Daytona review

Daytona is a close second and the most flexible sandbox here on operating systems. Its docs describe sandboxes as isolated runtime environments with a dedicated kernel, filesystem and network, offered as fast Linux containers, Linux VMs with fork and memory snapshots, Windows, macOS on Apple silicon and GPU machines. The SDKs cover TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go and Java, and the APIs handle files, Git, language servers and process execution with streamed output. A computer use API adds mouse, keyboard, accessibility tree and screenshot control, which suits agents that browse or work in desktop apps. Pricing has no plan fee: vCPU costs $0.0504 per hour, memory $0.0162 per GiB hour, and the first 5 GiB of storage is free, all billed per second. New accounts get $200 in compute. The default per-sandbox ceiling of 4 vCPUs and 8 GB RAM is low for heavy builds, and SSO and audit logs are Enterprise features.

Who it is for

Teams that need fast sandbox creation, computer use and operating systems beyond Linux, billed per second with no plan fee.

Price

No plan fee; vCPU $0.0504 per hour, memory $0.0162 per GiB hour, $200 in free compute to start.

vCPU $0.0504/h
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Sandbox creation in under 90ms per the vendor
• File, Git, LSP and process execution APIs
• Computer use API with mouse, keyboard, accessibility tree and screenshots
• Linux, Windows and macOS sandboxes plus GPU sandboxes
• Snapshots, volumes and warm pools

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: $200 in free compute with no credit card required
• Strength: No subscription, billing is per second
• Strength: Startup program offers up to $50k in credits
• Weakness: Default organization limit is 4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM and 10 GB disk per sandbox
• Weakness: Windows sandboxes cost more at $0.0858 per vCPU hour
• Weakness: SSO, audit logs and BYOC need an Enterprise contract

Key facts

• Free compute: $200 included
• vCPU: $0.0504 per hour
• Memory: $0.0162 per GiB hour
• Storage: First 5 GiB free
• GPU: From $0.57 per hour preemptible (RTX 4090)

Where it ranks

Daytona is No. 1 in our Best AI Agent Sandboxes verdict.