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Pick up to three. Scores are curated estimates on a 0–10 scale. Lock-in: higher = worse.
| Dimension | Daytona | Fly Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Capability fit | 8.8 | 8.5 |
| Price / performance | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Latency / reliability | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Developer & agent DX | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| Privacy / data retention | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Lock-in risk (higher = worse) | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Maturity / track record | 7.2 | 8.5 |
| Pricing | As of 2026-09-14 (daytona.io/pricing live): PAYG per-second — vCPU **$0.0504/h**, Memory **$0.0162/GiB-h**, Storage **$0.000108/GiB-h** (first 5 GiB free). $200 free compute signup… | API-driven Firecracker VMs on Fly; pay while running; great for custom sandboxes. |