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Teclada.com alternative

Teclada provides browser terminal access to servers and workstations you already operate. Its shared sessions, access policies and command history sit above those hosts. Reconnecting to a terminal is different from preserving an entire machine through compute pause or node replacement.

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

When Teclada fits

Teclada fits teams needing browser SSH, shared terminals, centralized access permissions and audit history across existing machines, including commercial options for sensitive networks. Keep the access-management layer where those controls are required.

When to consider Sandbox0

Consider Sandbox0 when your product needs to provision and retain each agent’s isolated Linux execution environment. You still need the user-facing collaboration, fleet access policies and approval/audit workflows that Teclada offers.

Capabilities

Teclada and Sandbox0: what persists?

Feature comparison with documentation and verification status
Environment and runtime lifetimeTecladaNot 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 filesTecladaFilesystem persistence belongs to connected servers/workstations; Teclada is their access layer.View evidence ↗Sandbox0The writable RootFS survives successful checkpoints, including software, system configuration, dependencies, and user data.Read documentation →
Whole RootFSTecladaNo managed durable whole-RootFS service is established.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 stateTecladaBrowser terminal resumption is not proof of machine checkpoint/resume.View evidence ↗Sandbox0Pause compute between tasks; resume on available capacity. Default resume starts fresh processes from the saved filesystem.Read documentation →
Memory and process stateTecladaThe reviewed access product does not establish capture of arbitrary host RAM.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.

Teclada connects to existing machines; disk growth and complete filesystem persistence depend on those hosts. Sandbox0 supplies a durable RootFS and qualified online growth as part of its runtime, while access controls and collaborative terminal UX remain separate integration choices.

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.

Browser SSH and terminal activity execute against a running host. The reviewed Teclada page does not establish file reads or writes against a paused guest’s durable RootFS without waking compute.

See paused file operations →

Terminal continuity depends on the existing host

The homepage describes opening the same terminal across devices and resuming after a connection drops, with simultaneous viewers and typists. That is useful session continuity. It does not establish that the underlying host’s whole RootFS, RAM or open sockets can be checkpointed and restored on another compute node.

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Access controls are the core product

Teclada describes role-based authorization, captured command activity, approval workflows and time-restricted privileged access. Its network model avoids opening inbound ports. These are remote-access features; a sandbox runtime’s isolated filesystem is not automatically a replacement for team approvals or audited production access.

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Plan quotas count systems, users and history

Personal is free for non-commercial use. Paid plans list included users, managed systems and history retention rather than a VM CPU/RAM allowance. Terminal-history retention is not a durable disk quota, and the connected hosts still need their own compute and storage budget.

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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.

Teclada

Pricing reviewed 2026-10-18

Personal
Free for non-commercial use
Ten systems and 30 days of history; access inquiry is offered.
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Starter
$100/month including 10 users
150 systems, 120 days of history and multi-tenant hosting.
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Pro
$500/month including 20 users
500 systems, unlimited listed history, dedicated cloud hosting and SSO.
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Enterprise
Contact for current terms
Advanced approvals/access, offline or air-gapped networks and deployment options have commercial scope.
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These are access-platform plans, not newly allocated VM prices. Confirm current access, included users, extra-seat terms and deployment model directly; the reviewed page does not publish an overage schedule. A 30-day money-back guarantee is not 30 days of free production compute. Host infrastructure and any AI/model usage are separate.

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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 Teclada

  1. Inventory connected hosts, user roles, audit/history needs, approvals and network constraints before replacing any access tool.
  2. Provision compatible agent workloads on Sandbox0 and retain or rebuild the required terminal access and governance layer.
  3. Test installed-tool retention, RootFS growth, paused files, access revocation and complete host/runtime plus access-platform costs.

Common questions

Is Sandbox0 a drop-in Teclada 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.teclada.com/ ↗Sandbox0 RootFS capacity →

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