Deno Sandbox vs RemoteHost

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. RemoteHost runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 72 hours.

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Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

RemoteHost

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
7-day free trial
Max session
72 hours

What is different

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

Deno Sandbox
RemoteHost
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
RemoteHost: Free
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
RemoteHost: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
RemoteHost: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Idle stop
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
BYOC
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

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

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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.

RemoteHost fits when

  • A session must run longer than 30 minutes.
  • You use MCP.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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