xShellz Agent Shell alternatives
106 sandbox providers you can use instead of xShellz Agent Shell. Agent37 Cloud has the lowest hourly price, $0.006 for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB. Hugging Face Sandboxes, Koyeb Sandboxes, tama, Orgo, Northflank Sandboxes, Freestyle VMs, Shardflux, Hyperbrowser Sandboxes, Daytona, Thunder Sandboxes, Tensorlake Sandboxes, Beam Sandboxes, Modal, CoreWeave Sandboxes and Unikraft Cloud offer GPUs.
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xShellz Agent Shell, for reference
xShellz Agent ShellAlways-on Linux boxes for AI agents, isolated with gVisor.
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106 alternatives to xShellz Agent Shell
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Agent37 Cloud
Persistent Linux sandboxes and VMs for code and agents.Lowest hourly priceDesktopgVisor$0.006per hour
$0.010per hour
Krova Cloud
Firecracker microVMs with root access, billed by the minute.FirecrackerAutomatic snapshots on a tier schedule, plus manual ones1 regions$0.012per hour
Zipbox
Long-lived Firecracker microVMs for AI agents, each with its own desktop.DesktopFirecrackerNo named snapshots or templates$0.014per hour
StateSet Sandbox
Sandboxes for AI agents, one Kubernetes pod each, with gVisor isolation.gVisorCheckpoints save and restore sandbox state$25 trial credit, no card$0.014per hour
Lizard Sandboxes
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.DesktopFirecrackerMemory and files; restore to new sandboxes$0.016per hour
$0.018per hour
Shellbox
Linux microVMs for developers and AI agents, made and controlled over SSH.FirecrackerDuplicate copies a stopped box with its memory snapshot1 regions$0.020per hour
$0.029per hour
Celesto Cloud
Cloud computers for AI agents, each in a microVM.DesktopMicroVMSnapshot and resume keep processes intact$0.030per hour
$0.045per hour
Mosaic Sandbox
Linux microVM sandboxes for coding agents.FirecrackerRestore sandboxes from a saved snapshot.2 regions$0.050per hour
Bunny Sandbox
Isolated cloud sandboxes for AI agents, run on gVisor.Bills active CPU onlygVisorISO 27001$0.060per hour
$0.060per hour
Sandbox0
Long-running agent sandboxes with durable storage.Bills on memory onlygVisor$5 credit, one time$0.060per hour
$0.062per hour
Northflank Sandboxes
MicroVM sandboxes for running untrusted code.GPUCloud HypervisorFilesystem snapshots of a running service. Needs the Kata runtime$0.067per hour
Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox
Managed microVM sandboxes for AI agents, with E2B SDK support.DesktopMicroVMMemory and file system. Flash Edition needs allowlist access.$0.071per hour
DigitalOcean MicroVMs
Lightweight virtual machines that run a container image in their own kernel and pause when idle.FirecrackerCheckpoints save memory and diskSOC 2$0.078per hour
Runtime
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents, billed on the CPU that code uses.Bills active CPU onlyDesktopFirecracker$0.080per hour
Vers
Linux computers you can branch, checkpoint, and restore.Full VMCommits and checkpointsStarting credit$0.080per hour
Buddy Sandboxes
Persistent Linux VMs that AI agents create and control through an API, SDK, CLI or MCP.Full VMNo expiry. A snapshot stays after its sandbox is deleted$1 of usage credit every month$0.086per hour
Prime Sandboxes
Isolated microVM sandboxes for AI agents and RL.MicroVMFilesystem checkpoints and forks. Files only, not running processes or memory$0.090per hour
Sandbox as a Service
Dedicated virtual machine sandboxes for AI agents.Full VMREST API only. Kept 7 days, up to 3 per account. Restores files, not processes1 regions$0.090per hour
$0.092per hour- $0.099per hour
MIOSA
Cloud sandboxes and persistent computers that AI agents use to build and run software.DesktopFirecracker3 regions$0.099per hour
Anthropic Code Execution
Sandboxed Python and bash containers that Claude runs through the Anthropic API.Container1,550 free hours per monthSOC 2 Type II$0.100per hour
$0.100per hour
ix
Cloud VMs with up to 100 vCPUs, billed by usage.Bills active CPU onlyFull VMKeeps memory, disk and devices$0.101per hour
BytePlus AI Cloud Native Sandbox
Isolated microVM sandboxes for AI inference, reinforcement learning and model evaluation.DesktopMicroVM1 regions$0.103per hour
exe.dev
Disposable VMs for AI agents, billed by the second.Full VM9 regions7-day trial with a paid ChatGPT subscription$0.105per hour
$0.110per hour
Novita Sandbox
Cloud sandboxes for AI agents to run code and browsers.DesktopKeeps filesystem and memory. v2 region only2 regions$0.117per hour
CreateOS Sandbox
Hosted Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.DesktopFirecrackerPause, resume and fork$0.119per hour
$0.120per hour
$0.120per hourDigitalOcean Harness Runtime
Managed microVM sandboxes for AI agents and their code.Bills active CPU onlyFirecrackerSnapshots and checkpoints, $0.05 per GiB-month$0.126per hour
$0.128per hour
Prized Sandboxes
Linux microVMs in beta that your code creates, runs commands in, pauses, forks and deletes.Firecracker1 regions$30 credit, one time$0.130per hour
EQVPS Sandboxes
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents, paid per second from a prepaid crypto balance.Firecracker$1 sandbox credit, one time$0.132per hour
$0.132per hour
Everstack
Open-source platform that runs isolated sandboxes for AI agents.DesktopSnapshots and templates$5 credit, valid 30 days after signup$0.133per hour
Docker Sandboxes
Cloud microVM sandboxes for coding agents, run by Docker.MicroVMManaged through the API$25 credit, one time$0.140per hour
Shardflux
Serverless VMs for cloud agents that park when idle and keep their state.Bills active CPU onlyGPUDesktop$0.140per hour
Together Sandbox
Isolated runtime environments for code from AI agents.FirecrackerSnapshot on termination keeps stateSOC 2 Type II$0.149per hour
Dedalus Machines
Linux virtual machines for AI agents that sleep when idle.Full VM$20 one-time sign-up creditSOC 2 Type II$0.149per hour
$0.150per hour
$0.150per hour
$0.158per hour
Fly.io Sprites
Persistent Linux computers that sleep when idle.Bills active CPU onlyFirecrackerCheckpoints$0.165per hour
microsandbox cloud
Hosted microVM sandboxes for AI agents and untrusted code.MicroVMDisk only, from stopped persistent sandboxes$0.165per hour
Smol Machines
Hosted Linux microVMs with their own kernel, for agents and untrusted code.Bills active CPU onlyMicroVMCheckpoints keep disk, RAM and processes. Branch makes live copy-on-write clones.$0.165per hour
$0.166per hour
$0.166per hour
$0.166per hour
$0.166per hour
$0.166per hour
InstaVM
Hardware-isolated microVMs for AI agent code.DesktopFirecrackerFork any sandbox, rewind any run$0.166per hour
Leap0
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for running untrusted code.DesktopFirecrackerMemory and disk state$0.166per hour
Runta
Isolated computers where AI agents work and keep state.DesktopCheckpoints restore into new runtimes$50 free credit$0.166per hour
Superserve
Firecracker microVM sandboxes that pause and resume.DesktopFirecracker$5 to start, plus $95 when you add billing$0.166per hour
$0.166per hour
Thunder Sandboxes
Isolated, short-lived sandboxes for agents, GPU optional.GPUFirecrackerSOC 2 Type II$0.166per hour
Solari
One API for cloud browsers, headless microVM sandboxes and desktop VMs for AI agents.DesktopCloud HypervisorSnapshot, fork and revert$0.171per hour
PandaStack Sandbox
Firecracker microVM sandboxes for AI agents.Bills active CPU onlyFirecracker$5.40 usage credit every month$0.173per hour
Cloudflare Sandbox
Linux sandboxes that run untrusted or generated code, driven from a Worker.Bills active CPU onlyFirecrackerPublic beta. A snapshot expires 30 days after it is created or last restored$0.180per hour
SF Compute Autoresearch Sandboxes
Isolated microVMs for AI agents that fork from a saved snapshot, part of SF Compute Autoresearch.Bills on memory onlyMicroVMKeeps memory and running processes. Up to 256 forks per call.$0.183per hour
LangSmith Sandboxes
Isolated sandboxes for running agent-generated code.FirecrackerFrom Docker images or running sandboxes4 regions$0.189per hour
BoxCompute
Linux VM sandboxes for AI agents, hosted in Malaysia.DesktopFull VMNo snapshots, checkpoints or forks in the public API$0.200per hour
Tensorlake Sandboxes
MicroVM sandboxes for AI agents and AI-generated code.Bills active CPU onlyGPUDesktop$0.200per hour
Upstash Box
Isolated cloud containers that give AI agents a computer.Bills active CPU onlyContainer1 regions$0.200per hour
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Code Execution
Managed sandboxes that run code for AI agents.ContainerNot for Code Execution sandboxes23 regions$0.206per hour
Azure Container Apps Sandboxes
Isolated microVM sandboxes that start on demand.MicroVMMemory and disk40 regions$0.216per hour
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Code Interpreter
Managed code sandboxes for AI agents on AWS.Bills active CPU onlyMicroVM22 regions$0.217per hourAmazon Bedrock AgentCore Runtime
Hosts AI agents on AWS and runs each user session in its own microVM.Bills active CPU onlyMicroVM22 regions$0.217per hour
Beam Sandboxes
Isolated, secure environments for running untrusted code at scale.GPUContainerFilesystem or live memory$0.227per hour
OpenPond Sandboxes
Isolated cloud sandboxes for agent work, controlled from a TypeScript SDK.FirecrackerCan be forked into a new sandbox$0.238per hour
$0.238per hour
Microsoft Foundry hosted agents
Runs your AI agent code on Azure, with each session in its own microVM.MicroVM31 regions$0.246per hourAWS Lambda MicroVMs
Serverless microVMs on AWS that suspend when idle.FirecrackerImage snapshot of an initialized app14 regions$0.252per hour
$0.300per hour
Deno Sandbox
Linux microVMs for running untrusted and generated code.Bills active CPU onlyFirecrackerRead-only images made from volumes$0.300per hour
Islo Machines
Persistent microVM computers for coding agents.MicroVMStarting credit, no card required$0.300per hour
$0.317per hour
Sendblue Sandboxes
Isolated cloud Linux machines that AI agents control over an HTTP API.Container$100 free compute, once per phone numberSOC 2 Type II$0.330per hour
$0.341per hour
Vercel Sandbox
Isolated Linux microVMs for running untrusted code.Bills active CPU onlyFirecrackerExpire 30 days after last use by default$0.341per hour
Depot Sandboxes
Linux microVMs for code, tests and agents, made and run from a Node.js SDK.MicroVMSaves files in the home directory and /workspace, not memory or processes. Up to 25 GiB7-day free trial, no credit card$0.360per hour
OpenAI Code Interpreter
Sandboxed containers where OpenAI models write and run Python code.Bills on memory onlyContainerSOC 2 Type II$0.360per hour
Railway Sandboxes
Isolated Linux VMs you create on demand and destroy.Bills active CPU onlyFull VMDisk only. Processes and memory are not kept.$0.417per hour
Apify AI Code Sandbox
Apify Actor that runs AI-generated code in an isolated container, with MCP, REST API and shell access.Bills on memory onlyContainer1 regions$0.800per hour
Agent Sandbox
Hosted API that runs Python and shell code for AI agents.Container$10 credit with a Google sign-inNot listedper hourAzure Container Apps dynamic sessions
Isolated sandbox sessions for running code on Azure.Full VM38 regionsNot listedper hour
Brimble Sandboxes
Sandbox product of the Brimble hosting platform that runs code in gVisor containers.gVisor7-day Developer plan trial, card requiredNot listedper hour
Not listedper hour
inis.run
Isolated Linux sandboxes for AI-generated code.Full VMCalled checkpoints€1.00 free trial credit, no card requiredNot listedper hour
Maritime
Hosting for persistent AI agents and Linux desktops, each in its own micro-VM.DesktopFirecrackerNot listedper hour
Nebius Sandboxes
Sandboxes for AI agents that branch from any checkpoint.MicroVMSaves filesystem state as an image, not running processes.SOC 2 Type IINot listedper hour
Perplexity Sandbox
Isolated Linux containers that run Python and bash code inside a Perplexity Agent API request.ContainerSOC 2 Type IINot listedper hour
Phonebox
Cloud Android phones that AI agents control through their screens.$2 starter credit, one time, no cardNot listedper hour
Qiniu Cloud Sandbox
Sandbox service with an E2B-compatible API that runs AI agent code in isolated cloud environments.Desktop2 regionsNot listedper hour
RemoteHost
Persistent, hardware-isolated microVMs for coding agents.Firecracker3 regions7-day free trialNot listedper hour
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xShellz Agent Shell first, then the 106 alternatives
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Isolation
vCPU / hr
GiB / hr
Free tier
Max session
GPU
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- 1 small box
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.001
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.005
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.001
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.007
- Free tier
- $25 credit
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.006
- Free tier
- $25 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.008
- Free tier
- 7-day trial
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.009
- Free tier
- 7-day free trial with 25 hours of compute
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.010
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.014
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.015
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.012
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.025
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.020
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.030
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- Included
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.015
- Free tier
- $5 credit each month
- Isolation
- Cloud Hypervisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.017
- Free tier
- Free plan
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.018
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.022
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.025
- Free tier
- 100 free hours
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- Starting credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.014
- Free tier
- $1 / mo
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.020
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.045
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.030
- Free tier
- Free tier, no credit card
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.027
- Free tier
- Free Basic plan
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $1 / month
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- 1,550 hours / month
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.029
- Free tier
- None
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.035
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.053
- Free tier
- 7-day trial with a paid ChatGPT subscription
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.025
- Free tier
- $50 credit
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- $0.035
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.036
- Free tier
- 500 free credits
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.060
- Free tier
- Free plan
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.060
- Free tier
- 30-day free trial
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.044
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- Free demo
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- $30 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- $1 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- Free plan
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- $0.067
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.070
- Free tier
- $25 credit, one time
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.040
- Free tier
- 30 days of Pro
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.045
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.045
- Free tier
- $20 credit
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.047
- Free tier
- $30 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.045
- Free tier
- 5,000 credits
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.039
- Free tier
- $30 trial credit
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- Free plan
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- Included
- Free tier
- Credit of up to $200
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $200 free compute
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $200 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $50 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- Free during public preview
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $50 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $5 to start, plus $95 when you add billing
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.050
- Free tier
- $100 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.051
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Cloud Hypervisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.053
- Free tier
- $3 / mo credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.054
- Free tier
- $5.40 / month
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.072
- Free tier
- None
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- Included
- Free tier
- None
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.058
- Free tier
- 8 LSU a month
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.100
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.070
- Free tier
- Free plan, $0 forever
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.100
- Free tier
- 5 CPU hours per month
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.085
- Free tier
- 50 vCPU-hours and 100 GiB-hours free per month
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.086
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.090
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.090
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.068
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.072
- Free tier
- Free plan
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- $0.071
- Free tier
- $30 / month
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.099
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.100
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- $0.150
- Free tier
- 20 free hours
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.100
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.070
- Free tier
- Credits to start
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.108
- Free tier
- $50 credit
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- $0.165
- Free tier
- $100 free compute
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.128
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- $0.128
- Free tier
- 5 CPU-hrs / mo
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.180
- Free tier
- 7-day trial
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- $0.069
- Free tier
- $5 credit
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- Included
- Free tier
- $5 / mo
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- $10 credit
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- gVisor
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- 7-day trial
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Full VM
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- €1.00 trial credit
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- 3 agents, forever
- Isolation
- MicroVM
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- $2 credit
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Not listed
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- 7-day trial
- Isolation
- Container
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- None
- Isolation
- Firecracker
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Hobby plan, free forever
- Isolation
- Not listed
- vCPU / hr
- Not listed
- Free tier
- Free plan
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