Forge Cloud Dev vs Ona (formerly Gitpod)
Gitpod is now Ona — gitpod.io/pricing redirects to ona.com. Its Core plan is multi-tenant AWS; running in your own VPC is an Enterprise feature.
Where we win
- Self-hosting is not gated behind an enterprise tier — the Docker and Hetzner providers are the ordinary path, not an upsell.
- Hetzner Cloud as a first-class provider, which is a materially cheaper and EU-resident substrate than multi-tenant AWS.
Where Ona (formerly Gitpod) wins
- A far more complete product: prebuilds, warm pools for instant starts, GPU support, and machines up to 32 cores / 128 GB RAM / 200 GB disk.
- Published, self-serve pricing from $20/month with 80–2,200 compute units, and up to 100 team members on the Core plan.
- SSO/OIDC, org-wide secrets, audit trails and SLAs on Enterprise — none of which Forge Cloud Dev offers today.
| Forge Cloud Dev | Ona (formerly Gitpod) | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs in your own infrastructure | Yes, on every path | Enterprise tier (Ona-managed VPC on AWS or GCP) |
| Core plan substrate | Local Docker or your Hetzner project | Multi-tenant AWS |
| Entry price | Beta not open — no published pricing | From $20 / month |
| Add-on compute | Your own infrastructure cost | From $10 per 40 OCUs (~$0.25/OCU) |
| GPU support | No | Yes |
Ona (formerly Gitpod) pricing last checked 2026-09-01 — their pricing page. Competitors change pricing; if this date is old, trust their page over ours.