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Docker Sandboxes vs Hugging Face Sandboxes

Docker Sandboxes costs $0.07 per vCPU-hour and Hugging Face Sandboxes costs $0.005 per vCPU-hour. Docker Sandboxes runs microVMs. Hugging Face Sandboxes runs full VMs, offers GPUs and limits a session to 24 hours.

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Docker Sandboxes

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

Hugging Face Sandboxes

Isolation
Full VM
Free tier
Not listed
Max session
24 hours
Visit siteHugging Face Sandboxes profile

What is different

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

Docker Sandboxes
Hugging Face Sandboxes
vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Hugging Face Sandboxes: $0.005
Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Full VM
SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Python

Full comparison

18 fields, at each provider's list price

Docker Sandboxesdocker.com
Hugging Face Sandboxeshuggingface.co

Pricing

vCPU, per hour
Docker Sandboxes: $0.07
Hugging Face Sandboxes: $0.005
RAM, per GiB-hour
Docker Sandboxes: Included
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Included
Storage
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Not listed
Free tier
Docker Sandboxes: One-time promotional credit for cloud compute
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Not listed
Paid plan from
Docker Sandboxes: Pay as you go
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Not listed
Billing
Docker Sandboxes: Bundled machine time
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Bundled machine time

Limits

Max session
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Hugging Face Sandboxes: 24 hours
Idle stop
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Hugging Face Sandboxes: After 10 minutes
Largest sandbox
Docker Sandboxes: 16 vCPU · 32 GiB
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Not listed
Concurrent sandboxes
Docker Sandboxes: Up to 10
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Not listed

Platform

Isolation
Docker Sandboxes: MicroVM
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Full VM
GPU
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Hugging Face Sandboxes:
Snapshots
Docker Sandboxes:
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Not listed
Pause and resume
Docker Sandboxes:
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Not listed

Developer

SDKs
Docker Sandboxes: JavaScript / TypeScript
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Python
Integrations
Docker Sandboxes: MCP
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Not listed

Trust

License
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Not listed
BYOC
Docker Sandboxes: Not listed
Hugging Face Sandboxes: Not listed

Hourly cost

One sandbox running for one hour

Docker Sandboxes
Hugging Face Sandboxes
1 vCPU · 2 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.070
Hugging Face Sandboxes: $0.005
2 vCPU · 4 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.140
Hugging Face Sandboxes: $0.010
4 vCPU · 8 GiB
Docker Sandboxes: $0.280
Hugging Face Sandboxes: $0.020

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Which one fits

Based on the fields above

Docker Sandboxes fits when

  • You want each sandbox in its own microVM.
  • You use MCP.
  • You need snapshots.
  • You need pause and resume.

Hugging Face Sandboxes fits when

  • You need GPUs.
  • You want each sandbox to be a full VM.
  • You want the lower list price: $0.010 against $0.140 an hour for 2 vCPU and 4 GiB.

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