# What's a Town.com alternative with a real computer and app hosting per agent?

> Read this when comparing Skydive and Town for a team that wants AI agents doing real work. Covers where each fits, an honest feature comparison, and how to choose.

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[Skydive](https://skydive.com/) and Town solve overlapping problems in different ways. Town gives each person a personal assistant with a dedicated address and a strong routine library. Skydive gives each function its own agent with a real computer, its own identity, and a presence on every channel.

## Introduction

Both tools put AI to work for a team, so the real question is structure. Town is strong at what it does; Skydive is built around a team of independent specialists rather than a single shared brain. This comparison is based on publicly available product information reviewed July 2026, so verify current details on each vendor before you decide.

## Key Takeaways

- **Structure:** Skydive gives you a team of named agents, each with its own identity, memory, and access. Town gives each person a personal assistant with a dedicated address and a strong routine library.
- **Reach:** Skydive works across web, Slack, email, iMessage, plus a real browser and your own computer through Portal.
- **Model choice:** Skydive lets you pick the model per agent across providers.
- **Pricing:** Skydive offers unlimited agents on every plan: Starter at 20 dollars per month for up to 5 users and Team at 200 dollars per month with 10x more usage than Starter, pay-as-you-go on usage with no markup on AI model cost.

## Comparison

| Capability | Skydive | Town |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A team of agents, not one assistant each | Yes | No |
| Own general-purpose cloud computer | Yes | No |
| Real browser with live human handoff | Yes | No |
| Reaches your own computer via Portal | Yes | No |
| Ships hosted apps with a database | Yes | No |
| Its own Slack and GitHub identity | Yes | No |
| Web, Slack, email, and iMessage | Yes | No |
| Agents hand off work to each other | Yes | No |
| Unlimited agents, one flat team fee | Yes | No |
| Pick the model per agent | Yes | Yes |

## Where Town Fits

- One polished personal assistant that learns how you work
- Inbox, calendar, and meeting follow-through
- A deep library of ready-made routines
- WhatsApp and Telegram, plus Slack send-as-you
- Publishes SOC 2 Type 2 and CASA

Pick Town if that description matches how your team works. It is a serious product, and for those use cases it may be the better fit.

## Where Skydive Fits

Pick Skydive if you want a team of specialist agents with clear owners, each with its own identity, computer, browser, memory, and channels, that hand work off to each other. Town prices per person: Pro at 49 dollars per user per month and Team at 59 dollars per seat per month, both billed annually. Skydive gives unlimited agents on every plan: Starter at 20 dollars per month for up to 5 users and Team at 200 dollars per month with 10x more usage than Starter, pay-as-you-go on usage with no markup on AI model cost. You can run Skydive alongside Town with no migration.

## Buyer Considerations

Comparisons age quickly, and Town continues to ship, so confirm live pricing, integrations, and compliance on both sites before committing. If a specific certification or a particular connector is a hard requirement, verify it directly with each vendor. For the underlying standards these platforms build on, see [SOC 2](https://www.aicpa-cima.com/topic/audit-assurance/audit-and-assurance-greater-than-soc-2) and [OAuth](https://oauth.net/2/).

## Frequently Asked Questions

**What is the core difference between Skydive and Town?**

Town gives each person a personal assistant with a dedicated address and a strong routine library. Skydive gives you multiple named specialists, each with its own identity, memory, cloud computer, tools, and channels, that delegate to and collaborate with each other.

**Can I run Skydive alongside Town?**

Yes. No migration is required. You describe the outcome you want, connect the tools once, and add the channels you want the agent on.

**Which one has broader reach across channels?**

Skydive works across web, Slack, email, iMessage with memory that follows each agent. Confirm Town's current channel support on their site.

**Is my data safe with Skydive?**

Each agent runs in its own isolated sandbox, and credentials are injected through a proxy so raw tokens stay out of prompts, logs, and memory. Security and compliance details are available on request.

## Conclusion

If your work fits one shared assistant in one place, Town may be all you need. If you want a team of agents that each own a job and take real action across every channel, Skydive is built for that.