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Sandboxer vs OVHcloud Public Cloud instances

OVHcloud Public Cloud sells virtual instances (general purpose, GPU and others) billed by the hour or via Savings Plans of 12 to 36 months. It is general infrastructure. Pick OVHcloud for European regions, GPUs and commitment discounts; pick Sandboxer for ready-made agent sandboxes.

Checked against OVHcloud Public Cloud instances' public docs on October 24, 2026. Sources are linked in the table and listed below.

At a glance

Sandboxer and OVHcloud Public Cloud instances compared
CapabilitySandboxerOVHcloud Public Cloud instances
IsolationmicroVM
Cloud Hypervisor, its own kernel
Full Linux with root
Ubuntu 24.04, sudo, systemd
Docker inside
Preinstalled
Nested virtualization (/dev/kvm)
Pause and resume with memory
Running processes come back
Fork a sandbox
Copy-on-write disk copy that boots fresh
HTTPS URL per port
Private with a token, or public
Longest sessionNo limit on paid plans
Auto-stop is up to 30 days or off
BillingPer second, flat rate per size
Stopped sandboxes are free
hourly, or Savings Plan (12-36 months)
GPUs
GPU instances listed as a separate type.
Self-host or open source
RegionsUS East (Virginia) and EU Central (Finland)10 Public Cloud locations listed: Gravelines, Strasbourg, London, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Beauharnois, Vint Hill, Hillsboro, Sydney, Singapore
Listed for Public Cloud generally; availability per instance type may differ.

= not documented publicly.

Where OVHcloud Public Cloud instances is strong

  • Hourly billing without commitment, plus Savings Plans.
  • GPU instances available.
  • Regions in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.
  • A shelve function that backs up an instance and its configuration.

Where Sandboxer differs

  • OVHcloud bills by the hour; Sandboxer by the second.
  • Pages read do not document memory-preserving pause, fork or per-port URLs.
  • OVHcloud has many regions; Sandboxer has one.
  • OVHcloud offers GPUs; Sandboxer does not.

Pick OVHcloud Public Cloud instances if

  • You need European or multi-region hosting.
  • You need GPU instances.
  • You want long-term Savings Plans.

Pick Sandboxer if

  • You want a ready-to-use Ubuntu 24.04 VM with Docker, nested KVM and coding agents preinstalled, with no cloud account or networking to set up.
  • You want stop/resume that brings running processes back, instant forks of a disk snapshot, and stopped sandboxes that cost nothing.
  • You want any port exposed as an HTTPS URL and a prompt API, MCP server and SDKs for agents out of the box.

Sources

Products change. If something here is out of date, email hello@sandboxer.com and we'll fix it. OVHcloud Public Cloud instances is a trademark of its owner. Sandboxer is an independent product and is not affiliated with OVHcloud Public Cloud instances.

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