boxd vs Sandock

boxd costs $0.047 per vCPU-hour. boxd runs microVMs. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 24 hours.

Updated Oct 14, 2026

boxd

Persistent Linux machines for devs and AI agents.

Isolation: MicroVM
Free tier: $30 credit with a payment method
Max session: Not listed

Visit site boxd profile

Sandock

Docker sandboxes with persistent volumes for AI agents.

Isolation: Container
Free tier: None
Max session: 24 hours

Visit site Sandock profile

What is different

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

Field

boxd

Sandock

Free tier: boxd: $30 credit with a payment method; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: boxd: Pay as you go; Sandock: $5 / month
Isolation: boxd: MicroVM; Sandock: Container
SDKs: boxd: TypeScript, Python; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

boxdboxd.sh/pricing

Sandocksandock.ai/pricing

Pricing

vCPU, per hour: boxd: $0.047; Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour: boxd: $0.014; Sandock: Not listed
Storage: boxd: $0.000096 per GiB-hour; Sandock: Not listed
Free tier: boxd: $30 credit with a payment method; Sandock: None
Paid plan from: boxd: Pay as you go; Sandock: $5 / month
Billing: boxd: Per second; Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session: boxd: Not listed; Sandock: 24 hours
Idle stop: boxd: Not listed; Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox: boxd: Not listed; Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes: boxd: Not listed; Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

Isolation: boxd: MicroVM; Sandock: Container
GPU: boxd: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
Snapshots: boxd:; Sandock: Not listed
Pause and resume: boxd:; Sandock:

Developer

SDKs: boxd: TypeScript, Python; Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations: boxd: Not listed; Sandock: MCP

Trust

License: boxd: Not listed; Sandock: Not listed
BYOC: boxd: Custom plan; Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Size

boxd

Sandock

1 vCPU · 2 GiB: boxd: $0.075; Sandock: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB: boxd: $0.150; Sandock: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB: boxd: $0.300; Sandock: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

boxd fits when

You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
You want to start without paying.
You need snapshots.

Sandock fits when

You use MCP.

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