ix vs Namespace Devboxes

ix costs $0.0288 per vCPU-hour and Namespace Devboxes costs $0.06 per vCPU-hour. ix runs full VMs. Namespace Devboxes runs full VMs.

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ix

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

Namespace Devboxes

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
30-day free trial
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

ix
Namespace Devboxes
vCPU, per hour
ix: $0.0288
Namespace Devboxes: $0.06
RAM, per GiB-hour
ix: $0.0108
Namespace Devboxes: Included
Storage
ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
Namespace Devboxes: $0.20 per GB-month for storage used
Billing
ix: Active CPU time only
Namespace Devboxes: Bundled machine time
Largest sandbox
ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Namespace Devboxes: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB
SDKs
ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust
Namespace Devboxes: TypeScript
Integrations
ix: MCP
Namespace Devboxes: Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
ix: $0.0288
Namespace Devboxes: $0.06
RAM, per GiB-hour
ix: $0.0108
Namespace Devboxes: Included
Storage
ix: $0.101 per GiB-month stored
Namespace Devboxes: $0.20 per GB-month for storage used
Free tier
ix: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: 30-day free trial
Paid plan from
ix: Pay as you go
Namespace Devboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
ix: Active CPU time only
Namespace Devboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
ix: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
ix: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: After 15 minutes
Largest sandbox
ix: 100 vCPU · 256 GiB
Namespace Devboxes: 32 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
ix: Up to 100
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
ix: Full VM
Namespace Devboxes: Full VM
GPU
ix: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
ix:
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume
ix: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes:

Developer

SDKs
ix: Python, TypeScript, Rust
Namespace Devboxes: TypeScript
Integrations
ix: MCP
Namespace Devboxes: Claude Code

Trust

License
ix: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed
BYOC
ix: Not listed
Namespace Devboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

ix
Namespace Devboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
ix: $0.050
Namespace Devboxes: $0.060
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
ix: $0.101
Namespace Devboxes: $0.120
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
ix: $0.202
Namespace Devboxes: $0.240

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

ix fits when

  • You use MCP.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.101 against $0.120 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need snapshots.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

Namespace Devboxes fits when

  • You use Claude Code.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.
  • You need SOC 2.

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