Isorun vs xShellz Agent Shell

Isorun costs $0.025 per vCPU-hour. Isorun runs microVMs. xShellz Agent Shell runs gVisor and has no session limit.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Isorun

Isolated Linux microVMs from any Docker image.

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

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xShellz Agent Shell

Always-on Linux boxes for AI agents, isolated with gVisor.

Isolation: gVisor
Free tier: Free plan, 1 box with 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB
Max session: No limit

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What is different

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

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Isorun

xShellz Agent Shell

RAM, per GiB-hour: Isorun: $0.015; xShellz Agent Shell: Included
Storage: Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored; xShellz Agent Shell: Free
Free tier: Isorun: $50 credit; xShellz Agent Shell: Free plan, 1 box with 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB
Paid plan from: Isorun: Pay as you go; xShellz Agent Shell: $10 / month
Billing: Isorun: Per second; xShellz Agent Shell: Bundled machine time
Isolation: Isorun: MicroVM; xShellz Agent Shell: gVisor
SDKs: Isorun: TypeScript; xShellz Agent Shell: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust
Integrations: Isorun: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP; xShellz Agent Shell: MCP, Claude Code

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Isorun: $0.025; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: Isorun: $0.015; xShellz Agent Shell: Included
Storage: Isorun: Persistent disk $0.02 per GB-month for data stored; xShellz Agent Shell: Free
Free tier: Isorun: $50 credit; xShellz Agent Shell: Free plan, 1 box with 0.5 vCPU and 512 MB
Paid plan from: Isorun: Pay as you go; xShellz Agent Shell: $10 / month
Billing: Isorun: Per second; xShellz Agent Shell: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Isorun: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: No limit
Idle stop: Isorun: After 5 minutes; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Isorun: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: 4 vCPU · 4 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Isorun: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Up to 5

Platform

Isolation: Isorun: MicroVM; xShellz Agent Shell: gVisor
GPU: Isorun: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Snapshots: Isorun:; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
Pause and resume: Isorun:; xShellz Agent Shell:

Developer

SDKs: Isorun: TypeScript; xShellz Agent Shell: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust
Integrations: Isorun: LangChain, OpenAI Agents SDK, MCP; xShellz Agent Shell: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: Isorun: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
BYOC: Isorun: Not listed; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Isorun

xShellz Agent Shell

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Isorun: $0.055; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Isorun: $0.110; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Isorun: $0.220; xShellz Agent Shell: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Isorun fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use LangChain or the OpenAI Agents SDK.
You need snapshots.

xShellz Agent Shell fits when

You use Claude Code.
You need GDPR.

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