boxd vs ActionBox

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boxd compared with ActionBox
Detail	boxd	ActionBox
What it does	Composable computers for devs and agents	Human approval infrastructure for AI agents and automation workflows
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	NL	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	Credit-based pricing: €0.039 per vCPU-hour (active only), €0.012 per GiB-hour for RAM (memory in use), €0.00008 per GiB-hour for disk (written space only). New accounts receive €30 in free credits. A typical 2 vCPU / 8 GiB machine costs approximately €0.03 per hour while running (with 10% vCPU activ	Developer: Free forever with 250 Actions/month, 3 Sources, 3 Watches, 7-day history. Pro: $10/month ($120/year, save 17%) with 1,000 Actions/month, unlimited Sources, 20 Watches, 30-day history, additional Actions at $8 per 1,000-pack. Team: $49.17/month ($590/year, save 17%) with 5,000 Actions/mont
Key features	Hardware-isolated Linux VMs with persistent state between sessions Snapshots and checkpoints for machine state management Automatic hibernation after 4 hours idle, paying for disk only Pre-installed tools: Claude Code, Docker, Node, Python, Go, git, Chrome, ffmpeg, nginx Public HTTPS URL per machine with custom domain support Egress allowlist for network security and isolation CLI, API, Python and TypeScript SDKs for automation Integration with GitHub, Linear and Slack across all machines	Typed decisions (Boolean, choice, text, number, rating, structured forms) Heartbeat Watches for silent-work detection Action Controls for safe follow-up operations Multi-surface inboxes (web, mobile, Slack, CLI, MCP) Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration Signed receipts and durable decision history Mobile app for iOS (15+) with push alerts Slack approval integration (Beta) CLI with bounded long-poll waiting Integration guides for GitHub Actions, n8n, LangGraph, OpenAI Agents SDK
What makes it different	Hardware-isolated real VMs instead of containers, with full kernel isolation Persistent machines remember running processes and state between disconnects Pay only for active resources used, not provisioned size Free self-hosting up to 16 vCPUs on your own infrastructure	Durable decision records that survive client disconnections and restarts Reduces median approval time significantly in production environments Unified API across multiple approval surfaces without building custom dashboards Source-scoped identity for independent credential rotation across runners Built-in monitoring for stalled background work with heartbeat watches
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	44 no change since last check	5 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	8	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	37	24
Referring domains (Majestic)	151	42

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