boxd vs ModelBrain RAG

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boxd compared with ModelBrain RAG
Detail	boxd	ModelBrain RAG
What it does	Composable computers for devs and agents	An HTTP document search API for your apps
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	NL	US
Pricing model	Not given	Open source
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	Not given
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	Search passages that match a query with scores and file references Manage collections and add or remove documents over HTTP or web interface Share vaults and partitions for search-only access API keys with read, write or admin access levels Web interface for search and administration User account management with three access levels Full-text and vector search indexes Runs locally on 127.0.0.1 with no outgoing connections SHA-256 hashed API keys and scrypt hashed passwords Limit lists restrict collections and vaults per user or API key
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	Runs entirely locally on your computer with no outgoing connections Free and open source with MIT license Does not write answers or contain a language model Shared vaults and partitions are search-only and cannot be modified Integrates with any language model of your choice
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	1 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	8	3
Citation Flow (Majestic)	37	27
Referring domains (Majestic)	151	17

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