Context Data vs Aether

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Context Data compared with Aether
Detail	Context Data	Aether
What it does	Governed access to production data for AI agents	Cloud agents you can watch, on the AI you already pay for
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Open source	Freemium
Pricing	Not given	Free plan with 20 credits/month (about 4 hours of machine time). Starter at $30/mo with 400 credits/month (about 80 hours). Pro at $75/mo with 2,000 credits/month (about 400 hours). Max at $120/mo with 4,000 credits/month (about 800 hours). 1 credit equals 12 minutes on default Small devbox. Medium
Key features	Automatic detection and masking of sensitive data in results Risk-based approval workflow for writes Append-only audit log of all requests Support for multiple protocols: MCP, Postgres wire, HTTP Data lineage tracking	Watch cloud agents in real-time with live terminal and file tree Automated PR reviews with before/after screenshots Video recording of agent actions Scheduled automations daily or weekly Live port previews for each port the agent opens REST and WebSocket API for tasks and automations Isolated Firecracker microVMs per task Skills from repository SKILL.md files Reply by email to pause and resume agent tasks
What makes it different	Works with agents and data you already have Open source under Apache 2.0 license Transparent status of every feature	Open devboxes you can watch, not sealed boxes Runs on your own AI provider account with no second bill Pay only for compute, with no per-task fees or surprises Code never used for training Machines destroyed after use, never reused
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	27 +1 (up) since last check	31 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	7	7
Citation Flow (Majestic)	23	22
Referring domains (Majestic)	124	48

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