What is Ona (formerly Gitpod)?
Your personal team of software engineering agents, sandboxed in ephemeral environments with editing via embedded VS Code and support for desktop IDEs. Collaborate on any device from phone to tablet or laptop.
Problem
Users currently rely on traditional coding environments requiring local IDE setups, dependency management, and persistent development environments. Time-consuming setup, dependency conflicts, and limited collaboration across devices are key drawbacks.
Solution
A sandboxed parallel coding agent platform offering ephemeral, isolated environments with embedded VS Code. Users can collaborate in real-time across devices (phones, tablets, laptops) and integrate with desktop IDEs.
Customers
Software developers, distributed engineering teams, and tech leads needing rapid, secure, and collaborative coding environments without local setup overhead.
Unique Features
Ephemeral environments with VS Code integration, cross-device compatibility, and parallel coding agents to streamline workflows.
User Comments
Enables seamless multi-device collaboration
Reduces setup time for new projects
Secure sandboxing prevents system conflicts
IDE flexibility boosts productivity
Ideal for remote pair programming
Traction
Newly launched with embedded VS Code and desktop IDE support (specific metrics like MRR/users unavailable from provided data).
Market Size
The global cloud-based development environment market is projected to reach $12.5 billion by 2025 (MarketsandMarkets).
