Agent Sandbox vs DigitalOcean MicroVMs

DigitalOcean MicroVMs costs $0.022 per vCPU-hour. Agent Sandbox runs containers. DigitalOcean MicroVMs runs Firecracker microVMs.

Updated Oct 15, 2026

Agent Sandbox

Hosted API that runs Python and shell code for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: $10 credit with a Google sign-in
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Agent Sandbox profile

DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Lightweight virtual machines that run a container image in their own kernel and pause when idle.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site DigitalOcean MicroVMs profile

What is different

2 fields differ. The rest are the same or not listed.

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Agent Sandbox

DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Storage: Agent Sandbox: $0.0005/MB for output files; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.05 per GiB per month, charged when running or paused. Checkpoints are charged until deleted.
Isolation: Agent Sandbox: Container; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM

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Agent Sandboxagentsandbox.co

DigitalOcean MicroVMsdocs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/details/pricingdocs.digitalocean.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.022
RAM, per GiB-hour: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.0085
Storage: Agent Sandbox: $0.0005/MB for output files; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.05 per GiB per month, charged when running or paused. Checkpoints are charged until deleted.
Free tier: Agent Sandbox: $10 credit with a Google sign-in; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
Paid plan from: Agent Sandbox: Pay as you go; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
Billing: Agent Sandbox: Per second; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Per second

Limits

Max session: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
Idle stop: Agent Sandbox: After 5 minutes; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Agent Sandbox: Container; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
Snapshots: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs:
Pause and resume: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs:

Developer

SDKs: Agent Sandbox: Python; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
Integrations: Agent Sandbox: Claude Code; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed

Trust

License: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed
BYOC: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Agent Sandbox

DigitalOcean MicroVMs

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.039
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.078
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Agent Sandbox: Not listed; DigitalOcean MicroVMs: $0.156

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Agent Sandbox fits when

You use Claude Code.

DigitalOcean MicroVMs fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.

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