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bento

Ch 057.1of 33 Monorepo Management Tools
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Task graphYes
  4. 4Affected buildsYes
  5. 5Remote cachingYes
  6. 6Package managersnpm, pnpm, yarn, Bun, Deno, Maven, Gradle, pip, uv
  7. 7Cache scopeboth
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Overview

bento is a free, open-source monorepo orchestrator for coordinating software work across language ecosystems. It plans, builds, tests, lints, deploys, and caches tasks, using a task graph to identify affected builds. Its content-addressed cache has local, GitHub Actions, and remote tiers; remote caching can be hosted or self-hosted. Built-in adapters cover Go, Rust, Python, Ruby, PHP, Maven, Gradle, npm, pnpm, yarn, Bun, and Deno, while the package-manager list also includes pip and uv. Deployment integrations described in its guide include Railway, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, and Cloudflare Workers. Bento also ships an MCP server for clients including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, Zed, and Windsurf. Environment profiles store aliases for secret-variable names, not the secret values. Hosted-cache requests use team-scoped Ed25519-signed JWTs, verified by the cache worker against the control plane's public keyset. The Free plan costs 0.00 USD per free and includes 10 GB stored with 14-day retention. The hosted cache is in closed beta and requires access; other listed tiers are planned pricing, not active prices.

Who it is for

It suits teams coordinating builds and deployments across multiple languages and package managers. Teams that need remote caching can use a hosted or self-hosted tier, though hosted-cache access is currently limited to a closed beta.

What is good

  • Task graph identifies affected builds
  • Supports local and remote caching
  • Adapters cover numerous language ecosystems
  • Environment profiles avoid storing secret values

What to know first

  • Hosted cache is in closed beta
  • Paid tier prices are planned, not active

Verdict

bento offers broad ecosystem support and several cache options for monorepo workflows. The hosted cache requires beta access, and its non-free tiers do not have active listed prices.

bento plans and pricing

All plans
Free Free 10 GB stored · 14-day retention docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Starter Not published 100 GB stored · 90-day retention · pricing is planned, not active docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Business Not published Custom storage · custom retention · quoted, not sold during beta docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Team Not published 500 GB stored · 1-year retention · pricing is planned, not active docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026

Compared on monorepo management tools

Task graph
Yesbento.build
Affected builds
Yesbento.build
Remote caching
Yesbento.build
Package managers
npm, pnpm, yarn, Bun, Deno, Maven, Gradle, pip, uvbento.build
Cache scope
bothbento.build

Facts

Product
Bento is a polyglot monorepo orchestrator that plans, builds, tests, lints, deploys, and caches work across multiple language ecosystems.docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Caching
Its content-addressed cache has local, GitHub Actions, and hosted or self-hosted remote tiers.docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Supported ecosystems
Built-in adapters cover Go, Rust, Python, Ruby, PHP, Maven, Gradle, npm, pnpm, yarn, Bun, and Deno.docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Deployment integrations
The deployment guide describes integrations for Railway, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, and Cloudflare Workers.docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Coding agents
Bento ships an MCP server for agent clients including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, Zed, and Windsurf.docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Security
Hosted-cache requests use team-scoped Ed25519-signed JWTs, and the cache worker verifies them using the control plane's public keyset.docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Secrets
Bento environment profiles store secret-variable name aliases rather than secret values.docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Hosted cache availability
The hosted cache is in closed beta, requires access, and has no billable usage during beta; published tiers are planned pricing rather than an active price list.docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Quota behavior
When an organization exceeds its storage cap, new uploads stop while reads continue to be served.docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026
Self-hosted option
Bento supports a hosted or self-hosted remote cache tier.docs.bento.build · 7 Oct 2026

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