exe.dev
Persistent VMs you SSH into, with root, apt and systemd, on a flat monthly plan.
Overall in sandbox providers
6of 19 · score 75.2
Data coverage
65%
17 of 26 fields sourced
Best for
- •Long-lived SSH VMs on a predictable monthly bill
- •You want root, apt and systemd rather than a constrained runtime
- •You are prepared to verify the gaps a competitor's chart reports
Strong on
- +Idle cost free-when-stopped 1/19
- +MCP server Yes 1/18
- +Sydney region Yes 1/18
Weak on
- −Meter subscription 16/19Better: Cloudflare Sandbox: per-10ms
- −Runtimes any-oci-image 11/18Better: boat: python, javascript-typescript, bash, go, rust, java, ruby, php, any-oci-image
- −Custom images Partial 14/19Better: E2B: Yes
vs Fly.io Machines
- •Ahead on Preview URLs: Yes vs Partial
- •Ahead on MCP server: Yes vs Partial
- •Behind on Meter: subscription vs per-second
- •Behind on Custom images: Partial vs Yes
How exe.dev scores among 19 sandbox providers17 of 26 fields known
Runtime13
Cold start
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Cold start (claimed)
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GPU
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Runtimes
any-oci-image
11/18
Leader: boat · python, javascript-typescript, bash, go, rust, java, ruby, php, any-oci-image
exe.dev · 2026-11-07
Browser inside
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Concurrent limit
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Isolation & network3
Agent integration3
Pricing3
Traction2
GitHub stars
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Funding
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Positioning1
Positioning
Modern VMs you SSH into, with root, apt and systemd, on a flat monthly plan.
exe.dev · 2026-07-23
Timeline1
Shipped
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Alternatives8
Blaxel
boat
Cloudflare Sandbox
CodeSandbox SDK
Daytona
Self-hosted Firecracker
E2B
Fly.io MachinesCompare
Sources11
- box.ascii.dev/compare4 fields
- exe.dev/docs/standalone-vms.md3 fields
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- exe.dev/docs/internet-access.md1 field
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- exe.dev/docs/regions1 field
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- exe.dev/docs/pricing1 field
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