Glasshand vs Omnara
Glasshand and Omnara are both workflow automation tools. Glasshand is aimed at developers and creators, while Omnara is aimed at developers and small businesses. Only Omnara has a free plan.
Rent a dedicated physical iPhone or Mac for your AI agent
Open-source platform for running durable AI agents on any model
| Pricing | Paid · $60 | Open source |
| Starting price | $60/mo | Not published |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Built for | Developers, Creators, Small businesses | Developers, Small businesses, Enterprise |
| Platforms | web | web, macos, linux |
| Country | — | US · 2025 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Glasshand if
Developers and small teams whose AI agents need a real iPhone or Mac for app-only tasks or native app testing.
- Real hardware passes app and account checks that emulators often fail
- Works with any agent that can make HTTPS calls, no install needed
- Clear flat monthly price per device in USD
Look elsewhere if: Workflows a website can handle, or teams needing Android or short-term device access (Lexmount Browser, Appcircle).
Choose Omnara if
Engineering teams that want hosted or self-hosted agent infrastructure with their own models, machines and data.
- Apache 2.0 code that you can self-host on one machine with Docker Compose
- No platform or per-seat fees on the hosted cloud
- Not tied to one model vendor or one sandbox provider
Look elsewhere if: Teams that want a no-code agent builder or are happy staying on one vendor's hosted agents (Relevance AI, Claude).
Glasshand vs Omnara pricing
Glasshand
- iPhone$60/moDedicated iPhone SE (3rd gen), eSIM support, plus tax
- Mac$90/moDedicated Mac mini M4, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB, plus tax
Omnara
- Self-host$0Apache 2.0 open source, runs with Docker Compose
- Self-serve$0No platform or seat fees; pay as you go for managed resources
- Managed machines$0.0414/GiB-hourActive runtime; retention $0.20016 per GiB per 30 days
- EnterpriseCustomYour cloud or on-prem, SSO, audit logs, custom SLAs
Glasshand · Key features
- Dedicated physical iPhone SE or Mac mini M4, never shared with other customers
- REST API with OpenAPI spec and OAuth device authorization for agents
- Screenshots, live WebSocket screen stream and tap, drag, scroll and key input
- Human takeover from the browser while an agent is working
- Optional eSIM plan with SMS and mobile data on iPhones
- Install App Store apps and sign in to iCloud and your own accounts
Cons
- Monthly rental only, no hourly or daily option
- Only the iPhone SE (3rd gen) is offered on the iPhone side
- Text input is limited to US-layout ASCII, no Unicode typing
Omnara · Key features
- Agents created from a YAML config or a single API call
- Durable append-only event log in Postgres that survives crashes and restarts
- omnarad daemon connects any macOS or Linux machine with no inbound ports
- Machine pools from Daytona, E2B, Modal, Blaxel, Unikraft Cloud and others
- Any model via OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter or a compatible endpoint
- Per-tool permission modes with human approval for risky calls
Cons
- Small four-person team and a newly rebuilt product
- Usage-based token and machine billing is harder to forecast
- Self-hosting means running Postgres, Redis, blob storage and the control plane
Glasshand vs Omnara: FAQ
Do Glasshand and Omnara have a free plan?
Glasshand has no free plan. Omnara has a free plan.