Deno Sandbox vs InstaVM

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour and InstaVM costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. InstaVM runs Firecracker microVMs.

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Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

InstaVM

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$50 credit
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Deno Sandbox
InstaVM
vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
InstaVM: Per second
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
InstaVM: Up to 100
SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
InstaVM: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
InstaVM: $0.0162
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
InstaVM: $0.0002 per GiB-hour after 10 free GiB
Free tier
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
InstaVM: $50 credit
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
InstaVM: $100 / month
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
InstaVM: Per second

Limits

Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
InstaVM: Not listed
Idle stop
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
InstaVM: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
InstaVM: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
InstaVM: Up to 100

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
InstaVM: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
InstaVM: Not listed

Trust

License
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
InstaVM: Not listed
BYOC
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
InstaVM: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Deno Sandbox
InstaVM
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
InstaVM: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
InstaVM: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.600
InstaVM: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Deno Sandbox fits when

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

InstaVM fits when

  • You want the lower list price: $0.166 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

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