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What it is

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 nothing 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.

Spec sheet

Product
Bento is a polyglot monorepo orchestrator that plans, builds, tests, lints, deploys, and caches work across multiple language ecosystems.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.bento.build
Security
Hosted-cache requests use team-scoped Ed25519-signed JWTs, and the cache worker verifies them using the control plane's public keyset.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.bento.build
Caching
Its content-addressed cache has local, GitHub Actions, and hosted or self-hosted remote tiers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.bento.build
Coding agents
Bento ships an MCP server for agent clients including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, Zed, and Windsurf.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.bento.build
Deployment integrations
The deployment guide describes integrations for Railway, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages, and Cloudflare Workers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.bento.build
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.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.bento.build
Quota behavior
When an organization exceeds its storage cap, new uploads stop while reads continue to be served.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.bento.build
Secrets
Bento environment profiles store secret-variable name aliases rather than secret values.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.bento.build
Self-hosted option
Bento supports a hosted or self-hosted remote cache tier.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.bento.build
Supported ecosystems
Built-in adapters cover Go, Rust, Python, Ruby, PHP, Maven, Gradle, npm, pnpm, yarn, Bun, and Deno.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.bento.build

Plans and prices

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

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

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

Limits

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

Who it suits

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.

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.

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