Box targets Daytona’s six-figure sandbox bills

Box is betting that agent builders need affordable full computers, not expensive ephemeral sandboxes—and the economics are compelling.

• –4-vCPU, 8-GB VMs start around $0.036 per hour, undercutting Daytona, E2B, and Modal.
• –Persistent disks, snapshots, and fast forking fit long-running agents and software factories better than disposable containers.
• –Preinstalled developer tools, Docker, Chrome, and desktop access reduce environment setup overhead.
• –The real test is elasticity: low prices matter less if concurrency limits or regional availability constrain production workloads.
• –Full VM access also expands the security blast radius, making credential isolation and outbound-network controls essential.