CreateOS Sandbox vs Hyperbrowser
Hyperbrowser makes sense if you want stealth browsers and code sandboxes on a single bill, with macOS sandboxes and denylist egress rules as extras. CreateOS Sandbox makes sense if the sandbox is the main workload: its published rates are lower per vCPU-hour and per GiB-hour, the isolation model is documented, and paused sandboxes can be forked.
Pricing at a Glance
CreateOS rates verified 17 October 2026. Hyperbrowser 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
Lower compute rate- Compute
- $0.0362 /vCPU-hr
- Memory
- $0.0116 /GiB-hr
Hyperbrowser
- Compute
- $0.0450 /vCPU-hr
- Memory
- $0.0150 /GiB-hr
Sandboxes cost $0.045 per vCPU-hour and $0.015 per GiB-hour while the VM runs, browsers $0.10 per hour plus $10/GB proxy data, on plans from Free (5,000 credits) to Scale at $100/month, as of 17 October 2026.
Where CreateOS Sandbox Fits Better
What CreateOS Sandbox brings to this matchup, with a plain note on where Hyperbrowser has the edge.
Lower published sandbox rates: $0.03616363 per vCPU-hour and $0.01159025 per GiB-hour, against Hyperbrowser's $0.045 and $0.015.
Documented isolation: a Firecracker micro-VM with its own guest kernel, where Hyperbrowser does not publish its mechanism.
CreateOS is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified, with reports available under NDA.
A paused sandbox forks into independent children, each with its own id, IP and bandwidth ledger.
Where Hyperbrowser is strong
One account and one credit balance cover stealth browsers, Linux and macOS sandboxes and web data APIs, with published per-vCPU and per-GiB sandbox rates and egress rules that support both allow and deny lists.
Which to Pick
Pick CreateOS Sandbox if
- Sandbox compute is your main cost and the lower per-vCPU and per-GiB rates matter.
- You need a documented isolation model and compliance reports for a security review.
- You want to pause with memory state and fork into parallel copies.
Pick Hyperbrowser if
- You need macOS sandboxes as well as Linux.
- You want browsers, scraping APIs and sandboxes on one bill.
- You want a denylist for outbound traffic, which Hyperbrowser supports with denyOut.
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 | Hyperbrowser |
|---|---|---|
| Isolation | Firecracker micro-VM with its own guest kernel, root filesystem and network identity | Described as isolated cloud environments; mechanism not published |
| Pause and resume | Pause saves disk, memory and CPU state; vCPU stops billing, memory and storage still bill | Sandbox snapshots and persistent volumes documented; pause semantics not published |
| Fork | Fork a paused sandbox into many independent copies | Not published (snapshots exist; branching not documented) |
| Outbound network default | Open with no rules; deny-by-default once any rule exists; no denylist mode | Allowed by default; allowOut (IPv4, CIDR, exact or wildcard domains) and denyOut (IPv4/CIDR); allowInternetAccess=false for default-deny |
| Inbound access | Closed by default; opt-in HTTPS URL, plus API shell and port-forward tunnels | Exposed ports supported on sandboxes |
| Largest size | 8 vCPU / 16 GB on Enterprise; 8 vCPU / 8 GB on Pro | Not published |
| Concurrency | 1 / 5 / 20 / 30 by plan; paused sandboxes count | Free 1, Startup 25, Scale 100, Enterprise 1,000+ |
| Session length | No lifetime cap; idle auto-pause 60 s to 24 h, off by default | timeoutMinutes set per sandbox; maximum not published |
| Billing | Per second: $0.03616363/vCPU-hr, $0.01159025/GiB-hr, storage $0.0001584/GB-hr | $0.045/vCPU-hour and $0.015/GiB-hour while the VM runs; plans Free $0 to Scale $100/mo |
| SDKs and interfaces | TypeScript, Go, Python, Rust, C# and Java SDKs (all but TypeScript pre-1.0), CLI, MCP, REST | Node and Python SDKs, Sandbox CLI, MCP integration, REST API |
Common Questions
Is Hyperbrowser only a cloud browser?
No. Alongside stealth browsers it now sells Linux and macOS sandboxes billed at 45 credits per vCPU-hour and 15 credits per GiB-hour, where 1,000 credits equal $1. That puts it in direct comparison with CreateOS Sandbox for agent code execution.
Which allows more concurrent sandboxes, Hyperbrowser or CreateOS?
Hyperbrowser, on its higher plans: 25 on Startup, 100 on Scale and 1,000+ on Enterprise. CreateOS caps concurrent sandboxes at 1, 5, 20 and 30 by plan, paused ones included, and returns 429 when you go over the cap.
How do Hyperbrowser and CreateOS egress controls differ?
Hyperbrowser supports both allow and deny lists, plus a switch for default-deny. CreateOS supports allowlists only: outbound is open with no rules and becomes deny-by-default once any host, IP, CIDR or wildcard rule exists, enforced on the host outside the VM.
Does Hyperbrowser publish sandbox size limits?
Not on the pages reviewed. CreateOS publishes its shapes: up to 1 vCPU / 1 GB on Free, 4 vCPU / 4 GB on Beginner, 8 vCPU / 8 GB on Pro and 8 vCPU / 16 GB on Enterprise, with no GPU shapes.
Sources
Checked 17 October 2026.
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