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An Intuned browser automation alternative

Intuned is a code-first managed browser-automation platform. It provides deployed API machines, Runs/Jobs, authenticated browser state and persistent application KV data. Compare those managed workflow functions with the complete durable Linux environment your own agent would operate on Sandbox0.

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

When Intuned fits

Intuned fits code-first browser integrations, repeatable scrapers and scheduled/batched automation with managed deployment and authentication. Its Run guide says idle API machines, including the configured minimum baseline, are not billed for compute when not running work.

When to consider Sandbox0

Consider Sandbox0 when compatible Linux tools and system configuration must persist with user files across the whole growing RootFS. Supply the surrounding run API, queues, retry policy, browser authentication and AI/provider integration, or keep those functions in Intuned.

Capabilities

Intuned and Sandbox0: what persists?

Feature comparison with documentation and verification status
Environment and runtime lifetimeIntunedNot established in this reviewSandbox0ttl 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 filesIntunedA persistent JSON KV store is documented; it is not a general-purpose retained Linux disk.View evidence ↗Sandbox0The writable RootFS survives successful checkpoints, including software, system configuration, dependencies, and user data.Read documentation →
Whole RootFSIntunedReusable authentication and KV state do not establish whole writable RootFS persistence.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 stateIntunedUnbilled idle API machines do not establish an arbitrary execution-memory checkpoint contract.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Pause compute between tasks; resume on available capacity. Default resume starts fresh processes from the saved filesystem.Read documentation →
Memory and process stateIntunedBrowser authentication state is not a verified checkpoint of arbitrary process memory.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.

Intuned’s AuthSessions, JSON KV storage and deployed machine counts do not establish automatic online growth of a complete mounted Linux RootFS. Scaling automation machines and preserving application records are separate from retaining an evolving installed agent computer.

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.

The reviewed persistentStore and AuthSession interfaces retain application/browser state across Runs. They do not establish a no-wake arbitrary RootFS file-editing contract. Sandbox0 supports paused persistent files, with mutations restricted to filesystem-only pauses.

See paused file operations →

AuthSessions and persistentStore retain different state

AuthSessions save signed-in browser state, validate it before a Run and can recreate it when expired. persistentStore retains JSON-serializable values across project executions. These are useful continuity features, but neither establishes durability of arbitrary installed software, Linux configuration or live process memory.

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Ready API machines and completed Runs use different limits

Project minimum/maximum replication controls ready machines and scales excess work into a queue. The Run guide explicitly excludes idle machines from compute billing. Unlimited standalone runs still consume applicable compute and AI usage; batched Job Runs have their own included counts and overages.

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Verify the effective AI credit allowance

The public price page lists $10/month AI credit for Developer and $40 for Startup. The billing reference instead lists $5 and $20. It also specifies provider cost plus 20% for managed AI, per-event upward rounding to $0.001 and no platform fee when using your own key. Confirm the current account allowance before comparing a model-heavy workload.

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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.

Intuned

Pricing reviewed 2026-10-18

Developer
$25/month
100 compute hours and 100 Job Runs; public AI allowance differs from the billing reference.
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Startup
$120/month
500 compute hours and 400 Job Runs; public AI allowance differs from the billing reference.
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Developer overage
$0.12 per compute-hour and $0.12 per Job Run
Separate meters; standard machine basis.
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Startup overage
$0.10 per compute-hour and $0.10 per Job Run
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Larger-machine surcharge
Developer +$0.18/hour Large; +$0.48/hour XL
Startup has different adders; machine surcharges are separate from base compute.
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Managed AI fee
Provider cost plus 20%
Each event rounds up to $0.001; BYOK provider usage bypasses this platform fee.
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The website and billing reference disagree on paid monthly AI credits, so the rows do not assume one verified allowance. Compute and machine surcharges are reported in minutes; AI credits do not roll over. Idle API machines are explicitly unbilled according to the Run guide. Plan machine caps, Job Runs, AI and any proxy use still need separate accounting.

Check current Intuned 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 Intuned

  1. Preserve automation source, AuthSession configuration, persistentStore data and output sinks, with plan/retention and credential rights checked through supported workflows.
  2. Recreate compatible code on Sandbox0 while retaining or implementing ready-machine routing, queues, retry/timeout policy, authentication validation and model access.
  3. Test durable system packages and outputs, RootFS growth, paused file operations and full compute/surcharge/Job Run/AI charges against actual work.

Common questions

Is Sandbox0 a drop-in Intuned 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 ↗intunedhq.com/docs/main/02-features/auth-sessions.md ↗intunedhq.com/docs/main/05-references/runtime-sdk-typescript/persistent-store.md ↗intunedhq.com/docs/main/02-features/runs-single-executions.md ↗intunedhq.com/docs/main/05-references/plans-and-billing ↗intunedhq.com/pricing ↗Sandbox0 RootFS capacity →

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