CreateOS Sandbox vs Gologin
Gologin is the pick for operators managing many separate web accounts: profiles keep their cookies, fingerprint and IP between runs, and cloud browser hours cost $0.07 to $0.09. CreateOS Sandbox is the pick when agents need to run code in parallel, since self-serve Gologin plans allow 1 to 3 parallel sessions.
Pricing at a Glance
CreateOS rates verified 17 October 2026. Gologin pricing as published on 17 October 2026. Rates billed per GB rather than per GiB, or as bundled sizes, are quoted as published rather than converted.
CreateOS Sandbox
- Compute
- $0.0362 /vCPU-hr
- Memory
- $0.0116 /GiB-hr
Gologin
Cloud Browser plans are Professional $4.50/month (50 h, then $0.09/h), Business $8.00/month (100 h, then $0.08/h) and Enterprise $14.00/month (200 h, then $0.07/h), with proxy at $1/GB past the allowance, as of 17 October 2026.
Where CreateOS Sandbox Fits Better
What CreateOS Sandbox brings to this matchup, with a plain note on where Gologin has the edge.
Up to 20 concurrent sandboxes on Pro and 30 on Enterprise, versus 1 to 3 on Gologin's self-serve Cloud Browser plans.
Each sandbox is a Linux VM that runs code, not a browser profile.
Pause preserves the whole VM, including running processes, not only browser storage.
Where Gologin is strong
Browser hours are cheap, from $0.07 to $0.09, and fingerprinted profiles stay logged in across runs with their own cookies, storage and IP.
Which to Pick
Pick CreateOS Sandbox if
- You need more than three environments running at once without a custom plan.
- The agent runs code, not saved browser identities.
- You want egress allowlists enforced outside the VM.
Pick Gologin if
- You manage many separate web accounts and need distinct fingerprints.
- You want a desktop profile manager and a cloud API over the same profiles.
- Low per-hour browser cost matters most.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Every dimension side by side, checked on 17 October 2026 against each vendor's own docs and pricing pages. "Not published" means we could not find it on the vendor's pages, not that the feature is missing.
| Dimension | CreateOS Sandbox | Gologin |
|---|---|---|
| What you get (browser vs full Linux machine) | Full Linux micro-VM; the desktop:1 image adds an XFCE desktop, Google Chrome and a computer-use API | Saved fingerprinted browser profiles run in the cloud over CDP |
| Isolation | Firecracker micro-VM with its own guest kernel, root filesystem and network identity | Per-profile separation of cookies, fingerprint and IP (vendor-stated); runtime mechanism not published |
| Session length | No lifetime cap; optional idle auto-pause from 60 s to 24 h, off by default | Not published |
| Run arbitrary code | Yes: exec, shell, files and managed processes; devbox:1 ships Python 3.12, Node.js 24, Go, Rust and Docker | Runs browser profiles, not code |
| Outbound network | Open with no rules; deny-by-default once any host, IP, CIDR or wildcard rule exists, enforced on the host outside the VM | Residential, mobile, datacenter and ISP IPs in 195+ countries; $1/GB past allowance |
| Billing | Per second: $0.03616363/vCPU-hr, $0.01159025/GiB-hr, storage $0.0001584/GB-hr; no per-GB egress price, 50 GiB bandwidth budget per sandbox | Professional $4.50/mo (50 h, then $0.09/h), Business $8.00/mo (100 h), Enterprise $14.00/mo (200 h, then $0.07/h) |
| Pause and resume | Pause saves disk, memory and CPU state; vCPU stops billing, memory and storage still bill | Saved profiles keep cookies, storage, fingerprint and IP between runs |
| Interfaces | SDKs in TypeScript, Go, Python, Rust, C# and Java (all but TypeScript pre-1.0), CLI, MCP server, REST API | REST API and SDKs, MCP server, Playwright and Puppeteer over CDP |
Common Questions
How many Gologin cloud browsers can run at once?
One on Professional, two on Business and three on Enterprise, with four or more on Custom and extra sessions at $2 per session per month. CreateOS allows 1, 5, 20 or 30 concurrent sandboxes depending on plan.
What does Gologin keep between runs?
A saved profile keeps cookies, storage, fingerprint and IP, and leaving the profile out gives a temporary one. A paused CreateOS sandbox keeps its disk, memory and CPU state, so running processes survive as well as files.
Does Gologin have a free option?
Yes: a free key with 15 minutes of browser time and 3 parallel sessions, plus a free profile manager for up to 3 profiles. The CreateOS Free plan gives 500 credits, 1 concurrent sandbox and shapes up to 1 vCPU / 1 GB, with no card required.
Sources
Checked 17 October 2026.
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