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Runloop vs Daytona

Runloop is built for coding agents (Claude Code adapters, MCP Hub); Daytona is general sandboxes with many operating systems.

Facts checked 17 October 2026. Prices and limits move. Read the citations.

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The short answer

Pick Runloop for agent-specific features such as Agent Gateways and MCP Hub. Pick Daytona for operating system breadth, GPUs and BYOC.

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The useful distinction

Runloop: VM-isolated Devboxes for software engineering agents, with blueprints, snapshots, an MCP Hub, Agent Gateways that hide API keys, and a Remote Agents SDK.

Daytona: Elastic sandboxes for AI-generated code: Linux containers by default, with VM, Windows, macOS and GPU options, SDKs in five languages, an MCP server and BYOC.

Head to head

Buyer questions

QuestionRunloopDaytona
What runsNone by default. The Remote Agents SDK connects Claude Code over a broker and OpenCode or Goose over ACP; you drive them.None built in. You bring the agent, or drive sandboxes from Claude, Cursor or Windsurf through Daytona's MCP server.
IsolationVirtual machine isolation per Devbox. Devboxes suspend and resume; snapshots save the disk.Linux containers by default, each with its own kernel, filesystem and network stack; dedicated VMs are opt-in. Container sandboxes keep the filesystem on stop but not memory, and auto-stop after 15 idle minutes.
Result and pull requestLeft to you. Code Mounts pull a repository or branch in; opening the pull request is your code.Left to you. The git API clones, branches, commits and pushes; opening the pull request is your code.
MCPMCP Hub calls tools on any MCP server through one endpoint, with tool-level access control, and keeps server credentials out of the Devbox.An MCP server lets Claude, Cursor and Windsurf create sandboxes, run code, use git and preview ports.
TeamPro adds repo connections and a Slack support channel. No shared task view on the pages we read.Organizations and SSO. Enterprise adds audit logs and BYOC. No task view or Slack and Linear surface.
Starting priceBasic free with $50 of credits; Pro $250 / month plus usage$200 of free compute, then pay as you go with no monthly fee
Where it taps outYou still write the agent loop. Suspend and resume and repo connections are listed under the $250 Pro plan. VPC deploy is Enterprise only.Default runtime is a container, and container sandboxes cannot pause memory. The 15-minute auto-stop does not count a running process as activity. The open-source repository stopped receiving updates in June 2026.

Decision

When each side wins

Runloop wins when

  • You need model API keys and MCP tokens kept out of the sandbox: Agent Gateways proxy model calls and MCP Hub holds tool credentials.
  • You need the infrastructure in your own cloud account (Enterprise VPC deploy) and a SOC 2 claim.
  • You fine-tune or evaluate models against your own workload.

Daytona wins when

  • You need Windows, macOS or GPU sandboxes as well as Linux, from one SDK.
  • You want BYOC: your own runner nodes managed by Daytona's control plane.
  • You want SDKs in TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go and Java, and an MCP server your IDE agent can drive.

Rush

Where Rush sits

If you were going to drive Claude Code on either, Rush already does, and returns the pull request.

Honest limits

Skip Rush if

  • Rush runs three agents: Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode. It does not host an agent you wrote yourself.
  • Repositories come through the Rush GitHub App. A GitLab or Bitbucket repository cannot be a run's repository yet.
  • There is no self-hosted or customer-VPC deployment, and we do not publish a compliance report today.
  • Compute is metered. Free includes 5 agent-hours a month and Pro 40, each with a weekly ceiling.
  • You review the pull request. Rush does not merge for you.

FAQ

Questions people actually ask

Is Runloop cheaper than Daytona?

List prices, read off each vendor's pricing page on 17 October 2026. Runloop: Basic free with $50 of credits; Pro $250 / month plus usage. Daytona: $200 of free compute, then pay as you go with no monthly fee. The units differ, so price the job you run, not the plan.

Where does Rush fit next to Runloop and Daytona?

If you were going to drive Claude Code on either, Rush already does, and returns the pull request.

Cluster

Keep reading

Citations

Sources

Every factual claim on this page traces to one of these URLs. Retrieval date is 17 October 2026 unless the source prints an earlier published date.

  1. [1] Runloop, “Runloop - Pricing”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.runloop.ai/pricing
  2. [2] Runloop, “Runloop - Your AI Agent Accelerator”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.runloop.ai/
  3. [3] Runloop, “Devbox Overview - Runloop AI Docs”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://docs.runloop.ai/docs/devboxes/overview
  4. [4] Runloop, “Runloop Features - Runloop AI Docs”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://docs.runloop.ai/docs/overview/runloop-features
  5. [5] Runloop, “MCP Hub - Runloop AI Docs”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://docs.runloop.ai/docs/devboxes/mcp-hub
  6. [6] Runloop, “Remote Agents SDK - Runloop AI Docs”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://docs.runloop.ai/docs/axons/sdk
  7. [7] Daytona, “Daytona - Secure Infrastructure for Running AI-Generated Code (pricing)”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.daytona.io/pricing
  8. [8] Daytona, “Sandboxes | Daytona”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/sandboxes
  9. [9] Daytona, “Daytona MCP Server | Daytona”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/mcp
  10. [10] Daytona, “Git Operations | Daytona”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/git-operations
  11. [11] Daytona, “Bring Your Own Compute (BYOC) | Daytona”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/bring-your-own-compute
  12. [12] Daytona, “daytonaio/daytona (GitHub README)”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://github.com/daytonaio/daytona
  13. [13] Rush, “Rush product requirements”, retrieved 2026-09-15. https://getrush.ai/cloud
  14. [14] Rush, “Rush pricing (live contract on getrush.ai)”, retrieved 2026-09-15. https://getrush.ai/pricing
  15. [15] Rush, “Isolation, plainly”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://getrush.ai/docs/concepts/isolation
  16. [16] Rush, “Results and proof”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://getrush.ai/docs/concepts/results-and-proof
  17. [17] Rush, “Usage and billing”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://getrush.ai/docs/concepts/usage-and-billing
  18. [18] Rush, “Rush MCP server”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://getrush.ai/docs/concepts/mcp-server
  19. [19] Rush, “Automations”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://getrush.ai/docs/concepts/automations

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