Ona
Kiel, Germany
What it is
Ona is an enterprise software factory for running governed background agents in cloud development environments. Agents use the task’s toolchain, dependencies, and test suite, and users can pick up work from a phone. Workflows combine prompts, scripts, and integrations, running on schedules or events across one repository or thousands. Triggers can come from GitHub, Linear, Slack, or schedules. Each agent receives an isolated, ephemeral environment with required tools, permissions, and network access. Ona says kernel-level policies control executable use, file access, network connections, and secrets. Execution logs record what ran, what changed, when it happened, and why. Its Trust Center lists GDPR, SOC 2, and EU AI Act under Compliance. Ona says customer data and code are not used to train models, and generated code remains the customer’s property. Core costs $20 a month and includes up to 100 team members, 50 automations, and up to 10 parallel actions. Enterprise has custom pricing and self-hosting in an Ona-managed VPC.
For and against
For
- Runs agents with full toolchains and test suites
- Triggers from GitHub, Linear, Slack, or schedules
- Isolated environments with task-specific permissions
- Kernel-level controls for files, networks, and secrets
- Supports self-hosting and GPU workspaces
Against
- Core environments auto-delete after seven inactive days
- Monthly Core credits expire each billing month
- Core is limited to 50 automations
- Enterprise pricing is custom
The verdict
Ona provides controlled cloud environments for background development agents, with event triggers, execution logs, and compliance-focused controls. Temporary environments and expiring Core credits should be considered when planning workflows.
Who it suits
Ona suits development teams managing scheduled or event-driven background agents with isolation, policy controls, and audit trails. It also fits organizations needing self-hosting, compliance listings, or mobile work pickup.
Plans and prices
Core
Up to 100 team members · 80–2,200 monthly recurring OCUs · 50 automations · up to 10 parallel actions
Read 7 Oct 2026 · ona.com
Enterprise
Custom credits · self-hosted in an Ona-managed VPC · unlimited automations · up to 25 parallel actions
Read 7 Oct 2026 · ona.com
On the record
- Audit trails
- Ona logs what ran, what changed, when it happened, and why for agent executions.ona.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Automations
- Workflows can combine prompts, scripts, and integrations, run on schedules or events, and operate across one repository or thousands.ona.com · read 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.ona.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Company
- Ona identifies Johannes Landgraf as CEO and co-founder and Christian Weichel as CTO and co-founder.ona.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Ona’s Trust Center lists GDPR, SOC 2, and EU AI Act under Compliance.trust.ona.com · read 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.ona.com · read 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.ona.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Environments
- Each agent gets an isolated, ephemeral development environment with the tools, dependencies, permissions, and network access required for its task.ona.com · read 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.ona.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Ona describes itself as an enterprise software factory for running orchestrated, governed, secured background agents in the cloud.ona.com · read 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.ona.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Core includes docs and basic support, while Enterprise includes dedicated support, a dedicated account manager, and a forward deployed engineer.ona.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Triggers
- Background agents can be triggered from GitHub, Linear, Slack, or schedules.ona.com · read 7 Oct 2026
