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Rush vs Daytona

Daytona hands your code a computer. Rush hands your task to an agent that has a computer, and returns what it made.

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

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The short answer

Pick Daytona when you are building on raw sandboxes and need Windows, GPU or BYOC. Pick Rush when you want an agent to do the work and return the pull request.

Proof

A real Rush run

Console capture of a coding Task that opened a pull request. Not a mockup.

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Rush console reviewing a pull request

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The useful distinction

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.

A sandbox is a computer for an agent. You still write the agent loop, clone the repository, push the branch and decide when the work is done. Rush is the layer above: you send the task and get back the pull request, report or files.

Head to head

Buyer questions

QuestionRushDaytona
What runsClaude Code, Codex or OpenCode, the vendors' own CLIs, or a saved agent built on one.None built in. You bring the agent, or drive sandboxes from Claude, Cursor or Windsurf through Daytona's MCP server.
IsolationOne E2B microVM per run with its own disk, memory, desktop and browser. It parks between turns and is removed on cancel or after 7 idle days.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 requestA run on a repository works on its own branch and opens the pull request; a run whose checks fail ends needs_review, not completed. Reports and files come back as artifacts.Left to you. The git API clones, branches, commits and pushes; opening the pull request is your code.
MCPRush is an MCP server at api.prix.dev/mcp with 18 tools. A run also takes MCP servers by connection or inline.An MCP server lets Claude, Cursor and Windsurf create sandboxes, run code, use git and preview ports.
TeamEveryone in the org sees the same Projects and runs, with who started each. Automations start runs from GitHub events, schedules, webhooks and Linear.Organizations and SSO. Enterprise adds audit logs and BYOC. No task view or Slack and Linear surface.
Starting priceFree 5 agent-hours / month; Pro $20; Team $200$200 of free compute, then pay as you go with no monthly fee
Where it taps outThree harnesses. Repositories through the GitHub App only. No self-host or customer VPC. A key runs 4 at once by default, up to 100.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

Rush wins when

  • You want the task done, not a sandbox: Rush runs the agent and returns the pull request with checks.
  • A parked Rush run keeps its memory as well as its disk, and parked time is free.
  • The record of the run, from transcript to artifacts and usage, comes with it.

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

Rush sits above the sandbox. You never create one: a POST with the task starts Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode in its own microVM, and the session record comes back with the branch, the pull request and the transcript.

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 Daytona still open source?

Its GitHub README says that as of June 2026 core development moved to a private codebase and the repository receives no further updates. The hosted product is still on sale.

Can I move from Daytona to Rush?

Yes. The steps, from Daytona's own docs, are on the Migrate from Daytona to Rush page. Code you already pushed stays where it is.

Does Rush need my own model account?

By default a run uses your own Claude or ChatGPT subscription or API key, and your provider bills the model calls. Rush meters the sandbox compute against your plan, and parked time is free.

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] Rush, “Rush product requirements”, retrieved 2026-09-15. https://getrush.ai/cloud
  2. [2] Rush, “Rush pricing (live contract on getrush.ai)”, retrieved 2026-09-15. https://getrush.ai/pricing
  3. [3] Rush, “Isolation, plainly”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://getrush.ai/docs/concepts/isolation
  4. [4] Rush, “Results and proof”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://getrush.ai/docs/concepts/results-and-proof
  5. [5] Rush, “Usage and billing”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://getrush.ai/docs/concepts/usage-and-billing
  6. [6] Rush, “Rush MCP server”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://getrush.ai/docs/concepts/mcp-server
  7. [7] Rush, “Automations”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://getrush.ai/docs/concepts/automations
  8. [8] Daytona, “Daytona - Secure Infrastructure for Running AI-Generated Code (pricing)”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.daytona.io/pricing
  9. [9] Daytona, “Sandboxes | Daytona”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/sandboxes
  10. [10] Daytona, “Daytona MCP Server | Daytona”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/mcp
  11. [11] Daytona, “Git Operations | Daytona”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/git-operations
  12. [12] Daytona, “Bring Your Own Compute (BYOC) | Daytona”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/bring-your-own-compute
  13. [13] Daytona, “daytonaio/daytona (GitHub README)”, retrieved 2026-10-17. https://github.com/daytonaio/daytona

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