Deno Sandbox vs StateSet Sandbox

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour and StateSet Sandbox costs $0.0055 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. StateSet Sandbox runs gVisor and limits a session to 24 hours.

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Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

StateSet Sandbox

Isolation
gVisor
Free tier
$25 trial credit, no card
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

Deno Sandbox
StateSet Sandbox
vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
StateSet Sandbox: $0.0055
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
StateSet Sandbox: $0.00075
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
StateSet Sandbox: Pay as you go
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
StateSet Sandbox: Per second
Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
StateSet Sandbox: 24 hours
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
StateSet Sandbox: Up to 200
Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
StateSet Sandbox: gVisor
SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
StateSet Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
StateSet Sandbox: $0.0055
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
StateSet Sandbox: $0.00075
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
Free tier
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: $25 trial credit, no card
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
StateSet Sandbox: Pay as you go
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
StateSet Sandbox: Per second

Limits

Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
StateSet Sandbox: 24 hours
Idle stop
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
StateSet Sandbox: Up to 200

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
StateSet Sandbox: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Claude Code, MCP

Trust

License
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
StateSet Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Deno Sandbox
StateSet Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
StateSet Sandbox: $0.007
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
StateSet Sandbox: $0.014
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.600
StateSet Sandbox: $0.028

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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.

StateSet Sandbox fits when

  • A session must run longer than 30 minutes.
  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You use Claude Code or MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.014 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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