CreateOS Sandbox vs EQVPS Sandboxes

CreateOS Sandbox costs $0.03616363 per vCPU-hour and EQVPS Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour. CreateOS Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit. EQVPS Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 720 hours.

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CreateOS Sandbox

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

EQVPS Sandboxes

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$1 sandbox credit, one time
Max session
720 hours

What is different

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

CreateOS Sandbox
EQVPS Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.03616363
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.01159025
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Storage
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.0001584 per GiB-hour
EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Free tier
CreateOS Sandbox: Starting credit of 500 credits
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Max session
CreateOS Sandbox: No limit
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Largest sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
SDKs
CreateOS Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java
EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
CreateOS Sandbox: Claude Code
EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.03616363
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.01159025
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Storage
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.0001584 per GiB-hour
EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Free tier
CreateOS Sandbox: Starting credit of 500 credits
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Paid plan from
CreateOS Sandbox: Pay as you go
EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
CreateOS Sandbox: Per second
EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session
CreateOS Sandbox: No limit
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Idle stop
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
CreateOS Sandbox: Up to 20
EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs
CreateOS Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java
EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
CreateOS Sandbox: Claude Code
EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

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

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

CreateOS Sandbox
EQVPS Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.059
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.066
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.119
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.132
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.237
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.264

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

CreateOS Sandbox fits when

  • A session must run longer than 720 hours.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.119 against $0.132 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

EQVPS Sandboxes fits when

  • You use MCP.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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