CreateOS Sandbox vs Vercel Sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox is an isolated, benchmarked runtime billed per second. Vercel Sandbox: A sandbox tied to the Vercel deploy platform.
Pricing at a Glance
Compute and memory rates, verified June 2026. On total cost, CreateOS Sandbox adds no egress fees and pause that stops vCPU billing with your state kept.
CreateOS Sandbox
Best total cost- Compute
- $0.0362 /vCPU-hr
- Memory
- $0.0116 /GiB-hr
Vercel Sandbox
- Compute
- $0.1280 /vCPU-hr
- Memory
- $0.0212 /GiB-hr
Why Teams Choose CreateOS Sandbox
What CreateOS Sandbox does that Vercel Sandbox does not, with an honest note on where Vercel Sandbox still has the edge.
Far lower rate: $0.03616363 vs $0.128 per vCPU-hour.
No egress fees; Vercel charges $0.15 per GB.
No runtime caps; pause keeps state at cost.
Where Vercel Sandbox is strong
Tight integration with the Vercel deploy platform for teams already there.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Every dimension side by side. Rates verified June 2026; isolation, egress defaults, concurrency, session length, timeout behaviour, SDKs and preinstalled packages verified 7 September 2026 against each vendor's own docs and pricing pages.
| Dimension | CreateOS Sandbox | Vercel Sandbox |
|---|---|---|
| vCPU rate | $0.03616363/vCPU-hr | $0.128/vCPU-hr |
| RAM rate | $0.01159025/GiB-hr | $0.0212/GiB-hr |
| Egress | No egress fees | $0.15/GB |
| Pause | Memory and storage only, state preserved | Yes; RAM billed full wallclock when active |
| Pricing transparency | Cost and margin published | Price only |
Common Questions
How much cheaper is CreateOS Sandbox than Vercel Sandbox?
On compute, $0.03616363 vs $0.128 per vCPU-hour, verified June 2026, roughly 3.5x lower, plus no egress fees where Vercel charges $0.15 per GB.
Does Vercel Sandbox have runtime limits?
Vercel's Hobby plan has a 45-minute hard cap. CreateOS Sandbox has no such cap and keeps your state at cost when paused.
See CreateOS Sandbox for yourself
Book a demo, or explore the Sandbox and its pricing.