Beam vs Civo

Only charged when your code runs, no charges for cold starts or server spin-up

Ultrafast boot times with advanced container optimization

Run untrusted code safely in isolated environments for AI agents and code interpreters

Pause and resume sessions while maintaining filesystem, memory, and running processes

Scale to zero when idle, burst to thousands of containers in seconds

Bring your own Docker images for full environment control

K3s-based managed clusters that typically launch in under 90 seconds

NVIDIA B200, H200, H100 (PCIe/SXM), L40S, and A100 options for AI training and inference

Public regions plus private cloud with CivoStack and FlexCore appliances for sovereignty needs

Transparent hourly rates with no control-plane fees and straightforward egress costs

CLI, API, Terraform provider, and Helm-ready clusters out of the box