Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox vs Docker Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox runs microVMs. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox

Managed microVM sandboxes for AI agent workloads.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: Not listed
Max session: Not listed

Visit site Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox profile

Docker Sandboxes

Cloud microVM sandboxes for coding agents, run by Docker.

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

Visit site Docker Sandboxes profile

What is different

1 field differs. The rest are the same or not listed.

Field

Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox

Docker Sandboxes

Billing: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Per second; Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandboxalibabacloud.com/help/en/cs/user-guide/agent-sandboxalibabacloud.com

Docker Sandboxesdocker.com/products/docker-sandboxesdocker.com

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Included
Storage: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: First 30 GiB free while running, extra at the cloud disk price; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Paid plan from: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Pay as you go; Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Per second; Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: MicroVM; Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: No; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox:; Docker Sandboxes:
Pause and resume: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox:; Docker Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: MCP, Claude Code

Trust

License: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox

Docker Sandboxes

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox: Not listed; Docker Sandboxes: $0.280

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Alibaba Cloud Agent Sandbox fits when

You need a desktop in the sandbox.

Docker Sandboxes fits when

You use MCP or Claude Code.

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