RemoteHost vs Watasu

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

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RemoteHost

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

Watasu

Isolation
Not listed
Free tier
Free Basic plan
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

RemoteHost
Watasu
Storage
RemoteHost: Free
Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Free tier
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Watasu: Free Basic plan
Billing
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
Watasu: Per second
Max session
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Watasu: 24 hours
Largest sandbox
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Watasu: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
Watasu: Up to 100

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
RemoteHost: Not listed
Watasu: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
RemoteHost: Included
Watasu: Not listed
Storage
RemoteHost: Free
Watasu: Retained disks €0.10 per GiB per month while the sandbox is stopped. Checkpoints and templates €0.03 per GiB per month.
Free tier
RemoteHost: 7-day free trial
Watasu: Free Basic plan
Paid plan from
RemoteHost: $20 / month
Watasu: Not listed
Billing
RemoteHost: Bundled machine time
Watasu: Per second

Limits

Max session
RemoteHost: 72 hours
Watasu: 24 hours
Idle stop
RemoteHost: Not listed
Watasu: Not listed
Largest sandbox
RemoteHost: 8 vCPU · 16 GiB
Watasu: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
RemoteHost: Up to 2,000
Watasu: Up to 100

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs
RemoteHost: TypeScript
Watasu: Not listed
Integrations
RemoteHost: MCP, Claude Code
Watasu: Not listed

Trust

License
RemoteHost: Not listed
Watasu: Not listed
BYOC
RemoteHost: Enterprise, on hardware you own
Watasu: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

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

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

RemoteHost fits when

  • A session must run longer than 24 hours.
  • You use MCP or Claude Code.
  • You need the sandboxes in your own cloud account.
  • You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 8 GiB.

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