Overview
Rool is a privacy-first AI workspace built around a simple premise: if you hand an AI your real work, that work should live somewhere that is yours. Every user gets a Rool Machine — a private Linux virtual machine in the cloud where the AI agent, your chats, uploaded files and a structured Object Memory all coexist. The agent runs inside the same VM, so it can read your documents, create new files, run software and pick up a project exactly where you left it. Web, iPhone and Android apps all connect to the same machine, and you can invite collaborators into a shared space with real-time sync and undo history.
The differentiator is control and continuity with less setup than rolling your own self-hosted stack. Machines and account data are stored in Finland under Irish and EU law; the company states plainly that it sells Rool, not your data — no ads, no data sales, no training on your content, and full export at any time. Rool routes tasks among models it hosts itself on GPU servers in the EU, and supports connectors and custom MCP servers on paid plans so the machine can reach outside services. Object Memory is the glue: chats, files and ideas become linked Objects the AI builds on later, and core memories surface in every conversation.
In our evaluation Rool fits privacy-minded individuals and small groups who want one assistant that remembers a long-running project — a renovation, a research topic, a side business — with the files beside the chat. It is less suited to teams needing admin controls or to users who want to choose a specific model per chat. The free Standard plan (two 1 GB machines, 240 AI credits a day) is a real trial with no card and no clock, which is rare enough to be worth testing.
Key Features
- Private Rool Machine — a per-user EU-hosted Linux VM holding files, software and memory in one isolated space
- Object Memory — chats, files and ideas become linked Objects the AI builds on across sessions
- Multi-machine separation — keep work and personal projects in separate machines with their own context
- Shared machines — invite collaborators into the same space with real-time sync and undo
- Connectors and MCP — Plus and Pro connect outside services and custom MCP servers
- Export and API — download files anytime or drive the machine from your own apps via the TypeScript SDK
Pricing
| Plan | Price | For |
|---|---|---|
| Standard (Free) | $0 | 2 machines (1 GB each), 240 AI credits/day, full Object Memory |
| Plus | €9/mo | 2 machines (2 GB), 1,200 credits/day, connectors + MCP, subdomain |
| Pro | €25/mo | 5 machines (10 GB), 4,800 credits/day, priority support |
Prices checked October 2026 and may change. Credit use tracks compute but unit costs are not published; heavy or multi-project users should expect to land on Plus or Pro.
Comparison
Compared to OpenClaw, Rool is a hosted EU workspace rather than a self-run local agent — you get privacy and continuity without administering your own machine, at the cost of model choice. Against Manus, Rool is less of an autonomous doer and more a persistent memory-and-files hub you drive yourself. Versus Magicrew, which orchestrates multiple agents for enterprise teams, Rool is aimed at individuals who want one private machine, not a managed agent army.