The foundation for your AI-powered company

Your business is getting an AI workforce. Give it a place to work.

One shared place for your team and AI agents to work from the same business information. Start with a ready-to-use Machine, keep important actions under human control, and add more as you grow. Yours to own.

Ownbox on a desktop monitor and a phone, on a sunlit terrace above the sea.
  • $799 one-time
    One Machine included
  • Connect a supported
    AI account
  • Available now
    No waitlist

See it work — Inbox Machine

A message comes in. Your AI drafts. You approve.

Here is a real example of how people and AI work together in Ownbox, in the unified inbox.

  1. Ownbox notifications on a phone's lock screen: a new Instagram message, with a reply written and waiting.

    A customer reaches out.

    A supported email or direct message arrives in one unified inbox, with the conversation in view.

  2. The Ownbox inbox: Maya's question about Saturday's class, and the reply written for her, with Send and Edit.

    AI prepares a reply.

    A draft appears alongside the conversation using your connected AI account.

  3. The Ownbox dashboard: what is waiting on you, the unified inbox, the morning page and the AI account.

    You decide what goes out.

    Review, edit, and send the reply from your desktop or phone.

See the Inbox Machine

The problem

More AI tools won't fix disconnected work.

A company can add five AI agents and still have employees copying information between apps, repeating instructions, and trying to figure out what happened. Each tool holds another piece of the business.

Your people and AI agents need to work from shared business information, with a clear record of what gets done and who controls the next step. That's the foundation Ownbox provides.

A business owner at a laptop, head in hand, surrounded by floating windows and the icons of a dozen apps: email, chat, calendars, documents, video calls, a CRM and AI chats.
  • The same information, in five places

    Customers, prices and files get copied from one tool to the next, and the copies drift apart.

  • Context lost between people and agents

    What one agent learned never reaches the next person, and the next chat starts over.

  • Approvals nobody can see

    When an AI can act, it isn't clear what it did, or who said it could.

How Ownbox fits
Your peopleYour AI agents
Your OwnboxShared records, files and tools
Reviewed business actionsDrafts and changes wait for a person's OK

Ownbox doesn't replace every app you use. It connects to them, so your people and agents work from one place.

Everything your team and AI need. Already built.

Your Shared Business Brain, dashboard, AI connection, MCP server, and phone app are ready together. You don't have to assemble the foundation before you can use it.

One Ownbox at the centre of its five essentials: the dashboard on a monitor, the phone app, the shared brain's files and records, the AI connection, and the MCP server's tools.

Explore the five essentials in detail

  • Shared Business BrainOne set of business files your team and every connected AI agent can read, search, and add to.

    Explain your business once. Every AI agent works from it.

    Keep your price lists, procedures, contracts, and spreadsheets on your Ownbox. Claude, ChatGPT, and other compatible agents read inside them, find the exact passage they need, and can add what they learn. Each new document waits for your OK.

    New

    • Reads inside PDFs, Word documents, and Excel spreadsheets, not just file names.
    • Search that returns the exact passage, across your files, inbox, and articles.
    • A Public folder: documents you approve become answers that AI assistants and search engines can read. Nothing else on your Ownbox is exposed.

    Always

    • Switch AI providers anytime. Your Brain stays.
    • Agents can't delete your files.
    • Deleted files wait 30 days, and you can export everything.
    • 5 GB with Core, 15 GB with Pro.

    PDF · Word · Excel · Passage search · Public folder · Saves wait for your OK

    The Shared Brain: the business's own files, kept on its Ownbox.
  • Business DashboardSee the work your Machines are doing and the decisions waiting for your team.

    Know what's happening in one place.

    See Machine activity, shared work, and decisions waiting for your team. Invite people and manage their access from one dashboard.

    Web dashboard · Team access · Activity

    The dashboard home: the machine, the morning page and the AI connection.
  • AI ConnectionConnect a supported Claude or ChatGPT account, or a compatible API key.

    Use the AI account you already have.

    Connect a supported Claude or ChatGPT account, or use an API key where supported. Your AI provider's plan, limits, and charges still apply.

    Supported AI sign-in · Optional API connection

    The dashboard's AI page: the account this box drafts on.
  • Built-in MCP ServerGive compatible AI agents controlled access to your Ownbox tools and information.

    Give agents a controlled way to work.

    Each Ownbox has an MCP endpoint for compatible agents to use permitted business tools and information. Access and actions are governed by your setup.

    MCP tools · Permissions · Activity history

  • Mobile AppReview conversations and keep work moving from your phone.

    Keep work moving from your phone.

    Add Ownbox to your iPhone or Android home screen. Review conversations and pending work without returning to your desk.

    iPhone + Android · Home-screen app

Ready today

Start with one job. Add more when you're ready.

Ownbox Core includes your choice of one available Machine. Ownbox Pro includes both.

The Inbox Machine, a unified inbox: one queue of emails and DMs, each with a drafted reply.

Inbox Machine

  • Core: pick one of the two
  • Pro: included

Bring your customer conversations together. See supported Gmail, Instagram, and Messenger messages in one unified inbox. Let AI draft replies, then review and respond from your dashboard or phone.

The AEO Machine on a phone: four articles live, one being written and one next.

AEO Machine

  • Core: pick one of the two
  • Pro: included

Help customers find answers from your business. Create and publish useful answers to the questions future customers ask. Apply publishing checks and connect Google Search Console to track search visibility.

Available now: Inbox Machine (unified inbox) and AEO Machine. Search visibility, AI citations, and lead volume are not guaranteed.

Built to expand

One foundation. More useful work over time.

Start with a job that matters today. Add more Machines as they become available, or build one for a workflow specific to your company. Your team and AI agents keep working from the same foundation.

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Ownership

Build your future on a foundation you own.

  • Its own cloud server

    Your Ownbox runs on its own DigitalOcean cloud server, with business data separate from other Ownbox customers.

  • Your data and your software

    Your business information exports in full, and your purchase includes a perpetual license to run the Ownbox software for your business.

  • Freedom to move

    Begin with Managed Support, then move Ownbox to your own DigitalOcean account when you're ready, and we'll make the move with you. You keep using the software while paying DigitalOcean directly.

Getting started

Three steps, and your Ownbox is running.

  1. Choose Core or Pro.

    Core includes one of the two available Machines. Pro includes both.

  2. We prepare your Ownbox.

    After checkout, we deploy your cloud server and email your access details, typically within minutes.

  3. Connect your accounts.

    Sign in with a supported AI account and connect the services your Machine needs. Then start working from your dashboard or phone.

See it before you buy

Talk to the person who built it.

Not sure which Machine fits your business, what works today, or how ownership works? Talk directly with Brian MacDonald, founder of Ownbox.

How it works, for technical buyers
  • One Python service and one SQLite database, on an Ubuntu server of its own
  • Daily backups, and your keys on your own disk
  • An MCP server per Ownbox, locked with a token only you hold
  • Signed updates, installed by your Ownbox; it sends us a health report, which is all we read
  • Your business data exports in full, and your Ownbox can move to your own DigitalOcean account

Build Your Ownbox.

Choose your foundation and included Machine. Review what you pay today and how managed hosting works after the included period.

Included in every Ownbox

  • Shared Business Brain
  • Business Dashboard
  • AI Connection
  • Built-in MCP Server
  • Mobile App
Choose your foundation
Choose your included Machine

Free for a limited time. Each is $299 on its own after the offer ends.

Need private AI infrastructure? Talk about Ownbox Enterprise

Questions before you buy.

What do I get for $799?

You get Ownbox Core: the five-part software foundation on its own hosted cloud server, a dashboard and mobile app, and your choice of the Inbox Machine, a unified inbox, or the AEO Machine. Managed Support is included for the first three months. The AI service you connect is billed by its provider.

Which Machines can I use today?

The Inbox Machine, a unified inbox for email and DMs, and the AEO Machine are available now. Core includes your choice of one; Pro includes both. More Machines may come later, and none is included unless it is marked as available.

What AI account do I need?

A Claude Pro or Max plan, or a ChatGPT Plus, Pro or Business plan: you sign in to it from your Ownbox's settings. For Claude, an Anthropic API key works too. Gemini and Grok are planned. Your provider's plan limits and charges apply.

What will I pay after checkout?

Core costs $799 once; Pro costs $1,899 once. Managed Support is included for three months, then renews at $99/month for Core or $199/month for Pro unless canceled. Your AI provider may charge separately. If you move Ownbox to your own cloud account, that hosting provider bills you directly, about $12 a month on DigitalOcean.

Managed Support terms

What if I cancel Managed Support?

You keep your license to the software and your business data. After you cancel, your Ownbox keeps running for 30 days. In that time we can move it to your own DigitalOcean account with you, or we power it off and keep a copy safe until you claim it or ask us to delete it. Updates and support end with Managed, and hosting doesn't stay free.

Managed Support terms

Who owns my data and the software?

Your business information is yours: it exports in full, and you can move your Ownbox to hosting you control. The software comes with a perpetual license to run it for your business; it can't be resold or passed on.

More questions
Do I need to know how to code?

No. Your Ownbox is deployed for you. You sign in, connect a supported AI account and the services your Machine uses, then work through the dashboard or phone app. Developers can also build their own Machines with the free SDK.

Is Ownbox a physical computer?

No. Ownbox is software deployed on its own cloud server. You use it through a web dashboard and a phone app. No physical hardware ships.

Can my AI send things without approval?

Only where you turn it on. In the Inbox Machine's unified inbox, drafts wait for you to review, edit and send. Auto-replies can be switched on for Instagram and Messenger; they're off by default, and email always waits for you. The AEO Machine publishes on its own schedule once you switch it on, after its publishing check.

Will the AEO Machine guarantee leads from ChatGPT or Google?

No. It helps create and publish answers to customer questions, and connects Google Search Console so you can track search visibility. Search rankings, AI citations and leads depend on factors outside Ownbox's control.

Are phone calls and SMS included in Inbox Machine?

No. Today the Inbox Machine's unified inbox covers Gmail and other IMAP email, Instagram and Messenger. Outlook and Microsoft 365 aren't supported.

What happens if Ownbox stops operating?

Your Ownbox runs on its own server, with no license check that could switch it off. Moved to your own DigitalOcean account, it keeps running with your business information on it. What comes from Ownbox would stop: software updates, the Search Console connection and the ownbox.app web address.

Is my data private?

Your records live on your Ownbox's own server, not in a shared database. When your Ownbox asks your AI to draft or answer, that request is processed by your AI provider under your account's terms. While Managed hosts it, backups stay with the same hosting provider.

Is the free Machine with Core a limited-time offer?

Yes. For a limited time, Ownbox Core comes with one Machine free: the Inbox Machine, a unified inbox for email and DMs, or the AEO Machine. After the offer ends, each is $299 on its own. Pro includes both.

Can I upgrade from Core to Pro?

Yes, anytime from inside your Ownbox, for the $1,100 difference. Nothing moves.

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