Ona
Ona is an enterprise software factory for running governed background agents in cloud development environments.
What Ona is
Ona is an enterprise software factory for running governed background agents in cloud development environments. Agents receive isolated, temporary environments containing the tools, dependencies, permissions, and network access required for their tasks, and can be triggered by GitHub, Linear, Slack, or schedules. Workflows combine prompts, scripts, and integrations across one repository or thousands. Kernel-level policies control executable use, files, network connections, and secrets, while audit trails record executions and changes. Ona lists GDPR, SOC 2, and EU AI Act under Compliance, and says customer data and code are not used to train models. Generated code remains the customer’s property. Core costs $20 a month; Enterprise has custom pricing and supports self-hosting in an Ona-managed VPC. Ona supports devcontainers, multiple VCS hosts, prebuilds, JetBrains, GPU workspaces, API, iOS, web, and self-hosting. Core environments auto-delete after seven inactive days.
Good
- Isolated ephemeral agent environments
- Triggers from GitHub, Linear, and Slack
- Kernel-level security policies
- Execution audit trails
- Self-hosted option
Watch out
- No free plan
- Core environments delete after seven inactive days
- Monthly credits expire each billing month
- Persistent storage is unavailable
Who it suits
Ona suits development teams running scheduled or event-triggered background agents with isolation, policy controls, and execution logs. It also fits organizations needing self-hosting, GPU workspaces, or multiple development environments.
Verdict
Ona combines cloud development environments with governed background-agent automation and detailed controls. Its paid structure, temporary Core environments, and expiring credits are important constraints for teams planning long-running work.
Plans and prices
From Ona's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Core | $20 a month | Up to 100 team members · 80–2,200 monthly recurring OCUs · 50 automations · up to 10 parallel actions · environments auto-delete after 7 days of inactivity · from $20/month |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Custom credits · self-hosted in an Ona-managed VPC · unlimited automations · up to 25 parallel actions · custom inactive environment deletion policy · Custom pricing |
The facts
Each one read from Ona's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audit trails
- Ona logs what ran, what changed, when it happened, and why for agent executions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Automations
- Workflows can combine prompts, scripts, and integrations, run on schedules or events, and operate across one repository or thousands.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Background agents
- Ona runs tasks in cloud environments with the full toolchain, test suite, and dependencies, and says users can pick up work from a phone.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Ona’s Trust Center lists GDPR, SOC 2, and EU AI Act under Compliance.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Core limits
- Core environments auto-delete after seven days of inactivity, and monthly subscription credits expire at the end of each billing month.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Data use
- Ona says it does not use customer data or code to train models, and that code generated by Ona remains the customer’s property.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Environments
- Each agent gets an isolated, ephemeral development environment with the tools, dependencies, permissions, and network access required for its task.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Model integrations
- The Core plan can connect an existing Codex subscription; Claude Code can be installed and authenticated in an Ona environment, with model billing handled by Anthropic.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Ona describes itself as an enterprise software factory for running orchestrated, governed, secured background agents in the cloud.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- Ona says it enforces policies at the kernel level, controlling executable use, file access, network connections, and access to secrets.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Core includes docs and basic support, while Enterprise includes dedicated support, a dedicated account manager, and a forward deployed engineer.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Triggers
- Background agents can be triggered from GitHub, Linear, Slack, or schedules.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Ona identifies Johannes Landgraf as CEO and co-founder and Christian Weichel as CTO and co-founder.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Kiel, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
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