Isorun vs Northflank Sandboxes

Isorun costs $0.025 per vCPU-hour and Northflank Sandboxes costs $0.01667 per vCPU-hour. Isorun runs microVMs. Northflank Sandboxes runs microVMs and offers GPUs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Isorun

Isolated Linux microVMs from any Docker image.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $50 credit
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Isorun profile

Northflank Sandboxes

MicroVM sandboxes for running untrusted code.

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

Visit site Northflank Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

Field

Isorun

Northflank Sandboxes

vCPU, per hour: Isorun: $0.025; Northflank Sandboxes: $0.01667
RAM, per GiB-hour: Isorun: $0.015; Northflank Sandboxes: $0.00833
Storage: Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored; Northflank Sandboxes: Volumes $0.15 per GB per month, also when paused. Ephemeral storage is included.
SDKs: Isorun: TypeScript; Northflank Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Isorundocs.isorun.ai/getting-started/pricingdocs.isorun.ai

Northflank Sandboxesnorthflank.com/pricingnorthflank.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Isorun: $0.025; Northflank Sandboxes: $0.01667
RAM, per GiB-hour: Isorun: $0.015; Northflank Sandboxes: $0.00833
Storage: Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored; Northflank Sandboxes: Volumes $0.15 per GB per month, also when paused. Ephemeral storage is included.
Free tier: Isorun: $50 credit; Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from: Isorun: Pay as you go; Northflank Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Isorun: Per second; Northflank Sandboxes: Per second

Limits

Max session: Isorun: Not listed; Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: Isorun: Not listed; Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Isorun: Not listed; Northflank Sandboxes: 20 vCPU · 40 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Isorun: Not listed; Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Isorun: MicroVM; Northflank Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: Isorun: Not listed; Northflank Sandboxes:
Snapshots: Isorun:; Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume: Isorun:; Northflank Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs: Isorun: TypeScript; Northflank Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
Integrations: Isorun: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP; Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

License: Isorun: Not listed; Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Isorun: Not listed; Northflank Sandboxes: Runs in your own cloud or VPC

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Isorun

Northflank Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Isorun: $0.055; Northflank Sandboxes: $0.033
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Isorun: $0.110; Northflank Sandboxes: $0.067
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Isorun: $0.220; Northflank Sandboxes: $0.133

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Isorun fits when

You use LangChain, the OpenAI Agents SDK or MCP.
You need snapshots.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

Northflank Sandboxes fits when

You need GPUs.
You want the lower list price: $0.067 against $0.110 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA.

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