Deno Sandbox vs tama

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour and tama costs $0.0117 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. tama runs full VMs and offers GPUs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Deno Sandbox

Linux microVMs for running untrusted and generated code.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: 30 minutes

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tama

Linux VMs with GPUs, billed by the second.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

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What is different

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

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Deno Sandbox

tama

vCPU, per hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.10; tama: $0.0117
RAM, per GiB-hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.025; tama: $0.0055
Storage: Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.; tama: No charge for snapshots or stopped machines
Billing: Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only; tama: Per second
Largest sandbox: Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB; tama: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Isolation: Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM; tama: Full VM
SDKs: Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python; tama: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.10; tama: $0.0117
RAM, per GiB-hour: Deno Sandbox: $0.025; tama: $0.0055
Storage: Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.; tama: No charge for snapshots or stopped machines
Free tier: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; tama: Not listed
Paid plan from: Deno Sandbox: $20 / month; tama: Not listed
Billing: Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only; tama: Per second

Limits

Max session: Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes; tama: Not listed
Idle stop: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; tama: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB; tama: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Deno Sandbox: Up to 20; tama: Not listed

Platform

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

Developer

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

Trust

License: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; tama: Not listed
BYOC: Deno Sandbox: Not listed; tama: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Deno Sandbox

tama

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.150; tama: $0.023
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.300; tama: $0.045
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Deno Sandbox: $0.600; tama: $0.091

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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.

tama fits when

You need GPUs.
You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You want the lower list price: $0.045 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need pause and resume.

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