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Cloud infrastructure
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Cloud infrastructure
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boat.dev is a practical fit for buyers evaluating Cloud infrastructure tools.
- Pricing
- paid
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- HOPE AI HOSTING - AI GENERATOR,Pulumi,Cloudgeni
Product information
What this product does
Works With
Platforms
- iOS
Company & Maker
Who built boat.dev?
- Company
- Dedale AI (theresanaiforthat.com)
- HQ
- US
- Live since
- Oct 2026
The maker hasn't published a public statement we can verify yet.
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Does boat.dev have a demo?
Yes — watch the walkthrough below.
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Boat, from Dedale AI, rents persistent Ubuntu virtual machines in the cloud that serve as isolated workspaces for AI coding agents, automation scripts and developers. Engineering teams use it to run, observe, snapshot and fork many agent sessions in parallel.
Who should use
Buyer-fit is derived from approved personas and use-case evidence. Search-volume noise stays labeled separately.
Best-fit workflows
- Cloud infrastructure
- Runs Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode sessions inside separate sandboxes while you prompt and observe them through the API
- Forks a configured machine snapshot into parallel branches so several agents attempt the same task from identical disk state
- Hosts browser automation agents on a graphical desktop with an integrated browser and dedicated network address
- Generates disposable test machines with a configurable time-to-live that stop automatically when work ends
- Streams JSONL output from CLI commands into shell scripts that create, list and stop sandboxes in bulk
Inferred from public dataView source →
Under an hour to install the CLI and launch a first sandboxDeveloper requiredSoloSmall teamMid-market
Pricing reality
Vendor stated
Per-second billing while a machine runs, a monthly minimum on plans, several machine sizes with different consumption rates, and a trial with limited compute time.
Actual cost
Compute stops when a sandbox stops, but the monthly minimum applies regardless of use and saved snapshots can carry storage charges. Per-size rates are not stated in the public summary.
Hidden costs
3 hidden cost warnings — unlock to view
Migration effort from 4 platforms analyzed
Pricing reality
Last updated Oct 2026
Starting price
From $20/mo
Mindber only shows named plan cards when they come from linked pricing evidence. If the tier data is incomplete, this page falls back to the listed starting price instead of fabricating plan names or $0 tiers.
$20/mo
$20/mo
- Automatic snapshots of your sandboxes, with no count limit. boat keeps them while a sandbox runs and for 14 days after it stops. Then it deletes them.
- Network traffic. boat does not bill egress.
- A public IPv6 address on every sandbox, and outbound IPv4. The IP address can change when a sandbox resumes.
- Public URLs for the ports of a sandbox.
- Starts inside your start limits cost nothing. Create, fork and resume each count as one start.
- You can burst above your start limits, up to 3x. Read Burst above your start limits.
- Included VM time expires at the end of the billing period. boat does not carry it over.
$100/mo
$100/mo
- Automatic snapshots of your sandboxes, with no count limit. boat keeps them while a sandbox runs and for 14 days after it stops. Then it deletes them.
- Network traffic. boat does not bill egress.
- A public IPv6 address on every sandbox, and outbound IPv4. The IP address can change when a sandbox resumes.
- Public URLs for the ports of a sandbox.
- Starts inside your start limits cost nothing. Create, fork and resume each count as one start.
- You can burst above your start limits, up to 3x. Read Burst above your start limits.
- Included VM time expires at the end of the billing period. boat does not carry it over.
$500/mo
$500/mo
- Automatic snapshots of your sandboxes, with no count limit. boat keeps them while a sandbox runs and for 14 days after it stops. Then it deletes them.
- Network traffic. boat does not bill egress.
- A public IPv6 address on every sandbox, and outbound IPv4. The IP address can change when a sandbox resumes.
- Public URLs for the ports of a sandbox.
- Starts inside your start limits cost nothing. Create, fork and resume each count as one start.
- You can burst above your start limits, up to 3x. Read Burst above your start limits.
- Included VM time expires at the end of the billing period. boat does not carry it over.
$2000/mo
$2000/mo
- Automatic snapshots of your sandboxes, with no count limit. boat keeps them while a sandbox runs and for 14 days after it stops. Then it deletes them.
- Network traffic. boat does not bill egress.
- A public IPv6 address on every sandbox, and outbound IPv4. The IP address can change when a sandbox resumes.
- Public URLs for the ports of a sandbox.
- Starts inside your start limits cost nothing. Create, fork and resume each count as one start.
- You can burst above your start limits, up to 3x. Read Burst above your start limits.
- Included VM time expires at the end of the billing period. boat does not carry it over.
General buyer tips
Common across software subscriptions, not findings about this product.
Auto-renewal is often on by default and refunds are narrow.
Beta, Linux, or recovery edge cases often ship without SLA coverage.
Team and business tiers usually move to sales-led quoting.
One-time or lifetime offers tend to disappear at version boundaries.
True cost for your case
LIVE ESTIMATEEstimated spend
$60Recurring billing is usually the real cost driver, not the first-month sticker price.
Prices change often — confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.
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Engagement signals (30d)
Based on 6 linked public signals.
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HOW THIS TOOL SCORES
Scores compare this tool with similar tools similar tools in Cloud infrastructure. Use it to judge Innovation and Capability before you shortlist.
Updated Oct 29, 2026
Innovation Index™
Is it new, different, and easy to understand?
7.1/10
Is this idea actually new?6.0/10
Does it stand out from similar tools?7.0/10
Can buyers understand it quickly?8.0/10
Medium confidence (50%) - some sub-scores have thin evidence.What this means →
Functionality Score™
Does it cover the jobs buyers expect, and can it keep up?
6.3/10
Does it cover the core jobs?5.0/10
Are the main features deep enough?7.0/10
Will it fit into your stack?7.0/10
Can users trust it to stay usable?5.0/10
Low confidence (30%) - some sub-scores have thin evidence.What this means →
Category baseline: Cloud infrastructure
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