What is BYOC?

BYOC means bring your own cloud. The provider operates the sandbox platform, and the sandboxes run inside your own cloud account.

Updated Oct 13, 2026

Why teams ask for it

The code and the data stay in an account the team controls. The compute appears on the team's own cloud bill, where existing discounts and limits apply.

How it differs from self-hosting

With BYOC the provider still runs the platform. With self-hosting you install and run the software yourself. BYOC is often part of an enterprise plan.

Providers that offer BYOC

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All sandboxes with BYOC

Provider

Isolation

vCPU / hr

GiB / hr

Free tier

Max session

GPU

Northflank SandboxesMicroVM sandboxes for running untrusted code.
Isolation
MicroVM
vCPU / hr
$0.017
GiB / hr
$0.008
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed
GPU
CreateOS SandboxHosted Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.
Isolation
Firecracker
vCPU / hr
$0.036
GiB / hr
$0.012
Free tier
500 free credits
Max session
No limit
GPU
No
Cua FleetsHosted Linux and Windows sandboxes for computer-use agents.
Isolation
gVisor
vCPU / hr
$0.045
GiB / hr
$0.022
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed
GPU
Not listed
Dedalus MachinesLinux virtual machines for AI agents that sleep when idle.
Isolation
Full VM
vCPU / hr
$0.045
GiB / hr
$0.015
Free tier
$20 credit
Max session
Not listed
GPU
Not listed
boxdPersistent Linux machines for devs and AI agents.
Isolation
MicroVM
vCPU / hr
$0.047
GiB / hr
$0.014
Free tier
$30 credit
Max session
Not listed
GPU
Not listed
DaytonaStateful sandboxes that boot from OCI-compliant images.
Isolation
Container
vCPU / hr
$0.050
GiB / hr
$0.016
Free tier
$200 credit
Max session
No limit
GPU