Alternatives to Ash
Ash: A Mac sandbox that limits which files, network hosts, processes and devices an AI coding agent may touch. Here are 24 other products that do a similar job. Of these, 22 have a free plan.
- Archestra
An open-source gateway between AI agents and company systems that enforces identity, tool policies and audit logs.
Security and passwords · Developers
- DashClaw
Holds risky actions from unattended AI coding agents until someone approves them from a dashboard or phone, and logs each decision.
Free trial · Security and passwords · Developers
- Preloop
Open-source gateway that tracks spend, sets budgets and requires approvals for AI coding agents and their tool calls.
Free · Security and passwords · Developers
- Alchemist Coder
Desktop app for watching, automating and resuming Grok, Gemini CLI, Codex and Claude Code sessions across many projects.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Jackalope
A desktop app that runs coding agents like Codex and Claude Code in separate Git worktrees and lets you review each change.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Orca
A desktop app for running several coding agents side by side, each in its own git worktree, with diffs and terminals.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Perch
A Mac notch app that reports what your AI coding agents did and lets you approve or reply to them from there.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- AgentLine
Gives AI agents a US or Canadian phone number for calls and SMS, usable over MCP, REST or an agent skill.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Aster
A Mac terminal app with split panes, file previews, local autocomplete and a view of running AI coding agent sessions.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Athas
A light open-source code editor with coding agents, terminals and Git built in, for Mac, Windows and Linux.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Baton
Desktop app that runs several AI coding agents in separate git worktrees and tells you when each needs input.
Since 2026
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Canine
Deploy and manage apps on your own Kubernetes cluster with a Heroku style workflow, hosted or self-hosted.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Chatcode
Lets developers reach Claude Code or Codex sessions running on their own server from a browser tab or Telegram.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Clocktopus
Builds timesheets and delivery metrics from Git commits and AI agent runs, for software teams.
Free plan · Time tracking · Developers
- CloudForge
Lets developers run Claude Code, Codex and other AI coding tools on their own server from a phone or browser.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- CodeBurn
Tracks token use and spend across AI coding tools like Claude Code and Cursor, broken down by model, project and pull request.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Codync
A free app for messaging Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents on your own computer from your phone or desktop.
Free · Developer tools · Developers
- Concord
Lets coding agents across a team claim files, message each other and hand off work so they stop clashing.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Cont3xt.dev
Gives a team one shared set of coding rules for all its AI assistants and agents, with review and audit logs.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Cord
Runs Claude Code and OpenCode sessions side by side in cloud sandboxes, started from Slack, Linear, GitHub or a phone.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Crawl4AI
Hosted API that turns web pages into Markdown or JSON and runs web searches, for developers feeding data to AI tools.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Datadef
Generates editable architecture, ER and cloud diagrams from a description, SQL, Prisma, Terraform or a code repo.
Since 2025
Free plan · Design and images · Developers
- Dexio
A hosted wiki that Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI agents share through MCP, so people can see and edit what the agents know.
Free plan · Developer tools · Developers
- Dray
A free Mac app that runs Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents side by side using subscriptions you already pay for.
Free · Developer tools · Developers