Deno Sandbox vs ix

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour and ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. ix runs full VMs.

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Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

ix

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Deno Sandbox
ix
vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
ix: $0.0288
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
ix: $0.0108
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
ix: Pay as you go
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
ix: Up to 100
Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
ix: Full VM
SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
ix: $0.0288
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
ix: $0.0108
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
Free tier
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
ix: Not listed
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
ix: Pay as you go
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
ix: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
ix: Not listed
Idle stop
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
ix: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
ix: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
ix: Full VM
GPU
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
ix: Not listed
Snapshots
Deno Sandbox:
ix:
Pause and resume
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
ix: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust
Integrations
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
ix: MCP

Trust

License
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
ix: Not listed
BYOC
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
ix: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Deno Sandbox
ix
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
ix: $0.050
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
ix: $0.101
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.600
ix: $0.202

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Deno Sandbox fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You need SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA.

ix fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You use MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.101 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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