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Latitude.sh alternative for persistent Linux agents

Latitude.sh offers bare metal, GPU servers and general-purpose VMs, with local disks and different billing commitments. Its default pricing view shows monthly equivalents that differ from the Hourly option. For agents, separate the chosen resource, retention workflow and actual billing mode.

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Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Published by the Sandbox0 team

When Latitude.sh fits

Choose Latitude.sh for dedicated physical hardware, specialized GPUs or its full VMs and network services. Keep workloads that depend on physical devices, a particular VM shape or full-kernel control on the appropriate compute product.

When to consider Sandbox0

Consider Sandbox0 for compatible Linux agents with a managed durable growing RootFS and supported paused-file access. Preserve necessary Latitude hardware, network and application integrations separately.

Capabilities

Latitude.sh and Sandbox0: what persists?

Feature comparison with documentation and verification status
Environment and runtime lifetimeLatitude.shNot 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 filesLatitude.shVM disks can be captured and restored as whole-machine disk backups.View evidence ↗Sandbox0The writable RootFS survives successful checkpoints, including software, system configuration, dependencies, and user data.Read documentation →
Whole RootFSLatitude.shA VM backup captures its disk and recreates the installed machine state.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 stateLatitude.shBare-metal shutdown remains billed and does not establish arbitrary memory-preserving release.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Pause compute between tasks; resume on available capacity. Default resume starts fresh processes from the saved filesystem.Read documentation →
Memory and process stateLatitude.shThe documented backup captures the VM disk, not arbitrary RAM state.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.

Latitude already retains full installed-machine disks and offers disk backups and separate storage services. Those resource workflows do not establish automatic online low-space growth of one durable agent RootFS.

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.

VM backup restore creates another running machine; guest file inspection uses compute. That differs from native file-level operations throughout the original paused RootFS with the agent guest still stopped.

See paused file operations →

Use the Hourly quote for on-demand arithmetic

The monthly view displays an hourly equivalent alongside a monthly price; it is not the unrestricted hourly tariff. With Hourly selected, vm.small starts at $0.19/hour, while the monthly view lists $69/month. Hourly totals vary with calendar hours; monthly deletion does not produce a prorated refund, and reserved periods are paid upfront.

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Powering off a bare-metal server does not end its bill

The bare-metal power guide explicitly says shutdown does not pause billing; deletion is required to avoid further charges. Monthly and reserved commitments have their own terms. Do not automatically assign bare-metal power rules to every VM or infer RAM retention from a power operation.

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VM backups preserve a point-in-time disk copy

Backups run in the background while a VM keeps running. Restoring a ready backup creates a new VM and leaves the source unchanged, subject to the plan’s regional stock. This retains captured whole-disk state, not arbitrary running memory or files written after the capture.

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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.

Latitude.sh

Pricing reviewed 2026-10-19

vm.small on-demand Hourly starting reference
$0.19 per VM-hour
4 vCPU/16 GB RAM/160 GB local disk; actual plan/location availability applies.
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vm.small monthly starting reference
$69 per month
A different billing mode from Hourly; displayed hourly equivalent is not an on-demand rate.
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Monthly / reserved termination terms
No monthly deletion proration; reserved period paid upfront
Verify the selected resource and contract rather than assuming a paused-compute discount.
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Compute family, region, local/attached storage, backups, IP/network and tax affect total cost. Published starting prices do not guarantee stock. The monthly-to-hourly display is not proof of a universal cap or equal throughput with another runtime.

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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 Latitude.sh

  1. Identify bare metal versus VM/GPU, actual Hourly/monthly/reserved selection, local disks and backup cut.
  2. Export consistent system/user state and configure compatible tools on Sandbox0 while retaining required hardware/network services.
  3. Test tool retention, low-space growth, paused files and combined active runtime, commitments, storage, backups and network charges.

Common questions

Is Sandbox0 a drop-in Latitude.sh 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 ↗www.latitude.sh/pricing ↗www.latitude.sh/docs/billing/on-demand-vs-reserved ↗www.latitude.sh/docs/servers/power-management ↗www.latitude.sh/docs/vms/backups-and-restore ↗Sandbox0 RootFS capacity →

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