CoCalc product paths
Ways to Run CoCalc
Compare the five CoCalc product paths: hosted CoCalc.ai, local CoCalc Plus, single-VM CoCalc Star, CoCalc Launchpad, and CoCalc Rocket.
Choose who operates it and where it runs
CoCalc.ai — Start here
Managed hosted projects for individuals and teams that do not want to operate infrastructure.
CoCalc Plus
CoCalc Plus is the local, self-directed CoCalc path for evaluating the project model on a single machine before choosing hosted or shared deployment.
CoCalc Star
CoCalc Star is the single-VM appliance path for a small shared CoCalc site on one public Ubuntu VM.
CoCalc Launchpad
CoCalc Launchpad is the lightweight customer-operated private deployment path for pilots, labs, workshops, departments, and platform teams.
CoCalc Rocket
CoCalc Rocket is the broader customer-operated private-cloud path for institutions and enterprises planning a larger CoCalc deployment.
One persistent project model
Every path uses the same core unit: a persistent Linux project that keeps files, tools, and services together. Collaboration, history, recovery, and agent features vary by product and deployment.
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