CreateOS Sandbox vs Deno Sandbox

CreateOS Sandbox costs $0.03616363 per vCPU-hour and Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. CreateOS Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes.

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CreateOS Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Starting credit of 500 credits
Max session
No limit

Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

What is different

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

CreateOS Sandbox
Deno Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.03616363
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.01159025
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Storage
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.0001584 per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Billing
CreateOS Sandbox: Per second
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
Max session
CreateOS Sandbox: No limit
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Largest sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
SDKs
CreateOS Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.03616363
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.01159025
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Storage
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.0001584 per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Free tier
CreateOS Sandbox: Starting credit of 500 credits
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Paid plan from
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
Billing
CreateOS Sandbox: Per second
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
CreateOS Sandbox: No limit
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Idle stop
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
CreateOS Sandbox: Up to 20
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation
CreateOS Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
GPU
CreateOS Sandbox: No
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots
CreateOS Sandbox:
Deno Sandbox:
Pause and resume
CreateOS Sandbox:
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
CreateOS Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Trust

License
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
CreateOS Sandbox: Enterprise only. Provider runs the control plane
Deno Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

CreateOS Sandbox
Deno Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.059
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.119
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.237
Deno Sandbox: $0.600

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

CreateOS Sandbox fits when

  • A session must run longer than 30 minutes.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.119 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

Deno Sandbox fits when

  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
  • You need SOC 2 and HIPAA.

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