Beam
vs
Daytona
Beam and Daytona both run untrusted code in GPU sandboxes. Beam adds serverless endpoints and task queues, while Daytona adds Linux and Windows VMs.
What's good about each
- Pay-per-millisecond billing, only while code is running
- Sub-second cold starts from memory snapshots
- No egress or bandwidth fees on any plan
- Runs in your own AWS, GCP or Azure account
- Recurring monthly credit on every plan
- Runs AI-generated and untrusted code in isolated sandboxes
- Sandboxes run as containers, or Linux, macOS or Windows VMs
- Pay as you go, billed per second
- Up to 8 AMD or NVIDIA GPUs per sandbox
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Daytona | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $47.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB disk | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $238.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB disk | |
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | $7.78 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 5 GB free | 73% cheaper on Beam |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Beam offers 10 GPU models, while Daytona offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | Daytona | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 10 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | 54% cheaper on Beam |
|
B200
2 configs · 10 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | 34% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 10 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | 64% cheaper on Beam |
|
H200
2 configs · 10 configs
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | 54% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX 5090
1 config · 10 configs
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | 44% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX 4090
1 config · 10 configs
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on Beam |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Beam only |
|
A100
1 config
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
MI355X
10 configs
|
-- | $3.44 /GPU/hr Spot | Daytona only |
Beam bills on-demand; Daytona bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Beam | Daytona |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | -- |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | www.daytona.io |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Daytona on Sept. 18, 2026.