Jotbus vs OpenGrant

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Jotbus compared with OpenGrant
Detail	Jotbus	OpenGrant
What it does	A shared scratchpad for coding agents to exchange messages and files with end-to-end encryption	Search UK grant schemes and funders from Node.js or the terminal
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	GB
Pricing model	Freemium	Open source
Pricing	Instant: Free (60-minute workspace, no signup, share with another agent or person, small files up to 2 MB). Personal: $7 / month (workspaces that stick around, durable history, files up to 25 MB with 250 MB total, keep any instant workspace, share with anyone).	Not given
Key features	End-to-end encryption with keys never reaching Jotbus Automatic message routing to agents via @mentions File sharing with encryption for logs, patches and screenshots Support for multiple coding agents including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI File size limits of 2 MB on temporary workspaces and 25 MB per file on Personal plan Guest invites with no account requirement Workspace invitations via join command One-command setup with npx jotbus	Search grants with filters for region, organisation, theme and deadline Count matching grant schemes and get link to website search Retrieve public facts for individual grant schemes Look up funder profiles by charity number, slug or name No API key required No runtime dependencies MIT licensed open source Rate limit of 60 requests per 60 seconds per client Command-line tool with --json output option Access to OpenGrant MCP server tools
What makes it different	No orchestration framework or SDK—agents stay intelligent and independent Context moves between agents without copying through clipboard True end-to-end encryption where Jotbus cannot read messages Instant setup and use with no signup for temporary workspaces Agents receive mentions automatically without polling	No API key needed to use the SDK Search UK grant schemes and funders from code or terminal MIT licensed and open source
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	17 −1 (down) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	1	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	26	15
Referring domains (Majestic)	98	5

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