-in. You pay for what you use. Start a session, stop when you want. That's it.
AI-native engineering workforce.
Real senior engineers who live inside your Drytis workspace. They see your code, your context, your history. No briefings. No handoffs. Just solutions.
How Lifeguard works
From stuck to shipped in minutes.
01
Request an engineer
Hit the Lifeguard button inside your workspace. Your project context, code, and history are loaded automatically.
02
Live session begins
A matched engineer joins your workspace via live audio. They see exactly what you see. No screen sharing setup needed.
03
Problem solved, AI resumes
The engineer fixes the issue, explains what happened, and hands back to Drytis AI. You keep building without missing a beat.
The people behind Lifeguard
What our engineers are saying.
Every Lifeguard engineer is individually vetted. They're not support agents. They're builders who ship production code every day.
Why Drytis exists
Your technical co-founder, on demand.
We exist to remove the fear and friction of "not knowing how to build software." Drytis gives non-technical people a personal software engineer and one-button access to real humans — so they can turn ideas into live products with real users and real results.
Our mission is to make building software as natural as having an idea, for anyone willing to start.
A world where no idea dies for lack of a technical co-founder.
The Drytis Vision
01
Your technical co-founder
Drytis is an AI-powered technical co-founder that lets anyone without a technical background turn ideas into live, real-world software — with instant access to real engineers when they need help.
Confidence + Power
02
Instant real-time expertise
Like Uber for engineers. A vibe-coding platform where you hail real devs to ship your AI code as production software. Expert engineers to increase your output, available the second you need them.
Speed + Access
03
The last mile problem
AI writes 90% of the code. But the last 10% — production bugs, security, architecture, payments — is what kills projects. Lifeguard engineers solve the last mile so your software actually ships.
Safety + Reliability
04
Now you're the expert
You don't need to learn to code, manage developers, or make a single technical hire. Drytis gives you your own on-demand engineering team. You have the idea — we bring the engineers.
Build your anything
05
A platform you live in
Drytis isn't a tool you open once. It's the workspace where your entire product lives — AI coding, live engineers, deployment, project management. One place. All day. Every day.
Your workspace
06
Fastest idea to revenue
The easiest way to build your tech team. The fastest path from idea to revenue. The simplest deployment. No other platform gives you this level of speed, control, and human backup.
Ship faster
Your personal software engineer with a panic button.
Drytis AI builds your software continuously. When something goes wrong — or when you're out of your depth — one button connects you to a real human engineer who sees everything and fixes it live. That's Lifeguard. A panic button for production software.
We imagine a world where everyone has a technical background.
Through Drytis, anyone with an idea effectively has a technical background. They can create and control their own software for anything they want to do — and everything they never want to do again. No code. No hiring. Just building.
Community
What builders are saying
Real conversations from the Drytis community.
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Get started
An engineer in your workspace in minutes.
Start building with AI. Call Lifeguard when you need a human.
About Drytis
We're building the future of software creation.
A team of engineers, designers, and dreamers who believe everyone deserves the power to build software — without needing a CS degree.
The idea was simple: what if building software was as natural as having an idea?
Drytis started in 2024 when our founders — a team of senior engineers who had spent years building software for other people — realized the process was fundamentally broken. Too many brilliant ideas died because non-technical founders couldn't afford a development team, couldn't find a reliable freelancer, or simply didn't know where to start.
We asked: what if AI could handle the 90% of software development that's repetitive and predictable, and real engineers could step in for the 10% that actually matters? That question became Drytis — a continuous system where AI builds and humans perfect, all inside one workspace.
Today, Drytis is used by thousands of builders around the world — from solo founders shipping their first MVP to agencies managing multi-project portfolios. We're backed by leading investors and powered by a network of vetted senior engineers available on demand through Lifeguard.
Our values
What drives us every day.
01
Ship, don't plan
We believe in building over theorizing. Every feature we ship is tested in production by real users before we call it done.
02
Radical transparency
Per-second billing. Visible engineer rates. No hidden fees. We think trust is built through honesty, not marketing.
03
AI + human > either alone
AI handles the repetitive. Humans handle the creative and critical. The combination is more powerful than either in isolation.
04
Global by default
Our engineers span every continent. Our users speak dozens of languages. We build for the world, not just Silicon Valley.
05
You own your code
From the first line to production, every piece of code built on Drytis belongs to you. No vendor lock-in. No gotchas.
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Democratize building
We exist so that a teacher, a doctor, or a small business owner can build software as easily as a senior engineer.
The team
Builders who build for builders.
Alex Rivera
Co-founder & CEO
Sarah Chen
Co-founder & CTO
Marcus Williams
VP Engineering
Priya Kapoor
Head of Product
James Okafor
Head of Lifeguard
Elena Voronova
Security Lead
David Kim
Head of Design
Rachel Santos
Head of Growth
Join us
Want to help us build the future?
We're always looking for exceptional people who care about making software creation accessible to everyone.
Blog
Insights from the frontier.
Engineering deep-dives, product updates, and stories from the builders shaping the future of software.
Product
Introducing Drytis 2.0: The Continuous Execution Engine
Today we're launching the biggest update since day one. Drytis 2.0 introduces the Continuous Execution Engine — a fundamentally new approach to how AI and humans collaborate on software. Code no longer moves between tools. It stays in one place, building, testing, and deploying in a single unbroken flow.
Alex RiveraMarch 8, 20268 min read
Engineering
How we reduced Lifeguard match time to under 90 seconds
A deep dive into the routing algorithm that connects you with the right engineer, fast.
Sarah ChenMarch 3, 2026
Builders
From side project to $12K MRR: How Priya built her SaaS on Drytis
A product manager with zero coding experience shipped a full SaaS in 3 weeks.
Rachel SantosFeb 26, 2026
Recent posts
Engineering
The MCP ecosystem: Building agents that talk to everything
How Model Context Protocol is reshaping how AI agents interact with third-party services inside Drytis.
Marcus WilliamsFeb 19, 2026
Product
Why we bill by the second (and why it matters)
The philosophy behind our pricing model and what it means for builder economics.
Alex RiveraFeb 12, 2026
Security
How Drytis keeps your code safe: Our security architecture
An inside look at how we isolate workspaces, encrypt data, and protect your intellectual property.
Elena VoronovaFeb 5, 2026
Builders
Voice-first development: How builders are talking their apps into existence
Unlimited voice input is changing how non-technical founders approach software creation.
Engineers in Tokyo, Bangalore, Sydney, and more are now available at localized rates.
James OkaforJan 20, 2026
Engineering
Background agents: How headless coding sessions work
Close your browser. Your code keeps building. Here's the architecture behind background agents.
Sarah ChenJan 14, 2026
Careers
Help us democratize software creation.
We're a small, intense team building tools that put the power of a full engineering organization into anyone's hands.
No open roles right now
We're heads-down building. But when we open new positions, they go fast. Drop your email and we'll let you know the moment something opens up.
✓ You're on the list. We'll reach out when something opens.
Legal
Privacy Policy
How we collect, use, and protect your information.
Last updated: March 1, 2026
1. Information We Collect
When you use Drytis, we collect information necessary to provide our services. This includes account details you provide during registration (name, email, payment information), usage data generated as you interact with our platform, and technical data such as device type, browser version, and IP address.
When you use Lifeguard sessions, we process session audio and transcripts solely to provide the service. AI-generated transcripts are stored in your project repository and are owned by you.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
Provide, maintain, and improve our services
Process transactions and send billing notifications
Match you with Lifeguard engineers based on skill requirements
Communicate important updates about your account and our platform
Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security threats
Comply with legal obligations
3. Code Ownership
All code generated during your Drytis sessions — whether produced by AI or by a Lifeguard engineer — belongs entirely to you. We do not claim any intellectual property rights over your projects, code, or derivative works. Your code is stored securely and is never shared with other users or third parties.
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data. We share information only with Lifeguard engineers (limited to the project context necessary for the session), payment processors for billing, and cloud infrastructure providers for hosting. All third parties are bound by data processing agreements.
5. Data Retention & Deletion
Your project data is retained for as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time by contacting privacy@drytis.com. We will process deletion requests within 30 days, subject to legal retention requirements.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or port your personal data. You may also opt out of non-essential communications at any time. To exercise your rights, contact us at privacy@drytis.com.
7. Contact
For questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, email us at privacy@drytis.com or write to Drytis, Inc., 548 Market Street, Suite 30523, San Francisco, CA 94104.
Legal
Terms of Service
The rules that govern your use of Drytis.
Last updated: March 1, 2026
1. Acceptance of Terms
By creating an account or using Drytis, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use our services. These terms apply to all users, including builders and Lifeguard engineers.
2. The Service
Drytis provides an AI-powered software development workspace with optional access to on-demand human engineers ("Lifeguard"). We offer tools for code generation, project management, deployment, and collaboration. The platform is provided "as is" and we continuously improve it.
3. Billing & Payment
Drytis AI sessions are billed per second of active compute time at published rates. Lifeguard engineer sessions are billed per second at rates that vary by tier and region, displayed before each session begins. All charges are final. You authorize us to charge your payment method for usage incurred. Disputed charges must be reported within 14 days.
4. Intellectual Property
You retain all ownership rights to code, designs, and content created in your workspace. Drytis retains ownership of our platform, tools, underlying models, and documentation. You grant us a limited license to process your content solely to provide the service.
5. Acceptable Use
You agree not to use Drytis to build software that is illegal, harmful, or violates the rights of others. Prohibited activities include creating malware, conducting cyberattacks, scraping or harassing others, circumventing security measures, or reselling access without authorization.
6. Lifeguard Engineers
Lifeguard engineers are independent contractors matched through the Drytis platform. They operate under their own professional standards and are subject to our quality and conduct policies. Drytis facilitates the connection but does not guarantee specific outcomes from any session.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Drytis shall not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the service. Our total liability shall not exceed the amount you paid to Drytis in the 12 months preceding the claim.
8. Termination
You may close your account at any time. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms. Upon termination, you retain ownership of your code and may export it within 30 days. After 30 days, workspace data may be permanently deleted.
9. Contact
For questions about these terms, email legal@drytis.com or write to Drytis, Inc., 548 Market Street, Suite 30523, San Francisco, CA 94104.
Security
Your code is your code.
How we protect your projects, data, and intellectual property.
Last updated: March 1, 2026
End-to-end encryption
All data in transit is encrypted using TLS 1.3. Data at rest is encrypted with AES-256. Your code never travels unprotected.
Isolated workspaces
Every project runs in its own sandboxed container. No user can access another user's code, data, or sessions.
Zero-knowledge architecture
Lifeguard engineers only see the code you explicitly share. Sessions are scoped and access is revoked the moment a session ends.
SOC 2 Type II compliant
We undergo annual third-party audits to verify our security controls, availability, and confidentiality practices.
Automatic backups
Cold-storage snapshots are taken at the end of every session. Full version history with audit trails lets you revert anything.
Continuous vulnerability scanning
We run automated security scans on your code during development to catch vulnerabilities before they reach production.
Infrastructure
Drytis runs on enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure across multiple availability zones. Our infrastructure is managed with infrastructure-as-code, peer-reviewed deployments, and automated rollback mechanisms. We maintain 99.95% uptime SLA for production workloads.
Access Controls
Internal access to production systems is restricted to authorized personnel using hardware security keys and short-lived credentials. All access is logged and audited. We practice the principle of least privilege across every layer of the stack.
Incident Response
We maintain a documented incident response plan with 24/7 on-call engineering. In the event of a security incident affecting your data, we will notify affected users within 72 hours with a detailed assessment and remediation plan.
Responsible Disclosure
We welcome security researchers who want to help improve Drytis. If you discover a vulnerability, please report it to security@drytis.com. We commit to acknowledging reports within 24 hours and resolving critical issues within 7 days.
Questions
For security-related inquiries, contact security@drytis.com. For our latest SOC 2 report or to discuss enterprise security requirements, reach out to enterprise@drytis.com.
