Everstack vs ix

Everstack costs $0.0666 per vCPU-hour and ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour. ix runs full VMs.

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Everstack

Isolation
Not listed
Free tier
$5 credit, valid 30 days after signup
Max session
Not listed

ix

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Everstack
ix
vCPU, per hour
Everstack: $0.0666
ix: $0.0288
RAM, per GiB-hour
Everstack: Included
ix: $0.0108
Storage
Everstack: Free
ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
Paid plan from
Everstack: $20 / month
ix: Pay as you go
Billing
Everstack: Bundled machine time
ix: Active CPU time only
Largest sandbox
Everstack: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Everstack: Up to 50
ix: Up to 100
SDKs
Everstack: Python, TypeScript, Go
ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Everstack: $0.0666
ix: $0.0288
RAM, per GiB-hour
Everstack: Included
ix: $0.0108
Storage
Everstack: Free
ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
Free tier
Everstack: $5 credit, valid 30 days after signup
ix: Not listed
Paid plan from
Everstack: $20 / month
ix: Pay as you go
Billing
Everstack: Bundled machine time
ix: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
Everstack: Not listed
ix: Not listed
Idle stop
Everstack: Not listed
ix: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Everstack: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Everstack: Up to 50
ix: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation
Everstack: Not listed
ix: Full VM
GPU
Everstack: Not listed
ix: Not listed
Snapshots
Everstack:
ix:
Pause and resume
Everstack:
ix: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
Everstack: Python, TypeScript, Go
ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust
Integrations
Everstack: Not listed
ix: MCP

Trust

License
Everstack: Apache-2.0
ix: Not listed
BYOC
Everstack: Not listed
ix: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Everstack
ix
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Everstack: $0.067
ix: $0.050
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Everstack: $0.133
ix: $0.101
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Everstack: $0.266
ix: $0.202

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Everstack fits when

  • You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0) that you can self-host.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

ix fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You use MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.101 against $0.133 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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