ix vs Koyeb Sandboxes

ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour and Koyeb Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour. ix runs full VMs. Koyeb Sandboxes runs microVMs.

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ix

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

Koyeb Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

ix
Koyeb Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
ix: $0.0288
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
RAM, per GiB-hour
ix: $0.0108
Koyeb Sandboxes: Included
Billing
ix: Active CPU time only
Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Isolation
ix: Full VM
Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs
ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust
Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
ix: $0.0288
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
RAM, per GiB-hour
ix: $0.0108
Koyeb Sandboxes: Included
Storage
ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier
ix: Not listed
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from
ix: Pay as you go
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing
ix: Active CPU time only
Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
ix: Not listed
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
ix: Not listed
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox
ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
ix: Up to 100
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
ix: Full VM
Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU
ix: Not listed
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
ix:
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume
ix: Not listed
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust
Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
Integrations
ix: MCP
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

License
ix: Not listed
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
ix: Not listed
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

ix
Koyeb Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
ix: $0.050
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.014
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
ix: $0.101
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.029
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
ix: $0.202
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.058

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

ix fits when

  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You use MCP.
  • You need snapshots.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

Koyeb Sandboxes fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.029 against $0.101 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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