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Freedcamp vs Ona (formerly Gitpod)

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Freedcamp

Project Management

Free project management for everyone

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Free
Free plan
Yes
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Ona (formerly Gitpod)

Developer Tools

Cloud development environments repositioned as a control plane for software engineering agents

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Free plan
Yes
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The short version

  • Freedcamp is a free project management solution.
  • Free plans on both; paid from $1.49/mo and $20/mo.
  • Only Freedcamp lists time tracking; only Ona (formerly Gitpod) lists ephemeral environments.
  • Where Freedcamp falls short: plans are differentiated mainly by file upload size, at 10 MB on free, 25 MB on Pro, 100 MB on Business and 250 MB on Enterprise.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Freedcamp and Ona (formerly Gitpod) actually diverge.

Attributes where Freedcamp and Ona (formerly Gitpod) differ
AttributeFreedcampOna (formerly Gitpod)
Pricing modelFreemiumPer month by compute unit
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Linux, macOS, Windows, AWS
CategoryProject ManagementDeveloper Tools

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes).

Not yet recorded: founded for Ona (formerly Gitpod).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Freedcamp

  • Tasks
  • Kanban
  • Gantt
  • Calendar
  • Time tracking
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox
  • OneDrive

Only in Ona (formerly Gitpod)

  • Ephemeral environments
  • Agent sessions
  • Bring your own cloud
  • Devcontainer standard
  • Compute unit budgeting
  • Enterprise identity

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Freedcamp

  • Task and project management with unlimited projects on a free tiernot Ona (formerly Gitpod)
  • Adding issue tracking, wiki and invoicing to project workspacesnot Ona (formerly Gitpod)

Ona (formerly Gitpod)

  • Giving a large engineering team identical, disposable environments so onboarding is a link rather than a two day setupnot Freedcamp
  • Running several coding agents in parallel against real databases and services instead of on a laptopnot Freedcamp
  • Keeping source code off contractor and offshore laptops by moving the whole environment into a controlled accountnot Freedcamp
  • Reproducing a hard-to-configure toolchain for a short-lived project without polluting anyone machinenot Freedcamp

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Freedcamp

  • Plans are differentiated mainly by file upload size, at 10 MB on free, 25 MB on Pro, 100 MB on Business and 250 MB on Enterprise
  • The issue tracker, wiki, CRM, invoices and reports all require the Business plan at $7.49 per user per month
  • Backups start at Business and are weekly, becoming daily only on Enterprise
  • SAML SSO and white labelling are Enterprise only at $16.99 per user per month
  • AI usage is banded by plan rather than metered in stated units, described as limited, high and almost unlimited

Ona (formerly Gitpod)

  • Acquisition risk has already materialised: the company closed a sale to OpenAI on 10 August 2026 and now sits inside the Codex team, so nothing public guarantees pricing, continuity or neutrality between model vendors beyond honouring existing commitments
  • Two disruptive changes of direction inside a year, from development environments to agent orchestration and then from independence to acquisition, mean the product a browser IDE buyer originally chose no longer exists in that form
  • The Gitpod Classic sunset on 15 October 2025 required manual conversion of configuration, hand-moved secrets, self-rescued workspace data and a brand new account, which is the clearest available precedent for how the vendor handles deprecation
  • Community self-hosting is finished: the AGPL-3.0 repository is deprecated by its own README, and self-hosted now means a vendor-operated install in your AWS or GCP account, with no Azure, no on-premises and no air-gapped path
  • Pricing is difficult to model because it runs on a compute unit currency where subscription credits expire at the end of the month, the mapping from units to actual compute is not published on the pricing page, and Enterprise is quotation only

Pricing, plan by plan

Freedcamp

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited projects, tasks, and users
    • Fair usage storage policy
    • Calendar, Time, Milestones, Discussions, Files, Tasks, Passwords
  • Pro$1.49/mo
    • 25MB file upload limit
    • Premium support
    • Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive integrations
  • Business$7.49/mo
    • 100MB file upload limit
    • Advanced support
    • Weekly backups
  • Enterprise$16.99/mo
    • 250MB file upload limit
    • Lightning fast support
    • Daily backups

Ona (formerly Gitpod)

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Up to 3 parallel environments
    • Machines up to 4 vCPU, 16 GB memory and 80 GB disk
    • Ona Cloud multi-tenant only
  • Core$20/mo
    • From 20 US dollars a month, up to 100 team members
    • Includes 80 to 2,200 recurring compute units a month depending on tier
    • Additional units from 10 US dollars per 40 units
  • EnterpriseOn request
    • Single-tenant deployment in your own AWS or GCP account
    • SAML and OIDC single sign-on
    • Dedicated account management and forward deployed engineers

Which should you pick?

Choose Freedcamp if

  • You need tasks.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want kanban.
Freedcamp review

Choose Ona (formerly Gitpod) if

  • You need ephemeral environments.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Linux, macOS, Windows, AWS.
  • You also want agent sessions.
Ona (formerly Gitpod) review

Questions people ask

Is Freedcamp or Ona (formerly Gitpod) better?
Neither clearly leads. Freedcamp starts at Free and Ona (formerly Gitpod) at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Freedcamp or Ona (formerly Gitpod)?
Freedcamp starts at Free and Ona (formerly Gitpod) at Free.
Does Freedcamp or Ona (formerly Gitpod) run on more platforms?
Freedcamp runs on Web, iOS, Android. Ona (formerly Gitpod) runs on Web, Linux, macOS, Windows, AWS.
Can I use Freedcamp for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Freedcamp best used for?
Freedcamp is most often used for task and project management with unlimited projects on a free tier, adding issue tracking, wiki and invoicing to project workspaces. Of those, task and project management with unlimited projects on a free tier and adding issue tracking, wiki and invoicing to project workspaces are not what Ona (formerly Gitpod) is typically brought in for.
What can Freedcamp do that Ona (formerly Gitpod) cannot?
Freedcamp covers Tasks, Kanban, Gantt, Calendar. Ona (formerly Gitpod) covers Ephemeral environments, Agent sessions, Bring your own cloud, Devcontainer standard.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Freedcamp: Does Freedcamp offer a free plan?

Yes. Freedcamp's Free plan includes unlimited projects, tasks, storage (subject to fair usage policy), and users. It covers Calendar, Time, Milestones, Discussions, Files, Tasks, and Passwords applications.

Source
Ona (formerly Gitpod): Is Gitpod still called Gitpod?

No. It rebranded to Ona in September 2025, and gitpod.io now redirects to ona.com. The company was acquired by OpenAI in a deal that closed on 10 August 2026.

Freedcamp: What is the difference between Freedcamp's Business and Enterprise plans?

Business plan ($7.49/user/month) includes premium apps and weekly backups. Enterprise plan ($16.99/user/month) adds daily backups, white label capabilities, SSO with SAML, and lightning-fast support. Enterprise also offers volume discounts.

Source
Ona (formerly Gitpod): Can I still self-host it for free?

No. The AGPL-3.0 self-hosted project is deprecated by its own README. What is offered now is a vendor-operated single-tenant install in your AWS or GCP account on the Enterprise plan.

Freedcamp: How much file storage can I get with Freedcamp?

File upload limits depend on plan tier: Free plan has fair usage policy; Pro allows 25MB uploads; Business allows 100MB uploads; Enterprise allows 250MB uploads. All plans include cloud integrations with Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive.

Source
Ona (formerly Gitpod): What happened to Gitpod Classic?

Pay-as-you-go Classic was switched off on 15 October 2025. Migration required converting gitpod.yml to devcontainer.json, moving secrets by hand, downloading workspace data before the cutoff and creating a new account.

Ona (formerly Gitpod): What does it cost?

Core starts at 20 US dollars a month and includes a monthly allowance of Ona Compute Units, with more from 10 dollars per 40 units. Subscription credits expire monthly. Enterprise is quoted.

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