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Daytona vs shelldock
Daytona provisions full development environments on any infrastructure, whereas ShellDock only runs shell recipes.
DaytonaSet up a development environment on any infrastructure, with a single command.
shelldockRun curated DevOps toolchains with a single commandWhich to pick
Pick Daytona if you want…
- Self-hosted sandbox environments
- One-click dev environment setup
- Integrations with TypeScript, Ruby or Go (on Daytona's list, not shelldock's)
Pick shelldock if you want…
- Reusable command-set execution
- Integrations with Ubuntu, CentOS or Arch Linux (on shelldock's list, not Daytona's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Daytona:Daytona is an open-source dev environment manager that creates secure, elastic sandboxes for code and AI agent execution.
- shelldock:ShellDock is a cross-platform CLI for storing, versioning and executing reusable shell command sets to automate environment setup.
- Best for
- Daytona:Self-hosted sandbox environments
- shelldock:Reusable command-set execution
- Who it’s for
- Daytona:Developers and teams needing isolated, reproducible environments for any infrastructure.
- shelldock:Developers and ops teams who need repeatable, portable dev-environment provisioning.
- Pricing
- Daytona:Open source
- shelldock:Open source
- Open source
- Daytona:Yes, 71,707 GitHub stars
- shelldock:Yes, 1 GitHub stars
- Works with
- Daytona:Python, TypeScript, Ruby, Go, Java
- shelldock:Ubuntu, CentOS, Arch Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker, Git, Node.js
Daytona features
- Sandboxes. Isolated full composable computers that spin up in under 90 ms and retain state.
- Agent tools. Programmatic APIs and SDKs for code execution, filesystem ops, and lifecycle management.
- Human tools. Dashboard, web terminal, SSH and VNC access for interactive sessions.
- Platform controls. Governance, API keys, audit logs and OpenTelemetry for organizations.
- System tools. Hooks, webhooks and network limits for custom lifecycle events.
- Multi-language SDKs. Client libraries for Python, TypeScript, Ruby, Go and Java.
shelldock features
- Fast native binary. Compiled Go binary with zero runtime dependencies for quick execution.
- Cross-platform support. Automatic OS detection works on Linux, macOS, Windows and major distros.
- Bundled command sets. Ships with ready-made recipes for Docker, Git, Node.js, Python, Nginx and more.
- Interactive TUI. Full terminal UI to create, edit, and manage command sets.
- Versioning & tags. Multiple versions per set with human-friendly tags.
- Dynamic arguments. Pass runtime parameters via --args or interactive prompts.
Daytona vs shelldock FAQ
Is Daytona or shelldock free?+
Yes, both are free and open source.
Is Daytona or shelldock open source?+
Yes, both are open source: Daytona (daytonaio/daytona on GitHub) and shelldock (OpsGuild/ShellDock on GitHub, MIT license).
Do Daytona and shelldock integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list Python. Daytona also lists TypeScript, Ruby, Go and Java; shelldock also lists Ubuntu, CentOS, Arch Linux, macOS and 7 more.
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