HEAD-TO-HEAD · PRICES VERIFIED 2026-08-27
Beam (sandbox) vs Cloudflare Containers
Across 3 benchmark profiles, Cloudflare Containers prices lower in 3 of 3 — by up to ~21% where the gap is widest. Both rows use identical workload inputs and USD list rates from the capture-dated catalog; verify current rates via each vendor's source link.
Monthly Cost Across Realistic Benchmarks
Rate Card Snapshot
| Vendor | $/vCPU-hr | $/GiB-hr | Billing granularity | Concurrency note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beam (sandbox) | $0.0675 | $0.0230 | per 0.001s | No self-serve concurrency cap published at capture time. |
| Cloudflare Containers | $0.0720 | $0.0090 | per 0.01s | Requires Workers Paid $5/mo. Included monthly: 375 vCPU-minutes, 25 GiB-hours memory, 200 GB-hours disk; usage beyond included bills at the listed rates. |
Fit Notes
- Beam (sandbox) — Skip if you want the biggest platform — young product; fine for browser/computer-use sandboxes, thinner on compliance and regions than E2B or Modal.
- Cloudflare Containers — Skip if you want vendor-managed snapshot/resume semantics — Containers scale to zero but have no cross-machine session pause/resume story like E2B/Daytona snapshots.
Beam (sandbox)
StrengthsCloudflare Containers
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which is cheaper, Beam (sandbox) or Cloudflare Containers?
Across 3 benchmark profiles, Cloudflare Containers prices lower in 3 of 3 — by up to ~21% where the gap is widest. Both rows use identical workload inputs and USD list rates from the capture-dated catalog; verify current rates via each vendor's source link.
How were these Beam (sandbox) vs Cloudflare Containers costs computed?
Both vendors run identical workload profiles (sandbox-hours × vCPU/RAM) through the same engine using each vendor's captured USD list rates; the full methodology is on the agent-sandbox-pricing tool page.