Deno Sandbox vs Namespace Devboxes

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour and Namespace Devboxes costs $0.06 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. Namespace Devboxes runs full VMs.

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Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

Namespace Devboxes

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
30-day free trial
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Deno Sandbox
Namespace Devboxes
vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
Namespace Devboxes: $0.06
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Namespace Devboxes: Included
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Namespace Devboxes: $0.20 per GB-month for storage used
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
Namespace Devboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
Namespace Devboxes: Bundled machine time
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Namespace Devboxes: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB
Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
Namespace Devboxes: Full VM
SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Namespace Devboxes: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
Namespace Devboxes: $0.06
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Namespace Devboxes: Included
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Namespace Devboxes: $0.20 per GB-month for storage used
Free tier
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: 30-day free trial
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
Namespace Devboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
Namespace Devboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: After 15 minutes
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Namespace Devboxes: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Deno Sandbox
Namespace Devboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
Namespace Devboxes: $0.060
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
Namespace Devboxes: $0.120
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.600
Namespace Devboxes: $0.240

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

Namespace Devboxes fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.120 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.

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