BoxCompute vs Deno Sandbox

BoxCompute costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour and Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. BoxCompute runs full VMs and limits a session to 42 hours. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes.

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BoxCompute

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
$10 credit, one time, valid 14 days
Max session
42 hours

Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

What is different

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

BoxCompute
Deno Sandbox
RAM, per GiB-hour
BoxCompute: Included
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Billing
BoxCompute: Bundled machine time
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
Max session
BoxCompute: 42 hours
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Largest sandbox
BoxCompute: 1.5 vCPU · 3 GiB
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Isolation
BoxCompute: Full VM
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
BoxCompute: Python, TypeScript
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
BoxCompute: $0.10
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
BoxCompute: Included
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Storage
BoxCompute: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Free tier
BoxCompute: $10 credit, one time, valid 14 days
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from
BoxCompute: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
Billing
BoxCompute: Bundled machine time
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
BoxCompute: 42 hours
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Idle stop
BoxCompute: After 15 minutes
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
BoxCompute: 1.5 vCPU · 3 GiB
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
BoxCompute: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation
BoxCompute: Full VM
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
GPU
BoxCompute: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots
BoxCompute: Not listed
Deno Sandbox:
Pause and resume
BoxCompute:
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
BoxCompute: Python, TypeScript
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations
BoxCompute: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License
BoxCompute: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
BoxCompute: Enterprise pilot on your hardware or cloud account
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

BoxCompute
Deno Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
BoxCompute: $0.100
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
BoxCompute: $0.200
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
BoxCompute: $0.400
Deno Sandbox: $0.600

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

BoxCompute fits when

  • A session must run longer than 30 minutes.
  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.200 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.

Deno Sandbox fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You need snapshots.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 1.5 vCPU · 3 GiB.

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