CreateOS Sandbox vs Sandock

CreateOS Sandbox costs $0.03616363 per vCPU-hour. CreateOS Sandbox runs Firecracker microVMs and has no session limit. Sandock runs containers and limits a session to 24 hours.

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CreateOS Sandbox

Isolation
Firecracker microVM
Free tier
Starting credit of 500 credits
Max session
No limit

Sandock

Isolation
Container
Free tier
None
Max session
24 hours

What is different

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

CreateOS Sandbox
Sandock
Free tier
CreateOS Sandbox: Starting credit of 500 credits
Sandock: None
Max session
CreateOS Sandbox: No limit
Sandock: 24 hours
Largest sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
CreateOS Sandbox: Up to 20
Sandock: Up to 150
Isolation
CreateOS Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
Sandock: Container
SDKs
CreateOS Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java
Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.03616363
Sandock: Not listed
RAM, per GiB-hour
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.01159025
Sandock: Not listed
Storage
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.0001584 per GiB-hour
Sandock: Not listed
Free tier
CreateOS Sandbox: Starting credit of 500 credits
Sandock: None
Paid plan from
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
Sandock: $5 / month
Billing
CreateOS Sandbox: Per second
Sandock: Not listed

Limits

Max session
CreateOS Sandbox: No limit
Sandock: 24 hours
Idle stop
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
Sandock: After 30 minutes
Largest sandbox
CreateOS Sandbox: 8 vCPU · 8 GiB
Sandock: 16 vCPU · 8 GiB
Concurrent sandboxes
CreateOS Sandbox: Up to 20
Sandock: Up to 150

Platform

Isolation
CreateOS Sandbox: Firecracker microVM
Sandock: Container
GPU
CreateOS Sandbox: No
Sandock: Not listed
Snapshots
CreateOS Sandbox:
Sandock: Not listed
Pause and resume
CreateOS Sandbox:
Sandock:

Developer

SDKs
CreateOS Sandbox: Python, TypeScript, Go, Rust, Java
Sandock: JavaScript / TypeScript, Python
Integrations
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
Sandock: MCP

Trust

License
CreateOS Sandbox: Not listed
Sandock: Not listed
BYOC
CreateOS Sandbox: Enterprise only. Provider runs the control plane
Sandock: Private / VPC deployment on Enterprise

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

CreateOS Sandbox
Sandock
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.059
Sandock: Not listed
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.119
Sandock: Not listed
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
CreateOS Sandbox: $0.237
Sandock: Not listed

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

CreateOS Sandbox fits when

  • A session must run longer than 24 hours.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You need snapshots.

Sandock fits when

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

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