Agent sandboxes / Orgo alternative

An Orgo AI alternative when the agent needs a growing Linux computer

Orgo provides full cloud desktops for computer-use agents and already retains their files and installed software across stop/start. The useful comparison is desktop interaction and reserved capacity versus a Linux execution environment with automatic RootFS growth and paused file access.

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

When Orgo fits

Orgo fits agents that must operate a graphical desktop through screenshots, mouse and keyboard tools, or VNC. Its paid plans provide persistent computers and predictable capacity for workloads that stay online.

When to consider Sandbox0

Consider Sandbox0 when terminal tools, services, and persistent Linux state are the core workload, especially when storage should expand as an agent accumulates dependencies and outputs. Check GUI and operating-system requirements before replacing a desktop product.

Capabilities

Orgo and Sandbox0: what persists?

Feature comparison with documentation and verification status
Environment and runtime lifetimeOrgoPaid computers are always-on by default and run until stopped or deleted.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 filesOrgoFiles and installed software survive stop/start.View evidence ↗Sandbox0The writable RootFS survives successful checkpoints, including software, system configuration, dependencies, and user data.Read documentation →
Whole RootFSOrgoStopping archives the computer disk, rather than retaining only one selected workspace folder.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 stateOrgoStop/start restores the disk with fresh processes.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Pause compute between tasks; resume on available capacity. Default resume starts fresh processes from the saved filesystem.Read documentation →
Memory and process stateOrgoThe instance guide explicitly excludes in-memory state and running processes from stop/start.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.

Orgo supports explicit in-place resizing and separately purchased disk capacity. Its reviewed capacity controls are distinct from automatic online expansion of the mounted RootFS as it fills.

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.

See paused file operations →

The desktop disk persists; its processes do not

Orgo stop archives a computer’s disk, and start restores files and installed software. Its instance guide explicitly excludes retained RAM and running processes, and an address can change after placement on another host. Reconnect clients and restart applications as part of that lifecycle.

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Resize is an explicit capacity decision

Orgo documents in-place resizing within the plan and account capacity. That lets a team make a computer larger, but the reviewed workflow does not establish automatic root-disk expansion when free space runs low. The pricing and instance pages also differ on available CPU sizes, so verify the effective shape before provisioning.

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Price the subscription and additions for the intended fleet

Monthly paid plans include persistent computers that remain online until stopped or deleted. Additional computer bundles and storage blocks are capacity purchases. Stopping a desktop should not be assumed to cancel an already purchased monthly capacity item; reductions take effect at renewal.

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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.

Orgo

Pricing reviewed 2026-10-18

Starter monthly plan
$29 per month
One persistent computer; the published plan lists 8 GB RAM and 40 GB disk.
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Growth / Scale monthly plans
$99 / $399 per month
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Additional Medium Linux computer
$32.50 per computer-month
8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, and 40 GB disk; an addition to the plan, not its included-computer price.
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Additional disk capacity
$1 per 20 GB block per month
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Monthly figures are shown; lower annual per-month equivalents require annual payment. Windows licensing and requested hardware have separate terms. Paid capacity does not automatically become an hourly consumption charge when a computer stops. Confirm current per-computer sizing because the pricing and instance pages differ on CPU ceilings.

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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.

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Before migrating from Orgo

  1. Export the required disk files and record applications, desktop automation, operating system, addresses, and plan capacity commitments.
  2. Port Linux command, file, service, and credential integration; assess whether screenshot, VNC, or non-Linux desktop requirements still need Orgo or another desktop layer.
  3. Test repeated tasks and storage growth, then compare the purchased fleet capacity with active compute time and retained data under the intended idle policy.

Common questions

Is Sandbox0 a drop-in Orgo replacement?

Evaluate API compatibility and product scope. A shared sandbox category does not make SDKs, lifecycle semantics, or limits interchangeable.

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 ↗docs.orgo.ai/guides/instance-types ↗www.orgo.ai/pricing.md ↗Sandbox0 RootFS capacity →

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