Northflank Sandboxes vs tama

Northflank Sandboxes costs $0.01667 per vCPU-hour and tama costs $0.0117 per vCPU-hour. Northflank Sandboxes runs microVMs and offers GPUs. tama runs full VMs and offers GPUs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Northflank Sandboxes

MicroVM sandboxes for running untrusted code.

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

Visit site Northflank Sandboxes profile

tama

Linux VMs with GPUs, billed by the second.

Isolation: Full VM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site tama profile

What is different

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

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Northflank Sandboxes

tama

vCPU, per hour: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.01667; tama: $0.0117
RAM, per GiB-hour: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.00833; tama: $0.0055
Storage: Northflank Sandboxes: Volumes $0.15 per GB per month, also when paused. Ephemeral storage is included.; tama: No charge for snapshots or stopped machines
Largest sandbox: Northflank Sandboxes: 20 vCPU · 40 GiB; tama: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Isolation: Northflank Sandboxes: MicroVM; tama: Full VM
SDKs: Northflank Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript; tama: Python, TypeScript

Full comparison

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.01667; tama: $0.0117
RAM, per GiB-hour: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.00833; tama: $0.0055
Storage: Northflank Sandboxes: Volumes $0.15 per GB per month, also when paused. Ephemeral storage is included.; tama: No charge for snapshots or stopped machines
Free tier: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; tama: Not listed
Paid plan from: Northflank Sandboxes: Pay as you go; tama: Not listed
Billing: Northflank Sandboxes: Per second; tama: Per second

Limits

Max session: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; tama: Not listed
Idle stop: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; tama: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Northflank Sandboxes: 20 vCPU · 40 GiB; tama: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; tama: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Northflank Sandboxes: MicroVM; tama: Full VM
GPU: Northflank Sandboxes:; tama:
Snapshots: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; tama:
Pause and resume: Northflank Sandboxes:; tama:

Developer

SDKs: Northflank Sandboxes: Python, JavaScript; tama: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; tama: Not listed

Trust

License: Northflank Sandboxes: Not listed; tama: Not listed
BYOC: Northflank Sandboxes: Runs in your own cloud or VPC; tama: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Northflank Sandboxes

tama

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.033; tama: $0.023
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.067; tama: $0.045
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Northflank Sandboxes: $0.133; tama: $0.091

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Northflank Sandboxes fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
You need SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA.

tama fits when

You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You want the lower list price: $0.045 against $0.067 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
You need snapshots.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.

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