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Daytona vs E2B: prices, plans and limits (Nov 2026)

Daytona and E2B side by side for agent sandboxes: 15 terms differ. Every value links to the provider's own page.

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Daytona vs E2B: prices, plans and limits (Nov 2026): Agent sandboxes
TermDaytonaE2B
Price $0.0504 /vCPU-h+ $0.0162 per GB-hour $0.0504 /vCPU-h+ $0.0162 per GB-hour
1-hour session ≥ $0.1662 vCPU / 4 GB · rank 15 of 28 ≥ $0.1662 vCPU / 4 GB · rank 16 of 28
Fleet month ≥ $1,45750 × 8 h × 22 days ≥ $1,60750 × 8 h × 22 days · on Pro
PaymentBilling Metered: usage billed afterwards[1] Metered: usage billed afterwards[2]
Plan minimumBilling None[1] None[2]
Billing incrementBilling Per second[1] Per second[2]
Minimum chargeBilling unknown[1] unknown[2]
Per-job feeBilling None[1] None[2]
Billed onRuntime Running time[1] Running time[2]
IsolationRuntime Container[1] Firecracker microVM[2]
Max sessionRuntime Unlimited[1] 1 h[2]
Concurrent sandboxesRuntime unknown[1] 20[2]
StartsRuntime 300/min, then refused[3] 60/min, then refused[4]
Largest vCPURuntime 4[1] 8[2]
Largest memoryRuntime 8 GB[1] 8 GB[2]
Survives a stopLifecycle Disk and memory[5] Disk and memory[6]
SnapshotsLifecycle Yes[5] Yes[6]
Pause and resumeLifecycle Yes[5] Yes[6]
ForkLifecycle Memory and processes[5] Memory and processes[6]
Compute billed while stoppedLifecycle No[5] No[6]
Auto-stopLifecycle after 15 min[5] after 5 min[6]
Start time (vendor claim)Lifecycle 90 ms[5] 150 ms[6]
GPUCapabilities Yes[7] No[8]
DesktopCapabilities Computer-use API[7] Computer-use API[8]
Coding agents installedCapabilities Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw[7] Amp, Claude Code, Codex, Devin, Droid, Grok Build, Hermes, Muse Code, OpenCode, Pi, Prime Agent[8]
Agent prompt APICapabilities No[7] No[8]
SSHCapabilities Yes[7] Yes[8]
Docker insideCapabilities Yes[7] Yes[8]
SDKsCapabilities Python, TypeScript, Go, CLI, REST, MCP[7] Python, TypeScript, CLI, REST[8]
SOC 2Capabilities Yes[7] Yes[8]
Disk includedStorage and network 5 GB[9] 10 GB[10]
Extra diskStorage and network unknown[9] Free[10]
Snapshot storageStorage and network unknown[9] unknown[10]
EgressStorage and network unknown[9] unknown[10]
RegionsPlatform us, eu[11] us-west-1, us-west-2, eu-west-1, ap-southeast-1[12]
Your cloud (BYOC)Platform Yes[11] Yes[12]
Self-hostPlatform No[11] Yes[12]
Minutes a monthFree allowance None[1] None[10]
Credit a monthFree allowance None[1] None[10]
One-time creditFree allowance $200[1] $100[10]
Sandbox SDKCross-provider tools Supported[13] Supported[13]

Terms that are the same for both are greyed. Unknown = not published; hover for where we looked. Method

E2B: plans and limits

E2B: plans and limits
PlanFeeAt onceIncludedStartsMax session LargestIncludes
Hobby Free[14] 20 –60/min 1 h 8 vCPU$100 one-time usage credit, 20 concurrent sandboxes, 1-hour continuous runtime, 8 vCPU / 8 GiB / 10 GiB disk
Pro $150 /month[14] 100 None300/min 24 h –Usage billed on top; 100 concurrent sandboxes (add-ons to 1,100), 24-hour continuous runtime, custom CPU and RAM, 20 GiB disk
Enterprise unknown[14]Custom; the pricing page says a $3,000 monthly minimum applies to Enterprise usage ? –– – –Custom limits, multi-day sessions, BYOC on AWS, GCP or Azure

Sources

  1. 1 daytona.io/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
  2. 2 docs.e2b.dev/billing · 31 Oct 2026
  3. 3 daytona.io/docs/en/limits · 1 Nov 2026
  4. 4 docs.e2b.dev/sandbox/rate-limits · 1 Nov 2026
  5. 5 daytona.io/docs/en/sandboxes · 31 Oct 2026
  6. 6 docs.e2b.dev/faq/sandbox-lifetime · 31 Oct 2026
  7. 7 daytona.io/docs/en/architecture · 31 Oct 2026
  8. 8 docs.e2b.dev/faq/security-and-compliance · 31 Oct 2026
  9. 9 daytona.io/docs/en/billing · 31 Oct 2026
  10. 10 e2b.dev/pricing · 31 Oct 2026
  11. 11 daytona.io/docs/en/bring-your-own-compute · 31 Oct 2026
  12. 12 docs.e2b.dev/byoc · 31 Oct 2026
  13. 13 sandbox-sdk.app/providers · 1 Nov 2026
  14. 14 e2b.dev/pricing · 1 Nov 2026