microsandbox cloud vs RemoteHost

microsandbox cloud costs $0.05 per vCPU-hour. microsandbox cloud runs microVMs. RemoteHost runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 72 hours.

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microsandbox cloud

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Free plan, 5 computer-hours a month
Max session
Not listed

RemoteHost

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
7-day free trial
Max session
72 hours

What is different

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

microsandbox cloud
RemoteHost
RAM, per GiB-hour
microsandbox cloud: $0.0162
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
microsandbox cloud: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
microsandbox cloud: Free plan, 5 computer-hours a month
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
microsandbox cloud: $49 / month
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
microsandbox cloud: Per second
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
Concurrent sandboxes
microsandbox cloud: Up to 25,000
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
Isolation
microsandbox cloud: MicroVM
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
Pause and resume
microsandbox cloud: No
RemoteHost:
SDKs
microsandbox cloud: Python, TypeScript, Rust, Go, Ruby
RemoteHost: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
microsandbox cloud: $0.05
RemoteHost: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
microsandbox cloud: $0.0162
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
microsandbox cloud: $0.0001 per GiB-hour
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
microsandbox cloud: Free plan, 5 computer-hours a month
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
microsandbox cloud: $49 / month
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
microsandbox cloud: Per second
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
microsandbox cloud: Not listed
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Idle stop
microsandbox cloud: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
Largest sandbox
microsandbox cloud: Not listed
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
microsandbox cloud: Up to 25,000
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000

Platform

Isolation
microsandbox cloud: MicroVM
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
GPU
microsandbox cloud: No
RemoteHost: Not listed
Snapshots
microsandbox cloud:
RemoteHost:
Pause and resume
microsandbox cloud: No
RemoteHost:

Developer

SDKs
microsandbox cloud: Python, TypeScript, Rust, Go, Ruby
RemoteHost: TypeScript
Integrations
microsandbox cloud: Not listed
RemoteHost: MCP

Trust

License
microsandbox cloud: Apache-2.0
RemoteHost: Not listed
BYOC
microsandbox cloud: Not listed
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

microsandbox cloud
RemoteHost
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
microsandbox cloud: $0.082
RemoteHost: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
microsandbox cloud: $0.165
RemoteHost: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
microsandbox cloud: $0.330
RemoteHost: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

microsandbox cloud fits when

  • You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0) that you can self-host.

RemoteHost fits when

  • You use MCP.
  • You need pause and resume.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.

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