boxd vs LionBox

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boxd compared with LionBox
Detail	boxd	LionBox
What it does	Composable computers for devs and agents	Private AI for business in a plug-and-play box
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	Not given	2021
Based in	NL	RO
Pricing model	Not given	Paid
Pricing	Credit-based pricing: €0.039 per vCPU-hour (active only), €0.012 per GiB-hour for RAM (memory in use), €0.00008 per GiB-hour for disk (written space only). New accounts receive €30 in free credits. A typical 2 vCPU / 8 GiB machine costs approximately €0.03 per hour while running (with 10% vCPU activ	LionBox V1: €2,199 + VAT (Founders Edition, 7-13 December 2026) or €2,699 + VAT (standard price after launch). Includes software license and 6 months of LionBox+. LionBox+ renewal: €289 + VAT for 6 months or €389 + VAT for 12 months. Early advance purchase at launch: €202.30 + VAT (6 months) or €272
Key features	Hardware-isolated Linux VMs with persistent state between sessions Snapshots and checkpoints for machine state management Automatic hibernation after 4 hours idle, paying for disk only Pre-installed tools: Claude Code, Docker, Node, Python, Go, git, Chrome, ffmpeg, nginx Public HTTPS URL per machine with custom domain support Egress allowlist for network security and isolation CLI, API, Python and TypeScript SDKs for automation Integration with GitHub, Linear and Slack across all machines	Local AI chat workspace in browser Dedicated NVIDIA GPU with 32 GB RAM Works offline without internet connection
What makes it different	Hardware-isolated real VMs instead of containers, with full kernel isolation Persistent machines remember running processes and state between disconnects Pay only for active resources used, not provisioned size Free self-hosting up to 16 vCPUs on your own infrastructure	All data processing stays locally on office network, no cloud transmission
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	44 no change since last check	2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	8	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	37	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	151	0

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