HopX vs Tenki Sandbox

HopX and Tenki Sandbox charge the same list price: $0.0504 per vCPU-hour and $0.0162 per GiB-hour. HopX runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit. Tenki Sandbox runs full VMs.

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HopX

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

Tenki Sandbox

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
$100 credit, one time
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

HopX
Tenki Sandbox
Storage
HopX: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Tenki Sandbox: $0.000108 per GiB-hour after 5 free GiB
Free tier
HopX: $200 credit
Tenki Sandbox: $100 credit, one time
Paid plan from
HopX: Pay as you go
Tenki Sandbox: $200 / month
Isolation
HopX: Firecracker microVM
Tenki Sandbox: Full VM
SDKs
HopX: Python, JavaScript
Tenki Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
HopX: $0.0504
Tenki Sandbox: $0.0504
RAM, per GiB-hour
HopX: $0.0162
Tenki Sandbox: $0.0162
Storage
HopX: $0.000108 per GiB-hour
Tenki Sandbox: $0.000108 per GiB-hour after 5 free GiB
Free tier
HopX: $200 credit
Tenki Sandbox: $100 credit, one time
Paid plan from
HopX: Pay as you go
Tenki Sandbox: $200 / month
Billing
HopX: Per second
Tenki Sandbox: Per second

Limits

Max session
HopX: No limit
Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Idle stop
HopX: Not listed
Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
HopX: Not listed
Tenki Sandbox: 16 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
HopX: Not listed
Tenki Sandbox: Up to 100

Platform

Isolation
HopX: Firecracker microVM
Tenki Sandbox: Full VM
GPU
HopX: Not listed
Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
Snapshots
HopX: Not listed
Tenki Sandbox:
Pause and resume
HopX:
Tenki Sandbox:

Developer

SDKs
HopX: Python, JavaScript
Tenki Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go
Integrations
HopX: MCP
Tenki Sandbox: MCP

Trust

License
HopX: Not listed
Tenki Sandbox: Not listed
BYOC
HopX: Not listed
Tenki Sandbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

HopX
Tenki Sandbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
HopX: $0.083
Tenki Sandbox: $0.083
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
HopX: $0.166
Tenki Sandbox: $0.166
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
HopX: $0.331
Tenki Sandbox: $0.331

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

HopX fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want the larger free credit: $200 against $100.
  • You need SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

Tenki Sandbox fits when

  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

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