Daytona
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What both publish
| Fact | Daytona | Kloudlite |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation depth | The official docs cover platform concepts, sandbox classes, agent tools, human tools, webhooks, security, observability, deployments, SDK references and CLI usage. | Documentation includes installation, architecture, workmachines, environments, workspace concepts, CLI reference, environment connections, service intercepts, and packages. |
| Founded | 2023 | 2023 |
| Funding | Ry Walker Research reports a $24 million Series A in February 2026 led by FirstMark, with Datadog and Figma Ventures participating. | Dealroom lists a $500,000 seed round in April 2023 from Capital 2B and Shastra VC. |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States | The contact page lists headquarters at 415, Floor 4, Shaft-1, Tower-B, VRR Fortuna, Carmelaram, Janatha Colony, Bangalore, Karnataka, India - 560035. |
| Security architecture | The company describes encrypted sandbox isolation and audited access controls as security measures. | The architecture uses Kubernetes CRDs/controllers, WireGuard tunnels, generated SSH keys, and SOCAT-based traffic forwarding for intercepts. |
Daytona plans
- Pay-as-you-go—
- Start-upsFree
- Free compute creditFree
- StorageFree
- Memory$0.02 a month
- Compute vCPU$0.05 a month
Kloudlite plans
- Free (Self-Hosted)Free
- Control Plane$29 a month
- Control Plane (Cloud)$29 a month
- Cloud Tier 1$29 a month
- Tier 1 (Cloud)$29 a month
- Cloud Tier 2$49 a month
Pick Daytona if…
Daytona suits developers and teams running AI-generated code, coding agents, evaluations or data analysis in controlled workspaces. It may also fit teams that need self-hosting, GPU workspaces or JetBrains support.
Pick Kloudlite if…
Kloudlite suits developers who want workspaces connected to application dependencies for testing code changes. It offers self-hosted and cloud choices, with IDE and AI coding tool options listed.