Deno Sandbox vs inis.run

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. inis.run runs full VMs and has no session limit.

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Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

inis.run

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
€1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Deno Sandbox
inis.run
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
inis.run: Included
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
inis.run: Pay as you go
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
inis.run: Bundled machine time
Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
inis.run: No limit
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
inis.run: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
inis.run: Up to 10
Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
inis.run: Full VM
SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
inis.run: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
inis.run: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
inis.run: Included
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
inis.run: Paused sessions are billed for storage, not compute
Free tier
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run: €1.00 free trial credit, no card required
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
inis.run: Pay as you go
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
inis.run: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
inis.run: No limit
Idle stop
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
inis.run: 4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
inis.run: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
inis.run: Full VM
GPU
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run: No
Snapshots
Deno Sandbox:
inis.run:
Pause and resume
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run:

Developer

SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
inis.run: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run: Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP

Trust

License
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run: Not listed
BYOC
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
inis.run: In your cloud account, by quote

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Deno Sandbox
inis.run
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
inis.run: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
inis.run: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.600
inis.run: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Deno Sandbox fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.
  • You need SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA.

inis.run fits when

  • A session must run longer than 30 minutes.
  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You use the Vercel AI SDK, LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.

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