Deno Sandbox vs Upstash Box

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour and Upstash Box costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. Upstash Box runs containers.

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Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

Upstash Box

Isolation
Container
Free tier
Free plan, 5 CPU hours per month
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Deno Sandbox
Upstash Box
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Upstash Box: Included
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Upstash Box: $0.10 per GB per month, including snapshots. Included on Fixed.
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
Upstash Box: Pay as you go
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Upstash Box: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
Upstash Box: Up to 1,000
Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
Upstash Box: Container
SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Upstash Box: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
Upstash Box: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
Upstash Box: Included
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
Upstash Box: $0.10 per GB per month, including snapshots. Included on Fixed.
Free tier
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box: Free plan, 5 CPU hours per month
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
Upstash Box: Pay as you go
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
Upstash Box: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
Upstash Box: Not listed
Idle stop
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box: After 360 minutes
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Upstash Box: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
Upstash Box: Up to 1,000

Platform

Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
Upstash Box: Container
GPU
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box: Not listed
Snapshots
Deno Sandbox:
Upstash Box:
Pause and resume
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box:

Developer

SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Upstash Box: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box: LangChain, Vercel AI SDK

Trust

License
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box: Not listed
BYOC
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
Upstash Box: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Deno Sandbox
Upstash Box
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.150
Upstash Box: $0.100
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.300
Upstash Box: $0.200
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Deno Sandbox: $0.600
Upstash Box: $0.400

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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.

Upstash Box fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You use LangChain or the Vercel AI SDK.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.200 against $0.300 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need pause and resume.

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