Celesto Cloud vs Docker Sandboxes

Celesto Cloud costs $0.015 per vCPU-hour and Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Celesto Cloud runs microVMs. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs.

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Celesto Cloud

Isolation
MicroVM
Free tier
$5 runtime credit, one time, 30 days
Max session
Not listed

Docker Sandboxes

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

What is different

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

Celesto Cloud
Docker Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
Celesto Cloud: $0.015
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Free tier
Celesto Cloud: $5 runtime credit, one time, 30 days
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Largest sandbox
Celesto Cloud: 8 vCPU · 32 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
SDKs
Celesto Cloud: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Celesto Cloud: MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK
Docker Sandboxes: MCP

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Celesto Cloud: $0.015
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour
Celesto Cloud: Included
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Storage
Celesto Cloud: Free
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier
Celesto Cloud: $5 runtime credit, one time, 30 days
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Paid plan from
Celesto Cloud: Pay as you go
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Celesto Cloud: Bundled machine time
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Celesto Cloud: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Idle stop
Celesto Cloud: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Largest sandbox
Celesto Cloud: 8 vCPU · 32 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
Celesto Cloud: Up to 10
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10

Platform

Isolation
Celesto Cloud: MicroVM
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
GPU
Celesto Cloud: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Snapshots
Celesto Cloud:
Docker Sandboxes:
Pause and resume
Celesto Cloud:
Docker Sandboxes:

Developer

SDKs
Celesto Cloud: Python, JavaScript / TypeScript
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Celesto Cloud: MCP, OpenAI Agents SDK
Docker Sandboxes: MCP

Trust

License
Celesto Cloud: Apache-2.0
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Celesto Cloud: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Celesto Cloud
Docker Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Celesto Cloud: $0.015
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Celesto Cloud: $0.030
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Celesto Cloud: $0.060
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Celesto Cloud fits when

  • You want an open-source platform (Apache-2.0).
  • You use the OpenAI Agents SDK.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.030 against $0.140 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.
  • You need a desktop in the sandbox.

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You need a sandbox larger than 8 vCPU · 32 GiB.

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