Shellbox vs tama

Shellbox costs $0.01 per vCPU-hour and tama costs $0.01166 per vCPU-hour. Shellbox runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit. tama runs full VMs and offers GPUs.

Updated Oct 23, 2026

Shellbox

Linux microVMs for developers and AI agents, made and controlled over SSH.

Isolation: Firecracker microVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: No limit

Visit site Shellbox 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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tama

vCPU, per hour: Shellbox: $0.01; tama: $0.01166
RAM, per GiB-hour: Shellbox: Included; tama: $0.005523
Storage: Shellbox: A stopped box costs $0.50 per x1 slot per month; tama: No charge for snapshots or stopped machines
Billing: Shellbox: Bundled machine time; tama: Per second
Largest sandbox: Shellbox: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; tama: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Isolation: Shellbox: Firecracker microVM; tama: Full VM

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Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Shellbox: $0.01; tama: $0.01166
RAM, per GiB-hour: Shellbox: Included; tama: $0.005523
Storage: Shellbox: A stopped box costs $0.50 per x1 slot per month; tama: No charge for snapshots or stopped machines
Free tier: Shellbox: Not listed; tama: Not listed
Paid plan from: Shellbox: Pay as you go; tama: Pay as you go
Billing: Shellbox: Bundled machine time; tama: Per second

Limits

Max session: Shellbox: No limit; tama: Not listed
Idle stop: Shellbox: After 2 minutes; tama: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Shellbox: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB; tama: 32 vCPU · 128 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Shellbox: Up to 16; tama: Not listed

Platform

Isolation: Shellbox: Firecracker microVM; tama: Full VM
GPU: Shellbox: Not listed; tama:
Snapshots: Shellbox:; tama:
Pause and resume: Shellbox:; tama:

Developer

SDKs: Shellbox: Not listed; tama: Python, TypeScript
Integrations: Shellbox: Claude Code; tama: Not listed

Trust

License: Shellbox: Not listed; tama: Not listed
BYOC: Shellbox: Not listed; tama: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Shellbox

tama

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Shellbox: $0.010; tama: $0.023
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Shellbox: $0.020; tama: $0.045
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Shellbox: $0.040; tama: $0.091

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Shellbox fits when

You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You use Claude Code.
You want the lower list price: $0.020 against $0.045 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

tama fits when

You need GPUs.
You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
You need a desktop in the sandbox.
You need a sandbox larger than 16 vCPU · 32 GiB.

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