RemoteHost vs Sandock

RemoteHost runs Firecracker microVMs and limits a session to 72 hours. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 24 hours.

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RemoteHost

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

Sandock

Isolation
Container
Free tier
None
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

RemoteHost
Sandock
Free tier
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Sandock: None
Paid plan from
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Sandock: $5 / month
Max session
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Sandock: 24 hours
Largest sandbox
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
Sandock: Up to 150
Isolation
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
Sandock: Container
SDKs
RemoteHost: TypeScript
Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
RemoteHost: Not listed
Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
RemoteHost: Included
Sandock: Not listed
Storage
RemoteHost: Free
Sandock: Not listed
Free tier
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Sandock: None
Paid plan from
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Sandock: $5 / month
Billing
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Sandock: 24 hours
Idle stop
RemoteHost: Not listed
Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

Isolation
RemoteHost: Firecracker microVM
Sandock: Container
GPU
RemoteHost: Not listed
Sandock: Not listed
Snapshots
RemoteHost:
Sandock: Not listed
Pause and resume
RemoteHost:
Sandock:

Developer

SDKs
RemoteHost: TypeScript
Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations
RemoteHost: MCP
Sandock: MCP

Trust

License
RemoteHost: Not listed
Sandock: Not listed
BYOC
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own
Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

RemoteHost
Sandock
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
RemoteHost: Not listed
Sandock: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
RemoteHost: Not listed
Sandock: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
RemoteHost: Not listed
Sandock: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

RemoteHost fits when

  • A session must run longer than 24 hours.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You need snapshots.

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