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GoLogin Cloud Browser alternative

GoLogin Cloud Browser gives automation a remote browser identity with reusable profile data. Its profile subscription, Cloud Browser API offer and web-app behavior need separate checks. For an agent that also installs Linux tools and keeps growing files, browser-profile persistence is only one layer.

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Reviewed 2026-10-18 · Published by the Sandbox0 team

When Gologin Cloud Browser fits

GoLogin fits teams that need managed browser identities, profile synchronization, proxy options and remote Playwright/Puppeteer control. Retain it as a browser tool if those features are central to an existing workflow.

When to consider Sandbox0

Consider Sandbox0 when the surrounding agent needs a compatible Linux installation whose system tools, configuration and files survive successful checkpoints and grow online. A runtime migration does not automatically replace GoLogin’s profile, proxy or account-management features.

Capabilities

Gologin Cloud Browser and Sandbox0: what persists?

Feature comparison with documentation and verification status
Environment and runtime lifetimeGologin Cloud BrowserThe web-app FAQ describes fifteen-minute idle closure after activity or closing the tab without Stop. This is not a verified total active API-session ceiling.View evidence ↗Sandbox0ttl and hard_ttl default to 0 (disabled). Configure idle pause and deletion policies for the same persistent sandbox identity; an idle running sandbox still accrues compute charges.Read documentation →
Persistent filesGologin Cloud BrowserBrowser profiles sync selected data; an independently managed durable Linux disk is not established.View evidence ↗Sandbox0The writable RootFS survives successful checkpoints, including software, system configuration, dependencies, and user data.Read documentation →
Whole RootFSGologin Cloud BrowserProfile fingerprints/cookies/storage/extensions are not whole writable Linux RootFS retention.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Persistence extends beyond /workspace to paths such as /usr/local, /etc, and /home. Runtime tmpfs and virtual filesystems are excluded.Read documentation →
Release compute, keep stateGologin Cloud BrowserWeb-app idle closure and profile reopening are not a general-purpose machine checkpoint.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Pause compute between tasks; resume on available capacity. Default resume starts fresh processes from the saved filesystem.Read documentation →
Memory and process stateGologin Cloud BrowserProfile synchronization does not establish arbitrary process-memory restoration.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Experimental memory checkpoints can preserve compatible process state. Use memory: true on both pause and resume on a compatible deployment. A filesystem checkpoint alone does not preserve running processes.Read documentation →

Online RootFS growth

On growth-enabled images, Sandbox0 automatically expands the writable RootFS as free space runs low, within a configured sparse logical ceiling up to 64 TiB. Agent processes keep running. Growth is enabled in the qualified Cloud region; confirm activation for other regions. Existing images and snapshots retain their captured storage geometry. The ceiling is logical capacity, not preallocated host disk.

GoLogin synchronizes browser-profile data. The reviewed sources do not establish automatic expansion or full retention of a customer’s Linux RootFS. Sandbox0 can retain the agent’s system installation and growing outputs while keeping a remote browser identity service separately.

Files while compute is paused

Sandbox0's Files API reads persistent files without resuming compute. Filesystem-only pauses also permit edits; retained-memory pauses are read-only and reject mutations with 409. SSH, SFTP, file watching, and runtime-only mounts require running compute.

Synced profiles and browser cookies are not an API for reading and editing a paused Linux RootFS. Keep required downloads and application state in explicit durable storage; verify any profile export permissions separately.

See paused file operations →

Profile synchronization depends on a clean close

GoLogin’s help guide says profiles include fingerprints, cookies, local storage and extensions. Closing correctly uploads the latest state for a later launch. Wait for synchronization and avoid concurrent use of one profile on several devices: only one concurrent copy may sync. That browser-state workflow is distinct from a complete Linux filesystem checkpoint.

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The public API offer and profile plans do not line up cleanly

The main Cloud Browser page advertises free API evaluation and paid browser-hour offers. The AI-agent subpage says an active base subscription is required. The pricing help article describes different account cohorts, profile counts and included cloud hours, with monthly versus annual billing. Confirm your actual API eligibility, base fee and allowance instead of combining these pages into one guaranteed plan.

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A web-app idle rule is not a universal API lifetime

The web-app FAQ says a cloud profile stays active for 15 minutes after activity or after its tab closes without Stop. That guidance is specifically for web-app cloud browsing; it does not establish a total active API-session ceiling or arbitrary Linux process restoration. Stop unused work and export essential outputs explicitly.

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Pricing

Compare billing models, then price your workload

CPU allocation, memory, billing minimums, disk, plan fees, and supported workload differ. These meters are not equal-performance machine quotes. Confirm region, resource units, and included allowances before estimating a total.

Gologin Cloud Browser

Pricing reviewed 2026-10-18

Published Professional browser overage
$0.09 per browser-hour
Cloud Browser offer lists 50 included hours and one parallel session; base fee and billing period require account confirmation.
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Published Business browser overage
$0.08 per browser-hour
Cloud Browser offer lists 100 included hours and two parallel sessions; do not substitute profile-plan allowances from another page.
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Published Enterprise browser overage
$0.07 per browser-hour
Cloud Browser offer lists 200 included hours and three parallel sessions; custom terms may differ.
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Published proxy traffic overage
$1 per GB
Applies beyond the relevant allowance; confirm proxy type, offer and included quantity.
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These are the published Cloud Browser API overage meters, not a complete monthly bill. The main page’s free API evaluation is distinct from the pricing help article’s Forever Free profile plan, which excludes cloud/API access. The displayed $4.50/m entry offer does not by itself establish monthly-payment billing; the help center separately explains annual discounts and account cohorts. Verify the effective base fee, period, quota and parallel-session limit.

Check current Gologin Cloud Browser pricing ↗

Sandbox0

$0.015/GiB-hour compute (billed by the second at approximately $0.000004167/GiB-second), plus $0.02/GiB-month of retained incremental RootFS and memory checkpoint data. Shared base images and platform recovery retention are excluded; paused sandboxes accrue storage charges only.

Compute / GiB-hour
$0.015
Retained data / GiB-month
$0.02
Paused compute
$0.00

A 4 GiB agent, 100 running hours

$6.00 compute

4 GiB × 100 hours, billed by the second. Keeping 20 GiB of billable incremental data for a full billing month adds $0.40. CPU is derived from memory by the platform; choose a tier that fits your workload.

Understand storage billing →

Before migrating from Gologin Cloud Browser

  1. Record API offer/account cohort, profile identifiers, clean-close synchronization, proxy allowance and the actual base fee/billing period.
  2. Port compatible orchestration and Linux tools to Sandbox0 while retaining GoLogin where identity/profile features are required; export permitted results and credentials safely.
  3. Test profile synchronization, concurrent writers, API versus web-app idle behavior, whole-RootFS retention/growth, paused files and complete browser/proxy/runtime costs.

Common questions

Is Sandbox0 a drop-in Gologin Cloud Browser replacement?

Evaluate API compatibility and product scope. These products serve different core workflows, so a change may require a different architecture.

Does keeping files also keep a running agent?

Filesystem state and volatile process state are separate. Sandbox0 requires explicit compatible memory checkpoints to preserve running processes; its default filesystem resume starts fresh processes.

Sources and review scope

The Boat team's Battleships directory is the discovery source. References below describe the product and plan discussed on this page. Check current availability, regional terms and billing units before migrating. Where the cited material does not establish a capability or price, the comparison identifies that uncertainty.

Battleships research record ↗support.gologin.com/en/articles/14404855-profile-synchronization ↗gologin.com/cloud-browser/ ↗gologin.com/cloud-browser/ai-agents/ ↗support.gologin.com/en/articles/14617029-pricing ↗support.gologin.com/en/articles/15737249-faq-web-app-cloud-browser ↗Sandbox0 RootFS capacity →

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