AgentBay vs Docker Sandboxes

AgentBay costs $0.027 per vCPU-hour and Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. AgentBay runs containers. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs.

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AgentBay

Isolation
Container
Free tier
Free Basic plan
Max session
Not listed

Docker Sandboxes

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Max session
Not listed

What is different

8 fields differ. The rest are the same or not listed.

AgentBay
Docker Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
AgentBay: $0.027
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour
AgentBay: $0.0113
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Free tier
AgentBay: Free Basic plan
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Billing
AgentBay: Per second
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Concurrent sandboxes
AgentBay: Up to 200
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Isolation
AgentBay: Container
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
SDKs
AgentBay: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
AgentBay: MCP
Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
AgentBay: $0.027
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour
AgentBay: $0.0113
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Storage
AgentBay: $0.000045 per GiB-hour after 100 free GiB
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier
AgentBay: Free Basic plan
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Paid plan from
AgentBay: Pay as you go
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
AgentBay: Per second
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
AgentBay: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
AgentBay: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox
AgentBay: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
AgentBay: Up to 200
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation
AgentBay: Container
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU
AgentBay: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
AgentBay: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes:
Pause and resume
AgentBay: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs
AgentBay: Python, TypeScript, Go, Java
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
AgentBay: MCP
Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License
AgentBay: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
AgentBay: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

AgentBay
Docker Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
AgentBay: $0.050
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
AgentBay: $0.099
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
AgentBay: $0.198
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

AgentBay fits when

  • You want the lower list price: $0.099 against $0.140 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use Claude Code.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need pause and resume.

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