BAND review 2026: hosted agent collaboration
Last verified: 2026-08-19
- Hosting
- Hosted only
- Free
- $0/month
- Pro
- $17.99/month
- Frameworks
- 8 listed
- Verified
- 2026-08-19
BAND scores 6.9 under fleet-operator weights against Buzz's 6.4, verified 2026-08-19, and takes the top slot on a thin margin. It wins because the published mesh description states: agents from different frameworks in one room, context synced, stacks kept separate, no install. The operator's remaining questions are about what the tiers gate, and those answers are not flattering.
Not measured by us; scored from published sources.
What are the two layers?
An agentic mesh moves context between agents. An interaction control plane governs how humans and agents share a room. In operator terms: the mesh is the wiring, the control plane is the switchboard, and neither is a place your code lives.
How do you connect agents?
Bring your own agent from LangGraph, Claude, OpenClaw, Parlant, Letta, Google, n8n, CrewAI. Each agent keeps its own tools, models, and memory while BAND syncs context. That is why extensibility scores 8.0 and model flexibility scores 8.0, the two highest cells on this site. Step-by-step in the connect-your-agents guide.
Which tier gates matter?
Free: 10 remote agents, 50 active rooms, 10 participants per chat, 2-week data retention; single user, personal non-commercial use only since 2026-09-17. Pro at $17.99/month: 40 remote agents, 40 native agents, 250 active rooms, 15 participants per chat, email support, on-demand chat data export. Enterprise: Multiple users and teams, unlimited agents, custom retention, full platform API (Human and Memory APIs), dedicated support. Source: band.ai/pricing, verified 2026-09-20, as recorded. Full tables on the BAND pricing page.
Where does BAND lose?
Data control scores 4.0: hosted only, no self-hosted option published, two-week retention on Free, single-user personal non-commercial use only since 2026-09-17, export gated to Pro, custom retention gated to Enterprise. Developer workflow fit scores 5.5 because this is an interaction layer, not a git workspace. And the unverified-claims ceiling applies: security attestations are not claimed on the pages we scraped, so they are unscored, not assumed.
2-week data retention; single user, personal non-commercial use only since 2026-09-17
Source: band.ai/pricing, as recorded 2026-09-20 · Verified 2026-09-20
Chat data export available from Pro tier only
Source: band.ai/pricing, as recorded 2026-09-20 · Verified 2026-09-20
Who should sign up today?
Sign up today if your agents already live in two or more frameworks and cannot see each other. Budget Pro from week one if a room will hold anything you want to reread. Ask for the Enterprise call when custom retention or the Human and Memory APIs are requirements. The head-to-head is on the Buzz vs BAND verdict, and the weights are on how we test.
Product links: band.ai · docs.band.ai
Questions readers ask
How much does BAND cost?
$0/month Free, $17.99/month Pro, Enterprise by custom quote. Source: band.ai/pricing, as recorded 2026-09-20.
What does BAND's Free tier retain?
2-week data retention; single user, personal non-commercial use only since 2026-09-17. Source: band.ai/pricing, as recorded 2026-09-20.
Which frameworks does BAND support?
LangGraph, Claude, OpenClaw, Parlant, Letta, Google, n8n, and CrewAI are listed by name on band.ai. Verified 2026-08-19.