Open-source sandboxes
7 sandbox providers listed here are open source, including Celesto Cloud, BoxLite Cloud and E2B. Prices start at $0.015 per vCPU-hour.
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What an open-source sandbox provider is
An open-source sandbox provider publishes the code of its platform. You can read it, and the license says what you may do with it.
Providers that are open source7 providers
Provider
Isolation
vCPU / hrsorted, low to high
GiB / hr
Free tier
Max session
GPU
Celesto CloudCloud computers for AI agents, each in a microVM.- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.015
- Free tier
- $5 credit
BoxLite CloudHosted microVM boxes for AI agents, with an SDK.- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
E2BOpen-source sandboxes for AI-generated code.- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
PandaStack SandboxFirecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.054
- Free tier
- $5.40 / month
Containarium CloudHosted Linux boxes for AI agents, reached over SSH.- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Free tier
microsandbox cloudHosted microVM sandboxes for AI agents and untrusted code.- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Not listed
Sandbox0Long-running agent sandboxes with durable storage.- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- Included
- Free tier
- Not listed
Hourly cost
2 vCPU · 4 GiBOne sandbox with 2 vCPU and 4 GiB of RAM for one hour, at list price.
Celesto CloudSandbox0BoxLite CloudE2BPandaStack SandboxCompare these providers
Other features
Providers listed for each feature
9
providers
GPU
A graphics card next to the CPU and memory.
53
providers
Snapshots
A saved copy of a sandbox that you can restore.
54
providers
Pause and resume
Stop a sandbox and start it later with its files.
31
providers
Desktop
A graphical desktop that an agent can see and control.
14
providers
Self-hosted
The platform runs on servers that you manage.
48
providers
Free tier
Free credits, free usage, a free plan or a trial.
24
providers
BYOC
Sandboxes run inside your own cloud account.