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boxd compared with Device Agent
Detailboxd logo boxdDevice Agent logo Device Agent
What it doesComposable computers for devs and agents Give your AI agent a real phone with a physical SIM card and dedicated number
StageNot given Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inNL FR
Pricing modelNot given Free trial
PricingCredit-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 Agent plan: 19 € per month per phone after 3-day free trial. Each additional phone: 19 € per month. Fleet plan available with custom pricing for multiple devices and higher volumes. Launch price: 28 € (reduced to 19 €).
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
  • Physical phone with real SIM card and dedicated number
  • Send and receive SMS messages
  • Read verification codes from screen
  • Operate mobile apps with taps, swipes and typing
  • Take screenshots of device screen
  • MCP server integration
  • REST API access
  • Always-on connectivity with 5G network
  • Add multiple phones to one account
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
  • Uses real physical phones with real SIM cards, not virtual numbers, so it works with services that reject virtual numbers
  • Completely hands-free automation of mobile apps with no web version
  • Full feature access during free trial with no payment required if cancelled before day 4
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)44 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)80
Citation Flow (Majestic)370
Referring domains (Majestic)1510

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