What is Anka used for?

Anka runs ephemeral macOS VMs for iOS and macOS CI/CD on-premises, hosted, or on AWS EC2 Mac, and isolates AI coding agents in disposable VMs. It is a good fit for scale build and test capacity for iOS or macOS teams, isolate AI coding agents in disposable macOS VMs, and scan VM images and EC2 Mac AMIs for vulnerabilities.

No. Anka is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the CI/CD & DevOps category, open-source options include Gitea, Harness and Jenkins.

Can I self-host Anka?

Yes. Although Anka is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers, and the vendor also offers a hosted version.

Anka: features, pricing and alternatives

About Anka

Anka is a macOS virtualization platform for running ephemeral VMs in CI/CD pipelines. It supports on-premises, managed hosting, and AWS EC2 Mac deployments, with products for build, development, scanning, and AI agent isolation.

It includes tools like Anka Build for CI fleets, Anka Flow for local VM preparation, Anka Develop for free local VMs, Anka Scan for CVE scanning, Anka Crypt for disposable AI agent VMs, and Anka MCP for managing VMs via an MCP server.

Key features

Provision ephemeral macOS VMs for CI/CD
Central dashboard with queueing and load balancing
Versioned VM templates with delta-only transfers
Continuous CVE scanning for VM images and AMIs
Disposable VMs for AI coding agents

Good fit for

Scale build and test capacity for iOS or macOS teams
Isolate AI coding agents in disposable macOS VMs
Scan VM images and EC2 Mac AMIs for vulnerabilities

Tags: macos; virtualization; ci-cd; ios; devops

Anka: questions and answers

What is Anka used for?: Anka runs ephemeral macOS VMs for iOS and macOS CI/CD on-premises, hosted, or on AWS EC2 Mac, and isolates AI coding agents in disposable VMs. It is a good fit for scale build and test capacity for iOS or macOS teams, isolate AI coding agents in disposable macOS VMs, and scan VM images and EC2 Mac AMIs for vulnerabilities.
Is Anka open source?: No. Anka is proprietary (closed-source) software. In the CI/CD & DevOps category, open-source options include Gitea, Harness and Jenkins.
Can I self-host Anka?: Yes. Although Anka is closed source, it can be self-hosted on your own servers, and the vendor also offers a hosted version.
What are some alternatives to Anka?: Anka competes with OrbStack.