Daytona
vs
Hikube
What's good about each
- 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
- Storage replicated across datacenters in Geneva, Gland and Lucerne
- H100, H200 and A100 GPUs on VMs or Kubernetes
- Managed Postgres, Redis, ClickHouse, Kafka and RabbitMQ
- ISO 27001 certified company and datacenters
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Daytona | Hikube | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $47.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB disk | $28.89 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (s1.small) | 40% cheaper on Hikube |
| Medium VM | $238.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB disk | $115.55 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (s1.large) | 52% cheaper on Hikube |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $231.10 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (s1.xlarge) | |
| Block storage | $7.78 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 5 GB free | $21.97 /mo 100 GB | 65% cheaper on Daytona |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $24.41 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $59.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB (large) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $24.08 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (medium) | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited |
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
Daytona offers 7 GPU models, while Hikube offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Daytona | Hikube | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
10 configs · 1 config
|
$3.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
RTX PRO 6000
10 configs · 1 config
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
H200
10 configs · 1 config
|
$4.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.71 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
B200
10 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs
|
$0.57 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
MI355X
10 configs
|
$3.44 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Daytona only |
|
A100
1 config
|
-- | $3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hikube only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $1.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hikube only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hikube only |
Daytona bills on-demand and spot; Hikube bills on-demand. 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 | Daytona | Hikube |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | Switzerland |
| Locations | -- | 3 |
| Example customers | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing | -- |
| Website | www.daytona.io | hikube.cloud |
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Our data for Daytona was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Hikube on Sept. 22, 2026.