HopX vs Koyeb Sandboxes

HopX costs $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and Koyeb Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour. HopX runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit. Koyeb Sandboxes runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

HopX

Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: $200 credit
Max session: No limit

Visit site HopX profile

Koyeb Sandboxes

Sandboxes for AI agents, run as Koyeb Instances.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Koyeb Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

Field

HopX

Koyeb Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: HopX: $0.0504; Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
RAM, per GiB-hour: HopX: $0.0162; Koyeb Sandboxes: Included
Billing: HopX: Per second; Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Isolation: HopX: Firecracker microVM; Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

HopXhopx.ai/pricing

Koyeb Sandboxeskoyeb.com/docs/reference/instanceskoyeb.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: HopX: $0.0504; Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
RAM, per GiB-hour: HopX: $0.0162; Koyeb Sandboxes: Included
Storage: HopX: $0.000108 per GiB-hour; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier: HopX: $200 credit; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from: HopX: Pay as you go; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing: HopX: Per second; Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: HopX: No limit; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: HopX: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: HopX: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes: HopX: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: HopX: Firecracker microVM; Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: HopX: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: HopX: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume: HopX:; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Developer

SDKs: HopX: Python, JavaScript; Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
Integrations: HopX: MCP; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

License: HopX: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: HopX: Not listed; Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

HopX

Koyeb Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: HopX: $0.083; Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.014
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: HopX: $0.166; Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.029
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: HopX: $0.331; Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.058

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

HopX fits when

You use MCP.
You need pause and resume.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

Koyeb Sandboxes fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.029 against $0.166 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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