Northflank Sandboxes vs RemoteHost

Northflank Sandboxes costs $0.01667 per vCPU-hour. Northflank Sandboxes runs microVMs and offers GPUs. RemoteHost runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 72 hours.

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Northflank Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

RemoteHost

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

What is different

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

Northflank Sandboxes
RemoteHost
RAM, per GiB-hour
Northflank Sandboxes: $0.00833
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
Northflank Sandboxes: Volumes $0.15 per GB per month, also when paused. Ephemeral storage is included.
RemoteHost: Free
Paid plan from
Northflank Sandboxes: Pay as you go
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
Northflank Sandboxes: Per second
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
Largest sandbox
Northflank Sandboxes: 20 vCPU · 40 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Isolation
Northflank Sandboxes: MicroVM
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
SDKs
Northflank Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
RemoteHost: TypeScript

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Northflank Sandboxes: $0.01667
RemoteHost: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
Northflank Sandboxes: $0.00833
RemoteHost: Included
Storage
Northflank Sandboxes: Volumes $0.15 per GB per month, also when paused. Ephemeral storage is included.
RemoteHost: Free
Free tier
Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Paid plan from
Northflank Sandboxes: Pay as you go
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Billing
Northflank Sandboxes: Per second
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Idle stop
Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Northflank Sandboxes: 20 vCPU · 40 GiB
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000

Platform

Isolation
Northflank Sandboxes: MicroVM
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
GPU
Northflank Sandboxes:
RemoteHost: Not listed
Snapshots
Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
RemoteHost:
Pause and resume
Northflank Sandboxes:
RemoteHost:

Developer

SDKs
Northflank Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript
RemoteHost: TypeScript
Integrations
Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
RemoteHost: MCP

Trust

License
Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed
RemoteHost: Not listed
BYOC
Northflank Sandboxes: Runs in your own cloud or VPC
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Northflank Sandboxes
RemoteHost
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Northflank Sandboxes: $0.033
RemoteHost: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Northflank Sandboxes: $0.067
RemoteHost: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Northflank Sandboxes: $0.133
RemoteHost: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Northflank Sandboxes fits when

  • You need GPUs.
  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 16 GiB.
  • You need SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA.

RemoteHost fits when

  • You use MCP.
  • You need snapshots.

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