Koyeb Sandboxes vs Upstash Box

Koyeb Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour and Upstash Box costs $0.10 per vCPU-hour. Koyeb Sandboxes runs microVMs. Upstash Box runs containers.

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Koyeb Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

Upstash Box

Isolation
Container
Free tier
Free plan, 5 CPU hours per month
Max session
Not listed

What is different

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

Koyeb Sandboxes
Upstash Box
vCPU, per hour
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
Upstash Box: $0.10
Billing
Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Upstash Box: Active CPU time only
Isolation
Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM
Upstash Box: Container
SDKs
Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
Upstash Box: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
Upstash Box: $0.10
RAM, per GiB-hour
Koyeb Sandboxes: Included
Upstash Box: Included
Storage
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: $0.10 per GB per month, including snapshots. Included on Fixed.
Free tier
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: Free plan, 5 CPU hours per month
Paid plan from
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: Pay as you go
Billing
Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Upstash Box: Active CPU time only

Limits

Max session
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: Not listed
Idle stop
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: After 360 minutes
Largest sandbox
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: Up to 1,000

Platform

Isolation
Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM
Upstash Box: Container
GPU
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: Not listed
Snapshots
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box:
Pause and resume
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box:

Developer

SDKs
Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
Upstash Box: Python, TypeScript
Integrations
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: LangChain, Vercel AI SDK

Trust

License
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: Not listed
BYOC
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Upstash Box: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Koyeb Sandboxes
Upstash Box
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.014
Upstash Box: $0.100
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.029
Upstash Box: $0.200
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.058
Upstash Box: $0.400

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Koyeb Sandboxes fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.029 against $0.200 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

Upstash Box fits when

  • You use LangChain or the Vercel AI SDK.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • Your code waits a lot: CPU is billed only while it is in use.

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