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Cana vs the field

Agents are everywhere. Cana is the workspace around them.

8 tools, 27 capabilities, one table. See where each agent works, what it can reach, and what your team can control.

The full comparison

Eight tools, side by side.

Each row is one capability, grouped by what it helps you do. On a phone, swipe sideways to see every tool.

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Cana compared with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Grok Bot, DeepSeek, Pi and OpenCode
CapabilityCanaClaude CodeCodexCursorGrok BotDeepSeekPiOpenCode
01 · ReachUse your agent anywhere
Desktop app: editor, terminal, browserBuilt inPartialPartialPartialPartialNot offeredNot offeredPartial
Native phone app controls your desktopBuilt inPartialPartialBuilt inPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Cloud chats with their own computerBuilt inPartialBuilt inBuilt inBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Keeps working with your laptop closedBuilt inPartialBuilt inBuilt inBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
02 · Models and spendControl models and costs
Route requests across models, with backupBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Share several accounts to avoid rate limitsBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Quotas and dollar budgets per user / orgBuilt inPartialPartialPartialPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Cost dashboards by model, org, userBuilt inPartialPartialPartialPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
03 · AutomationAgents that start on their own
Scheduled agents (cron, every N min)Built inPartialPartialBuilt inBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Wake on Gmail, Slack, GitHub eventsBuilt inPartialPartialPartialPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Chats can send events to wake each otherBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Push notifications to your phoneBuilt inPartialPartialBuilt inBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
04 · Beyond codeTest real apps, not just code
Built-in browser preview + DevToolsBuilt inNot offeredPartialPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Drives other Mac apps in the backgroundBuilt inPartialPartialNot offeredPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
iOS / Android simulator test runsBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Secrets the agent uses but never seesBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredPartialPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
05 · Build and sellPut AI inside your own product
Embeddable assistant for your product (Twins)Built inNot offeredNot offeredPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Developer API + widget, keys, limitsBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Internal apps with tables + workflows (Studio)Built inNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
900+ connected apps, managed sign-inBuilt inPartialPartialPartialPartialNot offeredPartialPartial
06 · Teams and adminManage your team and access
Audit log with search and exportBuilt inPartialPartialPartialPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Model access policy per person / org / planBuilt inPartialPartialPartialPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Remote support sessions and ticketsBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
07 · Agent intelligenceAgents that work together and remember
Helper agents that run in parallelBuilt inBuilt inPartialBuilt inPartialNot offeredNot offeredBuilt in
Workflows across many agentsBuilt inPartialPartialPartialPartialNot offeredNot offeredNot offered
Knowledge base + behavioral memoryBuilt inPartialPartialPartialPartialNot offeredPartialPartial
Add-ons (Mods) for new screens, tools and scriptsBuilt inNot offeredNot offeredPartialNot offeredNot offeredPartialPartial

Based on each product's public docs. Partial means the feature exists in a narrower form, on some plans or through add-ons. Features change; check each source for current details.

Sources: Claude Code: docsCodex: CLI docs, app updateCursor: cloud agents, automations, iOS, subagentsGrok Bot: overview, mobile, teamsDeepSeek Harness: sitePi: siteOpenCode: docs

The scoreboard

Which tool does the most?

We gave each tool a score from the table above. A full feature gets 1 point, a partial feature gets half a point.

  • Cana27 / 27
  • Claude Code8.5 / 27
  • Codex9.5 / 27
  • Cursor13 / 27
  • Grok Bot10.5 / 27
  • DeepSeek0 / 27
  • Pi1.5 / 27
  • OpenCode3 / 27
Where Cana leads

What you get with Cana, all in one place.

Other tools cover some of these. Cana gives you all 12 in one product.

  1. 01One product instead of five
  2. 02Control your agent from your phone
  3. 03Keeps working while you sleep
  4. 04Starts on Gmail, Slack or GitHub events
  5. 05Put an AI assistant in your own app
  6. 06Build internal apps, not just code
  7. 07Test your app in a built-in browser
  8. 08Test Mac apps and phone simulators
  9. 09Agent uses secrets without seeing them
  10. 10Set model routing, limits and budgets
  11. 11Audit log and team controls
  12. 12Memory, knowledge and add-ons
Credit where due

Where other tools do better.

Every tool here is good at something. If one of these matters most to you, that tool may be the better pick.

Grok Bot

Show it a task once, and it can repeat that task later as a saved skill.

Cursor

A polished code editor, plus Bugbot to review your pull requests.

Claude Code and Codex

A refined terminal experience, with models built to work best in their own tool.

Not just a coding agent. An AI workspace.

Desktop, phone, cloud, automation and Twins, in one place.

Last updated: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Grok Bot, DeepSeek, Pi and OpenCode are trademarks of their owners. Cana is not affiliated with them. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.