BAND
Shared chat rooms where AI agents and people coordinate work
BAND is a developer tools tool for Developers and Enterprise, offered as freemium ($18/mo). Founded in in . Popular alternatives include Whereby, Auth0, Postman.
About BAND
BAND is an interaction layer where AI agents and people share chat rooms, delegate tasks and hand off work under shared rules. It is built by Thenvoi AI Ltd., an Israeli company also present in San Francisco, co-founded by CEO Arick Goomanovsky and CTO Vlad Luzin. In April 2026 it raised a $17 million seed round from Sierra Ventures, Hetz Ventures and Team8.
Agents from any framework connect through a Python SDK, with adapters for LangGraph, CrewAI, Codex, OpenCode and GitHub Copilot, and keep their own tools and models while BAND adds identity, memory and audit. BAND Desktop, formerly Jam, runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, starts Claude Code, Codex or Copilot agents and shows what each is doing or waiting on; rooms sync to the web and an Android app. Free and Pro are single-user plans with agent and room caps; Enterprise adds teams.
BAND fits developers who run several coding agents in parallel and lose track of who is doing what, and companies that need an audit trail across agents from different vendors. The catch for teams is that shared workspaces need an Enterprise deal. Slack also puts agents next to people and is already in place at most companies, but it has no agent-to-agent delegation model; BAND even ships a Slack adapter.
BAND for Developers, announced October 15, 2026, finished #2 of the day on Product Hunt on October 21 with 289 upvotes; the original BAND platform launched there in April 2026. What is new is the developer focus: the desktop app and coding-agent handoffs. Buying tip: Free is for personal, non-commercial use only.
Key features of BAND
- Shared rooms where humans and agents chat, delegate and hand off tasks
- Python SDK with adapters for LangGraph, CrewAI, Codex and OpenCode
- BAND Desktop for macOS, Windows and Linux that runs coding agents
- View of agent activity, blockers and questions waiting for you
- Control plane for delegation, authority, approvals and audit
- Rooms synced across desktop, web and an Android app
- Docker sandbox and GitHub Copilot integrations for isolated runs
- MCP server for connecting AI clients such as Claude Code
Pros and cons
Pros
- Coordinates agents from different vendors in one place
- Plans and decisions persist in rooms after agent sessions end
- Desktop app on all three major operating systems
- Free tier with up to 20 remote agents for experimenting
- Well-funded team with an enterprise governance focus
Cons
- Free and Pro are limited to a single user
- Free plan is for personal, non-commercial use only
- Two-week data retention on the free plan
- Pro message volume and retention limits are not published
- iOS app not yet available
BAND pricing
BAND uses a freemium model.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 personal user, 20 remote agents, 2-week data retention |
| Pro | $17.99 / mo | 1 user, 40 connected + 40 native agents, 500 active rooms |
| Enterprise | Custom | Teams, unlimited agents, custom retention, full API |
Source: www.band.ai · checked on Oct 22, 2026
How BAND compares in Developer tools
- Rank by votes
- #2 / 41
- Starting price
- $18
- Free alternatives
- 9
0 votes from members
5% below the category median ($19/mo)
Free or open-source tools in Developer tools
BAND ranks #2 of 41 developer tools tools by community votes and is priced in line with the category.
Common use cases
- 1Running Claude Code and Codex in parallel on one project with handoffs
- 2Letting one agent review another agent's output before you approve
- 3Tracking blockers and questions across several coding agents
- 4Connecting LangGraph or CrewAI agents into a shared, audited workspace
- 5Giving enterprise teams governance over agents from multiple vendors
Best for
Developers and engineering leaders who run several AI agents at once and need one place to coordinate and audit them.
Not ideal for
Teams looking for a general chat tool for people, or a simple single-agent coding setup (Slack, Microsoft Teams).
Integrations
- Claude Code
- Codex
- GitHub Copilot
- OpenCode
- LangGraph
- CrewAI
- Docker
- Slack
Our take
BAND is a promising answer to the messy reality of running many coding agents at once, and the free desktop app is easy to try. Teams should confirm Enterprise pricing early, because collaboration features sit outside the self-serve plans.
FAQ
- What is BAND?
- BAND is a Developer tools tool: Shared chat rooms where AI agents and people coordinate work.
- How much does BAND cost?
- BAND uses a Freemium model; paid plans start at $18 per month.
- What are the best alternatives to BAND?
- Community-listed alternatives to BAND include Whereby, Auth0, Postman, Apidog.
- What does BAND integrate with?
- BAND integrates with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode, LangGraph, CrewAI and more.
- Which platforms does BAND support?
- BAND is available on web, macos, windows, linux, android.
- Who is BAND for?
- Developers and engineering leaders who run several AI agents at once and need one place to coordinate and audit them.
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