COMPARISON
Orgo vs Cua.
Both give AI agents a desktop to work on, from opposite ends. Orgo rents you always-on cloud computers by the month. Cua’s Spaces share desktops on machines you bring, and Cua doesn’t rent the hardware. ibara is the third option here, and it’s built on Cua’s open-source driver, so read this page knowing that.
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At a glance
| Orgo | Cua Spaces | ibara | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What the agent gets | An always-on cloud desktop with Chrome, files and a terminal | A shared desktop on a machine you bring | The desktop of a physical computer you own |
| Who supplies the computer | Orgo | You, or a cloud account you pay | You |
| Free start | None listed | Free: 2 live sessions, 20 relay hours a month | Free software |
| Entry paid plan | Starter: $29 a month for 1 computer (8 GB RAM, 40 GB disk) | Pro: $18 a month, 5 live sessions, 200 relay hours | No plan; you supply the hardware |
| More computers | $99 a month for 4, $399 for 16, or $32.50 each | Teams: $30 a seat a month, pooled | Add another computer |
| Operating systems | Linux; Windows from Scale; Mac on request | macOS (Apple silicon), Linux in containers, Windows app in preview | Omarchy only |
| Source | Proprietary | Driver and Lume MIT; Spaces source-available (FSL-1.1-MIT) | MIT core and plugin |
From each vendor’s own pages, checked 15 October 2026. Prices change; check before you buy.
What each one is
Orgo rents cloud computers built for agents: a Linux desktop that runs until you stop it, keeps its disk across restarts, and can be cloned or forked. It has Python and TypeScript SDKs, an HTTP API, a CLI and a hosted MCP server, works with Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Hermes Agent and OpenClaw, and says it is used by more than 1,000 teams.
Cua started as an open-source computer-use stack: Cua Driver, which controls a desktop, and Lume, for virtual machines on a Mac. Its main product now is Cua Spaces, desktops that you and your agents use at the same time, each with its own cursor, on machines you bring. A relay connects them without port forwarding. It has SDKs in Python, TypeScript, Swift and Rust, and an MCP server.
Rent or bring
This is the whole decision. Orgo owns and runs the computers: you pay each month and never touch hardware. Cua’s pricing page says it plainly: “You bring the computers; Cua doesn’t rent them.” Spaces run on your Mac, your own machines, or your own AWS, Google Cloud or Modal account, which bills you separately. Cua’s SDK docs also describe hosted Linux sandboxes, billed while they run, but no prices for them are published.
Pricing
Orgo’s Starter plan is $29 a month for one computer with 8 GB of memory and a 40 GB disk, plus $5 of AI credit. Growth is $99 a month for 4 computers and Scale $399 a month for 16; extra computers are $32.50 a month each. There’s no free plan listed.
Cua Spaces is free for 2 live sessions and 20 relay hours a month. Pro is $18 a month (or $180 a year) for 5 sessions and 200 relay hours, and Teams is $30 a seat a month with sessions and hours pooled. The hardware is extra, whoever supplies it.
If you already have the machines, Cua costs less. If you don’t, Orgo’s price includes them.
Platforms
Orgo starts on Linux; Windows comes with the Scale plan, and Mac is available on request for Enterprise. Cua’s Mac app needs macOS 26 or later, and macOS Spaces need Apple silicon. Linux Spaces run as Docker or Podman containers, and the Windows app is a preview.
Open source
Orgo doesn’t publish its source. Most of Cua is MIT, including Cua Driver and Lume; Spaces is source-available under the FSL-1.1-MIT licence, and a few parts are AGPL. Cua is changing quickly, and several of its older packages are deprecated, so check its docs for the current pieces.
Which to choose
- Choose Orgo if you want persistent agent computers without owning any hardware, and a simple monthly price per computer.
- Choose Cua if you have Macs or machines already, want people and agents on the same desktop at once, or want open-source pieces you can build on.
A third option: ibara
ibara is computer use built for Omarchy, and it sits on Cua’s side of the line: you bring the computers. Every click and keystroke goes through Cua’s driver, and Built on Cua explains exactly what ibara takes from it. What ibara adds is a different shape of setup: the agent works on the desktop of a physical spare computer, not in a container or a virtual machine, and you look after your computers from an Omarchy console.
- Free, MIT, no relay plan. Your computers connect over your own Tailscale network.
- Real hardware. The agent uses the spare’s own desktop, CPU, GPU and USB devices.
- Your connection. Websites see your home or office connection, not a data center address.
- One driver at a time. Watch, take control and hand it back. Unlike Spaces, people and agents take turns on a desktop rather than sharing it.
ibara is built for Omarchy only; it doesn’t run on macOS or Windows. Cua also publishes an experimental Omarchy virtual machine image; ibara runs on the Omarchy computer itself. If you’d rather not own hardware at all, Orgo is the better fit. Real computers vs cloud covers that trade.
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Sources
All checked 15 October 2026. ibara.app publishes this page; ibara is the third option and uses Cua Driver.
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