Provider comparison

GlobalStacks vs Runloop

Runloop focuses on Devboxes for coding agents. GlobalStacks is a better choice when the infrastructure behind those environments needs to be yours.

Runloop

When Runloop fits

Best fit: Teams building coding agents that value Devbox workflows, benchmark features, and enterprise VPC deployment.
Pricing: $0.108 per CPU-hour, $0.0252 per GB memory-hour, $0.00034236 per GB Devbox storage-hour, and Pro at $250 per month plus usage.
GPU: No public GPU sandbox meter.
Important tradeoff: If you primarily need coding-agent benchmark workflows, Runloop has specialized product features in that area.

GlobalStacks

When to choose GlobalStacks

GlobalStacks helps teams supply sandbox capacity from their own hosts, keep placement and networking explicit, and avoid paying hosted Devbox rates for every workload.

Self-hosted pricing

$1 per self-hosted cluster per month, plus the infrastructure you already operate.

Managed pricing

Managed clusters use transparent usage meters: $0.0504 per vCPU-hour, $0.0162 per GiB memory-hour, $0.000108 per GiB storage-hour, H100 at $3.95 per GPU-hour, and RTX PRO 6000 at $3.03 per GPU-hour where available.

Decision guide

Pick the model that matches your workload.

Choose GlobalStacks when sandbox infrastructure needs to run across your own hosts, private networks, storage systems, and regional capacity choices. Self-hosted clusters keep the platform fee low while your team controls the underlying machines.

Use managed GlobalStacks clusters when you want the same control-plane model without operating the capacity yourself.

Pricing reviewed June 14, 2026. Source: Runloop pricing.

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