Koyeb Sandboxes vs Oblien Workspace

Koyeb Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour and Oblien Workspace costs $0.03 per vCPU-hour. Koyeb Sandboxes runs microVMs. Oblien Workspace runs Firecracker microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Koyeb Sandboxes

Sandboxes for AI agents, run as Koyeb Instances.

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

Visit site Koyeb Sandboxes profile

Oblien Workspace

Hosted microVM workspaces for AI agents.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Free tier, no credit card
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Oblien Workspace profile

What is different

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

Field

Koyeb Sandboxes

Oblien Workspace

vCPU, per hour: Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Koyeb Sandboxes: Included; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
Billing: Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only
Isolation: Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
SDKs: Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript; Oblien Workspace: JavaScript / TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Koyeb Sandboxeskoyeb.com/docs/reference/instanceskoyeb.com

Oblien Workspaceoblien.com/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144; Oblien Workspace: $0.03
RAM, per GiB-hour: Koyeb Sandboxes: Included; Oblien Workspace: $0.008
Storage: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: $0.05 per GiB-month retained, also when stopped
Free tier: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Free tier, no credit card
Paid plan from: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Pay as you go
Billing: Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time; Oblien Workspace: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Idle stop: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: 12 vCPU · 64 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM; Oblien Workspace: Firecracker microVM
GPU: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: No
Snapshots: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace:
Pause and resume: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace:

Developer

SDKs: Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript; Oblien Workspace: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: MCP

Trust

License: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed
BYOC: Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed; Oblien Workspace: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Koyeb Sandboxes

Oblien Workspace

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.014; Oblien Workspace: $0.046
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.029; Oblien Workspace: $0.092
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.058; Oblien Workspace: $0.184

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Koyeb Sandboxes fits when

You want the lower list price: $0.029 against $0.092 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Oblien Workspace fits when

You use MCP.
You need snapshots.
You need pause and resume.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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