Depot Agent Sandboxes vs Docker Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour. Depot Agent Sandboxes runs containers. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs.

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Depot Agent Sandboxes

Isolation
Container
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
Not listed

Docker Sandboxes

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

What is different

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

Depot Agent Sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes
Paid plan from
Depot Agent Sandboxes: $20 / month
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Isolation
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Container
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
RAM, per GiB-hour
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Storage
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Paid plan from
Depot Agent Sandboxes: $20 / month
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Billing
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

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

Platform

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

Developer

SDKs
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Integrations
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: MCP

Trust

License
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Depot Agent Sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Depot Agent Sandboxes: Not listed
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280

Compute only, at list rates.

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Depot Agent Sandboxes fits when

  • You need SOC 2 Type II.

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You want to pay only for usage, with no plan fee.
  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use MCP.
  • You need snapshots.

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