Koyeb Sandboxes vs Zipbox

Koyeb Sandboxes costs $0.0144 per vCPU-hour and Zipbox costs $0.00685 per vCPU-hour. Koyeb Sandboxes runs microVMs and offers GPUs. Zipbox runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit.

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Koyeb Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

Zipbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
$25 credit after a one-time $5 top-up
Max session
No limit

What is different

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

Koyeb Sandboxes
Zipbox
vCPU, per hour
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
Zipbox: $0.00685
Isolation
Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM
Zipbox: Firecracker microVM
Snapshots
Koyeb Sandboxes:
Zipbox: No
SDKs
Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
Zipbox: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.0144
Zipbox: $0.00685
RAM, per GiB-hour
Koyeb Sandboxes: Included
Zipbox: Included
Storage
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Zipbox: Free
Free tier
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Zipbox: $25 credit after a one-time $5 top-up
Paid plan from
Koyeb Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Zipbox: Pay as you go
Billing
Koyeb Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Zipbox: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Zipbox: No limit
Idle stop
Koyeb Sandboxes: After 5 minutes
Zipbox: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Zipbox: 6 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Zipbox: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Koyeb Sandboxes: MicroVM
Zipbox: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Koyeb Sandboxes:
Zipbox: Not listed
Snapshots
Koyeb Sandboxes:
Zipbox: No
Pause and resume
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Zipbox: No

Developer

SDKs
Koyeb Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
Zipbox: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust
Integrations
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Zipbox: MCP, Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, Vercel AI SDK, LangChain

Trust

License
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Zipbox: Not listed
BYOC
Koyeb Sandboxes: Not listed
Zipbox: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Koyeb Sandboxes
Zipbox
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.014
Zipbox: $0.007
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.029
Zipbox: $0.014
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Koyeb Sandboxes: $0.058
Zipbox: $0.027

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Koyeb Sandboxes fits when

  • You need GPUs.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR.

Zipbox fits when

  • You use MCP, Claude Code, the Claude Agent SDK, the OpenAI Agents SDK, the Vercel AI SDK or LangChain.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.014 against $0.029 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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