Buddy Sandboxes vs Maritime

Buddy Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour. Buddy Sandboxes runs full VMs and has no session limit. Maritime runs Firecracker microVMs.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Buddy Sandboxes

Persistent Linux VMs that AI agents create and control through an API, SDK, CLI or MCP.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: $1 of usage credit every month
Max session: No limit

Visit site Buddy Sandboxes profile

Maritime

Hosting for persistent AI agents and Linux desktops, each in its own micro-VM.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: 3 agents, forever
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Maritime profile

What is different

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

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Buddy Sandboxes

Maritime

Storage: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.00011 per GiB-hour; Maritime: $2 per extra 5 GB per machine per month on Starter, $0.75 on Dedicated
Free tier: Buddy Sandboxes: $1 of usage credit every month; Maritime: 3 agents, forever
Paid plan from: Buddy Sandboxes: $29 / month; Maritime: $20 / month
Isolation: Buddy Sandboxes: Full VM; Maritime: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Buddy Sandboxes: TypeScript; Maritime: TypeScript, Python
Integrations: Buddy Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Maritime: MCP, Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Buddy Sandboxesbuddy.works/docs/basics/billing-and-usage/gbminbuddy.works

Maritimemaritime.sh/pricingmaritime.sh

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; Maritime: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.0144; Maritime: Not listed
Storage: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.00011 per GiB-hour; Maritime: $2 per extra 5 GB per machine per month on Starter, $0.75 on Dedicated
Free tier: Buddy Sandboxes: $1 of usage credit every month; Maritime: 3 agents, forever
Paid plan from: Buddy Sandboxes: $29 / month; Maritime: $20 / month
Billing: Buddy Sandboxes: Per second; Maritime: Not listed

Limits

Max session: Buddy Sandboxes: No limit; Maritime: Not listed
Idle stop: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Maritime: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox: Buddy Sandboxes: 12 vCPU · 24 GiB; Maritime: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Maritime: Up to 500

Platform

Isolation: Buddy Sandboxes: Full VM; Maritime: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Maritime: Not listed
Snapshots: Buddy Sandboxes:; Maritime: Not listed
Pause and resume: Buddy Sandboxes:; Maritime:

Developer

SDKs: Buddy Sandboxes: TypeScript; Maritime: TypeScript, Python
Integrations: Buddy Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code; Maritime: MCP, Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK

Trust

License: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Maritime: Not listed
BYOC: Buddy Sandboxes: Not listed; Maritime: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Buddy Sandboxes

Maritime

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.043; Maritime: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.086; Maritime: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Buddy Sandboxes: $0.173; Maritime: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Buddy Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You need snapshots.
You need SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.

Maritime fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use the Claude Agent SDK, the OpenAI Agents SDK or the Vercel AI SDK.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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