Deno Sandbox vs xShellz Agent Shell

Deno Sandbox costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. Deno Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 30 minutes. xShellz Agent Shell runs gVisor and has no session limit.

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Deno Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
30 minutes

xShellz Agent Shell

Isolation
gVisor
Free tier
Free plan, 1 box with 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Deno Sandbox
xShellz Agent Shell
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
xShellz Agent Shell: Included
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
xShellz Agent Shell: Free
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
xShellz Agent Shell: $10 / month
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
xShellz Agent Shell: Bundled machine time
Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
xShellz Agent Shell: No limit
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
xShellz Agent Shell: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
xShellz Agent Shell: Up to 5
Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
xShellz Agent Shell: gVisor
SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
xShellz Agent Shell: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.10
xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
Deno Sandbox: $0.025
xShellz Agent Shell: Included
Storage
Deno Sandbox: Volumes $0.20 per GiB-month after plan allowance. Volumes 300 MB to 20 GB.
xShellz Agent Shell: Free
Free tier
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
xShellz Agent Shell: Free plan, 1 box with 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB
Paid plan from
Deno Sandbox: $20 / month
xShellz Agent Shell: $10 / month
Billing
Deno Sandbox: Active CPU time only
xShellz Agent Shell: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Deno Sandbox: 30 minutes
xShellz Agent Shell: No limit
Idle stop
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Deno Sandbox: 2 vCPU · 4 GiB
xShellz Agent Shell: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Deno Sandbox: Up to 20
xShellz Agent Shell: Up to 5

Platform

Isolation
Deno Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
xShellz Agent Shell: gVisor
GPU
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Snapshots
Deno Sandbox:
xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Pause and resume
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
xShellz Agent Shell:

Developer

SDKs
Deno Sandbox: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
xShellz Agent Shell: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust
Integrations
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
xShellz Agent Shell: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
BYOC
Deno Sandbox: Not listed
xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

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

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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 SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA.

xShellz Agent Shell fits when

  • A session must run longer than 30 minutes.
  • You use MCP or Claude Code.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 2 vCPU · 4 GiB.

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