Deno Sandbox vs EQVPS Sandboxes

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour and EQVPS Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. EQVPS Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 720 hours.

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Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

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.

Deno Sandbox
EQVPS Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second
Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Free tier
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Idle stop
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
Deno Sandbox:
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Deno Sandbox
EQVPS Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.066
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.132
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.600
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.264

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Deno Sandbox fits when

  • You need snapshots.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
  • You need SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA.

EQVPS Sandboxes fits when

  • A session must run longer than 30 minutes.
  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You use MCP or Claude Code.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.132 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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