Sauna vs Claude Cowork

Cowork waits for you to ask. Sauna gets there first.

Claude Cowork acts when you ask, in a desktop app on your machine. Sauna works in the cloud across your whole stack. It notices what changed, prepares the work that needs you, and has it ready before you ask. And your team shares the same one.

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#leadership· 8 members

SaunaAPP7:58 AM

Checked overnight: your email, the Acme thread, last week's numbers.

Morning. Acme sent the contract back with redlines, and a customer hit a billing error. I drafted a reply to each. Approve to send.

Ravi P.8:02 AM

send the customer reply, hold Acme till I read it.

The best work is already done when you sit down.

Claude Cowork runs in a desktop app and acts when you ask, while you watch. Sauna runs in the cloud and works on its own between your asks. It checks what changed across your tools and prepares the work that needs you, so the reply or the draft is waiting for your approval. You review and send instead of starting from scratch.

The difference

One waits for instructions. One shows up with the work ready.

Lives in the stack you already run — and thousands more, or any MCP server.

Claude Cowork

Sauna

Taking initiative

Acts when you ask, while you watch.

Notices what changed and prepares the work before you ask.

Where it runs

A desktop app on your machine.

The cloud: web, iMessage, Slack, email, Superhuman.

Reach

Your local files and desktop.

Thousands of app connections, plus custom MCP and API.

Team

One person, one desktop.

Multiplayer: Spaces, Brain Access, Shared Folders.

While you were away

It keeps working when you're not there.

#growth· 12 members

Jamie M.6:10 PM

@Sauna every Monday 8am, send me last week's numbers.

SaunaAPP6:10 PM

Setting a recurring schedule on the server.

Done. Every Monday 8am to your inbox, laptop open or not.

Jamie M.6:11 PM

@Sauna and post it in #leadership when it runs.

SaunaAPP6:11 PM

Added. It'll post to #leadership every Monday 8am, right after it lands in your inbox.

Works while your laptop's closed

Scheduled tasks run on Sauna's servers and land in your email or iMessage. There's no desktop app to keep open and no machine to leave on.

↳Thread in #ops· 5 replies

Mira K.2:30 PM

@Sauna pull the open tickets and post a status to the channel.

SaunaAPP2:30 PM

Reading the connected tracker, not local files.

9 open, 2 urgent. Posted the status to #ops.

Mira K.2:31 PM

@Sauna open a ticket for the two urgent ones.

SaunaAPP2:31 PM

Opened both in Linear and linked them in the thread. Want me to assign owners?

Your whole stack, not just local files

Connect thousands of apps, or add your own with an API key or MCP server, right from chat. Sauna reaches well past the files on one computer.

I'm preferring it to Claude Cowork — it's using connectors better.

Switched from Claude Cowork

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What Sauna does

A coworker that gets there first.

Proactive

Works before you ask

Sauna watches the tools you connect, surfaces what needs you, and has the draft or reply ready for your approval. You review instead of starting cold.

Everywhere

Not bound to one machine

It runs in the cloud, so it's the same Sauna on Slack, iMessage, email, Superhuman, and the web. Nothing to install, nothing to keep open.

Team

Shared, not single-seat

Spaces, Brain Access, and Shared Folders let the whole team work with one coworker.

Everywhere you already work

One coworker, on every surface you use.

Web app

Sessions, knowledge, and scheduled work in one tab.

iMessage

Text it. Voice notes, screenshots, replies in the thread.

Slack

DMs, channel mentions, full threads, a live Tasks panel.

Forward to hey@sauna.ai or CC it into any thread.

Superhuman

Tag Sauna in a comment and it picks up the thread.

Good to know

Questions, answered.

Does Sauna do things on its own?

Yes, within the limits you set. It watches the tools you connect, surfaces what needs you, and prepares the work. It only sends or changes anything after you approve.

How is Sauna different from Claude Cowork?

Claude Cowork is a desktop app that works on your machine and your local files. Sauna runs in the cloud, on Slack, iMessage, email, and the web, connected to your whole stack and shared with your team.

Do I need to keep an app open?

No. Sauna runs in the cloud and can work on a schedule, even when your laptop is shut.

Can my team share it?

Yes. Spaces, Brain Access, and Shared Folders make it multiplayer.

Is my data safe?

Sauna reads only what you connect, and acts only after you approve. Your workspace and its memory are yours, not training data.

A coworker that gets there first.

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