ORCH Data vs Claude Cowork: the agent on your machine or in the vendor virtual machine
Review draft: the sources for this comparison still need validation before publication.
Claude Cowork and orch.space are both computer agents, but their isolation lives in different places. Claude Cowork, by Anthropic, works inside an isolated virtual machine operated by Anthropic, generally available since 9 April 2026 and included in the paid plans. orch.space works on your machine or on your company infrastructure, with credentials in a vault the agent never reads in the clear and human approval before every sensitive action.
Point by point
| The point | orch.space (ORCH Data) | Claude Cowork |
|---|---|---|
| How you start | You install it on the machine that already reaches your systems, or on your company infrastructure. Access today is through the waiting list. | It comes with the Anthropic paid plans, generally available since 9 April 2026. To start today, it is the shortest path. |
| Where the agent runs | On your machine or on infrastructure you control. | Inside an isolated virtual machine operated by Anthropic. |
| Your passwords and keys | In a vault. The agent acts with the credential without ever seeing the secret in the clear. | Whatever you put inside the virtual machine, the agent reads. The isolation protects your computer, not the secret you handed to the agent. |
| Who approves the action | Sandbox plus human approval before every sensitive action, with a record of what was approved. | The main protection is the isolation: whatever the agent does, it does inside the virtual machine. |
| How you pay | Predictable price, not published yet, because we are not selling yet. | Included in the Anthropic paid plans. For an existing subscriber the extra cost is zero. |
| Where your data sits | On your machine or on your infrastructure. A Brazilian company, based in Goias, under the LGPD. | The work happens on Anthropic infrastructure, a company based in the United States. |
| Open source | No. Proprietary product. | No. Proprietary product. |
| Certifications | None yet. No SOC 2 and no ISO 27001 so far, and we would rather state it. | Anthropic publishes its own compliance programme. ORCH Data has not audited those documents and will not make claims on their behalf. |
How to start in 3 steps
- Separate the tasks you do not want leaving your network: access to an internal database, the finance system, customer data.
- Join the orch.space waiting list and tell us what those tasks are and which systems they touch.
- When access opens, install it on the inside machine, put the credentials in the vault and keep human approval turned on for the first weeks.
Frequently asked questions
Is orch.space an alternative to Claude Cowork?
Yes, for anyone who needs the agent to work inside their own network. Claude Cowork runs in an isolated Anthropic virtual machine; orch.space, by ORCH Data, runs on your machine or on your company infrastructure, with a credential vault and human approval. Access to orch.space today is through the waiting list.
What is Claude Cowork?
It is the computer agent from Anthropic. It runs tasks inside an isolated virtual machine, became generally available on 9 April 2026 and is included in the company paid plans.
What is the difference between orch.space and Claude Cowork?
The difference is where the isolation lives. With Claude Cowork the isolation is the vendor virtual machine: the agent works far from your computer. With orch.space the agent works close, on your own machine, and what holds it is the credential vault plus human approval before every sensitive action. In exchange, the data never has to leave your infrastructure.
Does Claude Cowork run on my machine?
The agent work happens inside an isolated virtual machine operated by Anthropic, not inside your infrastructure. If your requirement is that processing stays on your network, that is the point to check before choosing.
Where does my data sit?
With orch.space, wherever you told the agent to run: your machine or your company infrastructure. ORCH Data is Brazilian, from Goias, and handles personal data under the LGPD. With Claude Cowork, the work happens on Anthropic infrastructure, a company based in the United States.
Is Claude Cowork safe?
Its design is good at the thing it chose to protect: running in an isolated virtual machine stops a malicious instruction from reaching your computer directly. What the isolation does not solve is the secret you yourself hand to the agent inside it. That is why orch.space separates the two: a sandbox for the execution and a vault for the credential.
How much does Claude Cowork cost?
It is included in the Anthropic paid plans, so an existing subscriber pays nothing extra. This is a point where Claude Cowork has a clear advantage over a product that has not even opened sales.
Can I use both?
You can, and for many companies that is the sensible arrangement. Public work, research and drafting go well with a cloud agent; work that touches internal systems, customer data and production credentials is what calls for an agent running inside your network.
Does orch.space have SOC 2 or ISO 27001?
Not yet. ORCH Data holds neither SOC 2 nor ISO 27001 today. We would rather state it and explain the design: execution on your infrastructure, credentials in a vault and human approval on record. When a certification exists, it will be published on this page.
How much does orch.space cost?
The price is not published yet, because the product is not on sale yet. The model is already decided: a predictable price, with no credit per task. People on the waiting list get the price before it opens.
We are not selling yet. Joining the list costs nothing and you can leave whenever you want.