# Gitpod and Ona Cloud alternatives

> Where to take your environments when Ona Cloud, formerly Gitpod, closes on October 31, 2026: Prized, Codex Cloud, GitHub Codespaces, Coder and DevPod, with when each fits better, each fact from the vendor's own pages, checked October 27, 2026.

URL: https://prized.dev/docs/gitpod-ona-alternatives
Updated: 2026-10-28

Ona Cloud, formerly Gitpod, closes on October 31, 2026. New sign-ups have already closed, and environments do not move anywhere by themselves ([Ona's notice](https://ona.com/stories/ona-core-shutdown)). Save your code and files first ([Moving from Ona, step 1](https://prized.dev/docs/moving-from-ona#1-save-what-lives-only-in-ona)), then pick where the work goes.

## Pick one [#pick-one]

* **A cloud machine per developer that keeps its disk, with no maximum run time: Prized.** Your `.gitpod.yml` or `devcontainer.json` becomes a setup script; with the `prized` CLI connected, ports open on your localhost by themselves, and coding agents keep working with the laptop closed ([Moving from Ona](https://prized.dev/docs/moving-from-ona)).
* **Background agents on your ChatGPT plan: Codex Cloud.** It is where Ona's notice points. Each task gets its own VM from an environment Codex sets up and tests with you; you review its changes and open a PR, rather than working on a machine yourself.
* **An environment per branch from devcontainer.json, on your GitHub bill: GitHub Codespaces.** It has prebuilds, and a codespace stops at 12 hours, even while you use it.
* **Everything on your own infrastructure: Coder.** You run the control plane and the workspaces, defined in Terraform templates.
* **Free, open source and client-only: DevPod.** It builds your devcontainer.json on any cloud, a Kubernetes cluster or local Docker. Its latest stable release is v0.6.15, from March 2025.

## Side by side [#side-by-side]

|  | What you get | Your Gitpod or Ona config | Longest run | Price | Free use |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Prized | A dedicated VM (Ubuntu 24.04) per box that keeps its disk | A setup script; devcontainer.json builds on the box with the Dev Containers CLI | No maximum; on the free credit, a box pauses after 2 idle hours | $0.068 an hour for an Extra Small (2 vCPU, 8 GB, 150 GB disk) | $30 of credit once, no card, for one box from Nano to Small |
| Codex Cloud | A VM per task (2 vCPU, 8 GiB on Plus) that the agent works in; you review its changes | An environment Codex prepares from your repos and tests with you, saved as an install script and a start skill | One task; its saved state is kept up to 7 days after the last turn | In a ChatGPT plan: Plus, at $20 a month, lists Codex on the web | Included in the plan, up to its usage limits |
| GitHub Codespaces | A Docker container on a VM dedicated to it | devcontainer.json | 12 hours, even while you use it | $0.18 an hour for 2 cores and 8 GB, storage billed apart | 120 core-hours and 15 GB-month a month on a personal GitHub Free account; none for organizations |
| Coder | What your Terraform template defines: a VM, a container or a Kubernetes pod | Terraform templates; dev containers supported | Set by your templates and schedules | Your cloud's price; Premium is priced per user | Community edition, free |
| DevPod | A dev container on the machine your provider creates | devcontainer.json | Set by you and your provider | Your cloud's price | Free and open source |

Prized does not read `.gitpod.yml` or `.ona/config.yaml` itself; [Moving from Ona](https://prized.dev/docs/moving-from-ona#3-turn-your-config-into-a-setup-script) maps each part to a line of a setup script. Codespaces, Coder and DevPod side by side, with files, ports and editors: [Prized vs GitHub Codespaces, Coder and DevPod](https://prized.dev/docs/boxes-vs-codespaces-coder-devpod).

## Moving to Prized [#moving-to-prized]

1. **Save your work in Ona before October 31:** push your code, copy out files that are not in git, and note your secrets ([Moving from Ona](https://prized.dev/docs/moving-from-ona#1-save-what-lives-only-in-ona)).
2. **Get a box:** sign up at [prized.dev](https://prized.dev/sign-in); the tour starts a box on $30 of free credit, with no card ([Quickstart](https://prized.dev/docs/quickstart)).
3. **Bring the environment:** turn `.gitpod.yml` into a setup script, or build the repo's devcontainer.json on the box ([Use your devcontainer.json](https://prized.dev/docs/devcontainers)).

## Common questions [#common-questions]

### Is Gitpod shutting down? [#is-gitpod-shutting-down]

Gitpod renamed itself Ona in September 2025, and Ona Cloud closes on October 31, 2026, after Ona joined OpenAI. Ona refunds October payments and unused purchased credits.

### Will my Ona environments move anywhere automatically? [#will-my-ona-environments-move-anywhere-automatically]

No. Ona says its environments do not move to Codex by themselves, so push your code and copy out other files before October 31.

### What is the closest thing to a Gitpod workspace? [#what-is-the-closest-thing-to-a-gitpod-workspace]

For a workspace per branch built from devcontainer.json: GitHub Codespaces. For one machine per developer that keeps its disk between sessions: a Prized box. An [environment](https://prized.dev/docs/environments) gives every new box the same repos and setup script, like an Ona project.

### What does Ona recommend instead? [#what-does-ona-recommend-instead]

Codex Cloud, OpenAI's coding agent in the cloud, on your ChatGPT account. It runs tasks and hands back their results rather than giving you a machine; to run agents such as Claude Code or Codex on a machine of your own that stays on, use a box ([Keep Claude Code running](https://prized.dev/docs/keep-claude-code-running), [Run Codex in the cloud](https://prized.dev/docs/run-codex-in-the-cloud)).

## Sources [#sources]

Checked October 27, 2026:

* **Ona:** [Ona Cloud is shutting down](https://ona.com/stories/ona-core-shutdown), [Gitpod is now Ona](https://ona.com/stories/gitpod-is-now-ona).
* **Codex Cloud:** [cloud environments](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/environments/cloud-environments) (VMs, setup, saved state), [pricing](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing).
* **GitHub Codespaces:** [billing](https://docs.github.com/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-codespaces), [what Codespaces are](https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/about-codespaces/what-are-codespaces), [security](https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/reference/security-in-github-codespaces) (a VM per codespace), [lifecycle](https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/about-codespaces/understanding-the-codespace-lifecycle).
* **Coder:** [about](https://coder.com/docs/about), [pricing](https://coder.com/pricing).
* **DevPod:** [what DevPod is](https://devpod.sh/docs/what-is-devpod), [releases](https://github.com/loft-sh/devpod/releases).

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