Depot Sandboxes vs EQVPS Sandboxes

Depot Sandboxes costs $0.18 per vCPU-hour and EQVPS Sandboxes costs $0.04 per vCPU-hour. Depot Sandboxes runs microVMs and limits a session to 24 hours. EQVPS Sandboxes runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 720 hours.

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Depot Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
7-day free trial, no credit card
Max session
24 hours

EQVPS Sandboxes

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$1 sandbox credit, one time
Max session
720 hours

What is different

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

Depot Sandboxes
EQVPS Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
Depot Sandboxes: $0.18
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour
Depot Sandboxes: Included
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Free tier
Depot Sandboxes: 7-day free trial, no credit card
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Paid plan from
Depot Sandboxes: $20 / month
EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Max session
Depot Sandboxes: 24 hours
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Isolation
Depot Sandboxes: MicroVM
EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
Pause and resume
Depot Sandboxes: No
EQVPS Sandboxes:
SDKs
Depot Sandboxes: TypeScript
EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Depot Sandboxes: Claude Code
EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Depot Sandboxes: $0.18
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.04
RAM, per GiB-hour
Depot Sandboxes: Included
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.013
Storage
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Free
Free tier
Depot Sandboxes: 7-day free trial, no credit card
EQVPS Sandboxes: $1 sandbox credit, one time
Paid plan from
Depot Sandboxes: $20 / month
EQVPS Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Depot Sandboxes: Per second
EQVPS Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session
Depot Sandboxes: 24 hours
EQVPS Sandboxes: 720 hours
Idle stop
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Largest sandbox
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Up to 20

Platform

Isolation
Depot Sandboxes: MicroVM
EQVPS Sandboxes: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
Depot Sandboxes:
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume
Depot Sandboxes: No
EQVPS Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs
Depot Sandboxes: TypeScript
EQVPS Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Depot Sandboxes: Claude Code
EQVPS Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Depot Sandboxes: Not listed
EQVPS Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Depot Sandboxes
EQVPS Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Depot Sandboxes: $0.180
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.066
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Depot Sandboxes: $0.360
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.132
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Depot Sandboxes: $0.720
EQVPS Sandboxes: $0.264

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Depot Sandboxes fits when

  • You need snapshots.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

EQVPS Sandboxes fits when

  • A session must run longer than 24 hours.
  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You use MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.132 against $0.360 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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