Sandbox guide

CapabilitiesTrials and free tiers

Ongoing free tier

Something keeps working for free every month, not only at the start.

3 yes3 with a catch10 no0 not published

Who offers it

Part of Trials and free tiers, which explains why it matters.

Fully: InstaBox, Runtime and Tensorlake. With a catch: Modal, Morph and Vercel Sandbox. Not at all: Agent 37, Blaxel, Boat, boxd, Cloudflare Sandbox, Daytona, E2B, Lizard, Sandboxer and Sprites.

  • InstaBoxYes1 machine, 4 cores / 8 GiB

    The free machine pauses after 30 minutes idle and cannot run more than 8 hours at a time.

    pricing-page “1 machine, 4 vCPU / 8 GiB” Source

  • RuntimeYes100 hours a month

    An account that never pays gets the free hours once, across its first 30 days.

    docs-confirmed “100 free hours of a 1 GB machine” Source

  • TensorlakeYes1 machine, 1 core / 1 GB

    The free machine is limited to 1 core, 1 GB of memory and 2 hours at a time.

    docs-confirmed “Tensorlake Cloud has a free tier” Source

  • MorphWith a catch300 hours claimed

    The catch: The signup page promises 300 free hours a month, but the pricing page shows no free compute and asks you to buy units.

    Contradiction between two Morph pages; see notes.

    docs-confirmed “Once you have your invite, our $0/month Developer Plan provides 300 free compute hours per month” Source

  • Vercel SandboxWith a catchHobby, personal use only

    The catch: The free Hobby plan is limited to personal projects and stops creating sandboxes when its allowance runs out.

    docs-confirmed “the Hobby plan restricts users to non-commercial, personal use only.” Source

  • Agent 37Noone-off $5 credit

    Note: There is no monthly free allowance; the only free usage is a one-off $5 credit.

    docs-confirmed “Add a card from the billing page (nothing is charged) and your workspace gets a one-time $5 credit” Source

  • BlaxelNoone-off credits

    Note: Free usage is a one-off promotional credit, not something that returns each month.

    inferred “Up to $200 in free credits” Source

  • BoatNotrial only

    Note: There is no free tier; the only free usage is a seven-day trial that needs a card.

    docs-confirmed “There is no free tier.” Source

  • boxdNoone-off credit

    Note: Free usage is a one-off credit that needs a card, not a monthly allowance.

    inferred “€30 of credits when you add a payment method.” Source

  • Cloudflare SandboxNonone

    Note: Sandboxes only run on the paid Workers plan.

    docs-confirmed “Available on Workers Paid plan” Source

  • DaytonaNoone-off $200

    Note: The $200 is a one-time credit, not something that returns every month.

    inferred “$200 in free compute included.” Source

  • E2BNoone-off $100

    Note: The $100 is a one-time credit, not a monthly allowance.

    inferred “One-time $100 in usage credits.” Source

  • LizardNo7-day trial

    Note: There is no free tier, only a seven-day trial that needs a card.

    docs-confirmed “Pro starts with a 7-day trial that includes $5 of usage.” Source

  • SandboxerNotrial only

    Note: There is no free tier, only a seven-day trial that becomes a $20 plan.

    docs-confirmed “When the 7 days end, the trial becomes the $20/month plan and your card is charged.” Source

  • SpritesNoone-off $30

    Note: Free usage is a one-time $30 credit, not a monthly allowance.

    docs-confirmed “Each user can grant one $30 trial credit, and each org can receive at most one.” Source

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